The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-04
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

Mr.. Henry Marley, the evangelist has con.
Quoted a series of mission services racnntl,. -
YORK, England. Though the very extTeme
weather prevented many from ATTENDING the
mission has been very successful one The
hord enabled his servant to declare the whole
counsel OF God with faithfulness and mower A
number confessed Christ in the inGuirv-room
anu many others have admitted to be convinced
OF SIN VINO were not able to stay To the ofter
meetings In one family the wife, three sons
ana two daughters all protested to rest on
Chrsts finished work The Bible-read;no,s %
tended every afternoon by several hundred he
leVers OF all denominations-incre daily in
numbers and interest and were times of mncb
spiritual refreshing
NJ. DE Laveleye, writing of the Catholic on
position to the Belgian school law saws The
priests nave begun reign of terror. MANY pa.
rents and teachers are being excorornrn;Jo 81 II
for recognizing the State schools He ssIs 49,
Belgium. '''i" III
Professor Leoni Levi the ACCOMPLISHED static
tlcian of the English Presbyterian cbnrnb
gives the total membership of the church in
1910 as 4,l35, as against sc, 739 in 1877 This
marks a rate of progress in the year of more
thah SIX and half per cent. If this be n nor
mai rate OF increase then the Presbvterian
church OF England will double herself in q ne
4'Ne' VI 'DOuI Jeil years.
FREE ITALIAN CHURcH.-Rev John NJ
Dougall writes from Florence that he hoe ;,,.t
secured at a moderate cost most central
D IIi IN Venice for the Free Italian Church
work IN that city,. The PRINCIPAL entrance 10
the building is from the grand old SQUARE San
Marco. Although the premises have been M
chased Tor the Italian GENERALIZATION Mr. NJ
DougaI hopes that the gospel will lilra,,,iso h.
preached IN English in this easily found bnild.
ing, through the agency of our Evangelical do
no nominations, TO the crowds of American and
D! ~ Visitors who throng the renowned citv
oil the sea. More than So, 900 have been socrroJ
In this country during the past wear in small
sum- by Rev. Antonio Arrighi. the accent If tbo
free Italian Church in America for fbis .roost
excellent work. II is hoped that much LARGER
subscriptions may be had during the wear so
Money may be sent directly to Rev Tobn p
McDougall IN Florence, Italy, or NAV be for
WaIded through Mr.. Roswell Smith of Scribner
w. 70 broadway, New York, or through
Tanner. V''' ''''
The END OF A MODERN MONASTERY
monastery OF the rltualist Father Ignatus an
pears to be at last broken up Father bnnsflPn
na5 just closed his connection with it, leaving
raO9eI lgnatus after he had had one hundred
Canoloates Tor the monastic life with him alone
WIN hve choir boys. Father Dunston bo,yo,,or
seems to have gone where he BELONGS 6Hor
having offered his services to the London G;t,,
Mission and preached once for it. he nut himself
IN communication with Mgr Capel and reached
the Church Of Rome in eight davs. Before do.
ing this, he asked the Archbishop Of Canterbnry,
to be released from the vows of poverty, cbas-
tity, and obedience, which he had taken for Tfe
when the archbishop replied that the Church Of
England had power neither to accent nor al
solve vows, but that he might be proceeded
against for having taken them illegally.