The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-02-18
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

OF RoMANIsM IN ENGLAND-This well. known
prelate of the Roman Catholic Church made an
address on the 9th ult, at a reunion of the Ro-
man Catholics of Birmingham from which we
make the following extract:
" There are a great many religious great
many actively benevolent men among the Pro
testants. This is not inconsistent with our hold
ing that they only know half the gospel, and as
we are sure that we have the whole, not merely
the halt, this is good reason why we should
wish to make them Catholics. even though thew
be not heather. We never conceal that we
would make them Catholics if we could by fair
and honest means. On the other hand it is but
natural that they should oppose us, be angry
with us, and be afraid of us True; but what
L wish to show and what l believe to be the
remarkable fact, is, that whereas there have been
many conversions to the Catholic Church during
the last thirty years and great deal of ill-will
felt toward us IN consequence, nevertheless that
Ill Will has been overcome and a feeling of pos
tive goodwill has been created instead in the
minds OF our very enemies, by means of those
conversions which they feared from their hatred
of us and 1 will say how. The Catholics in
England, fifty years ago, were an unknown sect
among us. Now there is hardly family but
has brothers or sisters, cousins or connections
or friends and acquaintance, or associates in
business or work, of that religion not to mention
the large influx of population from the sister
ollcs with Protestants, especially in our great
citles, could not take place without there being
gradual accumulation Of experience, slow in
deed, but therefore the more sure, about indi-
vidual Catholics, and what they really are in
character, and whether or not they can be
trusted In the concerns and intercourse of life
and L fancy that Professionals spontaneously and
before setting about to form judgment, have
found them to be men whom they could be
drawn to like and to love quite as much as their
fellow Protestants-to be human beings in whom
they could be interested, and sympathize with
and interchange good Offices with before the
questlon OF religion came into consideration
Perhaps they even got into intimacy and fellow
ship with some one of them before they knew
he was Catholic, for religious convictions in
this day do not show themselves in a mans ex-
terror, and then, when their minds turned back
on tnelF existing preludices against the Catholic
relgion 1t would be forced on them that that
hated creed at least had not DESTROYED what was
estlmable and agreeable in him, or at least that
ne was being with human affections and hu-
man tastes whatever might be his inner reli-
glous convictions. Perhaps the particular speci-
men OF Catholic which l have supposed might
go only half way in possessing this sort of ethical
appeal to the good will of others or quarter
way, but he would have enough to DESTROY their
imaginary notions of what Catholic. and much
more priest, must be, and to mako short work
and once for all, of that Guy Fawxes or Duke of
Aiva sort of Papist who hitherto stood in their
minds for the normal representative of a Roman
Catholic"
Mr.. Macrae's church in Dundee
Scotland, will have to be much larger than was
originally intended. Another large accession IN
the membership was made on recent Snndav
when IA new members were received. brinoino
up the number of church communicates now on
the roll to more than l, 100, not counting adber-
ents AT the moment when the Tay Bridge fell
Mr.: Macrae was preaching on the uncertainty
OF lie and the frequency of sudden death as a
reason for being ready to leave this world and
not PostPonlng till tomorrow what should be
done to-day
Pastor Monod, the DISTINGUISHED
French Protestant will probably visit IRIS CON-
try early in the spring to tell the Christian
church here what France needs and i fnIIv
prepared for Theodore Monod has lived in tbe
United States, was converted, studied tbeoIogv
and began his ministry here He speaks F6SS
llsh perfectly. He knows just what France
needs He has the confidence of his brethren
at home and is admirably filled to represent
their views and desires.
pr. J. w. Colenso, though his epis-
copal dignity has been affirmed by the CONT of
final resort the Queens Privv Council is NOT
recognized as Bishop of Natal By the Society for
the Propagation of the Gospel which maintains
the authority of the Metropolitan of Sontb AZ
Tlca over Natal. Bishop Colenso, besides trans
latlng the Bible into the Zulu language has
won the friendship Of the people by many acts
! OF Kindness. AS biblical critic he has the
esteem OF many of the best continental scholars
OF Europe In England he has hardly an ont
| spoken friend among the higher clergy. excent
Doctor Stanley Dean of Westminster. Dr.
Colenso Is supposed to deny the existence Of
a supernatural element in the Bible At tho
same time, he is devout theigt, and follower
OF Jesus as the chief Prophet and Teacher Of
men and by his teaching and life, Mediator be.
tween God and man.-I1dependent.
CHRISTIAN CHAR1rY.-About wear
and half ago mission for lepers was estab
llshed IN North India, by a missionary of the
Church of Scotland 1t has now three asvlums
with eighty inmates, and Of these. twelve have
| protested Christianity A more unattractive
feature OF missionary work cannot well be
found, and those who are so earnestly engaged
IN IN 1t are giving the strongest evidence of their
Christian love.
Father Curci has issued new trans.
lation Of the four Gospels in Italian. II is said
70 be by lar the best translation extant. Father
Curci IS persuaded that modern society is going To
rum and the only means to save it is to Chris
uanize 1T. To compass this end he intends 10
translate the whole Bible and comment on Il.
for 1T IS the Bible alone which can save the
world. This Is wonderful, coming from an emf
nent Jesuit Father
DR.. Angus, one Of the company en-
Iafaer