The annual meeting of the above Society was held in "The Rest" on Friday the Gul inst, There was a large attendance of members, some sixty being present. 'The Rev. Grifith John, D.D., president, occupied the chair, The Report, presented by Mr. Malcolm MoNuir, Secretary, gave the story of a year which was fittingly characterised as "in many respects' the most eventful in the Suciety's history." It related how, only 8 few days after the last annual meeting, the Society had been deprived ut its depot and stock by the great fire of January 12th, and was notanly left without books, but was also, at the time, without funds wherewith to obtain more. ' Also, how these unfortunate circumstances had called forth the sympathy of the friends of the Society to such purpose that, in a very short time, the Committee had the stock replaced, and lodged in a new depot in the foreign concession, where it is no longer so liable:0 the risk of fire, and where, should the like calamity overtake it again, being fully covered by insurance, the lors will not be sv serious. While in the native town, it had been found impossible to insure it. The total income from all sources was close on $10,000, and of this sum about $3,000 had been obtained from friends in China, The total expenditure was between two and three hundred dollars less than the income. During the year a number of new tracts had been added to the catalogue; and the total circulation, which was practically for ten months only, on account of the fire, was over 1,010,000 books and tracts," These large totals were regarded as unique in the history of Tract Societies in Chins. A considerable portion of the Report was taken
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