The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-06-16
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

"A colored glass window of large size,
and of an historical character, will ere long be
added to the embellishments of st. Giles Cathe-
dral church, Edinburgh. The window has been
ordered by the Earl of Moray, and is designed
for the Moray aisle in the southern section ofth
building. The subject treated embraces, first, in
the upper lights, the assassination of the Regent
Murray at Linlithgow, January %, 1569-7O.
Secondly, in the lower lights, is the concourse
of mourners in st. Giles at the funeral of the
Regent. John Knox is seen in the pulpit
preaching the funeral sermon.
=" Father Chiniquy" is at home
again; He was twenty-five months absent,
lecturing in Australia, New Zealand, and has
found that the spirit of Romanism is tho same
In those far-of lands that it is at home
The representatives of the United
Presbyterians of Scotland in the coming Phila-
delphia Council are the following The Mode
rator DR.. Andrew Thomson, DR.. George Jeffery.
Principal Cairns, DR.. Hutton, DR.. James Ward
rope, Rev. John McColl, Rev. John Stark, Rev
George Robson William Gillies, ESQ.,, R. T.
Middleton, Esq, M. p, and David Corsar, ESQ,
Or. Cairns IS already in this country and was in
Madison, at the meeting of the Assembly.
The Jesuits in France must 90. The
Government is determined and has fixed on the
18th OF June as the day on which these disturb
ing forces must march out of the Republic.
The Thanksgiving Fund which was
set on foot four years ago by the English Pres
byterian church, at the time of the union Of the
churches, now amounts to $6900OO The sum
aimed at was 81 ,250 900, and collections were to
be spread over five years. If SO a large part of
the work is to be done in one year.
Among the statistics of work accom-
plished by Foreign Missions during the past
century are these: Converts from heatbentsm
100000; languages into which the Bible has
been translated 226; copies Of the Bible circn.
lated, 148,0OOO00i barbarous languages en-
lowed with grammar and literature. 70.
A Chinese military mandarin was
converted in an English hospital some time 400
He had commanded a war-iunk in Formosa
where ne was wounded in a fight with some
pirates. He suffered great agony from his
wouno, ana the Chinese doctors could not cure
hlm, nor even relieve his sufferings. He was
induced to enter the Foreign Hospital at Amov,
where an English surgeon performed an onera.
ton on him which wrought cure.
While In the hospital he heard one of the mis-
slonarles preaching in Chinese. The text was
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth y
etc. This reused his attention. and he bacarno
a Jealous convert to Christianity. On reioin.
ing the military service he began to preach his
new faith, and in consequence had to choose
between giving up his rank in the army or his
Tehglon. lie chose to give up everything for
MS 1altn, and after some time he qualified for
and became teacher at the chapel at Polan
where he zealously performed his duty and lived
on his small salary.
The Waldenses have lately succeeded
IN buying two former Roman Catholic churches
the one IN Milan, the other in Verona. The
latter Is small the former, known as San Clio
Vannl In Conca, is building of considerable
architectural interest, and of sufficient note IN
be described in the guide-books. Thus Forster
tells Us that it was built in the fifteenth century
and contains tombs of the Visconti and Barnabo
families ''' ','Oo
The secessions from the Dutch Ra-
formed Church and the Walloon church in Hi
land are constantly increasing. M Aibart d.
vile, Of the Revue des Deux Nondea - and n
Allard Pierson seeded ten wears aoo and ~
now university teachers Busken H9et resie,r'aS
his ministry in the Walloon church to taks tba
eedltorship Of an Indian government organ. The
Free Kirk movement was set on foot sbont to,o
years ago by the two brothers Hugenboltz wbo
had seeded together with their conereoations
from the National Reformed Church.
"A LITERALLY SCRIpTURAI, Appeal.
Inc Church Of Scotland objects to dsestablisb.
i ment more vigorously than it works 10 resist Il
Inc Ioilowing fervent appeal TO its members 10
rise up and put on their armor for a sfrnooio
worthy Oh the name, was recentlv inse2fsd
among me advertisements in a Scotch ieusnor'or
IN degenerate church Is there within To-
no Nehemiah-no Zerubbabel. son Of SbealEeI5
are we gwen over bound to Tatnai and tbe A.
narsachitesf In the hopeful opinion Of TatnPa,
ana the Apharsachites, meaning tbsreb,, tLa
VI an established Church, we are"'