The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-10-27
THE MISSION FIELD

India Two of our old friends DR.. f.. M
Wherry and Rev. J. @. r. Ewing, are professors,
assisted by two native teachers of Oriental Ian
guages. The catalogue of the Seminary reports
an attendance OF twenty nine students, of whom
fourteen are converts from heathenism Ten of
the students are the sons of native converts and
i've are orphans. The course of study is much
like that OF the seminaries in this country In
addition, however. the Arabic, Urdi and Hindu
languages are taught. 1t Is the right idea We
can not emphasize too strongly the Importance
OF raising up native ministry, from whom we
may most reasonably expect blessed results.
Such seminary as that at Saharanpore should
be richly endowed
Mission TO THE AUSTRALIAN
ABoRIGINEs.-One of the first scts of the first
Federal Assembly in Australia, says The Chris
ttGn Leader, was the resolution to plant a mis-
sion on behalf of the Aborigines in Northern
Queensland The Victoria Presbyterians have
had Mission in Gippsland tor over quarter
of century and in South Australia Presby-
terrain minister Rev. ]. Reed devoted himself
to the Aborigines until he lost his life on Lake
Alexandrina. The effort now about to be
lnaugurated In North Queensland will have the
advantage of the guidance OF an experienced
Moravian missionary, Mr.. Hagenauer; and as
the Government have resolved to set apart tracts
OF country for native settlements it is to be
hoped that the ultimate issue of the Mission
i
tude OF the Presbyterian Church for federation
Rapid progress, and normal and
promising growth in nearly every direction, has
attended the evangelistic efforts of Christian
missionaries in Western Turkey. At the Mar
sovan Station, during the last ten years, the
number of Protestants has increased from 1915
to 2.Ol2; the Sunday congregations from pa
to $50; the pupils in the schools, from $50 to
1856; the church members, from 207 to 4SS (;
the contributions, from eS7 to e5O3. At the
TrebizoDd Station, during the past year. the
frotestants have increased from 236 to 2S5,
more than twenty per cent the scholars in the
schools from los to lao. nearly thirty per cent :;
the attendance on public worship from 2l0 to
80, nearly forty eight per cent and contrlbu-
tlots from 1923 to $4O7, or twenty six per cent
AFRICA The Rev. A. w. Marliug,
brought up and educated IN Toronto, writes
from jail Angom (town of peace) in Gaboon, of
the ingatbering of the first fruits of his mission.
More than month ago, at the close of our
Sunday morning service in which | had ex-
planned the nature of baptism and told them of
my Intention OF bsptising believers, l called
upon those who repented of past sins aud &C.
cepted Christ to speak out then and there. Ten
responded. l took down their names and told
them L would give them further instructions to
prepare them for baptism Since then l have
at the close of every meeting called for confess
soTs. Many hang back, because they love their
sins, and are not willing to give up polygamy.
love OF war heather customs, &C., but others
have confessed By this time MAY 10Y. through
the grace of God, | have on my book the names
| of nifty -four people of this and neiehbouring
towns who have protested repentance and faith
In Christ. Last week | spent considerable time
IN dealing Individually with some of these. and
yesterday at our morning service had the deep
pleasure OF baptizing eleven persons all of whom
had reason to believe had genuine faith. To
God be all the praise My heart is very thank
tul Tor all this blessing. During this week
expect to spend much time again in dealing
with those who have confessed"
1t would really seem that the move
ment OF Jews in Southeastern Europe toward
Christianity, under the influence of the writings
OF Joseph Rablnowitsch, and as edited and sup
plemented by Professor Franz Delitzsch of
Leipzig, Is more general. and of greater signif
canoe, than anything of its kind since the days
OF the apostles This movement has already
been referred to in these columns. 1t is note
worthy fact, that, IN correspondence with this
movement among the Jews toward Christianity,
there Is revival of zeal among European
Christians for the ingathering of Jews Especial
ly Is this spirit manifested among the ounger
theologlans of the European continent and 1t
Is asslduousiy nurtured at several of the great
universities And now there is a movement for
the establishing of a seminary at Leipzig for the
special training of missionary workers among
the Jews. The venerable Professor Franz
Delltzsch, who has been at the forefront of such
WORK for fifty years, and who is counted the fist
lvlng Christian authority In the realm of Jew
lsh learning has consented TO take the direction
OF this seminary One of the prominent CO.
workers In this movement is Jechie Lichten
stein, an eminent scholar who Is a converted
J Jew from Moldavia, and who Is the author OF
the commentary on Delitzsch's Hebrew transla-
ton OF the New Testament H is declared by
Delltzsch to be the best type of teacher for such
seminary as the one proposed An appeal in
behalf of this new undertaking is issued, bearin
the signatures of eminent university professors
from Germany, Switzerland Denmark. and Nor
way, together with high officials in church and
state from the German Empire The movement
itself is under the immediate oversight and di
recton of the Judaic Institute of Leipzig, at the
head OF which stands Professor Delitzsch The
American secretary of this Institute is the Rev
DR.. III. V. Hilprecht, whose address is Ais
Fine Street, Philadelphia and to him any con
tributions in its aid may be forwarded
s. s. Tines
When the first important surgical
case came to DR.. Parker in the Medical Mission
IN China, requiring the amputaton Of an arm,
the patient firmly refused to permit the opera
ton, and only consented when gift Of $50 was
made to him Now" says Mr.. Nye, the
willing recipients of the ministrations of the
hospital and its dispenssries, and their families
are numbered by many hundred thousands OF
millions, and the local rulers and gentry are the
most munihcent supporters Of the work Iecuni
arily the American Board of Missions original
ly, and the Presbyterian Board subseouentlv