The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-01-27
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

The United Presbyterian Church of
Scotland has 557 congregations, a membership
Of 1881, and 103,57 teachers and scholars in
Sabbath Schools.
The Free Church of Scotland numbers
1,O35 separate congregations, with member
ship of 324 200, and 22l, sol teachers and schol-
srs In Sabbath Schools.
There are now seven Protestant
churches in Rome, and it is reported that the
rope Is both anxious and indignant at the fact.
LONDON THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTION.
Presbyterians have been considering the advis-
ability or otherwise of removing their theology
cal institution to either Oxford or Cambridge but
have unanimously decided to remain in Lon.
DON
1t is suggestive fact that at Luck
now, India, there is native press EMPLOYING
nine hundred workmen which issues largely the
sacred writings of the Hindoos and Mohamme-
dams. native publishing firm at Lahore
translates European lnfdel publications as fast
as they appear and disseminates them Ia the
various languages of India.
Rev. DIR. Stewart of Leghorn, Italy,
who has been ministering for the Free Church
of Scotland in that country for forty years, has
the -Four Gospels" 1t will be great boon to
pastors, evangelists, and private Christians
Thus the Gospel is being given to benighted
and hungry people. Doubtless the Roman
Church will put this Commentary in the Index
Expurgatorius, but that will only promote its
study.
The Growth of Presbyterianism in
Canada . special sDd remarSabi4 tsa' :
, prc
Shnrcr 81 = was l,..t a.. @, =. -. oo-u2y 90
that period the Presbyterians have increased
six-fold, and in New Brunswick the increase
has been seven-fold. In the province of Que
bee the increase Is from l5, ,0C0 to over $4,000
members, and from three to over sixty congre
cations. n Ontario in 1877 there were 80 COO
Presbyterans and nine ministers. Now there
are 4lS, 900 with 800 ministers, In the great
Northwest, prior to 1862, there was only one
minister now there are 818 congregations and
stations, with which are connected 4, $50 fami.
lies and "a ministers. The funds raised by the
Denomination have increased from 1892, 800 in
1873 to 3, ,558 sou in 1884.
Mr.. Hammond the American evan
gellsts latest mission at the Edinburgh Castle
Limehouse has been continued with even an
increased measure of good results The audi
ences have been larger and the after-meetings
among the boys and girls most fruitful. Be
tween eight hundred and nine hundred names
OF children and young people who professed to
have been savlngly influenced during the last
three weeks at the Castle, have been added
through the various workers to the mission list
Much good has been done in DR.. Bernardo's
various Homes by special meetings which Mr..
Hammond has been holding in them. Specially
prominent has been the case of the Village
Home for Girls at Ilford, where Mr.. Hammond
conducted two meetings. The after meetings on
both occasions we're most impressive in their
character, and out of the six hundred girls who
reside In the village, between one hundred and
two hundred professed to have been converted.
About twenty of the youths at the Labor House
have likewise exhibited evidence of change of
heart, and several of these have at the after
meetings given clear testimony as to their ex
Perience. religious influence of no ordinary
kind has also been at work among the boys at
Stepney Causeway. The stories told by the
workers, Of experiences gathered during the
mission are very striking and extremely con
vlDcing as to the real and permanent value of
the work accomplished Christian at Work