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EVANGELISTIC WORK. 117of the relief parties consisting wholly of Christians. Noless than six chapels connected with the mission wereinjured, involving a cost for repairs of above $2,000.All this is regarded as indeed a great calamity. Thepeople have endeavored to meet with exigencies, and notless than $6,000 silver have been raised to meet thepressing needs.One of the other hindrances that have stood in theway of the work in the country districts connected withHongkong stations has been the prevalence of kidnapping.At one place no less than nine persons have been captured and demands made for a ransom of $30,000 silver.Of course where such social conditions prevail the workin the schools is interrupted, and it is said that manybusiness men, through fear of brigandage, have removedtheir families to Hongkong, preferring to face the perilsof plague rather than the perils of robbers.An important work is being done by an independentorganization bearing the name of the China Congregational Society, which was organized in San Franciscoin 1884, having Rev. Jee Gam, of San Francisco, as itspresident. This society seeks to do a work in theKwangtung province, from which district most of tbeChinese now in the United States have emigrated. BothMr. Nelson and Dr. Hager have looked after this work,which now has 5 out-stations, with ipastor and 4 preachers, 5 schools and a property estimated as worth$24,000 in silver. Last year the society expended about$1,800 silver for their work in Canton and the country.North China Mission. Seven stations ; 78 outstations; 17 ordained missionaries ;3 physicians ; i otherunordained man; 18 single women; total Americanmissionaries, 59 6 native pastors ; ; 64 other native preachers ;66 native teachers ;34 Bible-women ;20 othernative laborers; 10 churches; 4,124 members, 328 received on confession this year 102; places of statedpreaching 19 Sunday Schools ; :1,232 members.