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EVANGELISTIC WORK. 127had not a great deal of money pledged time, a month,or a week, or so many market days, to go to some otherplace and tell what they knew.Concerning the work in the east field at Shuntefu,brother rises against brother and friend against friend,the disputants as a preliminary precaution assuming afervent interest in the Gospel, that in the day of judgment the teacher s favor may fall on their side. Mothersand wives importune aid for the sons and brothers who,according to, their version, have been imprisoned forrighteousness sake. The most promising inquirer hasbeen practicallyconvicted of being a thief, and another,asking for financial aid, sits down on the walk, openshis Bible and devoutly reads, that he who passes mayobserve his piety. Since the founding of the Stationthese people have not ceased to importune aid in lawsuits, nor to offer their allegiance to the church inexchange for the foreigner s aid in their time of need.These things, however, simply prove anew the need ofmissionary work.East Shantung Mission. Tengchow, Chefoo, andTsingtau.At Tenqchowin the museum and street chapel onthe main city street the attendance reported for the yearis 12,575 In 1894 there were but 285 membersin connection with all the Tengchow work, includingthe three churches in Pingtu. Now we have a membership of 783, exclusive of the three Pingtu churches,which a few years ago with 195 members and elevenschools were all transferred to Tsingtau Station. Manycollege students and others were also transferred to Weihsienand elsewhere. During these fourteen yearsi , 107 members have been added on confession of faith.This year we received 130, and since the Boxer uprising 647.At Chefoo seventy thousand people attended thestreet chapel and museum during the year. At the