The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-04-26
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

The Christian Leader says -" We
bovo tbe hest reason to believe that Principal
Fa;nev and other leaders of the Free Church
are TO move against liberty to use instrumental
music in the Free Church In present circum-
stances.
Professor Robertson Smith will be a
,nember of the next Free Church General As
sembly. He will be there as a ruling elder,
having been elected by one of the Presbyteries
as its representative
Mr. McAll, the evangelistic worker
in Paris mentions one of the difficulties in
the way of the full prosecution Of their work,
that prayer meetings are hard to maintain. as
Frenchmen have invincbe reluctance to
praying in public Conferences or a Bible-cla
are much more popular.
1t shows how intensely bitter politi-
cal feelings may become, and how recklessly
words are cast about, that Lord Salisbury of
England, in a late letter, accused Mr. Gladstone
of being supporter of atheism. Mr.. Gladstones
consistent Christian character and his unosten-
tatlous goodness are well known.
The agitation in favor of the Discs
tablishment of the " Aud Kirk" of Scotland is
likely to make wide separations, and also to
form new and unexpected connections. The
Established Church seems for the time TO be the
gamer. The Rev. Mr.. Macoy, who went from
Ireland to a Paisley Free church eighteen years
ago. has now gone into the parish church pulpit
at Rothesay The Rev. Gavin Lang, of Mon.
treal, it is reported, has also call to parish
church in Scotland.
The Ritualistic churches in London
and vicinity steadily increasing, as appears
from the annual table of statistics. Some 81
churches out of 907 now use eucharistic vest
ments. against IA in 1869. Last year there were
30. Ten use incense, against in 1869 and IL
last year; 90 have altarights whereas SO had
them in 1874. Forty. five have candles on the
altar, and in 270 against "a in 1874 the " east
ward position" is taken. The gain the past year
in the number of churches is 90 Forty six
churches have daily communion and 476 have
surpliced choirs Three hundred and nineteen
have free seats.
The average income of the clergy of
the Scottish Episcopal Church is 81 .o45. Besides
this, the parsonages considered to be worth
500 year. The average salary of the bish-
ops Is $3.50 The total membership of the
Church is 67,483, an average of 934 to each con-
gregatlon. While the strong congregations are
mainly confined to the large towns, there are
some striking exceptions to this, such as Forfar
with 900 members Johnston, with 900, and
Stonehaven, with 500.
The Canada Presbyterian missiona-
ries in Indore, India, have been very much
hlndered by the authorities of the city, who are
under the influence of the Brahmins The
police arrested the missionaries for preaching in
the streets; but they were speedily discharged
on the representation of the agent of the GOV
ernor general that the Maharaiah would NOT he
permitted to do such things Next, the police
forbade any one standing to listen to preaching.
on the plea thatit blocked the highway; but, on
appeal, the magistrate put stop to this The
police, however continued to annoy the preach
er and threaten the crowd gathered to hear him
Dut the missionary persevered, driving, on sew
tha nal 80 Al
and threatening them with the penalties of the
law
The great religious awakening which
we spoke of some months ago. as having begun
IN the Moravlan missions on the Moskito Coast
IS we learn by the March number of Periodical
Accounts, spreading. 1t has spread over the
whole Moskito Territory and reached some In
dian villages on Spanish ground TIE Indians
nave locked into EPhrata and Karata in such
numbers that houses could not be found to &C
commodate them. In Karata there are two
hundred candidates for baptism. Services in
EPhrata have been held daily and there are
only, two persons in that place who have not
decided to be Christians. The missionaries say.
II they had force enough, they might possess the
whole territory.
"A Congress, under the auspices of
the Church and State Separation Society, has
been held IN Paris, Victor Hugo, Louis Blanc
c'tiN NoH0ldl OdIlDdiul Delng honorary pres
ldents. The duties OF chairman were performed
10y M Beauquier, deputy for Doubs A resolu
ton was sent to Garibaldi, at Palermo, saluting
the honorary president" deploring the old en-,
nifty tomented by the Papacy, and affirming the
necessity for the friendship Of France and italy.
on basis of fraternal equality Speeches are
SAID to have been delivered with VARYING de-
grees OF violence against the Church, the Con
cordat, and religion in general" Pastor Hirsch
"a Protestant, suggested that the Catholic Church
might become more powerful through persecu
ton, whereupon he was denounced as clerical
IN disguise.
The demonstration at Inverness by Dr.
Rainy in favor of disestablshment of the Church
of Scotland has been followed by another on the
other side, called by Drs. Kennedy and Beoo
1t Is said great preparations were made and
strenuous efforts put forth for large attendance
The presbyteries nominally represented contain
l47 ministers, of whom only AZ were present. A
correspondent writes
When we look closely at the names gwen in
the newspapers, we find l. that at least three
presbyter1es did not send a single man g. that
from Caithness there came but one man ont of
nineteen and, 3, that twenty three of the whole
lorty two or clear majority of the entire con
ference, consisted of ministers coming from
Localities one OF the localities being the district
Immediately around Dingwall. Eight out of the
ten men who form DR.. Kennedy's own presbv-
terry were there. The fact speaks for his per
sonal influence, although there are circumstances
which might incline one not to think very much
OF that, either Altogether the impression has