The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-04-19
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

DR. Jessup reports that revival in
the Greek church at Beirut has resulted from
the translated sermons of Mr. Moody issued by
the local press.
The receipts of the Womens Home
and Foreign Missionary Society of the synod
OF Long Island last year were about 81 900.
The Bible is translated into thirty
two African Languages. in eight of which the
whole OF the Scriptures are published.
Father Curci, who has had serious
differences with the Vatican which are now
measurably composed and overlooked. pro-
pheses the return of the priests of the Roman
Catholic Church to the study of the Scriptures :;
ana TO assist them, ne Is engaged with Prof
Scapatlnl OF the Propaganda in transating the
Bible from the Hebrew into Italian
Key. f. a. West, after a missionary
address, was asked by a poor serrant qirl to take
the wages she had been saving some wears for
the heathen, and counting what she handed
him, found IL $3.50. Having consecrated il To
Christ and the heather, he could not persuade
her to take any of it back. Dr. Newton
tells OF a blind basket maker who brought him a
pound note, wishing to send it to some mis-
sionary. The poor girl said that the pound was
what the candles would have cost her to work
by II she had not been blind; but not needing
the candles, she had saved the money, and
wished it to help tell the heather of Christ.
The Missionary Link contains a
heather womans prayer, marked by the most
touching Importantly for divine interposition
for the relief of the suferings of heather
women 30 Lord, hear my prayer No one
has turned an eye on the oppression that we
poor women suffer, though with weeping and
crying and desire we have turned to all sides,
hoping that some would save u.s. No one has
lifted up his eyelids to look upon u.s. or to in
qulre into our ease. We have searched above
and below, but Thou art the only One who will
hear our complaint; Thou knowest our degrade
ton, our dishonor. God of Mercy our
prayer to Thee is this: that the curse NAV be
removed from the woman of India. Create in
the hearts OF the men some sympathy, that our
lives may no longer be passed in vain longing
that saved by Thy mercy, we may taste some
thing of the Joys Of life"
There is much about woman's mis-
sionary work in China which is very unpleas
ant, especially in visiting villages for the first
time. Miss Anderson, of the Presbyterian mis-
sion in Chefuh, writes of her experiences on a
Journey among the villages near the CITY. In
some places where there were native Christians
or where she had been before her reception was
cordial n strange places she was looked upon
with suspicion and had to put up with many
annoyances. But in some case the kindness
was as inconveRient as the curiosity. Some
women, who seemed glad to see MISS Anderson,
would insist on her smoking their dirty pipes or
eating soup from their odoriferous Kettles.
Then they have so many questions to ask that
there Is need of large stock of patience. In
some villages the women held aloof from her.
not daring to come near or touch her. They re
garded her as devil sister" She saws she
does not enjoy going about with native wo-
man:
do not much enjoy going about with ma
tive woman. We can seldom or ever get two
rooms and the old woman has then to sleep with
me- If the kang is narrow, she has to get close
to me, to keep from falling Off Well, it is suf-
hcleGt to say that every small thing that lives
and breathes is on intimate terms with the ma
tlves and the romance of this part of missionary
experience can be appreciated by every Ameri-
can lady. Then Mrs. Lin's Chinese breakfast
has to be brought very early in the morning.
and the people also came early to be taught
and the door has to be opened, so that nv dav
begins about daylight and ends some time late
IN the evening, without any rest from the cues
tons and the inspection of the people AS
could not stand such life very long without
lntermission, l usually come home to Chefuh on
Saturday and remain till Monday Next year
1t will be much easier, for l shall be known to
the places which have already visited, and
this will make great difference"