Ningpo, Feb. 8 An interesting event took place among the foreign Community in Ningpo on Wednesday last, when, Mrs. J. S. Grant held a sale to raise money for a new operating table to be installed in the proposed new buildings of the Chinese American Hospital here. to the was ago and exceptionally fine record of heal work. The present build. ings being now too small, it is proposed to build new premises, and for this purpose a fund has been started to raise the necessary cost among the Chinese.
Mrs, Grant has set her mind having one of the best operating tables mocurable for the new hospital and has vet out to raise the money herself.
On Wednesday she invited local residents to her house and held a sale of plants, cakes and. sweet, The proceeds of the sale amounted to $250, At'a meeting Ningpo the Missionary Assccixtion on Tuesday, last, Dr. Frank Rawlinson, Editor the "Chinese Recorder," speaking on the subject "Can the Chinese Church become Autonomous?" defended the position that spiritual autonomy in the Chinese Church has little of nothing to dow economic autonomy. In the course of an address, Dr, Rawlinson urged. tus to realize that an economically strong Christian ought to be able to help his economically weaker brother in such a way that both can stand on an equal footing before God. The linking of trustee: ship for Christian work in China ith economic strength induced, he said, a feeling on the part of the Chinese that spiritual freedom is, restricted.
At the business session of the meeting, new officers of the Associa. tion for the ensuing year were elected as follows:—President, Dr. JW. Decker of the American ing Baptist, Mission; Vice-President, Rev. 8. J. Delight, of the GINS.! and secretary, Mrs. F. R. Milliean of the American Presbyterian, Mission,
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