The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-04-03
FOREIGN CHURCH NEWS.

The Salvation Army has been pro-
hibited from carrying on Its work IN Berlin,
Prussia.
1t is said that during the visit Of
the German Emperor, William H., at Rome, he
declined all invitations to social festivities on
Sunday. and attended divine service in the
chapel OF the German embassy.
Salvation Army "lasses have opened
FIRE in Marlborough Queen County, Ireland.
Large numbers of Roman Catholics have listened
to them respectfully while they sang and preach
ed In the streets.
DR.. G. D Matthews was to leave
London on the 10Th nit. for Holland to hold
series of meetings in the Churches there on be
half of the Presbyterian Alliance
"A great work of grace has been Wit
messed at Briton Ferry, CLAM, Wales. Many
of the viest characters have been saved, and
the whole town is SAID to be moved on religious
matters.
The Rev. Dr. Donald Fraser, DIR.
Macgregor Principal Rainey, and R. J Lynd,
are to proceed TO Australia, to be present at the
Presby terian celebration that is soon to take
place IN the colony. These gentlemen represent
four phases of British Presbyterianism.
Mr.. Oscar Wilde says that in the
EnGllsn Onurcn man succeeds not through MS
capacity for belief, but through his capacity
for disbelief. 1t Is the only church where the
sceptic stands at the altar and whore st. Thomas
is regarded as the ideal apostle. But there are
thousands of the truest and most beautiful
Christians in this Church..
The membership of St Giles, Edin.
burgh, during the incumbency of DR.. Lees
which has extended over eleven years, had
1888 added to it. Of these there have come
-
missioners 2l2 other Established churches
elsewhere, 254i Free Church, 81 Episcopal
So United Presbyterian, rs other denomina-
lions, As, and first communion 400.
DR.. George F. Pentecost has been
carrying on evsngelistic work in Glasgow, Scot
land, for the past FIVE months, preaching day
and night to average daily audiences OF two
thousand people. Hundreds af souls have been
converted, and the work has been quiet and en-
tlrely devoid Of any sensational elements the
revival has been wide and deep. For months
great st. Andrews Hall, with a capacity of 8
800, has been packed to the doors on Sunday
nights The meeting for business men only in
the Merchants Hall has been the most remark
able ever held in the city. None are admitted
but merchants, members of the Exchange and
professional men. The hall has been crowded
to Overlooking every day for the last three
weeks, and wonderful interest is manifested.
DR.. Pentecost has preached to the West End
people and to the poor and wretched in the
slums, and found the Gospel to be equally &C
ceptable to the ricr and poor, the cultivated and
the degraded. Independent.
Count Campello, who some time ago
left the Roman Church. though on the way to
Its highest dlgnIties seems likely to take the
place OF Father GavsZZl He spoke lately in
San Reno and the Italians turned into the
theatre by the thousands to listen to him He
told them why he abandoned the priesthood and
left the Vatican. He declared that be left it
simply because he wished to profess himself a
believer and follower OF Jesus Christ. He
called upon the Italians to drive the Papac7
from their consciences and minds and hearts and
homes, and If one day an opportunity came to
do 80, out of their country" Then rising with
his theme, he exhorted them to pu Christ In the
place of the Pope, and the gospel in the place of
the Syllabus The Italians followed him with
shouts of applause -PresbVtertGn.
Rev DIR Werner M. Whites recent
statements on church and chapel attendance IN
Liverpool and other large cities may we'll be
termed alarming and almost Incredible The
Northern AdUaRce gives this summary Of Dr.
Whites figures In relation to Liverpool:
With increase of l76 600 in the popula
ton, and also increase of $1,000 sittings in
the church and chapel accommodation, the at
tendances (morning, afternoon, and EVENING" in
1882 were Il, 900 less than 1851 Those absent
tiOin any P'"Oo Vi "OIshlp III 1Ool VINO Coulu
have been present were SO per cent, and in
1882 were 70 per cent This deplorable and
alarming state of things is found more or less in
all denominations, and in all districts, town and
country alike. The percentages without ex-
cePtion, have largely fallen of"
This startling decrease occurred during the
years when the evangelical revival was arrested.
1t is specially since 1851 that men in churches
and cbapels have brought to religion their sell
hsh interests, and have Infused into that which
saves, their accommodating doctrines. Arti6-
cialitles, spectacular rituals musical perfor-
mances negative theologies, ornate buildings
have become the dependence. These substitutes
for the religion of Jesus our Lord and efforts to
please the unconverted instead of saving them
have proved portentOus and tremendous mis-
take. The people have not been won by them /;
the fault has not been in our Christianity, but IN
the false representations of it -London Chris
tidn.