Jony presided over the annual meet ing of the members of the Shanghai Seamen's Church and Mission Society in the Church house. He was supported by Dean Walker, the Rev. C. J. F. Symons and Mr. W. A. Willis, hon. treasurer.
In proposing the adoption of the Chaplain's report and the accounts of St. Andrew's Church, Dean Walker said My Lord Bishop, Ladies and Gentlemen, as this is the last occasion on which I shall have the opportunity of addressing this society before leaving Shanghai 1 hope that you will allow me grace to give a short review of the work of the society as I have seen it during the past sixteen years When I came to Shanghai in 1904 the Church of St. Andrew's, Broadway, had just been completed, and I took part in its dedication. The Rev. H. Newcomb was the priest-in-charge. Succeeding him came the Rev. H. M. Trickett.
it was during his term of office that the work began to' develop at almost an alarming rate. An institute and a launch were the most pressing needs. The latter was secured by public subscription, and is still running. The little boat is known all over the world, and sailors might be
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