The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-10-19
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

In Kioto, Japan, sixty families
were led to renounce idolatry through the in
huence of single cop, of Johns gospel.
DR.. Jessup, of Beirut, reports that
unusual crowds have been attending services in
the Greek church, and that it is the preaching of
Mr.. Moodys sermons, obtained from the Beirut
press, that has caused the stir.
AT the late drawing of the car Of
Juggernaut at Bullubpore, nea: Serampore. the
frantic vot 'rles rushed on with SO great speed
as 70 crush shops on the road and 10 endanoer
lives, and were only checked by the resistance
OF European officials with their loaded guns.
-SIGNIFIcANT-A wealthy heather
In Burmah, seeing the difference between those
towns where mi ,sonaries labor and others. of
tered to support missionary if he should be
sent to Toungoo.
-THE GOLD CoAsT.-A very interest
ing work is being carried on in Ashantee and
on the Go Coast by Swiss missionaries. Nine
stations, with forty-one out-stations have al.
ready been occupied. The members of the con.
5000.
The Rev. S. G.. McLaren. of the
United Presbyterian Mission in Japan. who is
engaged in training theological students saws
that he japanese themselves are showing a
laudable anxiety to maintain a high standard
OF education for the ministry. At the last
Presbytery two o tie candidates for license
were sent back on examination, and this was
done more by the natives themselves than nv
the missionaries present.
A startling story comes from Great
b ltain. but it is so large as to smack of the sem
sational 1t is quoted by the Poci ' fr' M n'I q
Liverpool paper. According to this authority
movement has been carefully organized by
few active members of the Roman Catholic
community, whose programme opens with pro
posal for raising three millions sterling for
proselytizing purposes throughout the land :;
and large as the sum may seem, it is said that
the promoters already see their way to third
plan is the organizing of system of Roman
CathoIc candldature for the next general cleo
ton, all shades of political opinions being duly
p divided Tor, and the remaining details of the
scheme are said TO be arranged on the bold and
comprehensive scale" The Ritualism which
has infested the Anglican Church so long has
stimulated the hopes of the Papacy as to a re-
fifteen million dollars is large su a to raise for
such purpose, and we doubt the storv.-Pres-
byterian.
Interesting facts in the report Of the
Pu jab and Sndh Missions of the Church Mis-
slonary Society for 1880 are: The total of adult
Christians IN these missions is $50, and of chill
dren 697 The communicates are 1857 adults
were baptized last year and the native Chris.
tlans contributed 2,30S rupees, or about 81 500
for religious and charitable purposes. or ST. so
Tor each adult. AT Kanfra they contributed
hlhe rupees or over i've dollars apiece. There
are only four native Christians in Kasbrnir
where three missionaries are at work but 7 OH
patients were seen and 922 in-patients were
cared for IN the hospital Great obstacles are
encountered IN this state, the most formidable of
which are the nominal Christians, who come to
hashmIr merely to abando themselves to the
worst vices from which Christ came 10 deliver"
On the extreme frontier "a hard feld) ther, are
% native Christians, including children and the
persons employed in the missions
The Salvation Army recently held
" Council of War" at Exeter Hall. London
which attracted so great an attendance that an
overflow meeting had to be held; and that was
not enough General" Booth who presided
gave the statistics as made up to last August
with The figures of FIVE years ago. The Army
h ma now 2f5 stations. They had i've years ago
70 stations. L. cir officers numbered 40 as
against 3 ) five years ago. Then, as regarded
their income, five years ago it was reckoned at
t4,ooO (S2 ',OOO). per annum. 1 was now con.
slderably more than $4,000 (S25o,OOO). The
meetings were attended by 10000 persons a
week, and 1000 soldiers were prepared to
lace mobs, to speak, and to sing Mr. Booth
spoke of project for a great worldc n ler, to
be called Salvation Temple, which is to be bnilt
at cost Of $4,000 and to hold ten thousand
people. The Army has had some success in
farls and has several workmen enrolled who
profess religion and wear its badge regularly.
Independent.
SYNOD OF The WALDENs1AN CHrRcH
The Synod of the Waldensian Church assem-
bled at Tore Pellice on Monday, September
9th. The opening sermon was delivered bv M
Weitzecker, pastor at Nice. On this occasion
three pastors were ordained, each of whom will
be assigned work in Italy. The deliberations
OF the Synod begun on Tuesday, under the
presidency Of Professor Geymonat of the Wal
denslan College at Florence. The work of the
Church In the valleys and in the numerous
stations thr ughout ally was reported and
mmented on-the discussions on home mat.
ters In French, and on evangelization in the
Italian language. On Wednesday discussion
TOOK place on the Report of the Commission
entrusted with the Revision of the LITURGY
seventeen members spoke, and of these several
were heard twice, thrice, and wen four times
Inc conservative element advocated the reten.
ton Of the old liturgy intact but the revision
committee was reappointed, and it is hoped
that by this time next year the work wilt he
perfected. The reception of deputies and
strangers from abroad took place On Thurs
day. Among these was Rev. DR.. Robertson of
Edinburgh, who an iounced the completion of
the promised gift of 6 1000 by the friends of
the Waldenses in Scot and, as an endowment
for increasing the hitherto insufficient stipends
OF the pastors. On Frldar afternoon. tie 9th
the labors of the Synod were brought to a close
with the election Of officers, including a com