The meeting was opened with prayer by Rey, ©. Leaman.
The report of the Committee appointed to draft an appeal for ordained missionaries, was presented by Mr. R. Mateer, and adoption moved. A number of amendments having been proposed, some of which were adopted, and others of which were lost, it was voted to recommit the report, and'to add the names of Mr. Bryson and Dr, Ashmore to the Committee. The ballot was then taken on the Permanent Executive Committee on the high twen-li version, and on the Permanent Committee of Correspendence.
The following names were reported by the Committee on Nominations, as the Committee on Comity, ete.
Rev. J. Hudson Taylor, F.R.G.S., Rev. A. G. Jones, Rev. R. M. Mateer, Rev. H. Biodget, D.D. Rev. J. Lees, Rev. Win. Ashmore, D.D. Rev. J. ©. Gibson, Rev. Win. Bridie, Rev. J. Goddard, Rev. E. P. Wheatley, Rev. Dr. Kip, Rev. C. Hartwell.
On motion these persons were made the choice of the Conference.
The following were nominated as the Permanent Committee for explanatory notes and comments:—Methodist: Rev. Rev. J. Jackson, ig; Presbyterian: Rev. J.
ting, Poking, and Rev. Win. McGregor, Amoy; Baptict: Dr, R. H. Graves, Ca ton igltt, Chingchowand Rev. J.
Rev. D. Z. Shefiield, W. Pearce, Cantor Kelleher, Tamsui; German Reformed: Rev. Mr! Schaub, Tilon The Conference then adopted this Committee as its choice.
The following were nominated as a pernent Committee for collecting facts as to the use of alcoholic drinks by native Christians:—Dr. J. G. Kerr, Canton; Rev. ing; Dr. Douthwaite, Che-Rev. D. Murray, Shanghai; Rev. G.'H. Hubbard, Foochow; Rev. J. Ross, Moukden.
The Conference accepted this as their choice.
The follow were then nominated as Permanent Committee for the promotion of anti-opium societies:—Dr. J. G. Canton; Dr. B. C, Atterbury, Peki Archdeacon Moule, Shanghai;"Dr. H.W Whitney, Foochow; Rev. Clark, Kweiyangfu; Rev. 'A. G. Shorrock, Tai: yuan fu; Rev. Dr. Grifith John, Hankow. five be appointed, to combine the appeals Te was then moved that a tree of
for lay and clerical workers into one pith: powerful appeal for thousand men; an the motion was carried.
Mr. Fitch made a communication on the subject of the publication of the reports of the Conference. He said that the Mission Press would assume the financial respousibility of such publication. The main ques-on was whether the papers already printed should be used in their present form. Otherwise it would involve the resetting of 300 pages of type. The cost had been about #200, but this had been covered by the sale of the papers. H Tt was voted to appoint an Editorial Committee of three persons, to report to the Conference on the subject of editing publishing its transactions. This ce mittee, subsequently appointed, was Rev.
J. Plumb, Mr. A. Mr. emwure, an G. Melutosh The corresponding secretary was directed to refer communications on the subject of opium to the Permanent Committee on that subject, and to send a courteous letter to Rey. S. L. Baldwin, D.D., explaining that his letter, as o from a single individual, could not, in the press of business, lead to any action on the part of the Conference.
Tt was voted to take up the report on harmonious working of Christian literature. This report was then presented by Dr. Faber. The report was then discussed at some length, and after several amendments was adopted in the following form "Whereas it is generally acknowledged that, owing to various causes, a great part of the existing Protestant Christian literature in Chinese is unknown to many missionaries, and that consequently great waste of time and labour has resulted; and whereas it is highly desirable that steps be accessible,-—taken to make this literature more generally Resolved:—L.—That a permanent Committee on Protestant Christian literature, to consist of seven members, be appointed, with the following duties (q.) To collect information from all parts of the Empire on Protestant Christian books and tracts already published.
(U.) To endeavour to form a complete library of Protestant Christian Literature in Chinese.
(c.) To prepare a classified catalogue, discriminating between publications out of print" and those still in circulation and giving as far as possible the following details:—Name in Chinese and in English, author's name, style or dialect, size of page, number of pages, how printed (type, blocks, &c), where printed, when printed, where obtainable, price, and short deserip= tive note of contents.
(i) To revise the above-mentioned catalogue from time to time as may be found desirable.
(c.) To gather information regarding works in preparation, and, when thought advisable, to publish' such' information in the Recorder and in the Messenger, (7.) To endeavour to find writers who hall supply the more pressing wants in any department of Christian literature.
(y.) To secure adequate notices of new books and reprints in the Recorder and in the Messenger.
(i) To secure, if practicable, a general depot at Sianghai for the store and sale of all books on their classified catalogue and also book rooms at important centres, where copies of such books may be seen.
TI. That, missionaries contemplating litrary work be strongly recommended to communicate*with this Committee before beginning such work.
The ballot for the U ion Committee was announced, as follow F. Fitel Rev. Win, Muirhead; Rev. 8. W LL.D.; Archdeucon Muule; J susan; Rev. D. W. Herring Rev. Y. J. Allen, D.D. On motion, the election was made unanimous, and Rev. i, F. Fitch was made Chairman, he report of the Onited Committee on the memorial to the Emperor of China, and the Committee on the relations ut Chinese missions to the Chinese Government, was presented by Dr. Ashmore and made the second order fur Tuesday morning.
D.D., then prevented a brief abstract of his paper on" Direct results of missionary work in China, and statistics," explaining that it was the merest outline and summary, as follows For.—Men 589, wives Total 1,295, Native Helpers.—Ordained ministers 200, unordained 1,260, female helpers —Hospitals 61, dispen-3, patients (during 1889) 348,439.
Churches—Organised churches, 520 wholly self-supporting, 94; self-supporting, 22; self-supporting, 27.
Bible distribution, 1889—Bibles, 1,464 New Testaments, 22,402; portions, 642,131 total, Communicants, 37,287; Pupils in schools, 16,816; Contributions by native Christians, $36,884.54.
Rev. J. Ross then presented an abstract of his paper followed by Rev. T. account of "The Formosa." After this Mr. Gibson read a paper by Rev. J. B.A. Cook, on "The Chinese in Singapore." Rev. F. A. Steven presented a paper on " Missionary effort among the Chinese in Burma," after which Rev. Ges. W. Clark, on "The blinostzd, F. A. Steven presented a paper by
and other tribes of Western China."
The Chairman announced that theConference had now reached the end of the formal Programme,
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