The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-06-28
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

Protestant congregations in Mexico
have nearly doubled in FIVE years, now number
ing 239, with 10 764 members, 5000 adherents,
and -2O9 native helpers. The Mexican missions
report 1,O69 new communicates during the past
year.
"A novel and quite successful fea-
ture of Protestant work in Ireland is preaching
in tents, which are removed from place to place.
1t is found that while Roman Catholics will
not on any condition enter a Protestant place
of worship, they will attend and listen to
preaching In these tents.
The London paper says: I'm the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
there are about 10000 places of religious wor-
ship; while it appears to be a well ascertained
fact that for every 1000 persons attending the
house of God above 1000 are to be found on
Sunday in the public-hOuse."
"A Protestant society held it's an
niversary this year in the Marie of the First
ACCOMPLISHMENT Paris, which is part of the
church from the belfry of which was tolled the
signal death knell Of the victims of Black
Bartholomew.
Representative of the Presbyterian,
Methodist Episcopal, and Methodist Episcopal
South Missions in Mexico have united in sign
ing document in which they protest against
the uncharitableness and bigotry of Bishop
Riley, of the Church of Jesus" as detrimental
to Protestant Christianity. This church was
originally to be unsectarian. 1t is now mainly
supported by the Episcopal Church.
Both the Free and United Presby-
terrain Churches of Scotland are increasing their
contributions to Foreign Missions The income
Of the United Presbyterian Churches was $169,
$50, an increase of over $4,000. The receipts
of the Free Church were $332665, gain of
near $4,000 during the year, and of over $780,
600 on the income of 1880.
Joseph Cook spoke for nearly three
in Toxic, Japan, last month. Two thousand
students of the University and Engineering
College listened to him, and applau1ed his best
points. The lecture was delivered under the
auspices of the Japanese Y oung Mems Christian
Association
The established Church of England
is suddenly manifesting a great deal of interest
in the Salvation Army. A committee of bishops
has been appointed by the Upper House of Con
vocation to examine into their tenets and prac-
tees, with view of considering how far it is
possible to attach it to the church, and generally
to advise the clergy as to their duty in regard
to it. There is nothing like success for creating
an interest in anything.
I've been in India for many year,
and never saw native Christian the whole
time. So spake colonel on board a steamer
going to Bombay. Some days afterwards the
same colonel was telling of his sporting expert
ences, and said that thirty tigers had fallen to
his rifle. Did understand you to say thirty,
ColonelY asked the missionary at the table.
Yes SIT, thirty replied the officer Because, >
pursued the missionary, explanatorily, I
thought perhaps you meant three No sir,
/ ina
that's strange said the missionary I've been
In India for twenty-five years, and I have
never seen wild live tiger all this while.
Very likely not, sir, said the colonel but
that's because you didn't go where they were,
to look tor them. Perhaps it was So admitted
the missionary, after moment or two of ap
parent reflection but may not that be also the
reason you never saw native convert, as YOU
affirmed the other evening at this table?
Joseph Cook was last heard of in
Japan. Rev. George William Knox, missionary
at Toxic, from Elmira New York, writes that
Mr.. Cook had taken great interest in the labors
OF the mission, and in his interviews had made
numerous inquiries as to the methods used and
results gained. His public lectures there. as in
India, were largely attended, and very quick
enlng and useful. Mr.. Cook was guest of Mr.
Knox for eight days, and it may be imagined
how the young missionary and metaphvsician
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petent guest, on the world wide PHILOSOPHERS
and religions he had encountered IN his travels
and studies
Bishop Bowman, of the Methodist
4 Episcopal Church, who has visited China and
Japan on missionary tour, says =" One fact
which has come to us almost like a new revela
ton Is the great amount of work done by the
wives of missionaries. We had seen something
OF this In India, but supposed that it was an ex-
| cepuonal case. Here we have found in all the
missions that the married women do an i'm
mense amount of labor. In the schools. some
times In the hospital, but much more frequently
I among the women they are almost constantly
employed. And this Is no new thing From
i the beginning wives OF missionaries, constrained
by the love OF God and of precious souls, and
anxious to aid their husbands in this great mis-
sion, have given themselves to earnest work
especially among the young and the women
and to day many faithful and successful teach
ers and BIble-readers can be seen in China anC
Japan VINO have received theft training under
the instruction of these devoted wives of tn,
missionaries"
GREAT PROGRESS IN ITALY.-Tht
Waldensian Mission in Italy reports to tn,
Presbyterian Board
! In large towns we have obtained our plac,
as respected citizens our ministers are member
OF scientific and literary societies, and wher
their manifold occupations permit them to Civ
some lecture they are listened to with pleasur
and acceptance. Prof Gambia lately gave il
Florence, to the literary CircoLo flologiGo. lee
ture on Garfield. After the lecture. Mardui
kicci the president, shook hands with the lee
turer and congratulated him am glad, sir