books for our Chinese Christians
and training native Missionaries.
But I think it would be some-
thing more than a pity if the
present anomaly perpetrated
on me should be perpetuated. I can speak all the more
on this point as no likely change is
ever
& freely change is
Page 353
think in all fairness should be taken into consideration by the
Government especially when its
views are considered. These are
as follow: -
(1) Our Cathedral-attending portion of the Community is made
up of members of the Church of England,
made in
may
of
position, the retirement of the present Chaplain being probably a remote contingency. I aver speaking for the office of the Bishop
permanently established here.
13. I need not enter into
any
details as to the composition of the Church Body. If the principle were adopted, the details
of
would be
easy
to arrange.
144. It is
very difficult to interest anyone at all in this
Church question here. This is a feature of the
case, which it
is
of members of
other Protestant
Bodies beside bona fide Members
of the Church
of England. Church of England services attract Presbyterians and non-conformists while temporarily resident here who are quite willing to share the current expen-
diture, but would decline to do
anything to ensure a permanent Chaplain of
the Church
of England being maintained here, if the Government were to withdraw from
(2) The attendants at the Cathedral, whether bona fide
think