The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-03-15

ne OalVatlon Army had, last year
SO stations; now, 265. There are 3S5 paid
othcers, and an income amounting to e57, 1000
Nine million copies of the Salvation literature
were distributed last year OF the 100000 re
CURED Tor the purchase of the Congress Hall at
Clapton, Gil 900 have been promised.
M. Pressen6 writes in THE Chris.
tan World, that the year has opened ominonslv
for the various established churches of France.
On the other hand, a writer in The Record
speaks oil most cheering prospects in the evan.
gelzatlon held The year opened in Paris with
prayer meetings Of profoundly earnest and
spiritual tone
AT late meeting in Liverpool of
the Scripture Readers Society, Bishop Ryle
protested against the hard and fast lines of
service, while he demands the preaching of an
undlluted Gospel. He pleads for shorter ser
vices eXtempore prayers in simple language
ana an such Gospel services as those of Paul at
PhilPpi and at Thessalonica
The total contributions to the United
Presbyterian Church Foreign Mission Fund for
1881 have reached nearly e34, 00O more than
t9,ooo OF an increase over the preceding year.
Arrangements are being made to hold mis-
sion week" in Edinburgh.
The balance sheet of the Regent
Square Presbyterian Congregation, London, is a
good one. AT its annual meeting Just held, it
was shown that the income for the past wear
was $500, of which only CT 800 were spent in
connection with Congregational purposes The
rest vert to multlfarious educational, charitable
and evangelistic agencies.
-Non-conformity can have no place
in Scotland and hence it is absurd to apply
the term to the non endowed churches of that
country. The land of Knox and Burns has no
Act of Uniformity, and the United and Free
Churches have no dispute with the Church of
Scotland on the question of conforming to
ritual. The grounds of their separation are to.
tally different
At the Glasgow Free Church Pres
bytery last week, when a motion in favor of the
separation of Church and State YVES brought
forward only SO out of 1872 members We're pre-.
sent, and only Y members, of whom 80 were
ministers, supported the notion The fact is
quoted by pro Establishment papers to prove
that disestablishment has little sympathy
amongst the laity of the Free Church.
The sons and descendants of many
leading and well known Evangelicals of the
Established Church of England have passed IN
and over to the Ritualiss. Those who have
done so include two grandsons of Simeon, a son
OF the late Canon Dale the eldest son of Lord
SALISBURY, son of the late Canon Miller. a
son of Canon Monroe son of Bishop Beccles,
and the son and heir of the Earl of Cavan
-Archdeacon Watkins, of Newcastle.
England, has partially adopted the methods of
the Salvation Army Under his direction re-
Gently out door services were held iHsthe lowest
and most crowded parts consisting of collects
hymns, and brief addresses, which were attended
by persons nearly all of whom are known to
the police. The Archdeacon was accompanied
by surpllced choir and the band of the Saliva
ton Army We're engaged
CHRISTIAN EFFORT IN BERLIN.-At
the Central Noon Prayer meeting Aldersgate
street, on Tuesday week, Rev J . Rohrbach gave
an interesting account of the progress of his
evangelical mission among the working classes
IN Berlin. In this centre of learning and high
culture the great majority of the people seem
satisfied with store of knowledge, giving no
thought to eternal realities. Evangelical teach
ing and preaching, however are on the in.
crease in a great many parts of Germany, and
even In Berlin there are not few godly Luth
eran pastors doing their utmost to stem the tide
OF inhdelity. The Berlin City Mission, with
thirty, agents belonging to the Established
Church is used as means to increase the mum.
Der of attendants at places of worship.
MIR. Rohrbach said that the Sunday and week
services, Bible classes for young men and women,
Sunday school for $50 children, a hourishing
mothers meeting conducted by Mrs Rohrbach,
visiting among the poor-in fact, all the efforts
made to win souls for Christ are being blessed.
At present the work is carried on in two rooms.
but 1t would be most desirable to get mission
hall and to extend the different operations in
order to benefit a large number of induirers
DR.. Donald Alatheson, 100, Queen gate
London, S. W., is the Treasurer of this Mission