The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-11-15
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Rothschilds are virtual owner,
of one-ffth of the land in the Delta O
the Nile, their share in the Egyptian
bonds being estimated at G12,OOO,o0O.
OF the ten Baptist Divinity Col
leges or theological institutes in Great
Britain only four are OF the Regular OF
Strict Communion type-namely, the
three in Wales and that at Manchester
England.
The report is current in Cambridge,
England, that Miss Helen Gladstone, the
younger daughter of the Premier and
President of Newman College, will
shortly come before the world as an au.
thor of manuals of British literature and
history.
The Rev, ]. Edgar Hill, B. D., min
lister of st. Paul's Established Church,
Dundee, has accepted call to st. An
drews church, Montreal, as successor to
the Rev. Gavin Lang. Mr.. Hill, who
was ordained to the ministry in 1878, has
acquired great degree of popularity as
preacher whilst in Dundee.
Eleven clelgymen have been sent as
chaplains with troops for Egypt. OF
these, four are of the Church of England
three Roman Catholics, two Presbyte-
rlans, and two Wesleyans. During the
Crimean war there were but two chap
Ialns for all the troops, both of the Eng
fish church.
Through the influence and labors,
tor seven years, of a single Quaker and
his wife, the Modoc Indians, once blood
thirsty, treacherous and degraded, have
been transformed into well-mannered and
well dressed people, owning nice farms,
and for the most part members of the
Society of Friends.
The mission in the Indian Territory
has now grown until there is a roll OF
5,OOO members, made up from Cherokees.
Choctaws Greeks, Chickasaws, and Sem
lnoles. There are about thirty ordained
ministers IN connection with this mission.
most OF whom are Indians. Besides
these there are about 120 local preach
ers.
The total Prohibition vote in Ohio
was about $4,000, or 1897 less than if
was In 1881. Had all the Prohibitionists
voted the Democrats would still have
had plurality of about 5000. There is
another screw loose somewhere.
"A railroad between the Niger and
Senegal rivers, in Africa, is about to be
commenced by eighty French engineers
and one thousand colored laborers. A
military column will watch the work and
erect two forts on the Niger.
Through the untiring efforts of Rev
R. w. McAll, of Paris, about 600 chill.
dren in that city have been gathered in.
TO Sabbath Schools. Under the care OF
their teachers they recently took steam
boat trip to st. Cloud, where the day was
spent IN games, singing hymns, speeches
and the usual enjoyments Of Sunday
School picnic.
At the farewell meeting in st. Paul's
church, Newark, N. j., of DR.. J.L Tav-
Ter, who goes as medical missionary to
toochow, the Rev. DR.. Baldwin stated
that there were twenty-four medical
missionaries in China, Of whom eight
were ladies'; that the Presbyterian hos
pltal IN Canton alone had treated as many
as $4,000 out-patients in single year.
and performed 1926 surgical operations
many OF which were of an important
character. requiring great skilf.-We
Presbyterian.
On September 16, three hundred
Brahmin ladies, representing the most
influential families in Poona and its
nelghborhood, held meeting for the pur-
pose OF presenting petition to the Edu.
cation commission on the subject of the
difficulties in the way of female education
IN India. The meeting was eloouentlv
addressed by .Mahratta lady, Rahabbi
Sanskrjta, who stated that ninety-nine
out of one hundred educated men In
India are opposed to female education
The municipality of Poona have since
offered to become responsible for girls as
well as boys schools London .Athc.
noe1tn1.
-Oroomiah continues to be the most
important centre for the evangelization
OF the HISTORIANS, and the work is
gradually assuming settled form. and
Is bringing more and more the native
element to its aid. The Evanpelistic
Board, as it is called, consists of nine ma
tive brethren and two missionaries. and
has charge Of the whole field. 1t holds
monthly meetings, and these are fruitful
IN plans and labors for the development
and expansion of the work. The dis.