The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-10-08

The total subscriptions to the British Wesley
an Thanksgiving Fund, up to the middle Of last
month, amounted to $S62785.
The smallest living in the Church of England
Is said to be that of Shipton in the diocese OF
Hereford, which is valued at $l5 per annum.
The population of the district in 1871 was us,
and the present incumbent, graduate of Cam
bridge, has been in charge for ten years.
PBorEsrAYrIsM IN RoME-A Roman Catholic
journal of Milan says =" Since 1870 the Pro-
testants built fourteen new churches in free
Rome; opened many schools, asylums, meeting
rooms; gave away millions of Bibles and tracts;
distributed aims and made use of various means
to induce the sheep to enter their fold. More
churches and schools are to be built, and another
new cOnventicle will be shortly erected in the
Via Nazionale, near the Piazza Odeschalchi.-
This building is to form another Waldensian es-
Enlistment The Waldensian community is
possessed of considerable resources, and has sew
eral houses in Rome, including one in the Corso
near the Sciarra Palace The Waldensians have
twelve or thirteen thousand pounds standing in
hand ready for purchasing site for new
church This money was collected in a few
months in Scotland by the exertion of Mr..
Stewart, of Leghorn. The Waldensians offered
a large sum of money for Dr. Gason's church in
the Piazza San Silvestro, but that gentleman re-
fused to sell it, Sir Augustus and Lady Paget
are among the patrons of the Waldensians in
Rome, and her ladyship was active in promot-
ing the Waldensian bazaar this summer. The
British Ambassador is not so liberal towards the
British church, and in fact, has deserted Mr.,
Wass, the Anglican chaplain, for the American
church in Via Nazionale
THE LIST OF PERvERrs.-A London perlodl-
cal publishes a list of perverslons at Rome, oc-
cupying eight and half columns of the sheet.
1t includes the names of Duke, Marquises, 5
Earls' 10 Barons and Lords irrespective of cour-
tesy titles, 7 Baronets, Knights l General,
Admiral, 10 members of Parliament, Queen s
Counsel, Professors, l6S benefited clergymen,
81 of whom have become priests, and 1913 gen
tlemen, sons of Peers, Fellows, and the like, 81
of whom have taken sacerdotal orders. Among
women 8 Duchesses, % Peeresses, wives of Baro-
nets knights, and others, and SO ladies of posi-
ton have gone over to the Church of Rome.
Outside of people of rank have been many per
sons prominent in society, art, and literature
Some of these are Thomas Arnold, brother Of
Matthew Arnold, and son of DR.. Thomas Arm
old, of Rugby; Thomas Burnand, the proser Of
Happy Thoughts, they are, in point Of clever
ness very unhappy thoughts Gully DoHleS
the authorizes Florence Marryat (alias Mrs.
Ross Church. the novelist; Miss Froude, niece
of the historian; Miss Gladstone, sister of the
ex-Premier; Coventry Patmore, the poet; Pro
lessor Pepper, ia cheap sort of person, who was
here several years since) Adelaide Anne Proc
tor, poet, and daughter of Barry Cornwall ;
Phillip Rose, arthur Sketchley) whose lugu-
brious attempts at fun America failed to appre
ciata not lonO aoo Mrs Hone. Scott GRAND
daughter of Sir Walter Scott; Elizabeth Thomp
son, NOW wife of Major Butler painter Of the
Roll Call" and-Wilberforce NJ. P, eldest
son of the celebrated philanthropist. This is,
indeed, formidable array John Bull thinks,
no doubt, that he has reason to be alarmed at
the encroachments of the Scarlet Lady, of whom
he has always had more or less dread. Several
of the Roman prelates in England have pro
phesied that in another century all the control
ling minds of the country will be either Catho
lies or Rationalits.-N. y Times.