The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-11-03
Foreign Missions-Monthly Review

We have intelligence from Campinas as late
as the Sd of September. The tone of our letters
are more cheerful than they have been for some
time past. A number of interesting cases of
conversion are reported Mr.. Lane was about to
organize another church in the country, not far
from Campinas, where there seemed to be much
general interest on the subject of religion. The
school at Campinas embraces more than sixty
pupils, fifteen girls and forty-six boys. Senior
Rodriguez, who graduated at Hampden Sidney
last spring, and who made profession of re-
llgion before he left this country has Joined the
school as teacher and will no doubt be very
useful. The missionaries were all in good health
and were pursuing their labors in peace and
quietness. An extract from letter from Miss
Henderson, published in our present issue, will
be read with interest. Mr.. Boyle, writing from
Mogy Mirim, mentions that the town was grow.
ing very rapidly, and that there were eighteen
members connected with the church at that
place. Intelligence has reached us indirectly OF
the safe arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Wardlaw at
Pernambuco.
/. We have letters from Hangchow dated the
goth August, from Soochow the 9th September
and one from Tungchow August 18th, from Miss
Stafford The missionaries at Hangchow had
Just returned from their mountain retreat and
were all in excellent health Those at Soochow
had Just returned from Poodoo near the seacoast
where they had been for few weeks to avoid
the extreme heat and were also ENJOYING invig-
GRATED health. Miss Stafford had gone to Tung-
chow for the benefit of cooler climate during
the hot months, and was greatly improved in
health. She speaks of greater awakening or
the subject OF religion in many parts of Northern
China, especially in those provinces where the
famine had been most severe. At one station
there had been, in the course of eighteen months
more than three hundred additions to the church
We have letter from Miss Ronzone, of the
18th September in which she mentions that che
had had pleasant visit from DIR. Dabney, who
was then travelling in that part of Europe. She
makes mention of two young ladies that had
graduated at her school, and.were now usefully
employed in the Christian work
DEPARTURE OF MISSIONARIES.
Rev Joshua Phipps and Mrs. Phipps sailed
from Baltimore, on board the steamer Hiber.
Man" on the 9Th Of October, on their way to
Greece. Mr.. Phipps is native of East Tenne5-
see and recent graduate Of Union Theologica.
Seminary. Mrs. PhIpps is also native of East
Tennessee and the daughter of DR.. Tadlock, the
president of King College, at Bristol. They
were accompanied by Miss Daphne Kalopo.
thakes, the daughter of DR.. Kalopothakes, Of
Athens, who had been in this country for q
number Of years receiving her education.
FINANCE.
The receipts for September from all sources,
are 81 ,99657, which shows a falling of. as com.
pared with those of the same month of last year,
Of 9393.86, or a deficiency Of something more
than 800 in each of three different departments.
This would be the occasion of serious anxiety li
we did not feel assured that this loss would be
retrieved or more than retrieved during the
coming months of autumn and winter. To have
any deficiency couple itself with the sending OIL
OF needed missionary laborers, as has so hap
pened in this case, is unavoidably the occasion
Of alarm, even though that deficiency be. only
few hundred dollars. But we hope for better
and brighter results. We believe in the poWe,
Of prayer, and shall be greatly disappointed Il
the Observance Of the appointed day Of Praye@I.
does not give new impulse 10 the great woLIk.
Of Missions. We hope, for the good OF tn9
Church itself, it will be universally Observer
Missionary for Noven6Sr'