The annual meeting of the Shanghai Temperance Society.was held yesterday afternoon at the Temperance Hall. Mr. J. G. Purdon, President, occupied the chair, and there' were also present the Ven. Archdeacon Moule, the Rev. W. S. Holt, the Rev. A. J.' Bamford, Messrs. Thorwe, F. BMekiege, Grimmer and ing, and also of a special mesting held in January.
The Cuamaw then read the following Report of the Secretary for the past year The year now closing has been one of note in the history of the temperance Society. ents have up to Mr. Grimmer the Society' responsibility in the Hall, Loth these stope ave Leen made public, and it is therefore unnecessary to repeat them There were but few entertainments ducing the season, and those were not very fully A series of important lectures was di and the tha: gentle: such valua jory las lately lost the services of moat respected ad the Rev, Win, Muirhead, who has home on 1 can he nu doubt a very large share of the success of the has been due to the euwe:
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