The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1875-09-08
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Severe Rsbuks MIR. Gladstone, thanking a
German author for the dedication of his work,
writes as follows: Germany DOW holds the 6rst
place on behalf OF the world 10 asserting the ne
cessity OF limiting spiritual powers to spiritual
things. Tais Is = severe reprOot tor the Anerl-
can churches who have gone into politics.
The honorary secretaries of the Sunday School
Union London, have issued call for another day
of special prayer for Sunday Schools. The time
fixed is Sunday, 0ctober 7th.
The Free Church Of Scotland received $500. 600
last year for foreign Missions The work OF this
church among the heather, and especially In In
dia, is largely educational. OF the 27S agents
employed by the committee % are ordained Ed
ropeans aud II ordained native ministers The
native churches have a COMMUNICATE membership
OF 2 3S7. During the past year 235 have been
bapuzed or admitted on profession. 10 the schools
there are II 303 pupils under instruction, OF whom
3 800 are gIris.
The Hearing Age MIR, DuBose writes from
SoochOw g We nave mulutudes to hear at any
time or place and so we can joyiully obey the Mas
ter's command TO Go, Preach. The greatness OF
the commission, the glory OF the calling, and the
richness Of the reward can be more fully appre-
ciated here by one who stands as the "mouthplece
of Jehovah" than in any other land under the sun.
In the 10Th chapter Of Romans, IN that inverse
climax which tells of the salvation OF Jew and
Greek the Apostle sets forth four stages, Sending,
Hearing, BeijeUiRg SaPptcGttoa. This Is the
HeariRg age 10 CHINA.
The Rev. A Mslan, who is characterized by Ca
vazzl a. the a5est, most active, and efficient evan
gellst OF the Waldensian church, has, during the
past year, been able to buy a very large church IN
the city OF Messina Island of Sicily, and fitted 1t
up as temple, whore he every Sunday preach
es to several thousand people
According to q table issued by the Presbyterian
press al Shanghai, the number OF ordained Pro
testant missionaries in China is-Americans, 81 (;
English. and Canadian, 81; German, 10; total,
Isl 10 Japan-Amerlean, 81; E9gilsh, Scotch
aud Canadian, y; total, A The whole number
Of Protestant societies represented 10 Japan is H.
The whole number Of churches is As, distributed
thus at Jeddo, Is; Osaka, I; Yokohama, ii
Nagasaka, 4 HakOdadi, 2; Kobe, 3; Shldzaako,
The Bible is now printed in no fewer than two
hundred and ten languages. In 1884 1t was print
ed in only fifty. Forty years ago they were wont
to drink blood from human skulls IN tJt-now
43 900 children attend Sunday School, Thirty
years ago there were but six known native Chris
tisns in China, and not until the Egln treaty, In
1860, we're missionaries allowed to enter the cOun-
try. There are now 200 missionaries, exclusive OF
native pastors, settled IN that empire.
Analysis Of the English Clergy List-Total num-
Der OF clergy, %. 7SS. Composed of dignitsries,
l72; iueumOents, IL 900; eurStes, 5 765; masters
10 schools, 709; foreign ehaplalns, ebaplalns OF
prisons, army and navy chapIalns, heads OF train
ing institutions for senOoimssterS and mistresses,
and inspectors of elementary schools, 1867 unat-
taehed, ?. 1898; cclerical fellows OF universities,
chsplalns 10 ladla, and some missionaries 4S4 -
Total, % I3S.
Mr. Mullsr's well-known Orphan Asylum at Bris-
tOl, containing QUO children, has been visited by
an alarming outbreak Of typhoid fever, affecting
about lUO of the little ones. IL is reported that
the people in charge failed to stringent pre-.
ventve measures, as they considered it vista
tion Of Providence. The local medical officer OF
health fortunately stepped in, and by the tree use
of disinfectants checked the spread Of the cpl
demic.
Australia.-The Methodist church is accomplish
ing good work in Australia. Ii has three confer
e1ces, all Aourishiug. The first Methodist preach.
ar there was convict He was under sentence oil
death ia Eogland for murder He was converted,
and became so thoroughly changed that, through
the intercession of friends his sentence was com
muted to Punishment.
The Quarterly commission of the Free Church
General Assembly net on the llth ult. DR.. Moody
STUART, Moderator 10 the course OF the sessions
the deputies 20 the recent London Presbyterian
Conference were heard The speakers included
ID
Adam. DR.. Begg said it was quite certain our an
cestors had very large views IN regard to UNION
and when they saw the very seats where at West
minister sat those FIVE men-GileSpie, Bailhe
Douglas. Rutherford and Hendersou-in the Jer-
usalem Chamber, it was impossible to avoid having
ones thoughts carried backward to their stirring
times, as well as forward to the events that might
emerge out of the projected meetings of the ALI
ance. These meetings we're only to be held trlen
nially, and as the second meeting must be held II
America, the meeting in London would be post
poned for SIX years. They knew that England
most urgently needed such manifestation of truti
IS would be secured by such meeting as this
1t had occurred to him that both objects might b
gained if, ia addition to the formal meetings
Edinburgh, another day pr two was devoted t.
Loudoa.-N T. EeQRgellst
ar. ssaksy said recently that at the first praye
meeting held in England by the American evan
Velists, only four persons were present. ~ ct,
ne added, sit was one of the best prayer meeting
ever was at" Not numbers, but heartiness, hu
miity, teryor, and faith, make good prayer meet
ing,