To the Editor ut the Nonra-Cuisa Dairy News, Sit,—The General Conference recummended the organisation of unions at, all missionary centres, where such unions not already exist. Strange to say, the missionary community in Nanking, notwithstanding one of the largest in China, has been, up to this time, with. out any effective organisation, We cuncluded that it was high time t" do something in this line. Accordingly a preliminary meeting was held a few weeks ago, at which time a committee consisting of 0 person from each mission in the city was appoitited to prepare a constitution and bylaws for a propused Missionary Association, To-day (July Ist) was held the second meeting. The constitution and by-laws prepared by the committee were adopted, and there was organised, by election of officers, what is to be known as the Nanking Missionary Association, The objects of this union are to be briefly as follows 1.—To promote union and ce-operation in all forms of Christian endeavour.
2.—To consider subjects relating to all departments of mission work, 3.—To make research into the customs, language, literature, morals, history and other matters pertaining to the country and people of China, 4.—To cultivate Christian sociability.
The following officers were elected to serve one year;—Rev. R. E. Abbey, President; R. B. Beebe, M.D., Vice-President Rev. Ino. C. Ferguson, Recording Secre: tary; F. E. Meigs, Correspondiug Secretary Miss Hettie Butler, Treasurer.
We expect much good to result from this organisation. Our principal object in asking the publication of this, is to let our missionary brethren and sisters know that we believe in ce-operation, and furthermore perhaps we may thus incite other communities which have not already organised, to go and do likewise.
Lam, ete.,
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