SOCIETY, WEDNESDAYS CEREMONY, An interesting ceremony took place in the North Szechuen Road Extension on Wednesday afternoon, when, in the absence through indisposition of Sir Pelham Warren, the corner-stone of the Christian Literature Society's new bauding was laid by Mr. H. I. Hobson Although the afternoon was very hot, large number of Chinese and foreign guests assembled at the house of Dr. S. P. Barchet, where tes, ices and light refreshments were served. At 5.30 the company adjourned to the neighbouring building, the corner of which was draped with Chinese, British and American flags. The Rev. D, Mar-Gillivray, who was Master of Ceremonies, called upon Dr. Lacy to offer prayer.
Mr. MacGillivray then said that there were two faces whose absence they regretted on this occasion. The first was that of Dr. Timothy Richard, who was enjoying " well-earned rest in in; the other wax that of Sir Warren, who had written at the last moment to say that he wax too unwell to preside, They were lucky in it of representative Maritime Customs, the Sir Robert Hart, had subscribed T's. 1,000 towards the new
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