and a mission band is organized, to follow as the Lord leads.

All this reminds us how the great upheaval in Uganda. began, in 1893, with Pilkington's perusal of the appeal of David, the Tamil evangelist, and the reading of the report of the addresses at the Keswick Convention in England, leading the missionaries to seek a new victory over sin, and a fresh anointing for themselves, in their work.

THE UNITY OF DISCIPLES

The trend of our day is certainly toward the abolition of artificial barriers between believers. At a time when Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Methodists, and kindred bodies. are entering into new confederacies, it is not a little surprising to find a document, bearing the signatures of both the Anglican and nonconformist. leaders in Britain. While deprecating large schemes of corporate reunion, and not treating existing religious divergencies as unimportant, the two archbishops, the presidents of the principal Free Church bodies, together with the moderators of the Scottish assemblies, unite in "believing profoundly that our Lord Jesus Christ meant us to be one visible fellowship," and therefore "feel profoundly the paralyzing effect upon the moral forces forces of Christianity which our divisions inevitably produce." Hence a joint call to all Christians, who desire the fulfilment of the Divine purpose, to give them selves to penitence and prayer-penitence because all bodies and individuals have more or less contributed to produce and perpetuate differences, and prayer because all alike need enlightenment from above as to the

ways by which God's servants are to be drawn together. It is suggested that preparations should be made for a united effort of prayer on WhitSunday next for the reunion of Christians. This interesting appeal is the outcome of a conversation between Bishop Gore and Rev. J. H. Jowett, of Birmingham, in which they agreed that something should be done to bring about a better understanding between different sections of the Church Mr. Jowett ventures to hope that, at some future time, a great interdenominational meeting will be held at the Birmingham Town Hall, with Bishop Gore in the chair, to pray for a greater sense of fellowship. among all sections of the Church.

Meanwhile, Canon Hensley Hanson, in the Contemporary Review, returns to the attack upon "apostolic succession," declaring the claim to be as unhistorical as it is uncharitable, and calling on Parliament to "repeal

that relic of barbarism which forbids Anglican clergymen to invite nonconformist ministers into their chancels." Here the canon places himself in accord with Bishop Lightfoot and Stanley. The doctrine of apostolic succession is rapidly losing hold and seems destined soon to pass away. Some of the best literature against the claim to the divine historic Episcopate is from Episcopal pens!

THE DARK CONTINENT IS AWAKING

Africa is increasingly the scene of political and social turmoil. Official correspondence confirms private communications, in respect to reports of some sort of scheme of combination or conspiracy among the natives, especially in South Africa, against the domination of their territory by the

whites. The African Party, whose motto is "Africa for the Africans," is obviously growing in numbers and intelligence. The late Zulu outbreak is thought to be due to a premature attempt on the part of an impetuous chief to bring on a crisis before the fulness of time. The fact seems to be that like Japan and China, even the long-suffering Dark Continent is awaking. Contact with civilization is bringing intelligence and intelligence always begets independence. The only way to prevent disastrous revolutions is to diffuse the Gospel. Light and love must go together. Civilization without Christ may only develop another "Frankenstein," a new monster of violence, gigantic but uncontrollable. In every way God is compelling His people to put new energy and vigor into the work of a world's evangelization.

MONEY AND THE KINGDOM

A disciple of Christ can not look without amazement not unmixed with chagrin, at the sad contrast between the lavishness and zeal with which vast sums are spent for the purposes of this world, and the comparative parsimony which keeps the Church enterprises always begging for help,

and threatened with curtailment and retrenchment. The United States Congress on May 17 passed the naval appropriation bill of nearly one hundred millions of dollars! Germany, six years ago, voted ten times that enormous sum, for the expansion of her navy, and has since increased it by two hundred and fifty millions. more. Do we realize that thus the expenditures of three leading nations, Britain, Germany and the United States, for warships alone, and with

in a decade of years, exceeds more than threefold all the money given to foreign missions, by the whole Protestant Church, since Carey went to India!

The war "craze" has seized the nations. Great Britain can not imperil her supremacy of the seas, and must build a score at least of warships, that in size and armament leave even the Dreadnaught behind. Where is the corresponding zeal and abandonment of God's Church, in carrying on the campaign of the Prince of Peace?

THE OUTLOOK IN RUSSIA

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Civil and religious liberty gets a foothold slowly in the czar's empire. The new Douma drafted an address to the throne which, to say no more, is an extraordinary document. more than hints a deep determination in the representatives of the people to compel the empire to take its stand among the democratic peoples of this era of liberty. The demands made are peremptory, for:

(1) General amnesty.

(2) The abolition of the death penalty.

(3) The suspension of martial law. and all exceptional laws.

(4) Full civil liberty.

(5) The abolition of the council of the empire.

(6) The revision of the fundamental law.

(7) The establishment of the responsibility of ministers.

(8) The right of interpellation. (9) Forced expropriation of land. (10) Guarantees of the rights of trade-unions.

Obviously the Russian people are revolting against the long rule of the

autocracy and bureaucracy. The refusal of the czar to receive personally the deputation of the Douma has not helped matters. All lovers of true liberty must now look with solicitous interest-may we not add, with prayer to the God of Nations?-in hope that at this great crisis no false step may be taken. It is not a time for bigotry, prejudice, and passion to have sway. The destiny of a great nation hangs in the balance.

GENERAL BOOTH AND THE SALVATION ARMY

General Booth lately kept his seventy-seventh birthday, and is, we are glad to note, hale and hearty. He is a resolute vegetarian, lives a simple, frugal life, and has earned the cordial esteem of Christians of every name, and the respect of all whose good opinion is worth having. His heart is passionately in love with the Gospel and the souls of men. He began, forty years ago, his great philanthropic work in behalf of the poor and outcast classes. His methods were novel and grotesque, and at first were met with no little ridicule. But he has demonstrated their efficiency, and his success where so many have failed, has won a unique victory over both apathy and antipathy. He has a villa at Hadley, near Barnet, England, where he finds rest and recreation in gardening and bee-keeping, selling his honey for the benefit of the Army's local corps. We hope he may yet have years of good work before him.

This seventy-seventh birthday was celebrated with great enthusiasm at the Crystal Palace, representatives of over fifty different nations taking part in the foreign demonstration. He

conducted a great thanksgiving service in the central transept and delivered an inspiring address, surrounded by the chief members of his staff, in charge of the organization at home and abroad. and abroad. Among those present was "Lieutenant-Colonel Duff," sister of the Duke of Fife and sister-in-law of the Princess Royal, whose position in the Salvation Army is that of editress of the Young Soldier and the Young People. At the close of the proceedings, the results of the SelfDenial campaign were announced. Ireland had contributed £1,918; East, £3,502; North, £3,927; South, £5,528; Midlands, £5,550; Yorkshire, £5,863; West, £7,933; Northwest, £8,677; Scotland, £10,909; Training Homes, £3,900; London, £14,645. The grand total for the United Kingdom was £72,731. This marked an increase of £9,421 upon the returns of last year, and constitutes a record for SelfDenial Week in the Salvation Army.

HONORING A VETERAN MISSIONARY

It is, to say the least, very questionable whether the growing practise of nominating rival candidates for the moderatorship of the Presbyterian General Assembly, with all the attendant pyrotechnics of laudatory declamation, is consistent with the dignity and sobriety of what calls itself a "Court of Jesus Christ." The recent assembly at Des Moines spent two hours' valuable time in listening to such commendatory electioneering speeches for eleven different nominees. It is more than doubtful-the propriety of such personal praise of a party, yet living, and in his pres

ence.

Nevertheless, the Assembly did it

self high honor in lifting to the chair of Moderator, one of the worthiest of its veteran missionaries. And Rev. Dr. Brown did not go one fraction beyond the truth when, in nominating Dr. Hunter Corbett of China, he paid to him the following high tribute:

"If any man, for long, self-denying, self-sacrificing, and magnificent service for God and man, has any claim to be Moderator of this Assembly, that man is Dr. Hunter Corbett. Forty-three years ago he entered the ministry, and tho he could have commanded a salary of $5,000 a year and parsonage, believing that Jesus Christ had made propitiation for the sins of the world, the whole world, he was conscious of a call to that wider work, turned his back on the attractions offered, and offered himself. A journey to China was an undertaking quite formidable then, as compared with one now, but this man was not only willing to live in hardship, but to die in China if need be. After his wife's death this man became the great preacher in North China, making journeys with his three motherless children on a donkey, one on each side in a basket, and one in his arms. If the Church wants to honor evangelism, here is an opportunity of honoring this great evangelist of the Presbyterian Church in China. He baptized over 3,000 Chinese, organized fourteen churches, educated Chinese students, and erected buildings for church and educational purposes. If any man in this Assembly 300 years from now will

be a subject of history, that one is Dr. Hunter Corbett. It is important that the Moderator be a man of sweet temper, and Dr. Corbett is warm-hearted, cool-spirited, and a man who walks with God. We have had Moderators from colleges, and Moderators from seminaries, to burn, and from different sections of the country, but never one from China. We had one Moderator from the foreign field, but that was a generation ago, and is it not time for us to choose another? Shall we not signalize the beginning of our third century of history as a Church by an emphasis on foreign missions, and give encouragement to the men now in the foreign field? After the horrible massacre at Lien Chou men sneered at the missionary as a man, and would it not now be appropriate to give the lie to this sneer by honoring this man from China? There is something pathetic in this matter. I do not like to antagonize others, but we ought to remember that Dr. Corbett is threescore and ten years old, and will soon go back for a service of some ten years, and we will never see his face any more. This is the last time the Presbyterian Church will have an opportunity of honoring this good man. Shall we not pass out of provincialism and place this man. in the Moderator's chair? In the name of the spirit of evangelism that ought to characterize this Assembly, and as a token of determination to do great things for the future, I place in nomination Dr. Hunter Corbett, of China."