Farewell to Archdeacon Moule 'The meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Church Missionary Society, held at the house of Mrs. Brooke-Smith, 97 Bubbling Well Road, last Friday, was a particularly Interesting occasion, the speakers being Archdeacon Moule, who is returning Home next week after 37 years' missionary work in China, and Miss Dorcas Joynt, for many years connected with the work of the C. M.S. in Hangchow.
Archdeacon Moule, his kindly face beaming with love for his work among those whom he has served $0 faithfully, gave ina simple and unassuming way the story of his 87 years of service in Trinity College, Ningpo. In mentioning the Influences which led him to China the Archdeacon paid tribute to his father's example, the Moody Mission, and the life of Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides.' When he came to Trinity College in 1888 there were but 30 hoys In the school, all sons of Christians, as Trinity's aim has. always been to provide education for the sons of Christian Chinese, with the special view of finding those who would later undertake mission ary educational work in smaller: centres. No less than 175 of the boys who passed through the college have qualified as schoolmasters and have gone out to teach. "We have tried to light the light of the Gospel and I believe a Tight has been lit that will burn on,"said the Archdeacon.
After the college had gone on for some years an arrangement was made whereby these schoolmasters might come back for further special training in divinity, a theological course to prepare them for preachers, of the Gospel. Forty-two men had been ordained and 105 had passed through the classes.
In speaking of the parting with his ce-workers at Ningpo, Archd con Moule paid touching tribute to the feeling of fellowship which prevailed among them, saying that he felt that he and' Bishop Sing were more than brothers" and that relationship with his associates twas expressed in the insert placed upon the parting gift of the Chinese clergy to him: "Together the love of the Lord."
Miss Doreas Joynt, for 25 years ae. M.S. worker in Hangchow, spoke with sympathetic insight of her work at Tunglu and Hangchow, and more especially of her activities in India in Miss Sands' Soldiers Homes, ten of which furnish recreation and mental and spiritual inspiration for the Tommies in India. Whilst emphasizing the fact that religion is never forced upon the men, and that her work in no sense amounted to "Bible punching" Miss Joynt said that Gospel meetings were held for those who cared to attend and gave a dramatic story of a Jew who was led to accept Christianity,
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