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EVANGELISTIC WORK. 155wit, that the church is growing almost entirely fromwithout. The addition from within, i.e., the reception of baptized children, is an exceedingly smallpercentage.Chiangchiu District. Work in the upper Chiangchiudistrict has been greatly interfered with by thegreat flood of October i5th, in which over 1,000 liveswere lost. In Chiangchiu city over 6,000 houses werewholly or partially destroyed. Immense tracts of ripening grain were ruined, and with it vanished many afarmer s fondest hopes. The river was a raging torrent in ; places over thirty feet above normal level. Inthe ladies house and girls school the water left itsmark five and one-half feet above the floor and threefeet and a half in the missionary s residence. Some 450feet of ten-foot high compound wall were battered down.The book room succumbed, and a goodly stock of bookswas ruined.The church escaped the flood, and has had a yearfull of blessings. The attendance at Sunday serviceshas been remarkable, and affords a fine sight. Theplatform is in the centre of the large auditorium, aboutwhich the pastor assembles his attentive flock of men,women, and scholars. The Senior and Junior EndeavorSocieties are still flourishing.The Lengsoa church remains the banner church inthe sense of giving greatest cause for rejoicing. Notwithstanding that the church roof is being demolishedby our enemies the white ants, the members of thischurch are also gradually making inroads on Christ senemies. They have asked for assistance to open fournew out-stations within their borders. Alas, on accountof scarcity of laborers only one has been opened, andthat one only because the church was willing that oneof their number should hold the fort as chapel keeper,while members of the consistory take turns in conductingSunday services.