A very interesting ceremony took place here on the th inst., when the new buildings of the Cullege were formally opened.
present condition they provide ave mmodativn for 120 students and are property of the American Presbyterian Mission. It is, however, & Union College the other pariner being thie English Baptist Mission, which provides room for about the same number of sim lents at Chingchoufu. Both Missions send their students to Weihsien fur atta and science, and to Chengchorifu for theology.
The ep: ning ceremonies began with sermon in the Church by. the Rev. J.C. Owen (Amer. Baptist, Pingtu). The President of the College, the Dr. Bergen, then gave an andre-s of welcome to the guesta and was followed by the Rev. A.G. Jones and Dr. Ma'oer with addresses on the relation of the old and new le"rning in China, The meeting then adjourned to the College where the Rey. J. a. Fitch gave an account of the buildings and Dr. Mateer offered the dedicatory prayer.
In the afternoon about sixty guests, and foreign, sat down toa forst, after various speeches were delivered, and in the evening a reception was held at the President's house.
Besid.s representatives of the two Mis-united in t' e work the gusts included the Revs. R, Wilhelm and Schiller of Tsingtao, J. A. Rinell of Kiaochou and J. C. Owen of Pingtu I stopped and asked them what they were searching for. They showed mea small red seed which they said came down out of heaven the night before daring the storm. They were puzzled to know what they were, for they had never seen this kind of seed and they regarded them as being very precious. Evidently a the severe storm of the proceeding night many loads of lentil seeds fad been picked up somewhere by a whirlwind and carried many miles and deposited here.
Clignges inthe Customs' Staff, We have had some changes in Wuhu Customs lately, and I hear thers are more to follow. Mr. Mansfield, o the Indoor staff, as been transferred Ningpo. Mr. Farrel, acting best officer, is transferred to Nanking, and Mr. Barton, lately returned from home, has en his place,
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