The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-05-10
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

The New Testament has Just been
translated into the Corean language by the Rev.
}. Ross, Presbyterian minister The first re.
ligious tract introduced into Corea has been
prepared by his colleague, the Rev. J Mac.
Intyre and consists of an introduction to the
New Testament and a Catechism of the chief
biblical doctrines. This work is the first at
tempt OF missionary labor in the peninsula oil
Corea, a country hitherto almost unknown to
Europeans
In his lecture, Christianity and
Hindooism Contrasted," published recently, Sir
Charles Trevelyan expresses his conviction that
the conversion of India to Christianity will take
place in different way from that generally
anticipated. When the absorption of Christian
truth has gone far enough, he says, native
opinion will declare itself and "a nation Will
be born in day
=" Evangelists' of popular gifts are
receiving much consideration. Mr. Moody has
been requested by some prominent men in Eng
land to give years work in London, but he
declines. The Rev. DR.. Somerville, the old
Scotch evangelist, has been invited by num-
Der of ministers and laymen to visit South
Africa and hold evangelistic services there
Intelligence has been received in
Edinburgh of the massacre. in the latter DAYS of
December, of nineteen natives who were engaged
by Mr.. James Stewart, c. E., as carriers on the
new road which he is constructing between
Lake Nyassa and Lake Tanganyika, Africa, and
over which 1t is proposed to carry a steamer in
pieces, to be launched in Tanganyika for the
London Missionary Society.
There are but niue theological stu
dents IN the Old Catholic College at Berne. and
for their benefit FIVE Professors are maintained.
One of these students, who is shortly to become
an Old Catholic cure, has just fought duel with
a fellow student.
"A movement for the evangelization
of the people is in active operation in Geneva
five halls being used for the purpose in different
parts of the city During the last twelve
months 365 meetings have been held. at which
1000 addresses were delivered.
Letters strongly advocating disestab-
llshment are appearing in the ritualistic news
papers of England, and the Rev. BRYAN King.
who was the cause of the surplice riot at st.
Georges in the East in 1857, has published an
appeal to his fellow churchmen, entitled Dis
establishment the Present Hope of the Church. u
On the question of disestablishment
of the Scottish Kirk, Scotch public opinion is
divided somewhat after this manner Episco
pallans, lay and clerical, are opposed to it in
the Free Kirk, minister's as a rule, support it :;
laymen oppose 1T; among United Presbyte.
rians, majority of both ministers and people
are in favor of establishment.
"A Paris correspondent of the London
Spectator states that the masses in France are
now disposed In special degree to hear the
Gospel. The home mission societies connected
with the Protestant churches have, for several
years past conducted evangelistic services in
various parts of the country Their preachers
have commanded crowded congregations, and
only in one or two instances has any hostility
been shown