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1841.

Medical Missionary Society.

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"That the several reports which have just been read be accepted and approved."

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Moved by MR. BLENKIN, seconded by MR. WILLIAMS, and re- solved,

"That the best thanks of the meeting be returned to Messrs. Lockhart and Hobson, for their very able services, and interesting reports."

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Mr. Hobson returned acknowledgments both for himself and Mr. Lockhart.

The meeting then proceeded to ballot for the election of office- bearers. The result of the ballot was:

President. T. R. COLLEDGE, Esq.

Rev. P. PARKER, M. D.

W. JARDINE, Esq.

R. INGLIS, ESQ.

A. ANDERSON, Esq.

G. T. LAY, Esq.

Vice-Presidents.

REV. E. C. BRIDGMAN. Lancelot Dent, Esq.

WILLIAM BELL, ESQ. JAMES MATHESON, ESQ. W. BLENKIN, Esq.

Recording Secretary. J. R. MORRISON, ESQ. Corresponding Secretary. Rev. S. R. BROWN. Treasurer. W. DELANO, Jr. Esq.

Auditor of Accounts. W. LESLIE, ESQ.

On the motion of MR. HOBSON, seconded by MR. BOONE, the thanks of the meeting were returned to the committee for their past services.

On the motion of MR. LESLIE, seconded by the other members of the committee, the thanks of the Society were returned to MR. MOR- RISON, for his services as secretary.

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On the motion of Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Lockhart, the committee were instructed to collect the annual subscriptions due, and to endeavor to improve the funds of the Society, by obtain- ing donations in its behalf.

The meeting then adjourned.

E. C. BRIDGMAN, Chairman.

SECOND REPORT.

THE disturbed state of affairs in China for two years past, and the frequent dispersion of the community incident upon that condition of things, have hitherto prevented the committee of management from calling together a general meeting of the Society since the time that its first stated meeting was held, in the month of November, 1838. The objects of the Society have in the meanwhile, however,

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