The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-08-15
NOTES OF INTEREST.

The Reformed people of Germany are discuss
ing now they shall honor John Calvin, on the four
hundredth anniversary of his birth in 1000. Some
are in favor of building great monument. while
others desire to gather a fund as an endowment
from the interest of which Reformed Churches can
be supported.
Mr.. John Morley has officially announced in Par
lament that the present government of Enorar,
will no longer oppose the Introduction of that trade
should China still desire it. Since China once went
to war to break up the trade, it is not likely she
VIII all to express herself and give the present
cabinet an opportunity to make good their words
England has heretofore derived a yearly revenue of
Sl5OOOOOO from this SALE but it has cost China the
1mpoverishment of one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE mil
lions of her three hundred million inhabitants This
great decision is regarded as the Waterloo of the
opium traffic, and it means vast benefits to missions
morals and Industries of two countries.
The British House of Commons instructed the
new British Government to bring the Indo- Chin
csc opium trade to "a speedy close This means
CIVIC resurrection for three great countries lust
In time to give glorious climax to the Centen-
NAL of Chinese Missions in 1907 In this Water
loo, the British anti-opium societies heartily rec
ogn1ze that the international Reform Bureau has
Deen the Butcher that has bought the foreign re-
Inducements without which they could not have
won Following up this victory Dr. Wilbur F.
Crafts will go to Japan, China India, Australia
and Europe to enlist in each country the mis-
sonary societies, chambers of commerce and
government, as the Bureau has done in the United
States, in the Bureaus proposal. endorsed by the
Senate and President, that all civilized nations
shall by treaty protect all savage races against
lntoxicants and opium in the interest OF morals
and markets alike. DR. Crafts will bear all the
extra expenses thus incurred but he is the chief
collector of the Bureau. and has been the largest
giver, 1t will be necessary for friends of mis-
sons and reforms to agree to stand by the Btu
reau Tor the two or three years in which his time
and means will be fully needed abroad and at
home, to complete this great reform Will YOU
cooperate in this greatest thing before the world
that can be done?
1t is important that $4,000 more should be
pledged at once the Bureaus building whose
mortgages must be readjusted july 25 1000 This
with other conditional subscriptions would en-.
able the Bureau to lift its building debt except
small amount that would be covered by sales the
trustees have voted to make when there is OBJ
portunity. Please send at least ST on this
There should be in the Bureaus Office Mis-
sionary Secretary, abundanty supplied with litera-
ture, to promote constantly in all lands this pro-
crossing crusade against ntoxicants and opium
as the chief hindrances to missions, especially by
securing the appointment of committee of one
or more in every local missionary society to keep
the body informed of the progress of this move
ment. Will you aid in this or ask your mis-
sionary or young peoples society or church to