CHINA A REPORT of the political situation in Southern and Western China is more hopeful for peace. Bishop Cassel says that both the western and eastern provinces are now less disturbefd. The city of Tatsienlu was looted by soldiers last sum mer, indicating that the central authorities have not yet got good control over their troops. Dr. Parry, writing from Chung king, says: “Things seem to be steadying somewhat at the central government in Chengtu, but not much improvement in regard to the brigandage in many parts of the province.” / The missionary force in China grew from 1296 in 1890 to SS6S in 1913, thus being multiplied four times. Six cities in China have more than 100 missionaries each, Shanghai leading with 358. What we need, says Missions, is to have better distribution and to send more missionaries into the neglected places. With the development of the railways this will be possible. A farewell service was held in Cathedral Church of Our Saviour (Episcopal) in Peking, China, on August 27, for Rev. D. M. Koeh and Rev. H. J. P’u, who were ordained and selected to start a mission near Sianfu, to be conducted entirely by Chinese churchmen. This was a significant service, in that Chinese Episcopal ministers were being sent from China’s capital of today to the former famous capital of the Chinese Empire, where the first mission was founded in 781 A. D. Dr. Henry G. Adams of the University of Michigan, adviser to the Chinese Republic on the standardization of railway accounts, says: “When I came out to China I did not think much of foreign missionaries, but I now take off my hat to
the missionaries. I have never contributed much to foreign missions, but when I get home I shall put everything that I can spare into the foreign mission collections. They are a noble lot of men and women, and are rendering a very great service to the people of China.” In spite of all the unrest in the world, and even in many parts of China, the oppor tunities for preaching the Gospel were never greater than today. Rev. Mr. Por- teous recently made a three weeks’ cam paign in the prefecture of Yuanchow, Kiangsi, and in the campaign preached the Gospel to about 10,000 souls and sold an equal number of portions of scripture. W. W. Williston of Pachow reports that he Recently received a letter from eight men in Uchisi, where Mr. Williston conducted a week’s evangelism last fall, asking for someone to go and teach them the Truth, A Chinese philanthropist, who came into possession of a Bible, was so impressed with its value that he undertook a study of it under the direction of a missionary. Yung Tao, as he is known, became con vinced that the integrity of so-called Chris tian nations was directly traceable to the influence of the Bible and its code of ethics. He purchased and caused to be distributed, during 1914, over 5000 New Testaments. He then placed an order for 10,000 Bibles and Testaments, as the initial shipment on a lot of 50,000. Mr. Yung himself gave his consent to be immersed, openlp con fessing his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. INDIA What is termed the “Mass Movement” is turning whole communities in India to Christianity. Fifty millions of low-cast people are accessible today. 'The number
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