Wheeley be added to the list of Directors,"
On the motion of Mr. G. secunded by the Rev. was agreed that the offic ensuing year be: Sir Robert Hart. G.C.1LG., President; Mr. J. G. Purdon, Vice= President; Mr. W, H. Ponto, Hon, Treasurer; Rev. T. Richard, Secretary; Rev. Dr. Allen, Rev, Dr. Edkins, Rev. W. Muirhead and Mr. G. Thorne, members of the Executive Committee.
Chairman, moved by the Rev. T, R. Stevenson, xnd the benediction, pronounced by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, closed the proceedings, The fourth annual report of the Society for the Diffusion of Christian and General Knowledge among the Chinese has been issued, and deals with the year ending Bist October, 1891. The principal events during that period have been the sale of the Society's printing plant, and the appointment of the Rev. Timothy Richard as Secretary. This gentleman has been for narly years connected with the Enylish Baptist. Mission at Peking, and his quilifications as a sinologue are well known, In the words of the report, he has consented with the permission of his Society, and at their expense, to undertake the Secretariat fora term of three years, and the Committee are confident he will discharge the duties of the office in an able and efficient manner, The report includes a statement by Mr. Ricluund of the line he proposes to in carrying on the work. His methods are set out as tolley 1.—Periodicals of w high class order will be provided. In these there will be some subjects treated systemuticall ly. somewhat after the manner of Cussell's pular Educater. Happily we have secured the able services of Dr. Allen as editor for these, A series of books and pamphlets it is hoped will be also provided to show the bearing of educational and religious development on industries and trade and on every department of national progress.
3.—Prizes, it is hoped, will be given for the best papers by the Chinese on' various subjects connected with the enlightenment and progress of the nation.
4.—We hope also to stimulate towards other means for the enlightenment of China, such as lectures, museums, reading rooms, ete., by supplying them with useful knowledge on the great value of these, 5.—Depots it is hoped will be established each examination centre where our.
publications will be on sale.
6.—We hope especially to secure the ce-operation of the Chinese in all these efforts and to get them to form societies for the advancement of learning.
7.—We intend to have advertisements of our Society's aims and purposes put out ab every examination. As the school-masters of every distant village attend these examinations we hope in this way to make our influence felt in every nook and corner of the empire.
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