ANNUAL 18a, The Annual meeting of the above Society was held at the Society's headqasrters in N. Szechuen Road Exteosion yesterday evening. There was a large attendance of subsoribera and others interested in the Society's Wor From 4.30 to 5.30 pam. ten and light re fresbmenta were served tothe facets. At 5.30 Sir Havilland de Sausmarez took the chair in the library of the Society Dr. T. Riobard and Dr. D. MacGillivray Doing seated on his left and right respectively.
The Chairman said that the report of the Society showed a record of good, extending work, It was now 23 years old and had already fulfilled " considerable past. They might confidently look forward to its fouling still more vigorous fatare, Doubtless many of those present had hoard his address a few nights previously, but be desired to id on that occasion.
'A Bociety of this kind was one of the best means of preparing those with into contract for a more comprehensive and sound method of attacking pablic and political—politicsl in the sense of doing gond to the body politic—questions, It _coul Tak ok tap vers, meos auber than the ordinary Missionary Society because it could sead its written and printed word to all parts of the Empire where the human voice could not reach. He desired to make one point, Mere learning, and reading, and mere koow-
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