The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-11-23
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

No Sunday rest, work seven days in
the week. is the Bresldu Rlrchen Blatts rea-
sor for much of the emigration from Germany
to America. 1t quotes letters and interviews
with emisrants in proof.
The British ard Foreign Bible So
ciety will henceforth use the Revised Greek
Text In making new translatons.
Bishop Barclay, of Jerusalem, is dead
BY the agreements made some years ago the
Emperor of Germany makes the next appoint
ment to the vacant see.
There has been a remarkable increase
in the Sunday school work connected with the
Presbyterian Church in the Dominion of Canada
AT the recent General Assembly held at Kings
ton, the statistics showed that the number of
teachers and officers had increased from 3, 1855 in
l88Oto 6,727 in 1881 scholars from 33 200 to
o6, volumes in libraries, from 28,724 to
l2O,45 1t is evident that somebody is in earn
est over there.
The SandaOich Island Friend, ed
dited by Rev. DR.. Damon, states that on the first
Sabbath In October forty seven were added to
the Fort street church, in Honolulu twenty six
to the Bethel Union church, and seventeen to
the Chinese. 1t is refreshing to receive such
intelligence, even from the islands of the sea-
The Old Catholic bishops, Reinkens
and Herzog, recently attended meeting at
Cambridge England, where they and their
movement were heartily endorsed by bishops
and clergy of the Church of England who were
present and took part in the meeting.
Another step toward Christianity
has been instituted in China. AT Tientsin on
the 9th of November In the presence of Ii Hung
Chung and other high Chinese officials, the
womans hospital was opened. Mr.. Angel.
United States Minister to Pekin, delivered an
address Mrs. DR.. Howard an American mis-
sionary lady who was instrumental in the cure
OF Lady Hi, wife of the Vicerey, VIXEN her life
was despaired of by all of her Chinese medical
attendan last year, is in charge. The hospital
thus established in Tientsin, and another in
Pekin are solely due to the influence of Mrs.
Howa d.. Foreign medicines are, in consequence,
in large demand in China.
Mr.. MooDY.-A recent writer in
England, attempting to explain the secret of
Mr.. Moody's power, enumerates the following
points He talks to the people-to. not before
them and he has Thoroughly mastered the sub
Ject he is talking about; he has marvellous self
possession naturalness he never dwells too
long on one point his illustrations are homely
he uses simple Saxon words he is a man of
one book" he is, as he says, not merely earn
est, but terribly in earnest and he has spiritual
power, such only as a man can have who is
WIN VIC AlOlJ bplIlg VI pOus- JItIt6ttdN
IateHigencer
The Archbishop of Canterbury and
Cardinal Manning lately met on the same plat
form in London. Around them were Baptists
Presbyterians, Unitarians, Wesleyans and
Friends. The motley assemblage was made a
unity by the force Of one great purpose. They
met to make protest against one Of the great
lniquities Of the age--the traffic in opium in the
East. The British East Indian governme, t has
a monopoly Of the traffic and receives large
revenue therefrom. To give facilities for the
wide distribution OF opium efforts have been
persistently made by the government of Great
Britain 10 keep China and other Asiatic En-
pires open to he introduction Of this drug.
with all its frigbtful results in the demor-
alization and destruction Of millions of the
people The conscience Of the English have
been greatly quickened of late, and there is
determined purpose growing in strength to
relieve the British people from all responsibility
from this miserable trafic.--Pfesbyterian