The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-11-22
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

Mr.. Spurgeon will spend the month
of November at Mention.
In Russian-Poland there are twelve
Baptist missionaries and FIVE churches, with
about 1000 members
The Church Extension Committee of
the London Presbytery contemplate the forma-
ton Of several new congregations in the nc
tropols.
The Irish Presby Church has
lost one of her most earnest and able men in
the death of Rev. W kirkpatrick D. D.,
senior minister of Rutland Square Church
Dublin. He died at Bray, in the eighty-frst
year of his age. He was characterized bvS
thOroughness and candor and had the respect
Of all creeds and classes.
The latest religious development in
Glasgow is a Saturday afternoon PRAYER meet
ing. It's proposed to hold such meetings all
over the city. The pioneer has been set on foot
at Bethany Hall, and on the first Saturday of
the experiment there was an attendance of five
hundred.
Prince Galatzin, young Russian
nobleman who had Bible given him at the
Paris Exposition, and was led to accept its
truths, proposes to travel for some months
through Russia for evangelistic work He in
tends to build thirty Bible kosks and fit up
seven carriages for religious books and tracts
An important secession from the Fs-
Enlistment to the Free Church is in prospect.
The dissentients in the Leadhlls case, after
waiting patiently for over two years to obtain
redress from the courts of the Church of Scot
land, and in vain. have resolved to seek admis-
sion into the Free Church. They number.
members and adherents, nearly three hundred
The Archbishop of Canterbury. DR..
Taft 4ha4t bo IL r n
responsible for that wave of secularism which
Tor the last few years has ragged so violently
within Oxford University" By the law OF
reaction, we suppose. The proof of reigning
Liberalism in the old University is that Pre-
lessor Jowett has Just been appointed Vice
Chancellor Of the University.
The Church and Christian parents
cannot do too much in the way of in6uencinp
the young The Free Church of Scotland re-
cognizes this. 1t has welfare of the Youth
OF the Church Committee One feature of its
work Is to encourage home reading and study
among the young. Prizes are offered for writ
ten papers on appointed subjects Thus, for
1881 500 papers were sent in on the Ilfe Of
David, 100 on the Tabernacle in the Wilder
ness" and TIC on The Sacrament" Other
subjects were Foreign Missions" Hugh
Miller etc The highest prize is worth S25.
Inc season Is now at hand when churches
should give special attention to awaking an in
terest IN religious matters. Nothing else will
so cement and strengthen a church and draw
out Its best energies earnest preaching and
w%isely-:onducted prayer-rneetings nor will anv
thing else do SO much to keep the young from
evil ways and to bring them to Christ Literary
and other societies are we'll enough in tbeir
place; but they are destitute Of the power to
Oe found in religious services and Christian
work
The BISHOP OF LIVERPOOL AND THE
SCOTCH CHURCH Speaking at a meeting of the
british and Foreign Bible Society, at Waterloo
the Bishop Of Liverpool said be was glad to
meet ministers OF other denomination in order
70 show to the sneering world that all their
differences of opinion did not prevent them
meeting on common ground in order to make
tHem wise unto salvation. He was amused al
lAe furious attacks made upon him while in
scotland. Finding no Church Of England he
qua not feel the smallest hesitation in working
ln Presbyterian Church. The clergyman
asked him to take the service and preach for
nun, and he did 80. He took the whole service
8nd conducted it according to the custom of the
CHURCH. He wished he did nothing worse than
'hat--(hear, hear and he was not aware oil
any law be had broken. There was no Church
u England place to 60 to, and he bad a perfect
right to worship in a church where the Queen
"orshipped while in Scotland He bad that res
pect for the Queen and Crown that he was not
Seshamed to testify his respect for the Church Oh
holland by taking part in the services while