The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-29

"A gold mine has at last been sue
ceeefully operated in the Shantuug province,
with machinery OF the most improved kind
transported from San Francisco SIX sktllful
Americans are In charge. A coal mine also in
the north. with foreign engineers and ma hin
cry, has reduced the price of coal at TieutsIn
from $40 to 81 per ton. Evidently fLn0 shttdv
must go. The poor of North China will soon be
relieved fro IN the hard necessity of rsking up
the roots of dead grass for fuel as we have our
selves seen them dong.
DR.. Corbett further adds that a number of
select young men, trained in the vtceroy's hos
pltal and medical school at Tients,n. under the
direction of DR.. ]. K Mckenzie of the London
Missionary Society have passed very sstisfac-
tory examinations, and are now filing honor
able and Influential positions under the govern
ment. One of them holds the position of medl-
cal adviser Of the new military hospital in
Ilentsin. where he has the oversight of some
two hundred students.
The CongregGttonaLiSt says: "Mal.
treatment Of the Cbine-e In America tells I'M
iavorsbly upon missionary work 10 China. The
rrogress of the Presbyterians In the province of
QnoDg Tung has been considerably impeded by
the hostile attitude OF the vIceroy, who iu.ii6 a
his hostility on the ground that any wrongs IN
hicted by the natives upon the MISSIONARIES are
trivial In couparlson with the outrages visited
while ago upon the Cinnamon az Eock SPRING.
Wyoming THIS Is, to be sure acting urop the
principle of retaliation but it Is too bad hat the
opponents of the goepel should DO allowed such
weapon against Its spread
81 hate the idea Of copiugating
Christ's success in India in the future tense"
wrote Chunder Sen only brief season before
his death. 1t is thing already largely
achieved-yes, l say most empha1cally, the
Spirit OF Christ has already gone lar into the
AarNfh ~ Id
solemn, deliberate conviction that the sanctify
ing, saving influences Of Christ's life and teach.
lngs have already wrought wonders in this
land. Jesus Christ brings more than system
OF moral: He lmparts the germ Of a new life ;
this IA Hs woodworking power. - Free
Church Monthly.
One OF the best provisions recently
made by the Chinese government is that which
requires every foreign missionary 70 hold
passport from his own government, declaring his
nationality French Off ials have AT cited TO as
sumo protectorate over all oman Catholic mis-
slonar'es OF all nationaltits and treir converts
This has been found to have more of the French
htvor than the Chinese taste requires. 1t
now prop sed to deal with men according to
nationality and 10 recognize them under their
own proper coors. This is an important step
In the right direction.
The adherents of the religion of
Jesus Christ to-day outDumher the followers Of
any other faith in the wold. Christian mis-
sons number more than 2 OUO 600 adherents on
heather soil. and at the present rats of increase
will include 10000 600 before this century
closes.-ReU. J19son Smith d D.
There are no Protestant missions in
Beloochistan. Afghsnstan. In the French pos
session Of Anam and Tor quein, or IN Siberia
and the adjoining countries under Russian rule
but IN the other nations Protestant Ia dictionaries
are preaching the gospel and making progress.
Rev. jacob w. Chamberlain. DID.
secured $50 COO fa- an institution 70 higher edu
ton IN the Arcot mission, before b. recent re
turn to his field