28th April Di. Ginbertr Retp's brilliant: conveption, which was so favourably received net only in China. but uUnroughout the western world, four Years ago, is now in rather a ie: position and its fate depends t considerable extent on the meeting held this afternoon in the Municipal Board Room. which it is sincerely to be hoped a large attendance. Dr, has given years of wlfdenying work to scheme, se als are set forth in the prospectus that has recently been virenlated, in which its constitution. as approved by. the Chinese Inperial Hoard of Foreign Atiairs. is fornnlated. The welfare of China and the Chinese people, the promotion of harmony between Chinese and. for.
and between Christian non-Christian Chinese. the end the inthicnes of higher classes far the benefit. of all and the diffusion of enlightenment, trath, and righteousness ary counsels of perfection perhaps: Int they are more than that, they are tinable aims, and Dr. iteid's projected Institute is undoubtedly a valuable means towards their attainment. As is well known, Dr. Reid's fast intention was to 1 Peking the site of his Institute, everything was marching well in this direction until the anti-foreign spiracy in 1900 entirely stopped its progress. It has now been decided to remove the Institute te Shanghai, which has long been the acknowledged centre of China commercially, and which is becoming also more and more political centre, as it is the contre of the growing public opinion of China. There is indeed already an institution here whose objects were milar to those of Dr, Reid's cons ception, This is the Polytechni Institute, which made an excellent start many years ago, and has a valuable site and fands in hand: but Meanwhile the lectures in the man: which Dr. Reid has been giving there have been so. successful a rate that the Interna The sum ask or now to set the International Institute cing is Ths. 100,000, and_ A sil of some Tls. 16,000 in hand.
Large sims ihave been condit" generous folk in America and Europe interested in the scheme, and 1 needs that it she Jap by gathering j which th la interest ls_is shown by th ation of Li and Wu. to start the Institute fairly on its career of usefulness and beneficence,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.