The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-05-23


the language with greater fuency. Th
schools taught by Mrs. Hall and by Mr.. Er
win have both been very much reduced il
consequence of the war. With the return o
peace the schools will no doubt regain thei
former prosperity.
BRAZILIAN MISSIONS.
Campinas. Rev. G. Nash Morton ant
Mrs. Morton, Rev. Edward Lane and Mrs
Lane, Rev. John Boyle and Mrs. Boyle, anC
Miss M. V. Kirk, Miss Mamie Henderson
lin this country. -Four native helpers.
PernambwcO.-Rev. J. Rockwell Smith
One native colporteur.
The work at the Csmpinas mission hal
been arranged under three distinct depart
ments. First, the college under under Mr.
MOrton's general superintendence; second
the school for girls under the direction o.
Mr.. Boyle, in which he is assisted by Miss
Kirk: third, the EVaDgelistic work under
the care of Mr.. Lane, in which he is assisted
by the colporteur and other native helpers.
The college has been carried on as II
former years, except that some interruption
has been ocuasiOned by sickness. The mum.
Der of pupils, previous TO the. interruption,
was 120, and it will probably continue to
range about this number. The condition Of
the grounds and premises have been greatly
improved, especially in. the supply of an
abundance of good water, drawn from deep
well through the agency of windmill. The
girls school contains twenty-five pupils, a
part of whom are the daughters of Ameri-
cans who have recently settled in CampinaS.
Stated preaching is maintained by Messrs.
Morton and Boyle in the college chapel, in
the church in Campinas, and occasionally in
other places in the vicinity.
Mr.. Lane has spent large part of the
year in missionary tours in the surrounding
country and with many encouraging tokens
of success. There are now five separate
church organizations in connection with this
mission, at Campinas, at Penha, Aqua Bran
ca, Mogy- -Morim, and at Santa Barbara
Three persons, have been received into the
church at Campinas on a profession of their
faith, and five children have been baptized.
The total membership is thirty-seven. Forty
children are instructed in the Sabbath
Schools. The church has contributed 1924
to meet its own expenses, and $81.71 have
been raised by the ladies of the church to-
wards putting up a church edifce. At Penha
three persons have been received into the
communion of the church on profession of
faith and five children have been baptized /;
the total membership is thirty seven.
This church, during the latter part of 1875
and the present year, have raised $355 in
gold for the purchase and enclosure of a
cemetery, its members being denied burial in
the Romish cemetery. They also maintain
a good day school at their own expense
At the Aqua Branca church FIVE persons
have been received on profession of their
faith and FIVE children baptized, the total
number being twenty-seven. The church at
Mogy. Morim has recently been organized =
The number of its members is seven, each
one of whom contributed 81 monthly to meet
the expenses of their worship. The church
at Santa Barbara is made up almost wholly
Of United States citizens, who settled there
soon after the var. Rev. James Baird,
formerly of South Carolina, has the pastoral
charge of this church, but the missionaries at
Campinas preach there once month, in the
morning to the English speaking congrega-
ton, and in the evening to the Brazilian
people. The whole number of members here
IS twenty-five.
ITALIAN MISSION.
Msldn.-Miss Christina Ronzone.
GREEK MISSION.
Atheas.-Rev. NJ. D. Kalopothakes and
Mrs. Kalopothakes, Rev. G. L. Leyburn and
Mrs. Leyburn.
SalOnika.-Rev. George Kazaco0 and Mr..
Laoutsi,
VolOs.-Mr. Michaelides and Mr.. AtOni-
ades.
The two papers, the Star of the East, pub
ished weekly, and The Child's Paper, pub
ished monthly, have been regularly issued
and their circulation compares favorably with
former years. A hymn and tune book has
been printed, consisting of one hundred and
seven tunes and two hundred and fifty
hymns; the whole makes neat octave book
Of one hundred and tWenty-seVen pages, and
80 far as is known, is the only publication of
the kind in Modern Greek.
CHINA MISSIONS.
Hanqchow. j. L. Stuart and Mrs.
Stuart, Rev. Ben. Helm, Mr.. G. W. Painter,
Mrs. A. E Randolph, Miss Helen Kirkland.
Mr.. WI and Mr.. Lee, Ah-tse and FIVE other
native helpers.
SOochow Rev. H. G. DuBose and Mrs.
Dubose, Rev. John W. Davis, Miss Anna G.
Stafford Four native helpers.
The HangchOw mission has been favored
with general good health, Mrs. Randolph,
on account of the failure of her voice, found
it necessary to visit Japan, where she re-
mained several weeks and derived great ben
eft. Mr.. Painter had an attack of chillS,
but recovered entirely from it by spending
a few weeks on an island near NiDgpo. Mr..
Davis suffered sometime from sore throat, but
was much better at the date of our last let.
ters. Miss Stafford, in consequence of not
having comfortable rooms in SOochow, spent
several of the hot months in the vicinity of
Cheefoo.
The labors of the Hangohow mission have
been devoted to the public preaching of the
Gospel, to visit among the women, to prepar-
ing books and tracts for the press, to circu-
lating books and tracts in the city and sur
rounding country, and with aid of native
helpers to the instruction of schools. There
are two boarding schools, one for girls and
the other for boys, the former under the care
of Mrs Randolph and embraces thirty pu.
pills; the latter under the care of Mr.. Pain
ter and contains twenty-fOur pupils. Besides
these there are four day schools, one for
boys under the direction of Mr.. Painter, and
three of mixed character under the direc-
t;op of Miss Kirkland embracing ahout if