Hangchow, April 15.
A rear gloom has been cast over the foreign community and the Christian "Church of" Hangchow. Mrs, T. Gaunt, of the Church Missionary Society, passed away suddenly on Thursday evening last after only a very short mess. Mrs. Gaunt, who dedicated her lite to missionary. work in China, for! many years had ministered to the spiritual needs of the people and was greatly beloved and deeply respected by all.
Ata short memorial service held] at the Sin Ili Tang, some touching references were made by the Chinese clergy: to the faithful work of this devoted lady missionary. One of the Pastors, intimately acquainted, over a long period, with her Inbour of love, testified that it had never been known for a cross word to proceed out of her mouth and that all her intercourse with the Chinese had been characterized by the spirit of meekness and low-
The floral tributes evidenced how traly Mrs, Gaunt was held in honour by foreigners and Chinese alike. The mourners walked in procession to the foreign cemetery, situated in a quiet spot on the outskirts of the West Lake. The Rev. C. Bird, the C.M.S. at Shaoksingfu, conducted the burial service and large group of friends assembled fat the graveside to pay their last token of affection to a true and valued friend. Much sympathy goes cut to the Rev. T, Gaunt la this hour of trial, and to the only son, who is at present in England, Tokyo, April 17.
The Rt, Rev, Sakunoshin "toda, BiAy MA, PI. D. (Philadelphia), Anglican Bishop of Tokys, died suddenly from heart-failure to-day fat the age of 66.
'Bishop Motoda, who was a ne scholar, was the' first Japanese to be appointed a Bishop. There is only one other Japanese Anglican Bishop, Bishop Naiddo of Osaka Reuter,
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