The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-03-07
Monthly review of Missions.

We have letter from Mr.. Dn Bose, dated
Soochow, December 30th, mentioning that Mr..
Painter and Mr. Woodbridge were expected to
open a new station in the city of Nankin, or In
some smaller city not far distant. 1t is also
mentioned that the Viceroy of Nankin had is
sued proclamation to the effect that mission
aries might purchase lands and build houses in
that city. This shows an improved state OF
feeling in relation to the missionary work on the
part of the civil rulers of China.
The news from Athens, dated as late as the
9Th of January, is the occasion Of anxiety The
smallpox in a somewhat aggravated FORM had
broken out in the city and was spreading rap
idly III every direction. One death had taken
place in DIR. Kalopothakes' family, and religi-
Gus services in the church adjoining had been
suspended The university had also been closed,
and for the time being very little missionary la
Dor could be done.
Mrs. Sampson, with her children, partly on
account of impaired health and party on ac-
count of severe domestic Affections, was expected
TO leave for this country about the middle OF
January. 1t is gratifying to know. in these
times when we are so sorely pressed for funds,
that Mrs. Sampson and children return at pri-
vate expense.
DR.. George w. Butler of Roswell Ga sailed
from Newport News, Va, on the Slst January
20 reinforce the Pernambuco Mission. He
goes out in the two. fold capacity of teacher and
physician. He has had good deal of expert
ence in teaching, and some in the practice OF
medicine. and will no doubt prove an impor-
tant acquisition to that Mission.
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
Our receipts up to 1st February, in round
numbers, is SOL ,00O This, so far as the gifts of
the Church are concerned, is an advance of sew
eral thousand dollars over those of the same
period of last year. But with reference to the
actual receipts of last year. including, as they
did, special gift of $I1 900, we are more than
Iuary last year. Not only is there this general
deficiency. but unless the receipts of the two
remaining months of the financial year are a
good deal larger than they were in the CORES
ponding months of the last year. our accounts
will have to be wound up on the LIST of April
with a considerable debt Our expenses during
the current year have been unusually and IN
avoidably large, particularly in sending out new
missionaries, in returning others to their fields
of labor, who had been in this country for the
Improvement of health, in providing dwellings
for our brethren, in the foreign fields, and in
various other ways two numerous to be recited.
But there is no necessity for having debt at
the end of the year, and we trust our Christian
people will see to it that there shall be none.
When these lines pass under the eyes of our
readers, there will still be month before the
close of the financial year. In that one month
wonders, so far as the raising of funds is con-
cerned may be achieved, if our Christian people
can only be aroused to the emergency that is
upon them. Let those of our churches, there
fore, which have taken up no annual collection
or only to very small amount-come up to
the help of the Lord; let those again. which
have already done well gather up the fragments;
let our ladies missionary associations address
emselves with their usual ardor to this call OF
&C. let Sabbath School children be
o~~0ucv and let such in
b as have been
..JG.I,sant means be informed
seed of their help and their will be nc
need of anxiety as to the final result.-Tht
MLssiOnarn for March