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ings and the latter presided at the session of the district conference,
so the work has not been entirely without supervision.
\Vhen it is remembered that most of the year the district suffered
the disadvantage of an absent presiding elder there are many
encouragements. For the most part preachers and teachers
have been faithful and the members, though most of them
are extremely poor, have contributed liberally to the support of
their pastors and the benevolences of the church.
At Deng-seng, a class belonging to the Tang-tau circuit,
$160. Mexican have been contributed towards a much needed
chapel. An excellent site has been secured and the foundation
begun. Notwithstanding their funds are inadequate to complete
the building, they are proceding with strong faith that their need
will be supplied. '$75. "rill enable them to finish the enterprise
and give them a commodious chapel which ought soon to become
the center of a large circuit. For years they have worshipped
in the main room of the house of one of the members, "'ho
before his conversion, was the most noted sorcerer in the neighborhood,
but now a humble, grateful follo'wer of the Lord. I
spent a night there and held service. It was harvest time and
the room used for a chapel was about half filled with wheat in
the straw waiting for threshing time. As we sang, prayed and
talked together of God's wonderful goodness \ve were constrained
to say the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands.
At Geng-tau-Ieu, Ngu-cang and Deng-nang-bieng on the
N gieu-seu circuit the people have done nobly in providing places
for worship.
There has been some advallcement on most of the circuits.
Preachers and people are full of hope for the future. They
believe the two series of meetings for prayer and consecration
have already borne fruit in quickening the spiritual life throughout
the district. Hai-tang has suffered on account of insufficient
supervision and is greatly in need of your prayers and sympathy.
We are planted in the strategic points, the foundation is well
laid, the people are accessible; it only remains for us to press
the fight and the whole group of islands may be won for Christ.
South long-bing District.
DrONG SEUK Buo, Presiding Elder.
Last year the long-bing district was divided into north and
south. The northern district was given to my son Giu Hua
and I thought that he could help me a great deal but it was very
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