tribute to Mr. Pilley's self sacrifieing ministry. With much feeling: he voiced sincere appreciation of the motive and zeal which had, brought Mr. Pilley across the Paci fie to preach the Gospel to an alien people, and to devote his life to them.
'A prominent business man on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and gentry took the op-Fortunity to describe the tense situation during the Kiangsu-Chekiang war of 1924 when Mr. Pilley's services had been invaluable in quieting the fears of the panic-stricken populace when Marshal Lu's army 8 in retreat here. Coming from 'a non-Christian this tribute was cepelally significant "of the high place which Mr. Pilley had won for himself in the hearts of the people of Huchow. It was well brought out that in self-sacrificing service he bad earned that which could not be bought with wealth of any kind, the sincere love of his fellow men, After hymns by the local Bfethadist high schools, Virginia School for Girls and the Soochow ity Third Middle Schools, Manget on behalf of the ber ed family, -expressed appreciation of the sympathy and' condolence which had been made manifest in the memorial "service. Pastor' Wang Zau-ziang of the Institutional Church pronounced the benédiction.
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