The first of the united prayer meetings for the first week of the New Year was held in the theatre on Sunday evening at nine o'clock. The Bishop of Victoria was the speaker, and the American Consul-General took the chair. It appears that the pit of the theatre was quite full, and there was " fair number in the gallery. Mr.
Wilder spoke well, and the papers 1e speak highly of the tone and the spirit -|of his brief address. All who know Mr. Wilder know that no better man could be found in Hongkong to preside over such a meeting, and to give a tone to the whole proceedings. He touched upon the philosophy of life in an eloquent manner."
He is profound thinker, and full of the best. spirit of the Nazarine. The Bishop's address was also listened to with great attention, and the report> show that he is aman deeply in sympathy with the spiritual side of Christianity; he emphasizes this, thinking, perhaps, comparatively little of ritual. Personal experience was a prominent factor! in the Bishop's views. It was a capital address for the hour,
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