The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-12-08
From the Missionary for December.
Monthly Review.

Our latest communications from China, dateC
Hangchow, September 18th, make mention Of the
general good health OF the missionaries, and also
the Chinese teachers and pupils on the premises
Mr. Stuart in one of his letters speak encouraging
y of the prospects of the Gospel in China, though
as early fruits may not be realized here as 10 some
other parts Of the unevangelz d world He speaks
also of great missionary Conference which is pro-
posed to be held in Shanghai in the autumn Of
1871 which will include Missionaries aboriug in
Burmah, Japan, and the various parts of China,
and whose deliberations must be interesting to ali
portions of the evangelical world. The combined
and accumulated experience of so many men. Ia.
boring in so many different portions Of the East.
ern world, must be OF great importance to the mis-.
sionary world generally, and will, it is hoped,
awaken new and more extended interest in TIE
great enterprise OF evangelzlng the bepighted ma
tons of the earth.
Mr.. Graybill, we are glad to know. got back safe
ly to his work in Matamoras, having had the op-
portunry to present the cause of his mis- ion 10
Louisville, Kentucky, and in New o leans, La
on his way thither The school had been carried
on regularly in his Absence and the attendance
upon public preaching was even larger than when
he left in the early summer. We commend our
brother and the very interesting work in which he
is engaged to the prayerful remembrance of all
Christian friends.
From Socorro We have no intelligence later than
the 22d of July. Mails travel very slowly in the
interior of Colombia. Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt and
family were all we'll at the date referred to- Speak
ing of the diff ,ulties in the way OF the gospel, Mr.
Pratt remarks; :" | see nothing for US to do for
the evangelzation Of this country but to stand pa
tenty and prsyerfully, even though not hopefully,
ia the trenches and fight out the battles of our
Lord on this line and on no other" He adds, also,
I" the war cloud that was rising SO aogrily some
weeks ago seems to have been dispersed by the en-
erge,ic measures OF the government A female
teacher greatly needed for the mission at Socor O.
Letters have been received from Campinas to the
Goth OF September, and from Pernsmbuco as late
as the 90 b of September. Mr.. LeConte mentions
that the refractory Bishops OF Pernambuco and
Para, who had been imprisoned for year at Rio
de Janeiro, had recently been pardoned, but under
what circumstances he did not know. la relation
to the attendance upon preaching. he remarks:
"The attendance upon evening preaching has been
more steady, the number varying from forty to fifty
some after attending for awhile become indiffer
,nt, whilst others grow more interested. Mr.. p
has induced good many of his relatives to attend
persons who, short time ago. would not have
attended on any account" Dir. Morton mentions
hat after the Emperor visit to the Campinas In.
itute, six new students presented themselves for
.dm sion, and that the number might be greatly
increased if the accommodations were sufficient |
md ADDS "how long to see the college brought |
ID to its proper status as to buildings, accommo |
atons and teachers. Never was golden oppor
unity continued for so long time.