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

1.-THE Lords work" in Western AT
Iica, writes the Rev. F Fletcher WESLEYAN
missionary on the Gold Coast, d" is as wonderful
as it is deadly"
In I'll the last forty years" he says, "more
than 120 missionaries have fallen victims to the
climate but day the converts to Christianity,
very many OF whom true disciples number
at least 10000 In this district alone 1.-THE Gold
COAST we have over 5000 in church. member
ship and about 5000 scholars in our schools
and, though our people are poor, yet last year
they raised over G5 900 for evangelistic and
educational work among themselves and in the
surrounding countries. Our native ministers
catechlsts, and teachers are noble band OF
men, whose hearts the Lord hath touched and
look forward to the time when, in this part OF
the held especially, the Africans shall carry
the tldlngs of the Cross to their fellow.countrv-
men, IN thelr own tongue wherein they We're
born. Kumasi has been closed to mission effort
since 1862. | am in treaty with the King OF
Ashantee just now as to re-opening the mission.
and ID. W visit him in his capital abont the
end of January.
Our work here is hazardous and hard The
deadllness of the climate renders it impossible
Tor wife or children to reside here (Cape Coast
Castle); so In my own case whilst engaged in
the special work that has been entrusted to me.
l nave this burden of separation to bear for the
masters sake. L trust that you NAV find his
grace abound toward you, and that your svm-
Patny with us In this great work of preaching
Ohrist to the heather and of consolidating the
hatiVe churches and fitting them for further az
erosion may be deepened | am sure it would
II you could see the seventeen young men we
nave In training for mission work, or if Won
could accompany me when / start on Tuesday
i(early In November) for a months visitation
tour among the country stations of the district. -
TOULOUSE AND B1GorRY.-Tbere
was time when Languedoc had been the most
smiling and prosperous Province of France and
toulouse, Its capital, the centre of life iovons
ana Nght-hearted, and of an intelligent civilisa-
zion not to be met with out of Italy. This civil
llsatlon had given umbrage to the Church which
Aliowed no initiative but from itself The popu-
alton OF peaceful and industrious peasants was
nassacred in cold blood by armies Of barbarang
ent against them under the banner of the cross
~ the fathers of Chrstendom. But the crusade
vas successful. Civilization was slammed ont
nd the old joyous life of the South crushed
toulouse became the home and capital of gno
ance and blgotry 1t was at Toulouse that the
famous lnquisition was founded bv St Domi
&c, and Languedoc was the only Province Of
rance In which it ever established its authority.
tier the Place Maubert in Paris, there was no
pt OF ground IN France where so MANY per
SIS were burned alive as in the Place de Salins.
ulouse anticipated the st. Bartholomew bv a
9erai massacre of Huguenots in 1862. and
W supplemented the work by the butchery
oS0O Protestants, who were led out of prison
az killed one by one by eight students of the
DIVERSITY, while three suspected Councillors of
u Parliament were hanged in their scarlet
Tesln the court of the palace The Fortnight.
lReview. ''''''''-
-Rlcasoli, the former Premier of Italv
haecently died. An Italian CORRESPONDENT 81
IN Christian IateLIjgencer saws of him =
lasoll was Christian. He loved the Bible
anoften gathered his servants around him in
t al OF Broglio, that he might read to
Sny ron the sacred book. Like Cavour. he
l %Sor Time under Protestant influence. A
lonlme ago, while residing in Geneva he bo
car intimate with several noted Protos sto
Head attentively the writings of Vinet and
attled rellglously course Of meditations ~
frcsor Cellerier, on the Epistles of ST Pani
rsmber very well that, when | was studv
ing Geneva, was invited to assist in the
conatlon of the Otiane Bibtca biblical CON
GSorice) which is now used by all our evance.
list One day Baron Ricasoli visited f6e
TOO, of our editorial committee HAVING
leah what was going on he took up a peT
snFote line of the concordance, saving that
ne u an honor to take part in the work even
~ mall way. Once when he was PASSING
Sulh Switzerland he went to see his old
~ M[. Charles Eynard, who lived in the
us oi Geneva He greeted him thus go
canly stay few minutes with Won W.
hapt the time TO chat, let us be content -
pra9gether.'" ''"V "
he Irish Catholic Bishops had an
aude with Pope Leo in the Vatican IatoIr,
snBented him with purse containing over
94V There is power which sdueezes the
Poosh worse than the landed proprietors.