The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-03-02

bers, nearly seven nlnths as many as the Con-
gregatonal churches of Massachusetts,. The
London Missionary Society has thirty agents
there but neatly all the pastors are natives.
The new hymnal for the Free Church
of Scotland, which met with so much criticism
has been adopted. The book contains 376
hymns, including Is paraphrases, 10 metrical
hymns, and 80 Scripture sentences and prose
doxologies.
The late Duke of Portland left by
his Will 100000 per annum to his sister, Lady
Harriet Bentinck. This Christian ladv has
known. by personal visits to Naples, Italy the
wants of the Church of Christ in that large city.
and no sooner had she come into possession of
her hrst years annuity than she dedicated to the
Lord nearly one-third of the amount in the
following sums for Christian labor there:
To the Mission Hall of the Scotch Free
Church, 30 5oO
The Church of England chapel, 5000
Seamen's Bethel, 8 600
The Waldensians Ito finish their new
~, church edifce), $500
IN Inc BRUSH Hospital, 10000
For Protestant school for Italian
young ladies of the better class, 10000
Total $4,000
The Protestant Theological College
IN Paris has thirty -four students this year-yiz
twenty four Reformed and ten Lutheran, besides
fourteen who attend from without The Theol-
ogical College of Montauban has forty four
students
The Rev. Arthur P. Chaplin. a
Wesleyan missionary in Natal, writing of an
increase of eighty converts in the Natal district
says this encouraging result is largely due to the
energy and zeal of the native preachers az
iaayu tha Sc
Zulu u rlstan anywhere for zeal in seeking the
salvation OF his own brethren. 1t is a passion
with him that puts many Of us to shame" One
old and infrm couple, a husband and wife. bv
their quiet and persevering labors induced
fourteen women to abandon heathenism and
could not herself go out to visit her neighbors:
but she sent her husband, telling him where to
go and whom to address, and their mission was
only known to themselves. Mr.. Chaplin recalls
many such cases.
SHE WENT TwICE.-In Berlin, Ger
many, the Week of Prayer was observed by
meetings In three different parts of the city at
the same time. The EVANGELICAL Utristendonn
says: They were all very we'll attended: in
some cases so crowded were the meetings that
numbers had to return home On the first
hlghI there was 80 numerous an attendance at
the Town Hall that some Of the ministers who
were spresent had another large room opened
and held, at the same time, second meeting
Inc Empress was present at two of the gather
ings."
No good reason can be given why the EN-
press should not attend, as we'll as any other
humble Christian but it certainly suggests to
busy and fashionable people to ask themselves
II the Empress of the German Empire finds time
ana heart to 60 to prayer meeting, why may not
we2-N. Y. Observer.
--Notall German scholars are infidels.
An Englishman went to Professor Dorner at
Berlin and said, What do you think of Strauss
and OF Renan, and their school of destructive
criticism = Das list NIGHTS" THAT is nothing)
was his reply. The author of the renowned
work on " The Person Of Christ" received as
human emptiness the romantic speculations Of
the school of Renan and Strauss
DR.. Killen says of the Irish Presbyte-
ran Church -" It's adherents constitute well
nigh the half of the Protestant population of
Ireland and we do not know single minist,,
connected with it who is not cordial suppo &r
OIL the doctrines Of the Westminster Confession
OF Falth The pastors Of the Presbyterian
church have been gradually reaching a higher
status. By the erection of manses. the advance
OF stipend and the assistance of the Sustentation
Fund' their incomes have been considerably
augmented"
1t was dark New Years MORNING
for the Church of England in 1877 when Doon
Church introduced Early (Fastinp) Communion
daily in st. Pauls Cathedral For three hmm.
bred years such thing had not been, and while
good men mourned, the Sacerdotalists reioiced at
daily" O"0'ou