The Rev. P, L. Gillett, no, who has been a member of the executive Jeommittce of the China Internatinal Famine Relief Committee in Peking since June 1931, is leaving Peking shortly, to become pastor of the [Community Church in. Shang Mr. Gillett, who takes the place of the Rev. F." Luccock, who left for America in. July, will take up his new duties from September 2, on which day he will preach his first [sermon in his new church.
With the Famine Relief Commi sion, Mr. Gillett was outstanding for his great service. In August 1992, he spent hat a month as their repre sentative investigating the flood situation caused by the overflow of the Fen River in Shansi. In August 1933, for u period of @ fortnight or so, he was, with Mr. John Sung, in the provinces of Honan, Chibli, and Ishantung which were affected by the Yellow River floods.
Between November 6, 1933, and inuary 23, 1934, Mr. Gillett visited Taiyuan, Chengchow, Kai Havkow, Changsha, Nanchang, JShanghal, Hangchow, Ningpo and ]Soochow. in the interests of the farm rehabilitation fund campaign connected with the Yellow River flood Mr. Gillett has been in China since 1914, and in the Far East, principally in Korea, from the year i901. Up to his retirement from their service in 1922 he was one of the most prominent workers in the Y.M.C.A. in this part of the world.
He is being accompanied to his Jnew post in Shanghai by Mrs. Gillett, Jand expects to arrive within the next ten days.
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