Reports and statement of accounts to be presented to the subscribers at the annual meeting to be held at the Seamen's Mission on. Saturday, 23rd September, at 5.30 p.m. comsrrree's roKT FoR 1892-1893, Whilst no outstanding event calls for special reference in the annual report, steady unobtrusive work has been done in the year under review. The high end for which the Shang. hai Seamen's Mission was prayerfully launched has been constantly kept in view and partially attained. For all success that has attended the efforts made, the Committee thankfully and heartily acknowledge God's goodness.
The attendance at ti rious meetings has Auctuated according to the number of vessels in harbour, On the Sunday evenings there has been an average attendance of over 37, whilst at the week-night meetings of which Unree and sometimes four were held euch week the average attendance has been 20. The total tendance for the year was over 4,500. As showing the wide and hearty interest taken in the work of the Mission it may be mentioned that members of eleven different missions, and neatly a dozen laymen (three of them captains) helped in conducting the meetings. A number of letters have been revolved during the year from seamen who were present at these meet: ings, expressing their gratitude for ull the enetits they had received, A specially enjoyable and successful Christmas festival in connection with the Mission was held in the China Leland Mission Hall, on the evening of 28th December. About 150 sailors were present from British and Ameri can men-of-wat and trading vessels. In add on to these, there were a large number of visitors from the shore. The refreshments were liberally provided and heartily enjoyed, and close attention was given to the earnest Gospel addresses that were delivered. "So deep was the interest awakened that a series of meetings was held, with encouraging results.
Several special meetings were held during the your for Scandinavians, whilst at some of the regular meetings, addresses were delivered in the German, Swedish and Norweyian languages for the benefit of seamen of these nationalities, wanty-five meetings were held afloat, and books, papers, and tracts were distributed on, Dour' a large number of ocean steamers and sailing ships. Lack of time and funds made it impracticable to atte or carry out, more.
'To all who have helped in' conducting the meetings, or assisted the mission in stering to the temporal and spiritual welfare of seamen, the Com toe accord most hearty thanks. Special thanks are due to Miss H. Anderson for the cheerful an substantial Rospitality which has made th Mission Hall a bright spot in the memory of many a seafaring brother.
Yo the subscribers the Committee are avoply grateful, and it is earnestly desired that their gifts may be followed by earnest trayer that the faithful preaching of the Gospel may result in many conversions, that ever-widening and multiplying circles of yood may result from lives changed by God's blessing on the efforts of the Shanghai Sca-mon's Mission.
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