The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-04
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

Earl Cairns is among the prominent
men mentioned as the successors of Lord Bea.
consheld in the leadership of the Conservative
party IN Great Britain. 1t is pleasant to find
that this man in his place in great public
meeting held in London lately insisted upon
the necessity of "a separate, personal, real
transaction between each individual and his
Saviour. All other things were literally moth,
ing in comparison with the answer to the all
important question as to whether they were
Christians merely in name or whether they
possessed real individual. personal knowledge
of Christ as their Saviour"
The men of Ross-shire. in Scotland
are of the sternest type of Calvinists now to be
found. One who wishes that their religion had
more sweetness and light" testifes of them
" In no county in Scotland is there less
LEGITIMACY. fragrant crime is almost un-
known. No householder need have a lock
upon his door. Public worship is we'll attended
Family worship is largely practised. The peo-
hitting at times to great hardship and cruelty
with patience; faithful, whether as servants or
friends"
The Standard says that the Earl Of
Aberdeen has been appointed Lord High Com.
missioner to the General Assembly of the Church
of Scotland.
The English Presbyterian church
consists of 27l congregations, and the member
ship Tor 1880 was 90, 1919, as compared with "a :
259 In 1879. The Sunday school teachers num-
Der 6,l39, and the scholars 81 1872 The total
sum raised for tina Sustentation Fund last year
was t37 ,427, and for Synodcal Funds Including
missions and college,. 92S,O97.
"A chief aim of Roman Catholic mis-
sions is to counteract Protestant missions. Their
stations are sure to confront ours at every
available point. This is avowed in recent
issue of Les Missions Cdthohques. organ of the
Society for the Propagation of the Faith. as
quoted by the Missionary Herald IF our
contributions increase, we shall be able to open
a Catholic school at the side of each Protestant
one; ms must be our policy =, eUery Christian,
settlement"
The heresy of the Sermons will
be brought to the attention of the General AS
sernbly of the Kirk but it is thought that. be.
yond general expression of regret at the issne n
the volume nothing in the way of legal proceed To
ing against any of its authors will be sanctioned
by the Assembly.
The Church in China is growing
with amazing repidity. In 1S43 there were
six converts to Protestant Christianity in M
Chinese Empire. To day there are 10000
The Presbyterian Church is doing.a constantly
charging work in China.
The Khedive Of Egypt has ordered
that the ceremony called the "Dossa" shall
cease. This ceremony in celebration of Mobam
meds birthday takes place annually in Cairo
when sheik on high mettled, richly -capari
soned steep, rides over the PROSTATE bodies Of
the fanatical votaTies-hs co .religionists Eve
ry year many. are killed by the tread Of the
Prancing steed. Religion and civilization said
Stop
One fourth of. the income of the
Basic Mission which sustains 115 missionarie.
IN India. Africa and China, and has gathered
1925 church members, is derived from J
penny week, contributed by 10000 persons,
These collections were begun in 1856, and have
amounted aU to Sl,156,145. In 1879 they were