Edkins was a friend of mine, if I might be allowed to call him such, but want to prove ho was not business-like nnd had little social life.
Of all the committees he was on was he on a Finance Committow of any of these Societies?—No, As a rule for Finance Committees you chose mon who are business son, We have specialists on our Finance Committees, Than of his various activities in the mission field you cannot mention any business connection: or connection with Finance Committees?—I do not know of any business connection, but do know of his private affairs, Mrs. Edkins of course ran the house—I'was placed a chort time ago in the Peculiar position of knowing by Dr.
di but until that tine I" know nothing of his private affairs In the papers of the deceased did you find any reference to financial transuctions?—Yos, Stray notes?—They were in sequ in a book.
Did you find at the time among ins papers any documents or anything dicating how much money he hal?—Mr. George Edkins told me that 1 was trustee, and he told mo that he esti ated there was about £10,000 iit investments.
Did you have any idea before Dr. Eadkins's death that you were a trustee? No, none whatever.
Are you able to answer for the other trustees as to whether they knew or not?—Mr. Foster also did not.
You have no instructions then, and no written instructions by the deceased as to what he meant by educational institutions in the' centre of China under the London Missionary Society?—Years ago he spoke about an institution which he wished to found in Shanghai, snd he informed me that he hat! Vougits piety of-lid for that object.
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