The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-02
MISSIONARY ITEMS.

h0 NV w Il1ldm Taylor, as we
learn from advance sheets of his new book. has
semitic India within six and half years fifty mis-
slonaries-thlrty SIX men and fourteen women
Only one OF these has died, and his death was
the result OF an accident, in falling through the
hatch of a ship in Bombay harbor. Of all these
missionaries, brother Taylor says: mot one
has brought any reproach on the cause of God
by an immoral act or sinful word not great
men, but good and true to God and man y OF
the fifty, only six have returned-fve men. un.
der medical advice, and one woman, to take
care OF her sick husband. Besides these, there
are nifty seven local preachers, born in India.
who support themselves and preach almost
daily In the churches and bazaars There are
over 1000 lay members, one fourth of whom
are natives. This new book is entitled Ten
Years OF Sefsupporting Missions in India" 1t
VIII soon be Issued from the press of our Book
Concern, and will be a work of great interest
well worthy of careful study by all who are in
terested IN the various phases of missionary
work.-N Y. Christian AdUocate.
The Church Missionary Society (of
Englandl has many generous donors Among
them is Mr. w. G. Jones, of Warrington, who
lrst established a Walter Jones Fund" of
O,OOO, and William Charles Jones Fund"
OF $4,000, for specific objects connected with
Missionary work, and who has lust added a
China and Japan Native Church and Mission
fnnd OF over $360,O00. Four objects are de
slgnated to which the interest of this fund is to
be annually applied l. The establishment of
colleges for training pastors, evangelists, medi-
cal Missionaries, etc. 2. The support of native
agents; 3. The development of native Church
es by helping them to provide their own pas
tors, churches, schools, etc 4. The promotion
OF evangelistlc work on the part of the native
churches. This Is an example that as worthy
OF large following. The Rev J. f. Goucber
mas made generous gifts in the same line; but
there Is much need in our Church for large in
crease IN this respect China, Japan, India, and
9ther helds could be greatly helped Just now by
donations of this sort
~. 7. MISSIONS. United Pres
byterian Church has four stations and fiftv- fou,
out-statlons In Egypt, also four stations and
nlIeen out stations IN India. In the two fields
!ney nave thirteen lady missionaries, eight ma
i've missionaries. five licentiates, 1874 teachers
and helpers, 1855 communicates. The church
es number sixteen, and the natives contributed
last year the sum of $23 ,272 The society's total
receipts last year were 1862, 435.
"A feature of the report of the So
clety for the Propagation of the Gospel this year
is letters from most of the bishops in whose
dloceses the society has missions. These letters
take the place OF the ordinary reports though
IN many cases they are less definite The bish
ops OF Calcutta, Rangoon, Madras, Bombay
Colombo, and Borneo, write of the missions of
the society in Asia, showing what it has done
toward the propagation of the gospel. The
bishop OF Calcutta expresses his surprise at find
ing the influence of Christianity to be so wide
spread and strong in India. There are manv
results, he says, which cannot be tabulated bnt
he Is convinced that the work has progressed
quite as rapidly as it did in the early centuries
OIL church history He speaks warmly of Bish-
ops College, which has been regarded by many
as a failure, and says that the number Of Chs
tlans In the diocese attached to the S. ?. G.. is
: by no means inconsiderable" The bishop of
kangoon, in his survey of the history of the so
clety IN Burmah, speaks of the reluctance with
which 1T availed itself of the benefits of a scbism
among the converts of the American Baptist
Mission. Since 1878 six native clergymen have
been raised up and the mission has been bappilv
consolidated. The number of ordained mis-
slonaries is H. and there are 500 native Chris.
uans, 400 communicates, and 81 chapels The
bishops OF Madras unite in a very encouraging
report OF the state and progress Of the societv's
missions in that diocese. They note an Increase
OIL effort toward self-support and of interest in
the missions by the native congregations. Blsh
" ueIl' In MS recent charge, as reported else.
where, stated that since his last visitation four
years ago, the numbers of baptized native Chris
tans connected with the church of England has
risen from 1917 to l0l 246, an increase of 81 =.
329, or u per cent. Just one half of this in
crease belongs to the Church Missionary So
ciety. There are, further, 900 catechumens.
No less than 1922 natives had been confirmed
IN the four years The increase of baptized
Christians last year in the church missionary
society districts in Tinnevelly was only % short
Of 1000. There were 936 adult 5aptlsms 1919
infant baptlsms, 713 burials, and Ais marriages
performed by the 81 native, &C.. M. S. clergy.
men IN the 1927 &C.. NJ 81 villages in which
there are Christians. In the six months follow
ing his return TO active work. after his severe
Illness Bishop SARGENT con6rned 9 zee ,oti,,o