The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-08-04
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

The English papers announce that
the Rev. DR.. Bevan, who was for few years
pastor of the Brick Presbyterian church in New
York city, and who returned to Ell gland to be
pastor ofthe Highbury Quadrant Congregational
church In London, Is about to leave England
again to become pastor of the Collins Street Con-
gregational church in Melbourne He is seek.
Ing In this change climate better suited to
some members of his family, who are in deli
cate health.
In the crypt of the cathedral at
Canterbury worship French Huguenot con.
gregation, az d on the 18th of july the three
hundred and thirty-sixth anniversary of the be
ginning of their service there was celebrated.
They were refugees fleeing from hot persecution
IN France, and by one of the Tudor kings this
place was assigned them as place OF worship
1t Is very attractive but old associations cluster
about 1t, and the worshippers proposed at the
late anniversary to raise some money to beautify
the underground temple.
DR.. M'Laren, of Manchester. the
able and accomplished Baptist preacher and
writer of England, says: The growing Ritual
ism OF the Established Church is giving, in
hundreds of parishes in England, not only
gentleman ID every parish, but an inqusition
and priest, and the screw is being turned
tighter and tighter to put down Nonconformity."
The London Times says: 1.-THE pre-
sent condition of the external fabric of West
minister Abbey Is nothing less than deplorable
IL is literally vergIDg on ruin, and there are no
FUNDS In the hands Of the Dean and Chapter to
meet the cost of the necessary repairs"
Thirty kirk sessions in Edinburgh
Free Presbytery have the opinion that the OBJ
serVance OF Fast-days should be discontinued,
Jour desire no change, and two are divided on
the subject
"A young man was stoned in Brazil
Tor being friend of the gospe He remarked
afterwards, If they think q this means to
bring me back they are highly mistaken. as l
am hrmer believer now than what was be-
lore The same young mans mother was a
strong Romanlst but after the stoning of her
son sent her rosary to our little son as a play.
thing. She thought that those who would stone
another on account of reading the Bible and
loving Christ, were not and could not be Chris
tians.
During the Holy Week in Bahia,
Brazil, 1t Is customary for a certain number of
priests to carry In procession q bier containing
an ethgy of the dead Christ, and for this service
they have been accustomed to receive fifteen
mllrles head. This year for some reason they
were offered eight milries but like the car-driv-
ers OF New York they struck and would not
pear the body of their Lord. AS the priests
would not do it certain laymen offered them
selves, and did the job for nothing. This act
has caused some very bitter articles to appear
in the public prints.
LONDON EvANGELIsTs.-Me
Davey and Irvine, the evangeists who are at
present working in London under the auspices
OF the London Presbytery, have just concluded
a week of services at Regent-square, DR.. Dykes,
who has taken warm interest in the effort, in.
troduced them to his congregation on the Sun.
day, and appealed to his people to lend their
willing help The services were held each
night, large and deeply interested audiences be.
ing present, with manifest tokens Of the divine
blessing. Messrs. Davey and Irvine pass now
to the East-end of London, and were engaged
last week at the East India. road congregation
(Rev. w. H Edmonds)