The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-15

population of 2.425. the Established has six
COMMITMENTS and dozen attendants, the Free
has $50 members and adults adherents and an
average attendance Of 500. Rather damaging
arguments those against the existing law
How little the Romish Church does
for mission work among the heather The en-
tire receipts of the Society for the Propagation
of the faith from all parts of the world were
only 81 ,2O4 ,0O5 in 1880 OF this amount En-
rope contributed Sl,l7S, 225 America gave less
than S22OOO but received $l3O,435 Of the
whole amount 1854 $50 was expended in Eu
rope, S527,S74 in Asia. 1922, 645 in Africa, S96
10 In Oceanica. The expenses of the society
Tor publications and management were $50 ,365.
-BRAzIL-Rev.J j. F. Dagama writes
us from jacksonville. Ill. that in our number
for February 18th we made mistake in saying
that the Southern Methodist Church had a
school in Rio Claro. The Presbyterian Board
OF Foreign Missions is the one that is doing the
work. As this place is the mission field and
home OF Mr.. Dagama, we have no doubt we made
a mistake.-Erchunge.
-SYRIA.-Rev. Dr. Jessup writes from
Beirut, November 90: Representatives of the
Jews IN Roumania and Russia have asked per-
mission OF the Sultan to migrate to his empire
lie replies that they can come and be welcome
on condition, first that they become bona 6de
Turkish subjects and, secondly. that they will
enter neither Syria nor Palestine but settle in
Asia Minor. The Turkish journals in Constan-
tinoPie lnsiGt that as the Jews are aiming Al a
Judalc empire they should be kept out of their
own old home in Palestine. On the other hand
oO,OOO Lazls of the Batoum district, and 100, 900
Clrcasslans of the Caucasus, have permission to
enter Turkey, and we hear that thousands of
them are coming to Syria. 1t would then seem
that the Turks are determined to fill M SYRIA
ana Palestine with these fanatcal Mohamme
dams so that there shall be no vacant district
for the Jews"
-CHINA.-Rev. DIR. Happier writes
that on October % he received into the First
Church (Presbyterian) of Canton nine persons on
the profession of their faith OF these, FIVE were
men and four were women. lone of the men
has been nearer of the Gospel for more than
ten years. He has seen his mother his wife.
and sister In law, and some other relatives. come
out and profess their love to the Saviour. While
some twelve women from the village aud in con
nectlon with the girls school in the village had
come out and professed the gospel not single
man had come. When a school for DO was
commenced this year, this man, as having some
knowledge of the gospel, was engaged as teacher
OF the school, Now he has come out before his
fellow men and professed his faith in Christ as
the only Saviour of sinners. Some ten of his
older pupils were present in the church when he
was baptized" Rev. Hunter Corbet writes that
on October 81 he returned to Chefoo from a
journey of two months in the interior DURING
which he admitted eleven to the church on pro
tesslon OF faith. AT a meeting of the Presby-
terry held at Tsi-nan foo, $50 were reported as
having been received on profession since the last
meeting held ten months previous. During the
meeting OF Presbytery, church was organized
IN Isl na-foo, with &c members, and two elders
and one deacon were elected"