ing the Moral and Spiritual Tone Chu In what w vy Foreign Residents assist Evangelization of China.
port of the Native Curch, Pastorate. tive Agents, vantages of the ployment of Native Assistants, '\How shall the Native Church be stimulated to more Aggressive Christian Work, Family Religion, Questionable Practices connected with Marriage and Funeral Ceremonic hat is the Duty of Mis cation of the Treaty rights of ciples of Translation into Chine Tuadequacy of the present means for the Evangelization of China, and the Necessity for far greater effort and more Sy operation on the part of the different Societi 80 a8 to occupy the whole Field, The first day of the Conference is to be set apart for Devotional Exercises, We learn that the Committee is now engaged in considering how best to deal with the question of the terms for " God"
pint and thut one or two other topics still remain to be arranged, OPIUM MANUFACTURE IN MANCHURIA, (From Mr. Mau's report on the trade of Camp:
ing the two years, 1873 and 1874, Opium shows a decline, during the latter period, of Tls. 551,068 in value, or 1,093.84 culs in quantity, figures large enough to and confirmatory of the prediction I ventured upon in my last Report. The dealers started, in the beginning of the season, wich a stock of 558 chests, and during the year 1,543 more wore imported making a total of 2,101 che from this be deducted 218 re-exported and 521 1, the quantity actually disposed of bbe found to stand at 1,326 chests, 4.6.5 580 less than in 1873, This ati iggestive decrease can very sit aunted for: it is due solely to interrupted cultivation of the native plan!
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