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chief contributor towards the endowment, who with his sister gave more than half of the whole sum collected, which finally amounted to more than £20,000, has re- peatedly stated that his principal object was to promote Missionary work in the interior of the Chinese Empire.
***2. The Report of the Committee of the Colonial Bishoprics Fund - bith announced the erection of the Bee gave the following account of the object of its establishment (and recollect, said the Bishop, this was written 25 years ago.]
The Bishopric of Victoria has several features peculiar to itself, for it is not fchiefly from its relation to the few Mercan- tile Establishments on the Coast of the Chinese Empire that the erection of this Dee datives its great interest and impor- tance. These will of course enjoy the spiritual superisadepse of the Bishop. But it is in its bearing the heathen population of that great Empire, which has
so long attracted the curiosity of European and yet has been almost closed against them, that the Establishment of this Mis- sion of our Church, in its perfect form, erregea the aspirations and hopes of Chris ikh muds. The opportunity of juduenging | that remarkable people now providen- tially offered, and the means of effecting this must form the great object of our in- mediate concara," "
"This then sufficiently marks out my work -the Missionary College, Missionary work on the mainland, and also now in Japan, and the spiritual oversight, so far as it is needful or wished, or i may say even allowed of the different congregations belonging to the communion of the Church of England found in the Diocese. Chinese Missionary work you will notice greatly predominates.
"As to the Missionary College I will not now say much. Perhaps I may be permit ted, on some other occasion to bring this matter before you. I would only now say that ita object was mainly, and indeed i believe solely, in the first instance, the train. ing up of a Chinese Ministry in order to aasist in carrying on Missions in China. Chinese Missions were perhaps scarcely ripe for this five and twenty years ago, and the attempt even now is sure to be attended with difficulties and discouragements, but the wor is one worthy of our best efforts. And if only one in every dozen or even acore of pupils became a really faithful Mission- ary to his own fellow countrymen, and the remaining eleven or nineteen were well edu- cated and more or less under the influence of Christianity, they could not, as they mix with their own people, fail to influence them in one way or another for good. Work of this kind goes on slowly and imperceptibly and cannot be reckoned as other results can.
"By the kindness of the Church Missionary Society, I have been able to bring & maater with me for the College from England, and the Christian Knowledge Society has placed in my hands £150 a year, for seven years, for the training of half a dozen bona fide candidates for orders, if I can obtain them. Ipurpose soon to make an attempt to resuscit ats the school, so as to meet the object of its foundation, and at the same time to give the benefit of a Christian education to others beside candidates for orders, lo this effort I ask your sympathy and help, and invite your enquiries.
"Missionary work here and on the main- land will naces arily entail a continuance of my Chinese studies, but when in the Colony, I shall always be happy to render what as- sistance I can to my Reverend Brethren, both in English and Chinese preaching.
To the Jew first and also to the Greek.' This was 8t, Faul'a principle, and it is oura, Poorly as our own people are sup plied with clergymen here in China, they are infinitely better supplied than the myriads of heathen. What are all the Missionariss of all denominations now in China to ita vast and overwhelming population? You will therefore not grudge that the Bishop who takes his title from your Colony and draws his stipend from an endowment gathered mainly for the good of China, should spend a large part of his time and energies on Missionary work among the Chinese.
"it is moreover natural that I should į engage in this work, as I have been connect- ed with it already for more than twenty one years. 1 come then here in one sense as no stranger, and I ask with confidence from both clergy and laity here for a kindly and prayerful reception at your hands. Remember, in judging anything I may do or may not do, the peculiarities of my position, and believe that it is my desire at least to holp forward to the best of my ability all good works both among the natives and yourselves. And as St. Paul ! asked the Churches to whom he was related in a far higher position than I stand in to you, so would I entreat you, Brethren, pray for me, that I may receive from above the needful grace and wisdom and strength for the work i have to do.
"And now to the King Eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, the Source of Power, the Author of Salvation, the father of all men, we here unite in offering our thanks and praise, & men."
At the conclusion the Bishop adminis- tered the Holy Communion.
(True copy))) Martines Mustere Colonial Secretary.
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