The adjourned Annual Mesting of the Shanghai Seamen's Mission was held in the Mission Hall, No. 6, Seward Road, on Thursday evening at 6 o'clock. Mr. D. Cranston was in the chair, and there was ly good attendance of contributors to, lends of, this voluntary work among the mon of the navies.
'According to the Report, which covers period of fifteen months, there hi been an average attendance of 25 each mooting, the largest number present on any' one occasion having been 210 persons. Thoro had been unintorrupted work through heat and rain and cold, the endeavour having been to have Sunday service on board the men-of-in barbour, and meetings four or more evenings each week in the Gospel Hill. Those meetings had not boon confine ed to Gospel presentation alone, but song torvioos and other entertaining even had been interspersed. The Committee had been aided by many good and willing friends in the conducting of the services.
The following were elected as a Committee for the ensuing year:—Messrs.
Cranston, F. W. Rawsthorne. M. Hardman, G. Matheson, C. Weatherhead, Melntosh, H. Arthur, R. J. Felgate, W. M, Cameron, Rev. F. Rawlinson, W. Douglass, and A. C, Newcomb.
The following resolution was then brought forward and carried by those present That the Committee of the Seamen's Mission discontinue for the time being renting the Hall in the Shaftesbury House, and that they appoint o small Committee to consider if another ball can be obtained where services can be held.
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