It is with deep regret that we hare to announce the death of the Rev. Hampden Da Bose,.n. at Soochow on Tuesday morning. The veteran miesionary, who mas sixty-four years of had © serious illness whea staying in Sbaogbai last January, but had recovered sufficiently to Soochow. On Satarday he ted with another attack of the former malady, Bright's disease, and though able to get up yesterday, he became suddenly worse and passed away during the moroing. Dr. Da Bose had been in Chioa for over thirty years, and his onerable Ggure was familiar la many parts of the country. In addition to his ordinary missionary activity he was leader in the acti-opium movement and went to Peking la 1906 as representative of the Anti-Opiam League to urge the Chinese Goverment to action. The faneral service was held at Soochow yesterday and the interment took place in Shanghai in Pahsienjao Cemetery to-day.
We have received from a correspondent the following scconnt of the life of the late Dr. Da Bose, whose death was snnonnced in these columns yesterday.
Hampden Colt DaBose was born in Darlington, South Carolina, U.S. on September 30, 1845. His father, a Presbyterian ister, was taken from bim while be was still only child, and his mother, an earnest Christian, decided that the son must] follow in his father's calling. She, too, passed away when the late Dr. Da Boantifal In spite of all this first and any literary work to interfere Iternoon preaching in the chapel. His earnest work in the anti-Opiam cause will be universally remembered. On this subject he wrote thousands of letters and attic! in and in Chinese, pleading with ti ralers and the people to begin this 1d carry it on. The very Inst ife was to dictate " letter for the anti-Opiam cause,
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