From-Our Own Correspondent, Mokanshan, July 16.
*The Mokanshan Assembly Hall was formally opened at the regular five o'clock service yestett day afternoon. Although it is not a church building, it is yet used for all the church serv on the mountain, and it was therefore dedicated, though not as formally as a regular church building. The Re' N. Hayes, D.D, i J f id the prayer of dedication. There were three brief addresses, and the music was especially fine. Many of the vid residents on the mountain were invited to sit on the platform, Mrs. J. J. Allen, of Shanghai, having the place of seniority.
The building is a very handsome—structure of—stone, painted both on the outside and inside. The woodwork is very pleasing. On the second floor, entered from the outside by stone steps, is the large auditorium, large enough to seat the Mokanshan community for many years to come. On either side of the platform is a class room. On the first floor are veral larger rooms adaptable class rooms, boy scout room, club room, reading room, and rooms for board meetings. In none of the summer resorts in the Far East can there be, found a community building, for a community centre, more complete in all of its details. The community is greatly indebted to Messrs. J. M. Wilson, of Hangchow College: J. H. Black. of Shanghai: and the Rev. J. C. Hawk, of Changchow, for this building. Mr. Hawk has been chairman of the building committee for several years and one of the chief promoters for raising funds for the building. Messrs. Wilson and Black were the architects, also giving much time to overseeing the work while the building was under construction.
The total cost was about $16,- 000, and there is a debt of about $5.000 still resting on the build-but plans ara now on foot for the lifting of most of the debt this summer.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.