Bishop Moule's Address.
The following is the address given by Bishop Mouloat the laying of the foundation-stone of the Church of St. Andrew, Broadway, on Thursday evening More than ten years ago Mr, Hodges secured the services of Mr. Newcomb, who had lately resigned the command of tone of the coasting steamers of this port. Mr. Neweomh's labours, which were incessant, embraced visits to any ship under sail or' steam that came into Shang! frequent services ur readings on board, and services in St. Saviour's, kindly for the purpose by the American Mission, whose clergy most kindly conducted services and celebrated Holy Communion for Mr. Newcomb's congregation. Some seven years ago, Mr. Newcomb was ordained Deacon, and henceforth himself conducted the ordinary services, the Lord's Supper being still administered by priests of the American or English Churches.
About this time a fine steam-launch, the Sunbeam, was provided, and materially assisted Mr. Newcomb's efforts, whilst it Wdered them somewhat less laborious. Well known local tims kindly supported this branch of the service by gifts of ma terial and money.
Tu 189% the meeting of seat holders of the Cathedral expressed a strong de-Sire to see a district church "built And full ecclesiastic provision made for the Mission more effec:
ior the benefit alike of seamen dents in the neighbourhood of the Sailors' Home, and of what, soon after, was secured, namely the Chaplain's re-ite for this resideuce—on which we are just now assembled—was provided by means of a liberal witt of land by our good friend, Mr. C. Thorne, and public Subscriptions, including rants of land and money. by. Messrs Jardine, Matheson Ca. Tu 1890 plans nnd estimates for Church and Tustitute were obtained; and it was hoped that the large sum, $20,000, required might he provided partly Cly a Sale of the site of the wil Seamen's Church in Pootung.
That hope turned out to be vain, and for n time the provision of Church seemed to be out of our power.
More liberal scriptions, however, came in, after the ion nf the Chap: Tainoy Committe: and in view both of the changed conditions of the port, of the devenent of other institutions." and of the on ined and pressing tee Church, it as resolved to reduce the plans to a imple, for which were procured from Atkinson.
Tt is te i e the carrying out of these, at the cost of 37,00) of $8,090, oF which the rester part is in the Bank, that, we are asseutbled this evening.
We do not ignore or deprecate the work of others—of our brethren of the Amoricn Church at viour's, one of the most venerable of the buildings of Shanghai, and which has so worthily renewed its th in these years, or of th e Shaftesbury Anglican friends are can generously for the temporal and spiritual welfare of their fellow Christians. fut we cannot the blind to the fact that in Hongkew the *lmrvest is plenteous" and increasing, and "the labourers are few." God speed all who love and who serve the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, is our daily prayer for Shanghai.
To-day our special prayer is for the Chaplain and the Honorary Chaplain, through whose exertions this building has become necessary and possible. The usefulness of thie undertaking has been
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