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BRIDGMAN, C. MORRIS, J. BROKENSHIRE, M. MUNDY, T. E. DEN NESS, W. NICHOLLS, W. J. EDDY, B. H. OLIVER, T. P. ELLIS, H. PERRYMAN, W. GAMMON,F.T. REE~, W.B. HEYWOOD, S. RUDDLE, T., B.A. HIGMAN, W. SMITH, W. HOCKING, W. J. TERRETT, W. HONEY, J. C. TRENGOVE, A. HORSWELL, J. VAUGHAN, W. HORWILL, J • YEO, J. KEEN, J. 0., D.D. F. W. BOURNE, Treasurer. J. DYMOND, Home Secretary. 1. B. VANSTONE, Foreign Secretary. -: The Committee meet at Providence Chapel, Exeter, on Tuesday, April 10th, 1888, at 9 a.m., and at St. James' Church, Forest Hill, on Tuesday, July 24th, 1888, at 2 p.m. Sermons in connection with the Sixty-sixth Anniversary were preached on Sunday, July 31st, 1887, in Oxford Street Chapel, Swanse~. by F. W. BOURNE and J. STEPHENS; in the Presbyteria.a Church by J. O. KEEN, D.D.; and in Neath Road Chapel by T. E. MUNDY, J. H. SHILSON, and W. B. LARK. The Annual Meeting was held in Oxford Street Chapel, on Monday, August 1st, beginning at half-past two o'clock. After prayer had been offered .by W. JEFFERY, the chair was taken by R. CORY, Esq., J.P., of Cardiff. J. DYMOND read the Report, and F. W. BOURNE the Treasurer's Statement. Moved by A. TRENGOVE, and seconded by J. DYHOND- 1. That the Report be adopted, and that the thanks of this meeting are due and are hereby presented to all the preachers, subscribers, managers of Sunday schools, collectors, and friends generally, for their zeal and liberality during the past year, by which, under the blessing of God, 1,398 persons have been added to the Lord on our Ipission stations, and nearly £7,300 contributed to the funds of the Missionary Society. And we record our fervent gratitude to God for His saving power. 4 Moved by T. P. OLIVER, junr., and seconded by T: RUDDLE, B.A.- 2. That we greatly rejoice in the continued substantial progress of our Colonial Missions, as indicated. specially in the p\ll'chase of eligible College premises in Adelaide, the opening of three laige churches in the suburbs of Melbourne, the pressing call for an additional agent in Queensland, the com­ mencement of two new Missions in New Zealand, and the ingathering of many precious souls to the mission churches generally;. and we fervently pray that our churches may be prepared by the "Baptism. of Power" to supply the urgently needed labourers to' enter effectually every open door with the Gospel of Christ. The adjourned meeting began at hali-past six, in the Presbyterian Church, and after prayer had been offered by G. HOLMES, the chair was taken by Sir H. HUSSEY VIVIAN, Bart., M.P. Moved by J. H. BATT, and seconded by W. TERRETT- S. That we gratefully recognise the hand of God in opening our way to China as a field of missionary labour, in the help afforded to the Brethren Vanstone and Thorne in the commencement of actual mission work in Yunnan Fu, in the safe arrival of the Brethren Dymond and Pollal'd, and Miss Stewardson, at Ganking, in the great joy they all possess in their consecration to this sernce,and in the deep practical sympathy shown by our churches in this new and most important undertaking . We are also solemnly impressed that th9 needs and claims of China's perishing millions are so vast, that we pledge ourselves to do our utmost to increase and support our staff of agents, and pray that it may become more and more manifest that the seal of God's blessing is resting upon His servants and their work. Moved by H. ELLIS, and seconded by \\T. J. HOCKING- 4. Thatl whilst rejoicing at the moral and social improvemeL.t of the country during the last fifty years, mainly through the various evangelistic agencies in operation among us, we see no ground for relaxing our efforts, but are encouraged in unison with all other Gospel .organizations to greater exertion and fuller consecration, that the whole realm may be brought under the saving power of the Gospel and become in reality what it has been too long only in name, a Christian nation. Moved by T. P. OLIVER, senr., and seconded by S. ALLIN- 5. That believing thit the salvation of the soul is man's greatest need, and that the moral and spiritual renovation involved therein lies at the root of all true progress, we resolve, by preaching .and teaching "the truth as it is in Jesus," by earnest prayer and holy living, to seek "in season and out of season," to bring our congregations and as many as we can reach to instant decision for Christ, and see no reason why the membership on all our stations may not be constantly largely increased.