The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-08-23

In Russia much dissatisfaction IS developing owe
the Increasing emigration OF Menuonltes TO Amer
lea. 1t is not concealed that these are regarded
the most valuable citizens
Tsmusrspes in Ireland The bill fOrbidding III
sale of intoxicating liquors IN lreland upon ounda.
has nassed its second reading in the House OF Com
mons This measure, which Is very popular II
Ireland, allows liquor to be sold on that dsy OIL
to travellers aud to dodgers in taverns-
The Shorter Catsohism is NOT dead nor dying. II
has inst been translated into Japanese so that one
more nation will be learning What Is the ehle
end OF man.
Jspsu and the Sabbath The japanese prime min
lister has issued notification that all the govern
ment eff res will be closed hereafter on Sunday,
that on Satu1d ~ they will be open only until noon.
We shall soon have 10 send some of our Chris.
tians to Japan TO study the Ten Commandments.
At the close of lecture at Deptford, Fog, by
Mr.. Bradlaugh the ir6del well kuoWn citizen
and philanthroplst referring to his own experience
in searching for poor frieodess lads Tor their Boys
Home, said that when visiting between the hours
of midnight aud daybreak he had often met the
Scripture reader and the female missionary err
gagged in their Christian work, out never saiG
he, "have | seen an u61el out at these hours,
ready and willing to afford even temporal heip 10
those who were in need.
Missionary ship Friends Of the Church Mis-
sonsry Sjelety have presented to thar association
vessel suitable to the wants of the East African
mission. She is called Highland Lassie, Is an
eighty ton yacht, with auxiliary steam power, and
will be used 10 going back and forth to Alrzloar
and other placss on the coast. She has been taken
to Africa, ria the Suez Csual, bv Lieutenant Sher
gold Smith, who is to lead the Victoria NjarzIex.
petition.
The Estab.ishsd Church of Scotland (says the Lon
don World has lst lost a venerable and much
loved minister By The death of the Rev. DIR. Ham
ilton, who had been ordained close upon half
century fOrty-three years Of which time he was
pastor Of the parish OF Bresssy, in Z,tland. 10
many ways DIR. Hamilton was a remarkable man,
and had he lived, would, it is believed, have been
Moderator of the next General Assembly.
DR. Thompson, of the British and Foreign Bible
Society, in writing from Egypt OF a VISIT to some
mummy caves near U iont where hierogyphie In
scriptOos are visible IN the plaster OF cement with
which the rock was covered, says that slight To-
specton convinced him that characters OF Identical
y the same shape and size, repeated so often, could
only have been formed by blocks, probably Of
metal, dipped In paint, and pressed into the soft
cement. SO L am convinced, he says, " that
printing was known in this style, as block printing
was 10 China, long before Guttenburg produced In
the West his much more valuable invention OF
movable letter printing.
The British and Foreign Bible Society have made
arrangements with Rev. K Van Elk. for eleven
years a missionary of the U recht Missionary So
eiety to translate the gospel Of St Mark into the
language spoken By the natives OF Bali, an island |
Of 500 600 inhab'tlI t. in the Indian Archipelago
If he succeeds IL viii lead to the translation OF the
whole New Testament. Professor Ahlqnist, OF
Helsingfors, is also about preparing tranSst on OF
one OF the gospels in the language of the WCgl- |
lians, tribe in Western Siberia, who have hither
to been unsupphed with any portion OF the Scrip |
lures in their own dialect.
Pleasant Conference At Gsboon, West Africa, |
recently, missionary conference was held. 1t was
composed OF delegates from the Primitive MethO |
dist mission at Fernando Po., the Baptist mission
At Cameroons the Scotch Presbyterian mission at
Old Calabar, and the Church Missionary Society |
mission on the Niger. Ia all there were twenty |
two missionaries, male and female, in attendance. |
The conference was so successful that it was re-
solved t. form branch Of the Evangelical Alliance,
which will meet yearly.
MS Binpey, the wife Of Rev D.: Binney, who |
with her husband has been missionary to Bur
nah for more than thirty years, has brought to |
completion an Anglo Karen Dictionary.
Disraeli a Peer The 0 leeu has 81 waited Dis
raeh to the pPerage, and made him Il rd OF the |
Privy Seal 1t seems that his elevation to the |
peerage is 10 be followed Immediately by his re- |
trement from the House OF Commons. He is |
growing old and is not physically able to bear the |
burdens of the leadership TIE British press
warmly congratulate him Tne Times says that he
is the greatest member OF Parliament that ever
lived. The Telegraph says the leadership of the
next session OF the House OF Commons will proba-
bly, devOlve upon Sir Stafford Northcote, the pre-
sent Chancellor of the ExehCqler. IL it expected
that Disrael's title Of Earl OF Beacons6eld will be
supplemented BY those Of Viseouut Huhenden and
RarOn Dsrae6