The funeral took place at.the Bubbling Well Cemetery on Monday afternoon of Dr. Mark Williams, aged 85, who died at Yokohama_ August' 9 on board the R.M.S. Empress of Russia, en route from Vancouver to Shanghai. His two daughters and their husbands were travelling with him, Dr. and Mrs, Hemingway and children returning to their work in Taiku, Shansi and the Rev. B. Ferguson and his wife making a four months for of the east to visit the various centres of the American Presbyterian and Congregational missions in China.
The service was conducted by the Rev. W. H. Grant of the Canadian Presbyterian Mission, Honan, aided by the Rev. J. B. Ferguson. The ashes of the deceased will be taken to Kalgan to be laid beside the wife and daughter who died there in 1897 and 1898 respective-
Dr, Williams was for 54 years a missionary in North China, under the American Board. He was stationed at Kalgan until 1900, then at Tungchou until 1910 and' finally at Taiku with his daughter in which place Dr. Williams looked forward to finishing
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