The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-03-28
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land Missions was ST. 100000. Was ever like
sum more proftably invested?
"A Turkish pasha has shown his an
probation OF the work of our mission schools in
that country by the following remark when
girl has come back from the American mission
scnooi' you should not say a girl, but "a
school has come"
In answer to question propounded
by Joseph Cook in India, as to the progress of
Christianity in that country, he received the
following reply:
" In Ceylon the percentage of increase In the
past ten years is seventy, while in India it is
one hundred. None of the European or Ameri-
can Churches can exhibit such an increase. There
Is every reason to believe that this rate of IN
crease will be exceeded in the next ten years.
1t may be possible as the Indian Witness sug-
gests that there are many persons now living
who Will see from ten to fifteen million Protes-
tant Christians in India before they get their
release FROM toll In this earthly vineyard The
largest aggregate increase of native Christians
was In Madras, where In place of 1885 Chris
tlans ten years ago. there are now 269, 742.
No part OF the world can show such rate of
increase of the number of native Christians as
India can during the last decade. A mighty
avalanche is already poised for falling"
-CHINA-The Chinese Recorder saws
that, at "a recent meeting of the Presbytery at
IanS-chow, reports were received or the admis-
sion OF S53 members during the year. A report
also came from another source that, at the Nav
meeting of the Presbytery at Annoy, five calls
to o, native pastors were presented by churches,
all OF which were prepared to undertake the en-
TIRE support OF the men they were calling. Such
thing was never witnessed in China before :
and few perhaps, at home of those who have
watched the mission at Annoy from its begin
OIlrr ara1 To hor.o al = Il.
ed results should be reached.
-CANToN.-In December last two
missionaries, Messrs Noyes and Simmons, made
an interesting missionary tour into the Kwaugs
province, where they were for the greater part
OF the way kindly received. At Wu-chan they
were stoned badly, and even at the time when a
mandarin came on board their boat on official
business the people at that place seemed angry
that their official should confer with the foreign
ers AT another place, an official met them
at the landing and advised them that il would
Lot be safe for them to go on shore. These dis
turbances are local, however, and as a rule China
Is open for Christian missionaries.
Tile Foreign Missionary states that the
prospects # Mexican missionary work were
never brighter than now The people are max
ing strong efforts for self-support A new church.
the first in the Province of Mechoacan. has been
quite inspiring One man alone-and he is not
wealthy-had given 500 for It's erection an
other had given the land The people had con-
tributed themselves 81 900. One man gave the
beams, worth 800; the oxen to draw them and
the labor of the men were given freely. Mr..
Wilson writes " The door is wide open. The
public mind is more yielding and plastic now
than ever before. Work done now will tell,
and is telling wonderfully. But how far below
the needs of the hour are our efforts Protes
tantlsm is playing at missions in Mexico There
| are hardly enough missionaries here to coun-
teract the perncious influence of goddess coun-
trymen Of ours here in business pursuits"
There is to be a conference of all the
Protestant missionaries in Japan beginning
April 18th, for the purpose Of discussing methods
OF missionary work. The conference is to be
held in Osaka. The Japanese Christians are
/ to have general conference to Tokyo the fol-
lowing week The Doshish, an English school
/ of Kiyoto of which the Rev joseph III Neesima
IS president, now has $50 students. Of these
10 are in the English Theological Department
seven are in the Vernacular Theological De-
partment and the remainder in the Accidental
| Department. The course Of the two TheolooI-
cal Departments covers three years, that Of the
Academical Department FIVE years. The older
students of this school occasionally hold meet
ings in the city, which are attended by audi
enees of from 500 to 900. On the Sd of Febru-
airy such a meeting was held in the same hall
in which Joseph Cook spoke last summer.
Fully 800 were in attendance. There we're FIVE
| speakers. Their subjects were The Great Re
! form Of the Future. What is it be Retaliation
Of the Errors Of a Certain Scholar THE scholar
aimed at was Mr.. Fukuzawa, the famous teach
er OF Tokyo, who has for some years past been
using his great influence against Christianity. in
such way as TO lay himself open to severe
critcisml Lying, Social Reform, The Founda-
ton Of Philosophy. All these subjects were
treated from Christian point Of view and a
marked impression was made upon the audience.
Similar meetings are held in Osaka. by the
same men, with the assistance Of the pastors in
Osaka and Kobe and otbers Occasionally the
missionaries also take mart