The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1874-06-24
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The Scotch Assemblies General Assemblies
of the Established and Free Presbyterian Churches
of Scotland. met on Thursday, May Dist.
In the Free Church Assembly, Dr. Duff, the
retiring Moderator, proposed as his ~uccessor, the
Rev. Dr. Stewart, OF Leghorn. This was seconded
by Lord Dalhousie, and approved Of The new
Moderator eDtreated the indulgence OF the House,
as from his long absence from the country he was
little acquainted with the forms of the House.
He then referred to the late DR.. Candlish the late
DIR. Guthrie, the operation of the K lucation Act,
the of religion in the country, the recent spir
itual revival through the visit of Messrs. Moody
and Sankey, and other subjects of interest during
the year. In the course OF the subsequent busi-
ness it was agreed on the motion of DR.. Duff to
prepare a loyal and dutiful address to Her Ma
jesty on the recurrence of her birthday and on the
marriage of the Duke OF Edinburgh.
At the opening Of the Assembly of the Estab-
ished Church, after holding the usual levee, the
Lord High Commissioner to the Church of Scot
land went in State procession to attend divine SER
vice in St CHESS Cathedral, and afterwards pro-
ceeded to the Assembly Hall, where His Lordship
presented Her Majesty's letter Of appointment.
The retiring Moderator, DR.. Gillian, having de-
liyered his valedctory address, nominated as his
successor the Rev. Or. Trail, Professor of Theology
in the University Of Aberdeen, which was unani-
mOusly agreed to.
The Bishop of Oxford, who presided over the
Church of England Sunday School Institute, the
other day said in the of his remarks that he
did not see why teachers should not SO mould the
minds of children by their teaching carried on Sun
day after Sunday, that through the earnestness,
intelligence, zeal, and wisdom which was brought
to bear upon their minds, they would turn out as
good scholars as would be found anywhere. He
had seen men and women-and he would speak es:
pecialy of women-who, having had the advantage
of no other teaching than that which they received
in Sunday School, would, nevertheless, for their
general knowledge, their facilities for usefulness,
and their general power of adapting themselves to
the proper discharge of the duties which they
were called upon to perform, bear comparison with
the best day. scholars to be found in the land, and
he saw no reason why, if the teachers present de-
voted themselves properly to their work, they
should not all produce similar results. The force
of these expressions will be better understood by
the explanation that some good people 10 England
are afraid that the dayschools will become too Sc
cuarzed and that to keep up religious training OF
children, the Sunday Schools should do some of the
work now done by the day.schoos. We might
have little more worldly" teaching in our own
schools without doing any harm.
The English Bible Society has two branches Of
income, one derived from free contributions, tie
other from the sale of the Scriptures 1t appears
that during the past year both sources of income
have increased. The free revenue above f55 600,
and the purchase revenue alone has been f35 900.
The issues have been in excess Of last year, and a
great amount of work has been done by colpor-
tours. In all more than two and half millions Of
Bibles, or portions of the Bible, had been circu-
ated and since the society was Instituted, seventy
years ago, its issues had amounted to seventycne
millions.