of the manner in which the Wesleyan Mission conducted their Church sfisirs, All the time have been magistrate here," continued he, "I have had no trouble with avy of your members and all to whom I have spoken about you, spark well of your But it is very different with the——and the—Missions, [am always having trouble with them, because they evidently allow the lowest of the low to enter their Churches and then protect them from punishment for wrongdoing. Ihave had to deal with gamblers and other low fellows belonging to one or other of these two Churches, who think that because they have entered the Church I cannot punish them. But they are mistaken, they are still Chinese subjects and if they break the law after tering the Church I shall punish them ith rigour." He moreover remarked that it was strange that they should not only receive such men, but when they get into trouble for breaking the law that they should protect and assist them at the The missionary remarked that as one of the Missions mentioned, if things were really done in their name by their native helpers without the Knowledge or approval of the foreign missionaries. The magistrate, however, knew nothing of that, he simply stated that such things were done and done repeatedly.
28td April.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.