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EVANGELISTIC WORK. 119Another year must see an increased income or the cutting down of expenses by combining out-stations or dismissing helpers.The station at Kalgan occupies a strategic position,lying as it does at the doorway into Mongolia. Perhapsit has as large an opportunity as any station. There isgrowing up in Mongolia a new state. Chinese from farand near are pouring through the Great Wall by thousands every year to take up this new land and turn itinto rich farms. The railroad from Peking to Kalganhas now been completed, and the Chinese governmenthas decided to continue itright through Mongolia to theRussian frontier In this field there are 2 licensedpreachers and i Bible- woman; 4 preaching places ; 240church members, 8 of whom were added during theyear. The iboys boarding-school had last year 13pupils, and the i day school for boys 33 pupils. Therehave been 6 men in employ all the year and i womanusing part of her timeThe church at Paotingfu has passed through asevere experience, which for a time seemed to threatenits unity and harmony. The clouds have now, however, rolled away and peace is restored. The specialevangelistic services held by Mr. Goforth, of Honan,for six days, were well attended. There were manyconfessions and conversions ;the most unexpectedmanifestations being in the boys school. At the following Christmas meeting there were over 70 in thecommunity who took one of the three steps towardsentering the church the; largest number in thirty-fiveyearsIn the station of Pangchuang at Christmas timethere was appointed a Poor Committee in the church tohave general oversight of the needs of the poor in theparish. The total membership of the Pangchuangchurch was, at the end of the year, 892, with accessionsduring the year of 56, an increase of n over the additionsfor the previous year. Fully 450 are on the rolls as