The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-11-01
MISSIONARY ITEMS.

"A Young Peoples Missionary So
cclety IN the Fourth church, Washington, d. c..
(Rev. Joseph T. Kelly's,) has assumed the sup
port OF missionary, at point some ten miles
from Canton, China.
That was most significant remark
made by Hindoo to a missionary: MADAME"
said he, 'you would be most welcome in all
Bible"
The Baptists in Sweden now num-
per 2o'ooO members. Their churches have en-
Joyed continuous revival during the past year
and the Government is becoming more tolerant
to them.
The marvellous work of the Ameri-
can can baptsts among the Telegus, in India, con-
the beginning of the year, the Rev. ]. s.
Gi e6g OF ongale, has baptized no fewer than
100 converts
There are now between three and
tour. hundred Christian schools in China con
tanning over six thousand pupils Presbyte-
ran lady missionary, mentioning this phase of
Christian work, claims that through the agency
OF these schools before many years If the
church be faithful to her trust, the whole
Chinese Empire will be full of light"
missionaries in Greece preach as
much by print as by voice The people are all
readers, and their moral and evangelical read
ing is furnished chiefly by Professionals. The
largest book yet prepared is recent transla.
uon OF Hodges Systematic Theology" an
octave OF eight hundred pages. 1t is com
mended by at least one Greek journal. The
translator, Rev. NJ. D. Kalopothakes, had for a
while class OF young men that met weekly for
its study. -''
Two HISTORIAN deacons, said to have
gone to the Union Theological Seminary in
New York, were not admitted, because of a rule.
SAID to be adopted by the Presbyterian Board
OF torelgn Missions, as also by the A. B. G. F.
M, that converts in countries where there are
adequate Seminaries shall be sent to them if
they desire theological education or if thew
come to this country it must be with the f1il
aapproDaton OF the mission in their country
ihose young men were brought by an indepen.
Dent missionary. 1t is understood that thew
nave been received into the General Theological
Seminary of New York (EpscopaD.
-GUIANA.-In British Guiana are s.
234 Chinese and 1929 Coolies. THE name
Coohe" Is applied in British Guiana ex
cluslyely to laborers from India) Three mis-
SONS have been established by the EnoIisb
Church for the Coolies, each superintendent bv
clergyman with catechists laboring under him
capable OF preaching to the people in their ma
'Ot-2tS' AHeLe Is also q complete chain of
Indian Missions stretching from one end of the
colony to the other. So satisfied have the
Government of the colony been with the work
done IN the Pomeroon and Essequibo that thew
have provided salary for a missionary on each
OF those rivers.
At the public missionary meeting
OF the Baptist Missionary Union, iiteIy held IN
Liverpool, Rev. Charles Williams said tbat #
was Just one hundred years ago that Andrew
Fuller was ordained pastor of the church at
hetterlng. AT that time there was only one
missionary society in Great Britain the Society
Tor the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreipn
Parts, which confined its operations only TO
British dependencies and colonies. and its in
come In l79l was only G., 25O. There was not
then solitary Christian in the interior of
Africa, In the Chinese Empire in japan. or in
the southern Seas; while in India there were
not more than one or two natives who knew
their Lord. AT the present day, however, there
were l43,Oo4 church members or communicates
among Asiatics, 126,378 among Africans 28
49O among the American Indians. ia O84 in
the Southern Seas, making total of 472, OO9.
AT the close OF the first century of the Church
Notwithstanding the teaching of Jesus and the
la6ors OF Paul. 1t was estimated that there were
only 100000 Christians but, remembering that
the 472,OO9 were all registered Communicates
IL was only fair to say that million and half
OF tne heathen were now converted to Christ
through missionary efforts.