The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1874-08-12

during all the hot season. he heat tries me, and
three out of my five SUNNI rs, have, been much
weakened so that could arcely walk hundred
yards without fatigue. [ 8 ell ID. W visit Che
loo 10 August, and represen our mission az meet
ing proposed three years &c, nv the Northerm
Presbyterian Synod of Ct ma They invited all
Presbyterian bodies in Chin ! to meet them In Con
terence, to see if some step could not be taken to
keep out DIVISION and unit the aotOe church lhto
one body, thereby presentil 20 unbroken front 10
the ranks of heathendom lDd, and making the
church self sustaining at a earlier period thanlt
could otherwise be.
While their invitation as couched IN genera
terms, this take to be IN object, for it is mani
testify an mpractcable undo taking TO try and unite
foreign missionaries in a n 9 Synod while con
uected with separate foreie ecclesiastical bodies,
so that this must be their idt and this think Is
practicable. | shall make torts, as far as seems
expedlen, to try and get 10 bodies then and there
represented, TO Issue an inv alton to all protestant
Missions in China, to ioin an evangelical con-
terence such as was held in AlIahabad, India, last
year. This might give mucl light tor the guidance
of all missionaries by a com ,rlson OF views might
secure cooperation, settle tive helpers SALARIES
In uniform SCALE so as to reyent dlssatlsiactVu
where two labor in one D with considerable
difference of salary &C., &c
Mrs. RandOlph's Proposal very interesting
letter to the Sunday Sch children, giving an
account of the moving o. school to the ne"
building in Hanchow, Mrs. olph makes an ex'
Cellent suggestion. View 'hsh the whole let
ter next week, but can on now the closing
paragraph. We are war avor OF the sug'
gestion, and would like &c : Sunday School
| children furnish Hous nary In each
| department with every
Before closing, lei 'rd In regard tc
| a matter | wish to lay inesSrS. Hous
ton and Helm have Il work Tor ouI
| Church in America, in q have given theiI
whole time TO the cons, on OF buildings, loI
the last eight months; ling5 prepared Tor the
use of all missionaries wi ucceed them mere ll
the mission. have no these coming" mis-
sionaries will ever know y ,t work has been &C.
compllshed and made res , to their hand They
will never know what thei predecessors endured IN
knocking around from p, to place, before they
hoped for foreign hou. this is the S'cth move
| they have made In six 81 nor Will they know
| the trial to flesh and so { in overseeing Chinese
workmen. Now, l prop Ie, 10 some way to keep
their names in everlasting remembrance. As Mr.
| Houston has had entire oversight OF the Urls
School building | prop % We call 1t Houston
Seminary" / have 50 nothing about this t.
any one here, and don't know whether this vii
be agreeable to him. NJ grateful appreciation o.
his services in our behalf aas suggested 1t.
And now, my dear Chi dren, bid you adeu fol
time; hoping your interest in Houston Semi
nary will increase, as, hope 1t will increase II
strength and usefulness
sooohOw, chiua.-Rs, j. w. Davis, says: g.
hope no one will Jump the conclusion that these
people are all eager & cow and believe In Jesu
the Saviour. | was Oh encouraged by what
| saw simply because IN soDle are accessible to tn
preachers of the GosD lt is this fact that
| wish TO hold no before Church that sends III
to China Bishop iams, of the American
Episcopal Mission in ina, man OF line sens
and great devotion 10 work, says, in one OF hi
reports What We ncw need In China is men VIII
will go and preach cos gospel would heartily
echo this sentiment,
When 90 along Il street and see at every turf
hundred men, women and children, who ar
ready to stop and lis ~ to the doctrine of Jesus,
long for the ability speak to them OF the "a
viour. do not state to affirm that ii MAJ
can speak Chinese, may by going from one par
Of Soochow to ano her. IN the course OF tWelv
months, preach the Gospel to ten thousand differ
ent souls. God ha opened wide the door. Ma
He nut it into the carts of many of the youni
men of our Churct enter with the glad udlng
Of great joy.