The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-06-09
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS,

The General Assemblies begin their
labours this week The Rev. DIR. Cunningha am,
OF Grief, is Moderator of the Church OF Scotland
Assembly, and the Rev. DR.. Somerville holds
the same position in that of the Free Church
Perhaps the choice of these two men may be
regarded as characteristic of the spirit and
tendencies of the two churches DIR. Cunning
ham represents culture and liberal or &" Broad
Church" view of things DIR. Somerville SYM
bolizes the evangelical life and evangelistic
tervour of the body to which he belongs.-Pres
oyter1dn Messenger London.
The Bishop of Worcester has pro.
hibited the Vicar of Stourbridge from preaching
in the local Congregational chapel The Bishop
points out what everybody knows, that such an
act ID inconsistent with the existing law. So is
every service not held in a consecrated or
licensed building hundreds of which we imagine
are held every day. The Bishop says he has no
unfriendly feeling against dissenters, and is
willing to cooperate with them on any suitable
occasion, as he would no doubt also do with
Jews. The English of it is that dissenters NAV
be good enough citizens, but their churches and
their ministers are not to be acknowledged as
such.
AT Jurancon, near Pau, evangelist.
ton has been carried on among the Spaniards
for fife en- years, under the superintendence of
M Pozzy, pastor of the Evangelical Free Church
The Sunday School contains thirty-one children
and an adult class; it is proposed to open a
school for girls, who at present have no other
means OF education than that afforded by the
Romanist Sisters. Madame Pozzy has a work.
shop for women under her direction Temoin
de Ia Verite.
The United Presbyterian SYNOD of
Scotland met in Edinburgh on the frat Monday
OF May. In consequence of the lamented death
OF Dr. Logan Altman, who was appointed
moderator of the Synod last May, the chair was
taken by DIR. Hutton, of Paisley, moderator for
the previous year. DR.. Duff, professor of Church
history, was unanimously elected to fill the chair
for the year. From the report submitted by
the home secretary, DR.. Scott, it appears that
the membership has increas ed 1,255 but in con.
sequence of the depression of trade the income
has fallen of to the extent of $4,000. 1t is
expected that there will be similar decrease in
the funds Of the Free Church.
The income of the British and For
eign Bible Society for the past year was 81 ,19l,
900. The Bible sent forth numbered 4, l23, 994
copies,
The Sustentation Fund of the Pres.
byterian Church in England continues to be
successful, and in the year Just closed 1t has
distributed an equal dividend to the ministers
Of 81 900, as it has done for ten years past.
"A touching letter from Mr.. Spur.
geon was read last Sunday to his congregation
by the Rev D. Davies, who was occupying his
place in the Metropolitan Tabernacle. 1t
breathed the very spirit of patience in suffering,
gratitude to God, and earnest love for his people
and his work.
The school of Mr.. Fukuyama in
Toxic, Japan, has formerly been noted for its
infdelity now there is a Sabbath School estab-
lished in it, with regular preaching during the
week and there are fifteen students who have
applied for baptism.
AS an illustration of the gradual
weakening of the long established habits of Iu-
dian society it is remarked that many more res
pectable native women unaccompanied by men
now use the streets cars in Calcutta than even a
year ago.
The Expulsion of Jews from St. Pc
tersburgh, from places situated less than fifty
versts distance from the frontier and from viii
lagos, is still being carried on with the utmost
severity. AT the little town of Losoaaia, near
Odessa the Jews were given till the lst Of April
to quit but from Tschernaia Ostrow I'm the
Government of Podolia), they were expelled
even without notice In st. Petersburgh, the
eviction Of entire Jewish families is a matter Of
daily occurrence