A farewell reception given at the Deanery last Friday afternoon by the Rev. A.J. and Mra, Walker to Archdeacon ALE, Moale and Mrs. Moule provided the opportunity for the not inconsiderable section of the community that takes interest in or is connected with Charch affairs and Missionsry work to bid Goodbye to the veteran Missionaries, It is fifty years since Archdeacon Moule received his appointment to Ningpo and but few months less since he actually arrived with Mrs, Moule in Shanghai. Of late years his labours have kept him almost entirely to Chekiang province, but hie close connexion with Shanghai has remained and the lapse of years has introduced changes in the personnel rather than in the number of his friends of this commanity. A large portion of these was present including in addition to Bishop Molony and the local clergy of several denominations, numerous representatives of the Missionary body, together with many other residente. From the sincerity of the good wishes to which expression was given on this occasion Archdeacon and Mrs. Moule will have realized that their departure for England will be scarce of very genuine regret to their many friends in Shanghai.
Daring the afternoon Archdeacon Moule was presented with two addresses, one from his fellow-workers in the C.M.8. and oth nds, and the other from the Shanghai Missionary Acsocintion.
The first was presented by the Rt. Rev. H. J. Molony, who before reading it, emphasized the appropriateness of the presentation taking place in the shadow of the Cathedral with which the Archdeacon had been s0 intimately associated. He referred to the fact that Arobdeacon Moule had, literally, seen the Cathedral built ap, The Bishop then read the following address, which was bound up in s handsome leather volume 10 THE VENERABLE ancuDEAcoN
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.