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“...held on the 22nd. of August
and was attended by a large number, including all the
scholars staying at the schools.
The meeting commenced with the singing of a hymn,
“Our God, our help in ages past’’, after which Mr. Coul-
thard read the 145th. Psalm. Then Mr. McCarthy read
the letter from the donors and made his speech, as given
below:
“The beautiful gates, which have been given to the
Boys’ School, like all its other property, belong to the
China Inland Mission, and a record of the gift with a
plan of the gates is in the Headquarters of the Mission in
Shanghai. But the care of these gates will devolve on
the School and, in the name of the Boys' School, I accept
with gratitude this timely and useful gift, and with it the
responsibility for the due and proper care of the gates....”
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