A meeting of the subscribers to Trinity Church was held at the British Consulate on Friday, H. B. M. Consul, W. H. Med: hurst Ksq., in the chair. Presen Messrs. W: Keswick, A. Michie, W. A. Turnbull, F.D. Bares, J. G, Purdon, Drysdale, A. G. Wood and Miller.
10 CHAIRMAN opened the meeting by reading the notification, No. 8 of 1874, (already published in our columns) which embodied the following proposition "The Seamen's Church Trustees propose, until more satisfactory arrangements can be made, to pay the Trustees of 'Trinity Church the stim of 'Taels fifteen hundred per annum, to go towards spend required by them to secure an Assistant Chaplain to 'Trinity Churob, it being understood that one of the 'Trinity' Church Chaplains shall undertake duties heretofore carried on by the Seamen' Chaplain, and shall give a morning Sund service ab Pootung Church, or wherever the Trustees of the Seamen's Church may direst, and also that he shall undertake ministrations to the Hospital and Sailors' Home." to the Seamen in port, as well as visitations
He then referred to an extraordinary meeting of the Subscribers, held on 2nd April 1872, and the minutes of whicl he read. At that meeting resolutions come to ab a meeting of the Trustees of both Churches were submitted, sgrecing. that an assistant chaplain should be appointed at a salary of Tls. 2,100, Tls. 1,600 of which was to be provided by the Seamen's Church Trustees. The meeting decided that the Rev. Mr. Butcher should make proposals for the appointment, subject confirmation by the Trustees. But as they all knew, the amount then named proved insufficient to attract any clergy-position now before the meeting was man to China, and in consequence the pro-
ought forward.
Mu. Tonnsvrt mentioned that the Treasurer, Mr. FitzGerald, had made out an estimate of receipts and expenditure for the present year, which showed that far from the funds being being able to meet any deficiency, there would be a very small balance to the credit.
Mr. Purvow asked if any one knew what the average attendance at Pootung Church was.
Mr. Barwes said about thirty at the afternoon service, but when service was held in the morning there would be many more, as the afternoon was an inconvenient time for sailors.
'The Cmarnuax said when he was at the Sailors' Home yesterday, the Superintendent had told him that if service were held there, or even in a shed alongside the Home, there would be a large attendance.
Mr. Porpox thought that, there being a Church at Hongkew which was free, and to which sailors were quite welcome, some arrangement might be made between the two. They might perhaps use the Hongkew Church instead of keeping the Pootung one open.
Mr. Barxes said, from the circumstances under which the Church was founded, the Trustees could hardly accept Mr. Purdon's suggestion. In answer to another remark, Mr, Barnes said the simple expense of maintenance of the Pootung Church was very small.
"Phe CuAray recalled attention to. the object of the meeting, which was to make provision for the extra expenditure found necessary to carry out the joint arrangement.
'A general conversation then followed, regarding ways and means. The Trustees of the Seamen's Church engaging to provide Tls. 1,500 yearly, it remained to decide from what source the Trustees of unity Church might expect to raise the Tis, 1,200 necessary to make up a stipend of Tls. 2,700. It appeared that the Chiristmas collection generally yielded Tls. 500 or Tls. 600, and in the absence of any definite object to which this sum should be devoted, it was understood, that it might be appropriated to the stipend fund, and that a larger amount would likely be ven when its object became known.
he remaining Tis, 600 it was believed could be raised by individual subscriptions among the community. A fear was expressed lest the Seamen's Church Trustees should, when the new arrangement was tered into, relax their efforts to provide their share of the stipend, and leave the responsibility attaching to the engagement of the assistant chaplain entirely Trustees of 'Trinity Church, but it was explained that they were responsible for the amount they promised, and that the inscription list was equal to the necessities of the case, while something more might be expected from the Bethel Fund and Sailors' Home. Finally, Mr. Keswick moved That the proposition of the Seamen's Church Trustees, as published in H. M. Consul's Notification No. 3 of 1874, be accepted by the Subscribers to the Trinity Church, Shanghai, and that the Trustees of the latter institution be requested and empowered to take the neces, ito elfect—it. being understood. that' th ry steps tower carrying the said that. the 5 arrangement shall hold good for not more than three years.
This being seconded by Mr. Woon, was passed unanimously; and with a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting terminated.
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