The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-12-14
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

"A private meeting has been held in
Edinburgh of members of the Traditional Party
in the Free Church of Scotland to consider what
ought to be done with regard to Professor
Bruce's book on The Chief End of Revelation"
Professor Thomas Smith, DR.. Begg, and seventy
other persons were present The Scotsman
understands that Z" some of the speakers were
unsparing in their condemnation of the views
embodied in Professor Rruce's book, while
others were in the position of not having read
or sufficiently studied the volume to offer an
opinion regarding the doctrines contained in it."
Mr.. Kidston stated that he should ask the Com.
mission of the Assembly if the College Com.
mittee had taken any action yet. The feeling
of the conference was in favor of letting the
Glasgow Presbytery take the initiative.
1t is proposed that the Free Church
Assembly be asked to make deliverance on
the subject of disestablish ent taking new
ground. 1t is thought more can be accomplished
by working directly for the disestab!ishment of
the Church of Scotland, on the ground that it
does not Represent the majority and has abol
ished lay patronage. Hitherto the attacks
against Established Churches have been put on
abstract grounds and the Church of England
was assailed as much as the Church of Scotland
Many believe that much is to be gained politi-
cally by dlsentangling the question in Scotland
from that in England
-Lecturing in Rome last week, the
Rev Joseph Cook, of Boston (U. 81, dwelt on
the destitute condition of monks and priests
who, from conscientious motives, Quilted the
Church of Rome; and advocated the formation
OF society for atiording such persons temporary
relief. If this were done, he was convinced
that such cases as that of ex-Canon Campello
instead of being isolated, would become of com
mon occurrence.
The annual summary of British con-
t-lbutlons to missionary societies has Just been
completed. The separate details for each of the
"a societies form small pamphlet. Church of
England foreign missions .e465Sl6; Joint So
cletes Of Churchmen and Nonconformists, el6l-
704; English and Welsh Nonconformist socie
ties, 93O4,313 Scotch and Irish PRESBYTERIAN
societies. 9170975; Roman Catholic societies
96,772; total British contributions for 1881
81 lOo $50. This does not include interest on
investments nor balances in hand at the be-
ginning of the year, nor any foreign contribu-
tions.
Madame Favre, the widow of the late
Jules Favre, who is Protestant has been in
vted to take the oversight of the training college
for female teachers at Sevres. Her husband
embraced the Protestant faith some time before
his death.
Three japanese students in the
University of Glasgow carried most of the prizes
at the last Commencement.
The Rev. Dr. Scudder asserts that
there is no intellect in the world superior to that
of the Brahmins. Even now no man can minqIe
with them and not have his wits whetted Bv
them. They are the learned men of India. The
queen of Languages, the Sanscrit, is their pecu.
liar possession. It's almost boundless literature
is splendid field for their mental training.
They have clear. vigorous, and rapidly acting
minds would never argue if were a
missionary" said Brahmin graduate of Madras
University would sim ply give the Bible,
and say Tread that"