CtlrrESpolikitu. THE NESTORIANS AND JEWS IN CHINA. Full-Cffau, July 10, 1865 The history of the early witnesses to the truth in China is one of much in terest to the. Christian Church and its missionaries In a previous letter I spoke of the advent of Mohammedan power, and worship, with its present aspect's. Dur ing the ages between the seventh and the present'centuries, this sect has given its constant, though feeble, testimony to the grand truth, " There is only One True God"—a striking condemnation of the monstrous system of Chinese idolatry. NESTORIANS IN CHINA Going back in the chronology, we come to the precious era of the Nesto rians, who entered China as• early as A. D 505, (Middle Kingdom, vol. IL, p. 290). They were Goipel missionaries, and were probably from the schools of Edessa and Nisibis. Silas was the Nesto rian patriarch (A. D. 505-520), and had subject to him, according to Amro's cata logue, the metropolitan bishops of India and Sina (China). The only record of Nestorian labors in. China, is the cele brated stone monument at Singan in Shensi. The Jesuits insist that the Nestorians fabricated • this tablet, or boldly claim it as their own, asserting that the geograp4cal name " Tatsin" means, not "Judea," but " Rome." The weight of evidence, however, ascribes the monument to the Nes torians. This ;tablet ,-(strange to say) was not brought to the knowledge Of the West till A. D. 1625. The title is significgnt, " a Tablet commemorating the diffusion of the illustrious religion of Tatsin (Judea) into China," with a pre face " written by King Tsing, a priest from the Tatsin Church." The tablet is of, marble, ten: feet by six, with a handsomely engraved cross above, and below a discourse in Chinese, with Syriac names at,. the side and Syriac inscriptions at the foot. 'The discourse embraces the principles of religion, fall of man, birth of Christ, and a sketch of the progress of Christianity in China through imperial favor. The Mings, who succeeded the Mongols on the threue in 1369, persecuted the Neste riabs, but we find that:missionaries con tinued to come as late as the fifteenth century. THE JEWS IN CHINA Receding still further on the traclrof the centuries, we come to the Jews, who Entered China as early as. B. C. 205 or 258, (Edin. Cyclop., vols. 4 and 6, pp. 484 and 98). In the ignorance of the West as to the Far East, the, early im migration was unknown or soon forgot ten. It was in the beginning of the seventeenth century that the Jesuit Ricci, at Peking, incidentally learned the existence of a Jewish colony at Kaifung in 'Homan, from a Jewish scholar who 'lame to Peking to seek official promo tion. He told Ricci that he was of the e ‘ ame religion, and readily bowed to the pictures in the Romish chapel as an act of homage to the ancestors of his race. 'The Jesuits sunsequently sent agents to Kaifung, who. brought back parts of the Pentateuch in Hebrew, and sketches of the Jewish .* syoagogue. They found the colony poor, reduced in numbers, and apparently ready to submit the con trol of their religious matters to the Jesuits. -This colony at Kaifung is the pnly separate community now known to exist in the empire. In LBl5, the Jews in London wrote, to this colony of their brethren, but it is not known that the letter, ever reached its destination. In our own . time, November 15, 1850, two Chbiese converts were sent from Shang hai, under the direction of the Bishop 4, ; ', Victoria . and Dr. Medhurst, to 'visit Kaifung, and collect infoimation. I condense from the , published narrative. VISIT TO KAIFIING-POVERTY AND DE GENERACY The journey was via Suchau and Grand Canal to the , Yellow River, thence by mule cart along its south bank, seveNhundred miles from Shang hai. They found the Jewish quarter in the north section of Kaifung. Out of seventy families, reported by Ricci in the seirenteinth century, only seven re mained, embracing two hundred persons: Hemmed in .by_ a,.large population of Chinese Molawthmedar4, s they were sunk in abject poverty, and - their religion was little more than a name, which sufficed to separate them from the heathen mul titude. Exposed to reproach, they still existed, hoWever, the sole witnesses of &parted glory and repositories of 0. T. truth. None could read their Rebrew books; they had been fifty years with out a Rabbi, and their expectation of a Messiah was wholly lost. The rite of circumcision, too, which they observed when discovered by the ,Jesuits, was discontinued. The'synagogue faced toward the East, and the worshippers always looked to the West, whether to worsfdp - toward Jeru salem, or to reverence the .Emperor's tablet in that part of the synagogue, is not known. The edifice was in a ruin ous state, and a part of the grounds was alienated to Pagan rites. Some of these poor Jews were shopkeepers ; some, far mers in the suburbs, while a few lived in the precincts of the temple. They affirmed that their people entered China in the Han dynasty, but their syna gogue (report .said) was built A. D. 1190. It stands near c a.heathen temple to the " god of fire," and is called the " Pure True Temple." Inscriptions THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 1865. abound. Over the second entrance are the words " Venerate Heaven ;" and above the Emperor's tablet, the sublime declaration " Hear, 0 Israel, Jehovah our God is One Jehovah. Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever." And on the door of a cell, containing the'twelve rolls or tubes of the law, is the, following sentence in* Hebrew: " Ineffable is His name, for Jehovah is the God of gods." .While busy in copying inscriptions, the two Messengers'. were driven out by a literary man named Klan, who issued strict girders to allow no strangers to enter. He seemed to regard them as spies .sent by English missionaries. They obtained, however, from a Jew who vis ited' them at their inn, some books with additional.information. He said to them, " our religion was once called the Indian, (i. e. East Indian) religion', but now the religion of plucking out the sinew, for we pluck away the sinew from the flesh which we eat.," He also said that they were%striet in.observing the Sabbath, and did not intermarry with heathen and Mohammedans, nor eat swine's flesh. It is wonderful, that in this remote corner of the world and at this distant epoch, there shOuld' exist in a 'heathen city a vestige of the most sublime part of temple worship; and even a 'tablet in the " Great , With the inscription "The Most _Holy Place." The" messengers, overhearing Mohammedans at the inn conspiring to accuse them'to the magis trates, as spies , of the foreigners, thought it wise to leave. They brought with them eight MSS., probably of Persian origin, written with the stylus on thick paper, bound in silk, with vowel points. They contained fragments of the Penta teuch, Psalms and Prophets: Thnslas Judaism witnessed for pure Deism and the character of the Infinite Jehovah in the very heart .of 'the' Chinese Empire, probably during the long period of six teen or eighteen centuries. And this insignificant .colony is a ".remnant" of the same great people in whose ears Moses uttered, thirty-three centuries ago, the fearful denunciation " Jehovah shall scatter thee among all people from one end of the earth even unto the other." But the lesson, so, hard to learn, yet so thoroughly learned at last, under the harsh rule of old heathen Babylon, they seem to carry with them down the stream of time, " Thou shalt not• make unto thee any graven image." THE MURAL Judaism has answered its end. In the days of Christ it gave room for a new dispensation ; and so now in heathen China, it yields its . place to the same glorious system embodied in evangelical P.rotestantism. Nestorians also disap pear, perhaps for a time only. The modern missionary of the Anglo-Saxon family, can'almostleel that he is their successor, and that the separating centu ries by the power of an affiliating faith are crowded from the chronology. So, close and so precious is the sympathy we can feel with these devoted men, whose converts, for aught we know to the contrary, may have numbered tens of thousands ! In such a presence, we feel that we must gird ourselves to our work afresh. And so ought the whole Chuich to feel. The Nestorian mission ary, trained to hardship, and perhaps traversing the rugged steeps of the Hin doo Koosh to reach his Treat- field, was doubtless as unselfish, self-denying and zealous as the best of modern mission aries. And we may soon welcome him to his old field, for the whole nation is being renovated by the word and grace of Christ. He will not find his sect here, but his' creed in many of its funda mental points he will find graven in stone at Singan. .C. C. B. JEWISH MISSIONS. [The following communication and `letter are cheerfully inserted in our columns, at the suggestion of the hon ored paitor of the Reformed Presby terian Church, Chicago.] Eighteen years ago, the Reformed Presbyterian Church of. Scotland sent Rev. Dr. Cunningham as their mission ary to the Jews in London. His thorough acquaintance with the Semitic languages commanded their attention, and his zeal, in daily preaching Christ in the streets occupied by them, arbused their opposition. Sometimes listened to with attention, occasionally followed by some serious enquirer, he is more gener ally assailed by ridicule, reproach and execration, pelted with filth, and some times beaten, but still perseveres in preaching the` love of the crucified Son 'of Abraham to his brethren. His jour nal illustrates Paul's reception by the `Jews better than any commentary. The friends of Israel have often been sorely perplexed as to the duty of sup porting Jewish converts as missionaries, whose bold literal style of interpreting the prophecies of the restoration of Israel, on which they commonly dwell with great emphasis, concedes a princi ple of interpretation which destroys the proof from prophecy of 'the first advent of Messiah. The Rationalist Jews, as well as the Broad Church, are not slow to point out, that JesUs never trod on serpents, opened prisons, distributed garments or oil of joy literally, was not called Wonderful, nor Emanuel, was not a shepherd, but a carpenter, etc., etc.; but if the unfplfilled prophecies are to be literally fulfilled, those alleged to be already fulfilled ought to have been so in the same manner. But it is hard to find a converted Jew, converted from his longings for an earthly kingdom. The — worst result of 'this literalism is; that it distracts the attention of bath the missionary and the people from the great present duty of regeneration, and fixes it on some future miraculous interven tion of God on behalf of Israel. The following letter from Dr. Cunningham, shows that he, perhaps becauSe of his Gentile extraction, has not made, his imagination his theologian; and the' perusal of his journal gives satisfactory evidence that he is determined to know nothing but Christ crucified, among Jews or Gentiles. He preaches the common salvation to all classes, for all have sin ned. and come short of the glory of God. It is one of the evidences that Israel's day of grace is not closed, that such a Gospel offer is made to them daily in the streets of London ; and it is one of the best modes of communion with Jesus Chinst, the minister of the circumcision, whose last tears were wept over a crowd of his unbelieving countrymen, to carry his dying prayer for them to their ears and hearts. • ? In consequence of the diviSion of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scot land, on the question of allegiance to the British. Crown, and Dr. Cunning ham's adherence to the minority, wig hold that such allegiance is sinful, as a recognition• of the Qneenis Headship over the Church, his means of support have been diminished. Bat such a man, engaged in such a work, must not be outflanked by Satan on any such side issue. At this' distance it is not neces sary to expresi any.opinion on the Scot tish controversy ; but every friend of Israel must feel an interest in Dr. Cllll - long-tried work of faith and labor of love. For years we have bad no Jewish mission in connection with our Church, and but few of its members, we fear, have contributed the sums con secrated to God for Israel to other socie ties. Here is a good opportunity for re deeming our vows, and reawakening an interest in our prayers for the Lord's brethren. " Thy saints take pleasure in her- stones, and favor the very dust of Zion for her sake." It will give me•great pleasure to re mit to Dr. Cunningham any donations forwarded for that purpose to ROBERT PATTERSON, No. 71 Nortikurtis st., Chicago. DR. CUNNINGHAM'S LETTER. 6 BURTON STREET, BURTON CRESCENT, LONDON, Sept. 15, 1865. REV. AND DEAR Sin is so rare an occurrence for me to receive from a friend, before unknown, even indirectly, a communication so kind as yours of August 28, through our kind friend, Mr., Daniel Peoples, that I am happy to make the present acknowledgment of your generous gift and kind expression of . sympathy. I cherish in a veryhigh degree the esteem in which you hold exertions humbly made in great human weakness, though, I trust in faith; with . • a view to the conversion of Israel, and the kind regard you express for the in strument employed therein. Whatevir may be the future of the Children of Israel as a separate race, the salvation of a remnant of that peo ple is accepted by GodPs people of the gentile nations, as a• truth distinctly re vealed in the Word of God. And the emotion of delight, amounting to enthu siasm in the best sense, which accompa nies the contemplation of the salvation of the elect of that race in the minds of true Christians, would appear to be no less an evidence of their interest in the blessing promised to Abraham, than the pride cherished by the Jews as if alone they were God's chosen, and their refusal to believe upon the Lord Jeaus Christ, constitute an evidence of their rejectioti. It is such a marvellous thing as can not be referred to an origin short"of the Divine Sovereignty that the Jews should take a hold so great, and yet so varied, upon the minds of those around them, as they have maintained. That while some are left to hate the Jew on account of his present imperfections of character, at the same time others, who wish well to the Jew, should be greatly divided in sentiment as to what is to become of him ; some believing that the people will be come in Canaan a great earthly power, others that the work of evangelizing the heathen will chiefly be committed to them, and the smaller number, whose views alone have ever seemed to be correct, believing that the saved of Israel in the latter day will , have no standing separate from that of the Gos pel Zion where the wall of partition has been broken down. The prestige of the Jews as 'a covenant people, of which they have so high ideas, has been so little improved, nay, has been so much abused by them, as to show that with out sovereign Divine grace, the highest outward advantages, including the means of salvation, instead of proving a bless ing, bring a 'curse. The unbelieving Jew aspires at a worldly influence to which he never can attain, and sets at nought a far higher dignity, by rejecting the Gospel. Like Popery, and other superstitions, modern Judaism, as if it were a chilled patient heaping on cloth ing to restrain the departure of vital heat, or a person deformed assuming the ,flnery of dress with a view to make an impression which personal charms alone can produce, takes to itself the trappings of tradition and ritual forms, to compen sate for the wants of the power of spirit ual life. The Gospel, accompanied by the power of the Holy Ghost, is that alone which can give life to the Jew or Gentile, dead in trespasses and sins. And the Lord of Life himself has impressed his people with a sound conviction of the only origin of that spiritual life. The prayers and efforts of his people on behalf of the salvation of the Jews and others shall not therefore in the end have been employ ed in vain. He will give them to see .the desire of their hearts in the final salva tion of all His chosen. Six at least of those to whom I have been the means of communicating their first acquaintance with the Gospel, and how many more I do not know, have obtained by baptism at the hands of others, admission to the visible Church. And had the means adopted by some others been used by myself and support ers, many more than these would have been received by'myself. It is scarcely necessary to add that the number of baptisms recbrded in a given period is not a true sign of success in any mission. The signs are to be found over a far wider surface. The progressive revolu tion of sentiment in the Jewish mind, on the . one hand respecting the Talmud, and on the other regarding the New Testament, is an expanding proof of what the Lord is doing to " swallow up" the cloud of penal darkness that has long. hung over the people. It is well that you seek the salvation of Israel. It is well that you are concerned in teaching any of the young of that people. The blessing of the Lord will not fail to fol low your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope. That every token of Divine favor may be shown to yourself and family, and flock and friends, and brethren, is the earnest desire and prayer, revereird and dear sir, of Yours, very faithfully, JOHN CUNNINGHAM REV. ROBERT PATTERSON, D.D. REVIVAL IN BINGHAMTOR The readers of the AMERICAN' PRES-- EYTERIAN. will be glad to know that Binghamton is now rejoicing in an ex tensive work of grace. God's Spirit is very evidently here—many have already found the Saviour, and others are still anxiously.. asking, " What shall I do to be saved ?" Christians have been pray ing earnestly, and God has now come to answer their prayers. Our wholb town seems shaken, and the influence appears to be spreading to the surround ing country. Many persons from other places have come to see and engage in the mighty work. Ministers from Syra cuse have visited us, and returned to their homes rejoicing that God is pour ing out his blessing here in so large a measure. The city of Syracuse has been repeatedly mentioned in the morning prayer-meetings, that the Spirit of God might visit it. One Saturday afternoon, at a children's . meeting, as. a gentleman from that city, who had been visiting us, was taking his leave, he asked' the little ones, to pray for the children of 'SYracuse, and as many as would do so were requested to hold up their hands. About two hundred hands went up in stantly, and very touching- incidents showing how . well they remembered their promise, have been since mentioned. On the following Monday morning a note was read in the prayer-meeting from a mother whose little girl had said to her after family worship, "Mamma, you forgot to pray for the children of Syracuse." Many similar instances have' come to our knowledge. Rev. E. P. Hammond, who has fre-. quently been invited to come among us, but has been prevented heretofore, came to Binghamton three weeks ago, and held his first service in the Presbyterian church on Sabbath afternoon, Oct. 22. The meeting was 4or children, and the Spirit was very evidently there. That wSek children's meetings were held every afternoon, and union prayer meetings were appointed for every morn ing. These meetings for prayer have, bee; the most delightful and encourag ing feature of the revival. They in creased in numbers so that the place of meeting was changed from a lecture room to one of the Methodist churches, which is now crowded to its utmost capa city. Rev. Dr. Bristol, one of our pas tors, remarked one morning in the meet ing, that in all his experience he had never known such evidences of the deep work of the Holy Spirit—such unity among Christians, and, what is more, no opposition from any quarter. He said he had yet to hear the first word against these meetings, or the least fault finding in regard to them. All, even worldly persons, are forced to acknowl edge that it is of God This is very strong testimony from, one who has had extensive experience in.revivals. The second week of Mr. Hammond's stay with us, services were appointed for every evening, Saturdays, excepted, 'when Mr. Hammond preached in the largest (Presbyterian) church, Rev. G. N. Boardman's, which holds fifteen- hundred persons. These evening services have been continued for two weeks. And the house has generaly been full, often crowded, with those anxious to hear the Word of Life. Mr. Hammond has la bored faithfully and acceptably among i ns, presenting truths in a very powerful, 'conclusive manner, urging Christians to pray for the Holy Spirit and dwelling much on the love of Jesus. This was especially his theme in addressing the children, and many little ones not only sing " I love Jesus," but by their ap pearance and sincere assertions seem truly to have learned to love the Sa viour. The seriousness is not confined to those persons who attend the meet ings. Four prisoners in our county jail, who have been conversed and prayed with, haie given evidence of having passed from death unto life. Letters from them have been read in the evening meetings The inquiry-meetings, held in the church immediately after the sermon in the eve n i ng, have been solemn and deeply interesting. Christians are urged to converse with the impenitent, and show them the way to Christ, and thus they keep their own hearts warm and earnest while helpi ng -others to find peace. It is supposed, so far as can be as certained, that there are already between two. and three hundred converts ; and still the interest seems to be deepening and spreading. We, need the prayers of all Christians that the work mar . meet with no hindrance, but that we may all draw nearer to God and bring dow n a still larger blessing. Mr. Hammond feels obliged to leave us next week, but our trust is in God, and he can save with many or with few. REVIVALS-THE FUTURE. [A friend in Norristown has sent us some very pleasant reminiscences of a beloved ex-pastor, which we shall take pleasure in Rublishing another week. To these, as his heart runs along the theme indicated above, he adds the following :] " It was with peculiar satisfaction we read the article on Revivals' in the Presbyterian a week or two ago. We confidently look forward to this hopefuj condition of things. Is the Church pre pared, and are the people expecting the outpouring of the Holy Spirit ? If so, then the blessing is near. Or would the membership be disappointed if they should hear the sound of the chariot? The Lord- has promised to hear and answer prayer ; are we awaiting that answer.? Suppose after sending daily invitations to some friend for his pre sence at our hour's, he, oa coming, should find not only no preparation for his re ception, but surprise at his visit. Would not a suspicion of hypocrisy, arise in his mind.? If, in addition, we should ex hibit a feeling of irksomeness from his presence, would we expect to retain him long, or hope for another visit very soon ? Can we then hope to have the manifested presence of the Holy Spirit unless we are anxious and looking for its presence ? " But we regard the signs of the times as especially propitious in these respects. There is an anxiety all around for the displays of the Spirit's power. Amongst the people of our church, and especially at the Sabbath School, there is more anxiety, a deeper feeling of responsibility for souls than usual. Oh for a refresh ing in,this department of the Israel of God! A revival 43 needful for the interests of the church, not only so far as addi tions may be concerned, bat to keep those who do profesS Christ from being carried away by the surging and aeon thulating influences of the world all about us. There are practices that have crept into our c..hurches of late, which show that the pernibious influence of worldli ness is stealing away the affections of Christians from their devotion to the, Redeemer's cause. Parlor card-playing, social wine-drinking, late parties (the line between these amusements and balls would be hard to decipher), injurious customs for the purpose of raising money, such as are indulged in at fairs, &c., with others more or less wicked, are trailing the church along ' the track of sin, and bringing it down to the standard of the world. We need the manifested presence of the spirit, that we may be able to stand amid this tide which threaten's to sweep us away from our moorings. " The troubles of the list four years have not been sent upon us' accidentally, nor have they fallen from the sky with no preparatqy symptoms., The Lord has sent them for a specific purpose; part of which Was the removal of the dark crime of slavery. This has been done. But has there been no Sabbathlbreakina, no profanity, no disregard of God or His laws in all the land, but what was con ,fined geographically south i of Mason and Dixon's line ? Has there been no boast ing that this was a great land, made so by our might and wisdom ? Is it not wise to look about and see if there - are not reforms needed amongst ourselves in view of what we have suffered these past few years ? If we fail to profit by the severe' lessons of the past, will the Al- mighty leave' this task unfinished ? ~S ill not the rod be applied until we have not only seen the Lord's hand in the dis pensation of Providence around us, but are obedient to his will ? Let the future just opening be at once dedicated to the especial service of our Redeemer and Master. Let all our Christian people, with one accord, intercede for a blessing. Let us pray, While blessing 'others, oh bless us .1' The last communion season with us was a precious one. The whole week previous was spent as a week of prayer by the Church. It proved a most valu able preparatory' service for that sacred occasion. Although without a Pastor, we assembled from night to night, and we all felt it was good to be there. In seasons set apatt for the purpose of in .terceding for the descent of the Holy Ghost we should keep our minds fixed on the one thing. By this means we get warmed up, and our hearts run together. It would also be a judicious plan to spend Sabbath evenings as a social church prayer meeting. 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