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to him, but himse lf boards the vessels. He does not confine hi s work to the sa ilors, but bas bad the joy of dealing with many officers in the cabins, and ha s given the Gospel to thou sands of passengers from Japan," China and Korea , en route to South America. Thus the wo rk is a combination of home and foreign service,-Americans, Englishmen, Hawaiians, Negroes, Span iards, Greeks, Italians, Filipinos, Norwegian s, Siamese, Chi nese, Japanese, all reached within two weeks, and all ha ving the message, either by lip or tract, in their own language. The Bible Institute in Hunan Province, China ( See Page 96) The main features of the work of the Bible In stitute m Hunan Province, China, are: The Bible Institute at Changsha. The Floating Bible Schools, The Hunan Autumn Bible School and Conference at Nan Yoh, through the agency of all of which an intensive and extensive evangelism is carried on. This work is under the direction of Dr. Frank A. Keller, for many years connected with the China Inland Mission. The Bible Institute at Changsha One of the great needs in China today is that of trained native pastors and evangelists who are thoroughly sound in the faith, who know the truth and know how to impart it to others, and who have a pas sion for the lost. The colleges and seminaries already establi shed in China, which are con ducted along the lines of those in America, do not meet this need, and it can only be met by Bible Institutes such as that wh ich Dr. Keller has establi shed at Changsha. He reports an enrollment for the Fall Term of 1922 of more than 120 (90 men, 32 women ) student s, with other applications waiting dec ision. \,\/hen the new buildings now in course of con st ructi on a re completed, there is eve ry rea son to bel ieve that this number will be very largely increased.
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