The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-03
VOL. 15---NO. 18.


:, total of contributions for Foreign Mis-
sions in Great Britain and Ireland for 1878 was
SIS, ,359 740. OF this amount, which is $4,000
less than in 1877, upward of 81, 1856 800 was
raised by the Church of England, 1924 800 by
Joint Anglican and Nonconforn.ist Societies, and
So 122, ,225 by Nonconformist Societies. The Ro-
man Catholics raised for the same purpose Y47,-
445.
The Prince of Wales is to lay the foundation
stone OF the Cathedral of Truro, new diocese,
at Cornwall.
November 13 was observed in Manchester
Cathedral as "a day of humiliation and prayer
for the removal of the national sin of intemper
ance
The Bishop of London has 475 churches and
upward of 25 chapels on his visitation list, and
until this year he has had no coadjutor.
Several of the bishops of the Irish Episcopal
Church are in favor Of the establishment of
Church Congress as supplement to the General
/ Synod.
] In spite Of the hard times in Ireland the pay
ments made to the Sustentation Fund of the Pres
byterisn Church of that country up to the last
accounts were only 9133 less than during the
corresponding period of last year.
The Anglican Society for Promoting Christian
knowledge has just opened new building in
London, costing about 100000. It's receipts
the past year were $1O7745, with which, be-
sides the distribution of prayer books, Bibles,
and other books and tracts in missionary and
colonial fields and at home, it helped to build
churches, endow missionary sees, help mission
airy theological schools and students, and in the
promotion of religious education in England.
Death in the China Mission Field has been
busy, many Jealous workers having been sum
moned home The death of Bishop Russell of
North China, occurred October 5th. He first
went to China in 1847 and was one Of the two
first English missionaries at Ningpo. Rev.
Hugh Richie of Formosa, senior missionary of
the Presbyterian Church in China, has died of
fever Mr.. Richie has labored in that field
heartily and successfully for twelve years. The
typhus fever which recently was so prevalent
in China, following the famine Of the previous
year, numbered among its victims Six Protestant
missionaries We erect statues to men who
have died fighting for their country in war, but
these noble Christian heroes have fallen IN
higher warfare, the warfare Of Christ against sin
and Satan, and their lives have been sacrificed
for the good Of the world.
1t is reported that Postiveness in France is
trembling in view of an anticipated detection
from its ranks M. Lettre has been its high
priest, the interpreter Of the principles of Au
gust Comte to the multitude and for many years
his words have been accepted by all true disci-
pies as putting an end TO all controversy. But
the rumor runs that the-gEeat Positivist, now
old and an invalid, is yi9lds 10, fusncesx
(which may be successful in ryD1ciling .hIIn to-
the Roman Church. A very gentle nun, ihstallS '
ed at his bedside, is assisting at his conversion,
and the patient has so far succumbed to his sur
roundings as to publish Sdefence of the Jesuits,
and condemnation of the Ferry Education
Bill. His atheism seems to be quietly oozing
away, and this great representative of Comte
may yet die in the odor Of sanctity.
Presbyterian.
Several of the diocesan conventions of the
Irish Episcopal Church have been held, and the
reports presented do not seem to be very encour-
aging There is decrease in the number of
combinations. In 1871 there were 39, 897 mem
bers and adherents of the Church in the city of
Dublin; the present number is $3.50 and the
whole number in the diocese (Dublin) is 81 ,982;
number of churches SS; Sunday Schools, So;
Sunday School pupils, 1885 day schools, SO;
day scholars, 4,703; total average of Sunday
morning congregations, 23,3l1 present number
of eommunicants, Churchman.
The London Congregational Union at its re-
cent halfyearly meetings discussed the subject
of the evangelization of that city. The Rev.
Edward White, who read the principal paper,
said the great difficulties were lack of organiza-
ton and lack of sympathy on the part Of reli
gious people. The work must be organized and
it must also be personal. He suggested that
Christians devote Sunday to the instruction of
the lower classes, that on certain Sundays in the
month the regular attendants vacate the church
es and bring in the population who have no re-
ligious home and that lectures and sermons be
especially adapted to them. 1t was also sug-
geSted that the daily press be used to diffuse
fuller information of religious movements and
to impart religious instruction. The east of Lon
don is especially lacking in provision for reli-
gious worship. In Bow and in Stratford and
around the East India Docks there are new set
Elements of FIVE hundred and two thousand
houses and no churches The discussion was
very earnest, and deep interest was manifested
by the characterization Union.