Western nations, was held at Shanghai in March. The conscience of the Christian world must be thoroughly aroused and a Chinese national conscience developed before this reform can strike deep and permanent roots. It is a remarkable fact that several Western nations have independently manifested great interest in plans for assisting the Chinese to enter more vigorously upon the new education. Up to the present the English have perhaps taken the lead in this, though there are persistent rumors abroad that America will not be found wanting. The meeting of the (missionary) Educational Association of China, in May, showed how great a debt China holds to Christian schools. It is evident that these schools tend to fall relatively behind unless reënforced by a larger staff and by ampler means. There has been a spiritual awakening in various parts of North China, notably in the Manchurian churches and in Shansi, under the leadership of Rev. Jonathan Goforth. Some of the results have been striking. Chinese evangelists have been called forth to this higher work by the Spirit. The future of the Chinese churches lies in the development of its leaders, and signs are not wanting that they will be found. Many new societies are entering China to engage in mission work, regarding it as the largest field in the world. The movement for independent Chinese churches has considerable strength potentially, but as yet has not made much progress. What is needed in China is religious liberty. This may not be so far off as sometimes appears. A splendid work for high-bred Chinese women is being developed at Peking. It seems to be the almost universal testimony that in China there is now a readiness to listen to preaching, especially lectures, on the part of all classes of Chinese, which in former years was unknown. It may truthfully be said that we now have access to the ear and the eye, and to some extent to the mind of the Chinese, though not as yet to his heart. The "air fairly bristles with opportunities" of social and intellectual contact that hold in themselves possibilities of spiritual influence such as the missionaries have never known before. Would that these might be utilized for the supreme purpose of bringing men under the influence of the Master!

The mission has sustained an irreparable loss in the death of Dr. Ament.

TIENTSIN

The important events of the year of the Tientsin station were the building of the church at Hsiku; the reception into the church of Chang Po Ling, a man who from his position, advanced ideas, and Christian experience seems destined to exert a great influence in the New China; and the arrival of Miss MacGown, October 12.

Evangelistic Work. There is only I church under the station, though there are 9 stated meeting places, 600 adherents, and 230 members. Fifteen were added to the church last year. Contributions from the native Christians amounted to about $40. The work in the city has been carried on as usual, with little interruption, the missionaries and workers being hard pressed to keep up with their opportunities in the entire field. Generally speaking there

has been growth and development all along the line. The work in the city chapel developed no unusual features. No aggressive evangelistic work has yet been possible at Hsiku. The outstation and village general work has been on the whole good. Last year a site was bought in Hsien Hsien City, the oldest country field of the station, and the missionaries see much more encouragement in the work. There is a good chapel attendance every day. The Sunday contributions of this outstation exceed those of any other. The work in all the villages has been in charge of Mr. Chiang.

Some two years ago the income from indemnity lands in this field was given in charge of the Self-Supporting Society, or local church community, on condition that they push the work and meet all expenses. This society is coming to a fuller appreciation of its duty and opportunity.

Educational Work.-There has been just one theological student. The 2 boarding schools have had an enrollment of 16 boys and 14 girls. Other schools, which number 3, enrolled 18 boys and 16 girls. Forty-one dollars and thirty-four cents was received by way of tuition. The boys' school was raised to an academy grade at the Chinese New Year.

Woman's Work.-Woman's work has missed tremendously the wisdom, experience, and spirit of Mrs. Stanley; Miss MacGown has been busy largely with language study. The pupils in the girls' school were sent to Tung-chou for the year. Station classes have been run as far as was possible under the circumstances. One station class especially is to be noted. It was opened in one of the north villages for eight days, with 18 scholars, who had for the first time in their lives had an opportunity for regular study. This class was conducted by Miss Porter and Mrs. Chang. The teachers and Bible-women are earnest in spirit, though lacking knowledge of the best methods. Classes should be held in three country districts every year, besides a selected class at the central station. The most urgent need is the reëstablishing of the girls' boarding school. This means new buildings.

PEKING

The work at the capital was established in 1864. The population of the field is reckoned at 3,000,000. The missionaries in the station have the help of 3 ordained Chinese, 18 unordained preachers, and 9 Bible-women. There are also 18 Chinese teachers. In the 4 organized churches and 23 preaching places there were 1,169 communicants, 122 being added during the year.

In spite of the great loss in the death of Dr. Ament and in the absence of Mr. Stelle in America, an effort was made during the year to keep up nearly all the various lines of work. An emergency committee was formed of Pastor Li, Dr. Young and Miss Russell, and the deacons of the South Church, to consider the various questions that came up in connection with the city and country churches. The street chapels have been open as usual for daily preaching. The special weekly lectures, however, which were so marked a feature of Dr. Ament's work, had to be discontinued. This is unfortunate, because such lectures gave the work in Peking a special name

in the city, and the loss of this form of work at such a time means much when you consider the influence of the church of Christ in these days of change. A special study class for deacons and helpers was attended during February by a large company of men and women. The annual meeting of the Home Missionary Society brought all the helpers to Peking in March. The society has hardly held its own the past year. The South Church has had the efficient help of Pastor Li, who was called from Cho Chou when Dr. Ament had to give up the leadership. Though the work of the church has not been entirely prosperous, the Sunday congregations have continued large. Pastor Li has apparently obtained a strong hold upon the young men of the medical college. Because of the injuries sustained by Pastor Jen, the North Church did not have as prosperous a year to report as would otherwise have been the case. The Sunday services have, however, been conducted by the students in the theological college, and the devotion of the church members to their pastor has been quite pronounced.

Nineteen churches or centers of work in the vast market towns and cities represent the field work of the Peking station. Two new centers, Ma Tou and Ma Chuang, were opened in the early summer. Twelve were received into the church at Fan Chia Chuang, and 12 taken in on probation. A little girls' school was also opened by Mrs. Wang at Nan Meng, and there has been a more marked increase in contributions than in any other church. These have more than doubled during the past three years. Two meetings have been held during the year in the interests of a Union Chinese Church. This movement seems hopeful.

As to educational work, the boys' boarding school has had an enrollment of 50, and that for the girls, 160. In the 9 day schools 108 have been studying. One station class for men, with an attendance of 30, and 5 for women, with an attendance of 65, were conducted during the year. The BibleWoman's Training School had 25 under instruction. Counting the 15 students studying at Tung-chou, the station had 450 boys and girls under instruction.

Woman's Work.-Because of the lack of workers only one tour was possible in the autumn. Miss Porter visited the south field, thus keeping up the personal touch with that group of churches. During the winter Miss Reed made frequent visits to two other outstations. Miss Russell made several tours to other outstations and also one to the southern field. The Biblewomen must more and more do their touring independent of missionary companionship. The station has 9 Bible-women, 3 in Peking and 6 in the country. Two of the Peking city workers have given five and a half months to daily teaching in the Bible school. A successful station class of 25 women and girls was held in Cho Chou in the late winter. Another class of 13 was held at Ping Fang. Summer reading classes were held at both the North and South Churches. The lecture room work has been kept up at the North Church street chapel as in the past three years. This is a very

effective work for Christ. The Angel Memorial Bible Training School opened this year with high hopes, but owing to the necessity of Mrs. Ament's return to America the whole environment of the school became changed.

Yet the new women who came to the school for instruction were of especially earnest spirit, and their influence had much to do in determining the character of the work. The spirit of mutual helpfulness was beautiful throughout the year, though perhaps there was not so much advance made in book knowledge as was hoped for. Three of the pupils came from Shansi, the first to come from that field; 2 from the London Mission station at Hsiao Chang. There have been 26 pupils, of whom I were Bible-women.

Owing to the growth of the Bridgman School in the station, it was found no longer possible to accommodate the pupils of lower grade at that school, so the South Church Day School added a boarding department last fall. The kindergarten rooms were made into a temporary dormitory. This lower grade school has been under the care of Miss Jessie E. Payne. Thirty-three were registered, with an average attendance of 24. The Emily Ament Memorial School at the North Church has continued as usual, though owing to various difficulties the number of pupils could not be as large.

Miss Miner's Bible Class for women has been one of the powers for good during the year.

Medical Work.-Dr. Young, in his report on the medical work, necessarily dwells upon the extraordinary amount of sickness and death among the missionaries during the year. He has had twelve hours weekly of lectures and laboratory work at the Union Medical College. The outstation preaching and dispensing were continued as last year, the medical students under the charge of Dr. Young doing no inconsiderable part of the work of preaching and dispensing. Ten men have been used in this work. Dr. Ingram has also done a good deal of work at Pei Tai Ho among the 30 European patients there. During the past year a total of 2,050 cases, old and new, were attended to.

Educational Work.- In the North China Union College (for women) and Bridgman Academy, the annals of the past year give few events of special interest. The fourth and last year has been added to the college course, but as there has been no addition to the foreign faculty this work has laid a very heavy burden upon the foreign teachers. There were two grades in the college instead of four, namely, the senior and sophomore. The Chinese faculty has suffered a great loss in the withdrawal of the only resident Chinese teacher, Miss Han. The enrollment in all the departments for the year has been IOI students, though the average attendance was but little over 80. The first class of 4 from the full college course graduated in June, 1909. The missions represented in this union educational work are the American Board, with about two-thirds of the students, the Presbyterian Mission, the London Mission, two Swedish missions in Shansi, and a German mission in Hupei.

The only important change in the curriculum has been the addition of English as a regular study, beginning with the third year of the academy. The necessity for building a new dormitory has been postponed a year or two by dropping the lower grades from the school. The most crying need of the educational work of the station is land on which to erect a dormitory

for the preparatory school. School discipline has caused more anxiety than for several previous years. The religious life of the school has been encouraging, however. As a result of the meetings of Passion Week, 10 girls united with the church and 10 others have expressed their desire to confess Christ publicly at the first opportunity. This will leave only 4 or 5 in the school who are not connected with the church. Character building is the most important work of the teacher, and during the past year the teachers have had their full share of disappointments, but all who have fallen are struggling up again. The girls are largely put upon their own honor. Twice during the year the school has been invited to join in an educational exhibit.

North China Union Medical College.-The American Board has a share in this union work. The dean of the college reported for last year 75 students, of whom 56 were Christians. The tone of the college was good, most of the Christians helping in various forms of Christian work.

TUNG-CHOU

There are no ordained preachers in this field, as Pastor Kung is still in retirement for his health. The unordained preachers number 6. They work in the outstations and street chapel in Tung-chou. There are 16 teachers connected with the station work, 6 men being in the college and academy, 2 men in the boys' boarding school, 2 women in the girls' boarding school, 5 women and I man in the day schools. There are 2 Bible-women. The other native helpers number 7. The station conducts regular work in 8 different places, including 6 country outstations where Chinese helpers reside, the Central Church in the city, and the East suburb. There is but I organized church-the Central Church only is so reckoned-as the communities in the outstations are not able to support a preacher, nor have they formally elected deacons. The Central Church is self-supporting in that it superintends its material affairs, pays running expenses, and would pay a pastor if one could be found. The communicants in the station number 368, including 24 college students. The boys generally hold their membership in their home churches. Forty-four were added by confession during the year, 31 being men. The adherents number 850, though some feel that the figures should be put as high as 1,000. The average attendance at the 8 places of worship was 500. There were 344 scholars in the 8 Sabbath schools.

Three men are studying for the ministry at the Union Seminary at Peking. The North China Union College enrolled 69 students, of whom the American Board supplied 55. Only 5 graduated in January. The academy enrolled 51 boys, the American Board supplying all but 12. Twenty-two graduated this year. The Boarding School for Girls enrolled 55 pupils. The 5 day schools had 34 boys and 36 girls. So that the total number of students under instruction in the Tung-chou station numbered last year 276, of whom 244 belong to the North China Mission, 6 to the Shansi Mission, 21 to the London Missionary Society, 5 to the Presbyterian Mission, and those belonging strictly to the Tung-chou station, 182.