The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-03-22
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.
In the first year of the pastorate of
Rev. DIR. Gibson, at st. Johnswood, London. the
number Of members increased from 39S to $50
The church building has proved too small for
the congregation gathered.
"A correspondent of the BonJav
GuGrdtGn who lately paid visit to the Chris
tan Indian village established by Mr. Nayaran
Sheshadrl, at Bethel Jana, saws ~ felt en-
couraged and cheered by all l saw. There are
about 500 Christians in the villages around, and
as tar as possible catechists are-settled in each
village OF Importance, and Christian school
estaollshed-a nucleus we trust, in no distant
time OF Christian congregation"
Joseph Cook has drawn large audi
ences In Bombay, and made decided impression
on them But the theosophists Colonel Olcott
and Madame Blavalsky, of n York, and D. NJ.
Bennett, who servedsa term of imprisonment in
New York for sending obscene books through
the mails, were there at the same time. Mr.
COOK told the people who these people were and
what they had been doing, and in their wrath
they threaten to follow him all over India and
malign him.
1t is estimated that within less than
than fifty years 100000 900 have been added
to the number of the heather world accessible
to the Gospel. The total heather population
now open to missionary effort is placed at $780,
OOOOOO. In 1880 there We're reported as labor
ing In this mighty. harvest 1896 ordained Pro
testant ministers foreign and native. and 80
500 lay assistants. Allowing for those not re
ported PROBABLY the entire number does not now
exceed $4,000
1t was stated in public meeting in
London few day since, that there are now
upwards OF one hundred ministers in the Church
Oh England who were converted Jews. and that
there are several thousand Jews in London at
TINS moment who have embraced Christianity.
and who are leading lives according to the pro
tesslon they have made.
DR.. w. w. Barr writes of the limited
Presbyterian missionary work at Zafferyy val
India, near which a native Christian village has
been started as an experiment Here the new
converts have built for themselves comfortable
little houses. They cultivate small farms or
patches Of ground in the neighborhood, in vari
Gus ways earn their livelihood, and are living in
toleraole comfort. Their houses are kept neat
ana clean, and everything indicates a measure
OF thrift. They have their own schools. and in
these are children and old men and women
fathers and mothers and grandfathers and GRAND.
mothers' all acquiring together the simplest
elements of education
In lS41 a great change occurred IN
the missionary work of New Zealard seventy,
years ago land of cannibals and blind ionor
ahce a recent writer says there is probah1v
no country In the world in which prosnerity
now so uniformly reigns as in New Zealand i"
mere are large and populous cities, connected
oy numerous railroads. The governme nt house
Is claimed to be the largest wooden edifce in
the world. The population. according TO tbe
census Of 1880, is 4l3,7l2. Nearly ali the
prominent Christian denominations have tbeir
adherents the Episcopal Church CLAIMING the
largest number, 176, 1887; the PRESBYTERIAN
90, 2O3 white the heather of the whole land are
reported to number only 1879
This from the London Outlook is
suggestive: 60
Here is new thing under the sun-tbe
Londonl Spectator indicating Calvinisrn from
unjust attack Canon Farrar in his Mercy and
Judgment, denounces as he did in former
worK certain awful views of endless punish
ment, and takes for granted that Calvinisfs hold
and must hold, this is to be the doom of the vast
majority OF mankind. 1t is amusing 10 find the
SPECTATOR In Its review of the book reproving
Doctor OF Divinity and Canon of Westroinistar
Tor his theological shallowness. and advising
him to read DR.. Hodges Systematic Tbeology 2
II ne would understand Calvinism. The re-
viewer ADDS II DR.. Farrar had taken his
representations Of doctrine from sucb ,vorLs
as those Of Dr. Hodge he would have written
more calm y, more wisely, and with better
prospect OF contributing to the lasting settlement
of great doctrine"
The number of Jews in all ENGLAND
IS said to be not more than 10000 or 7fboso
$4,000 are in London, where they are broncbt
under Church influence to a considerable extent
An article in the Rock saws that NJ The 49,
influential Jews in the West End nanv g aro
as a rule very tolerant Of the religion Of those
amongst whom they live and gradually inclined
to embrace the doctrines which we hold h he
true. 1t is fact that of late years the children
OF many wealthy Jews have been BROUGHT ~, -
our public schools in the Christian faitR and r.
they 60 to the Synagogue at all do SO less f,e
9uenty than under other conditions thew attend
the services OF the Church Of England ~ Their
children it continues, are literally educated
and there are signs that the Jewish religion is
p pl5IaiPpessrIng among the upper classes The
U OolE Oh .ne Jewish population, however, are
celve the missionary with much favor. Tn tact
.Ie E,4glls9 Jew OF the lower class is the hardest
OF all Israelites to reach with the Gospel