The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-02-15
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

The Rev. Mr.. Green, the English
Ritualist, is still In prison but as his bishop
says, the key is in his own pocket.
The number of Roman Catholic
churches in England has doubled within the
past twenty FIVE years.
There are about one hundred theo-
logical students in Toronto preparing for the
ministry of the Presby terian Church
Mr.. and Mrs. Spurgeon devoted the
$4,000 presented to them at the recent anniver-
sary of their marriage, to the endowment of an
orPhanage for girls. They had previously es-
tablished one for boys.
Mr.. Moody proposed to the Edin-
burgh' children that they should bring Christmas
gifts to be distributed to the poor AS the result,
they brought about TWO cart loads of toys and
useful articles
From the North Indian Mission of
the Methodist Episcopal Church it is reported
that there is growing prospect that the whole
Chumar caste, which embraces about half mil
lion of people, will ere long come over in body
to Christianity.
In the first twenty years of the
Marathi Mission, says the Bombay Guardian,
the number of converts was not equal to the
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communicates, all under native pastors.
There are in China 3O5 British mis-
sionaries, $50 American and 40 German. of whom
22o are ordained ministers, rs laymen, and 32l
women. But In addition to these missionary
laborers there are hundreds of native preachers
carrying the word of life to their heather coun.
trymen, and every convert becomes a centre OF
influence for the spread of Christian truth.
The Presbyterians of Canada are
deeply concerned in their work of Home Mis-
sions in Manitoba and the great North west, and
those on the ground seem to be as full of in
terest. In Winnipeg they have formed church
and Manse Building Fund, and the Weather
members in that place have subscribed $24 900
and hope to make it $4,000. They propose to
g gf.s their Home Miss on work good "send
The present class in the Presbyterian
Theological Seminary in Beyrut, Syria, consists
of eight young men. They are full of zeal and
DEVOTION and they recently petitioned the mis-
sion TO grant them another year of study, as
only two years had been allowed them, but the
pressure of the need for their services forbade
the extra year.
The offer of Mr.. Stevenson to build
a road two hundred miles in length to connect
lakes Nyassa and Tanganyika, and of Mr..
Arlington to furnish a steamer, have been &C
cepted. 1t will form a connecting link between
the societies working along the Congo river on
the west, and the Zambesi and Shire rivers on
the east
The French Government paws an
nually for purposes of religious worship about
PlO,673 900, and of this all goes to the Roman
Catholics excepting about 100000 divided be-
tween the Protestants aud the Jews. The Pro
| testant Church has 722 State-salaried clergymen
who receive in all about $135,800 The move
ment for the separation of church and State in
France is gaining ground, and will doubles.
become pratlcal question of legislation.
An organization known as the Chill.
dren's Scripture Union was formed in London
England, IN April, 1879, and has since spread
through different parts of Europe, until now
there are about 5000 branches. comprisine
nearly 100000 members. The object is to pro
mote among children and young people the re-
gular daily reading of the Bible.
The few ritualists who formed them
selves into what was known as the CORPORATE
Re union now announce that having been desert
! ed by the English Bishops, and being unwillinp
to 90 over to Rome, they have asked the Greek
Church to develop complete hierarchy in Eng
land. A favorable reply is said to have beef
received from the Patriarch of Constantnople
The Rev John w. Butler, of the
City of Mexico, shows that there has been larg
! increase ID mission work and results in Mexico
in tn past 10 years. The number of congrega
tons has increased from 125 to 239 churcl
edifces from II to 81 and the value of churcl
property from $4,000 to $320,61O. There arr
at present 1874 church members and 10 OOC
adherents making Protestant community o
about 10000 There are 81 foreign mission
aries at work, with 200 native helpers. In th
day and Sunday schools are between 5000 an,
5000 scholars.
While we hear all sorts of dolefu
complaints of the falling off of church going
there is one grand old Presbyterian town on thu
other side of the water-even Edinburgh, tina
tells different story. That city numbers 22S,
600, and yet the attendance on a recent SUNDAY
numbered l0l 7OO-nearly one half. These at
tendants were made up in round numbers in thi
way
Presbyterians, 10000
Episcopalians $500
Roman Catholics 800
Congregationaists, 1900
Baptsts 1000
Other churches, $500
1OI, 700
So far as church going is concerned we shout,
give the city Of John Knox the palm.
In the warfare that is being waoec
in Scotland against the establishment a recen
number of the Edinburgh DGiLy Reuie1O gives
list Of As Highland parishes which contain
population of 68,ll8, and in which the minis
ters receive $4,000 per annum, an average 0