The Soochow Missionary Association held its first monthly meeting for the year 1910-11 yesterday afternoon, and was entertained by the Misses Sone. j Dr. F. P. Manget, of the Soochow Hospital, the new president of th Association, wasin th and showed roarkod ability in the daties of his new office. A paper of the highest order was read before the Association by the the Union Presbyt Seminary in Nanking. The subject of this very interesting paper, was Hong Wo, the founder and first Emperor of pointed about this great Emperor, that he was perhaps the greatest statesman and ruler that Chins has ever produced. It is always a plessare to welcome Dr. Davis back to Soochow—his home for thirty years—and it was an especial pleasure to have him meet with our Association, of which he is s charter member. The meeting of the Association caused everyone to realize the more keenly the loss of our late beloved president, the Rev, W. H. Standring, of the Episcopal Mission, who died in Nagasaki last month, A committee was appointed to draw up resolutions of respect. A report was also heard from the Cbaired to have an-liar to that held thie last spring. The time and place have not yet been settled upon,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.