The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-01-20
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

=" The Guild of Kindness" is the
name of an institution belonging to the Metho.
dist New Connection, Great Britain. 1t has for
Its object the cultivation and development of
the spirit of kindness among the brethren and
sisters OF the denomination primarily and among
all Christians generally.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has
impaired to the Bishops of the Church of Eng
land scheme for church reform Lord Sails
bury will approve the measure if the Bishops
approve 1t after considering it in private sit
tings. The Archbishop will then be authorized
to introduce the measure IN Parliament.
1t is cabled that the Spanish bish.
ops, after long and secret consultation, have
Issued letter, which proclaims " what in Spain
Is novel doctrine Henceforth politics and
religion must not be COMPOUNDED in Spain The
plth of the document will be In clauses which
state that, provided that the faith and Catho-
lie principle be respected all forms of govern
ment are admissible and that no newspaper
or publication in Spain shall in any way be
considered an organ of the Vatican as to any
form OF government that may be adopted
The bishops denounce all who may oppose this
doctrine as bad Catholics, and plumply Informed
the ultramontane journalists that their rawlings
have just so much authority as their arguments,
but no more. Is there progress here Pres
6utertda Journal
BIBLE SOCIETY Work IN CHINA
During the year 1884 the agents of the British
and Foreign Bible Society distributed in North
China 5l,6i3 copies of Scriptures, In part or in
whole. reckoning Bibles in four vols. and Old
Testaments in three vols, as one copy respec
lively. 1t Is most remarkable to notice that of
this very large total, only 100 copies were given
gratultously. The total circulation of the above
society over all China in 1884 was over 275 900
volumes We have more than once felt COM
PEELED to acknowledge the immense missionary
force this great society has welded and is WELD
ing In China The above numbers speak for
themselves, and they are not all The add
tlonal fact must be remembered that engaged in
this great work there is large body of able
and efficient agents, foreign and native, who
commend, by their constant addresses, the glori.
Gus Gospel of Gods grace revealed in His preci-
GUS Word
The Bishop Of Peterborough will
Introduce, early in the Session, Bill into the
House OF Lords. the effect of which would be to
declare all parish churches free, with the excep-
ton OF those which possess legal scales of pew
rents assigned them under the New Parishes
Act, and few others in special circumstances
This, it is hoped, will popularise the Church
throughout the country. Other projects of
Church Reform are likely to be pressed on the
attention of Parliament but under the present
aspect of affairs, 1t is not likely that much will
be accomplished. After all, we do not think
that making religion cheap Is the way TO make
II elective. No denomination has a stronger
hold on Its members than the Methodist and
perhaps, none makes greater demands on their
means. We care more for that which costs us
something than for what we get gratls-Pres.
byteriGn Messenger, London