The association between the "North-China Herald" and the Church of which I have the honour to be minister has been long and intimate. It must be nearly @ quarter of @ century ago that the most ing newspapers of the west. The interests of the community and weak spot in our heart for the public.
"Herald" ie rendered all the more genitive on account of its keen 1 should only add, that my oun interest not only in all the activities respect and the appreciation of the of, the cal" churches but alto in Gonoregation fora, brilliant" con: ducted impartiality and fairness 0 the larger _minsionary enterprise the "Braid to: common causes wghout China general' and Jewish im port-—ia of of the most vigorous and no dispute and stands firm, as the nambers of my congregation peaks of Gibraltar.
diveady "become "ovtogerax-Let ux hope, that the motto of the items as am old lady once expreve 'Horald." the' senior and leader of it, and pow that the "old lady of the Bund" has attained. that. de-this country's publicity, pronounced tinction, we crest her well, con-eight decades ago will stay, 0 doubt, unchangeable for many and ratdae her Cordially and with er many years to come—RABBI M.
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