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CHINA. Bishop Brent, who has lately visited China, . in a recent speech said: “China today presents such an opportunity as I suppose the world has never seen before in a country that is not Christian. • We were thrilled a few years ago, as we heard reports from China after the Republic was established. But let me tell you that the opportunities in China for Christianity today are ten-fold more than,.they were six years ago. The opportunity is increas ing by leaps and bounds. Again let me beg of you, in the name of Christ and in the name of the Orient as a whole, not to close the door of opportunity, but to think in the terms of the Kingdom of God first,'in dollars and cents afterwards.” JAPAN. The opportunity for agressive evangel ism in Japan was never so great as it is today. We should advance along the line. The leadership of Japan in Asia, during this generation is a settled fact. Nothing on earth can change it. The only question is: “What kind of a Japan is it going to be that will lead Asia ?” And the answer to this question depends upon the Christian Church. Now is the time to pour all the missionary force available into Japan, both financial and personal. If it is done ade quately now, the next generation will settle the question for all time. CUBA. Cuba is passing through a crisis, or at least stands at the entrance to a new order of things. Whatever the results of the political, social, economical or religious agitation, there will still be room and a larger plea for the simple truths of the Gospel and a larger call for the disciples, better than any other people, can give.
The withdrawal of many, of the mis sionaries from the work in Mexico has called out lay-leadership in a number of stations. In some cases the membership of the churches shows notable increase and laymen are taking up the work of teaching and preaching. These activities would have stopped if the members of the churches had not come -forward to carry on this work which was formerly cared for by foreign missionaries. INDIA. If Christ had started on the day of His baptism to preach in the Villages of India and had continued since then up to thq present, visiting one village each day, he. would still .have 30,000 villages to visit. Indià has a population of 315,000,000; most of these live in villages. SOUTH INDIA Sixteen of the 45 students who entered the Ramapatnam school this year were women—wives of the men students. They stand equal to their husbands in educa tion and training, a significant fact in view of the universal ignorance of the women of India a few years ago. AFRICA In connection with the training school at Kimpese, where accommodation is made for the wives and children of the young men students, a large elementary school with about eighty-fiye pupils is now being conducted. It is a practical plan, furnish ing as ft does schooling for the children and practice in teaching for the older students who conduct the classes. At this same place, some of the classes for the wives of students are held, for lack of other room, in the blacksmith shop adjoining the carpentry shop, amidst all the noise of hammering, and sawing.
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