Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church has been in session here for the last week under the presidency of the Rt. Rey. Bishop Cranston, D.D. The result of the year's work appears to be very satisfactory, for the inerense in membership during the year approaches 2,000 with a correspond increase in the funds collected from native sources. There have been a number of changes in the appointments, the wisdom or otherwise of which will appear as time passes on. The natives seem to have been considerably shaken up and the fo missionaries too. Mr, Nichols and_his family remove to Nanchangfu, Mr. E. S. Little and tunily FB to Yangchow opposite Chinkiang, Mr. and Mrs. Wright come from that place here, and Mr. Maclean with his family comes here to take charge of St. Paul's English work and as a student of the language. Mr. und Mrs. Rowe gu to Wahu as students of the language.
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