The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-11-24

IHE CATHOLIC PRESBYTERIAN for No
vember has an unusually attractive list
of articles: l. The Second Presbyterian
Council. By the editor. 2. The Pres
byterian Church in Wales. Part 2. By
Rev. Maurice j. Evans, B. A., Penmaen-
mawr. 8. The Mission of the Peace
maker in Modern Thought. BY Rev.
Newman Smyth, Quincy, Ill. 4. Recol-
lections of Japan. I. By w. G. Dixon.
5. The Originality of Cowper's Poetry.
By David Sine, Esq, NJ D., Innellan.
6. Israel and Assyria according to the
Monuments. By Rev. Andrew Melville,
Glasgow. T. Notes of the Day. 8. Gen
eral Survey.
The first article is an admirable review
of the great Council. Article 8 is by the
author of "Old Faiths in New Lights"
and is a very striking paper. The "Re-
collections of Japan" are written by a
gentleman who was recently Professor in
the Government College at Tokyo. The
article on Israel and Assyria illustrates
the bearing of the Assyrian inscriptions
on the Biblical record of the correspond
ing periods.
The article on "the Presbyterian
Church in Wales" is the second which
has appeared on this subject in the mag
azine. 1t contains a sketch of John
Evans of Bala, John Elias, and others,
and discusses the present needs of the
Welsh Church. The following passage
from this article has reference to the So
journ of the Rev. Dr. Hoge in North
Wales during the past summer:
The Welsh congregations might, on their
part, find much to learn from some of the
preachers of England or Scotland; and the Eng
llsh congregations would listen with interest To
the more gifted of the Welsh brethren. There
Is certainly a charm and freshness about the
illustrations of the best Welsh preachers which
L do not remember to have heard surpassed
elsewhere In the meantime, hardly greater
kindness can be done to young English congre-
cations than by Sunday devoted to them,
from time to time In the summer on the part of
some of those honoured and eloquent brethren
whose praise is in all the churches To men
ton only single instance, the services rendered
In this way by the Rev. DR.. Hoge, of Rich
mond Va, on the occasion of his recent friendly
visit, have not only been warmly appreciated,
but have also, in the experience of many, left
impressions for eternity"
The Welsh Presbyterians seem to have
been we'll pleased with DR.. Hoge. He
preached frequently during his visit
among them, and the sermon delivered
by him Immediately on his return to
Richmond, and published in the CENTRAL
PRESBYTERIAN of September 9Th, was
read from this paper to his congregation,
at Penmaenmawr, in place of the regular
sermon from himself, by the Rev. Mr..
Evans, the writer of the present article.
The article contains an allusion to this
journal which we see no improperly in
republishing. The writer is speaking of
the needs of the Church in Wales. He
remarks:
" 1t would at the same tr be well that
some, at least of the proceedings of the SYNOD
and General Assembly should be publs he'd in
English, as means of deepening the interest of
the English congregations in the movements OF
the body. The recommendation of a Catechism
for use throughout the whole Church would in
like manner tend to knit more closely together
the different sections The attention of the
members might also with advantage be directed
to the abundant Presbyterian literature pub
llshed in the English language; and, in the
future, an organ akin to the American Sc Central
Presbyterian" might perhaps be contemplated
Such an organ would prove of great value for
thoughtful young men, a vindication at once
scientific and popular of those immutable truths
upon which the spiritual life of the individual
and of the Church is to build up"