Dr. William Wileon, x. ~M., who: has been set apart by the China Inland Mission for the work of the Science Department io connexion with the Y.M.C.A. at Chengto, has sent to the land Mission headquarters the following account of the opening care-monies of the new Science Hall From the day of our arrival in Chengta I took over the charge of the building operations kindly begun by Mr. Service, and December 31 saw the work completed and the last batch of workmen paid off, The Science Hall had been completed three months earlier and the students' workshops six weeks later, the fiosl work being smaller buildings for housing and electric lighting plant with workshops behind for a joiner, tin-smith, etc, Concurrently with the baildiog operations we had the arri consigtmenta, of over half from England, half from Suiting, These had to be unpacked and the apparatus, etc., contained therein put ether again and finally all set oat in the Science Hall.
The Hall ie 78 ft. by 48 ft. with a contains over treaty glazed capi for the reception of apparatus la addition many large tables for the display of other pieces. The whole constitutes a most valaable assortment of scientific apparatus, Three months ago we had an interesting gathering in the jast completed Science Hall, namely, a reception to the members of the Provincial Assembly. At that time the Hall was not quite out of the workmen's bands, bat we had to use it and put out all the spartan we had then unpacked, and audience. time spent in the science room, then all adjourned to the Lecture Hall where speeches were made, and I was particu-Jarly strack with fact that all the speakers fully recognized that the Asis ristian Association and that that did not in the least deter them from speaking in terms of warm approval of the Y.M.C.A.
Bat I must give time to tell you something of the till more interesting function at Christmas time. Before we arrived in May Inst, the Y.M.C.A. had an informal opening, but they bad decided to defer the more formal open-ug till the Science Department should
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