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"EVANGELISTIC WORK. 167of the total number in the whole Amoy mission, including the Ting Chin branch. Out of a total of 238 adultbaptisms during the year in all districts, 144 were baptized in these two districts, while together they accountfor 1,721 church members out of the 3,372.Mr. Macgowan writes: "I am happy to say thatthe political unrest has not so far affected the system ofself-support that I have built up with such difficultyduring the past years. In 1113* recent visitation amongstthe churches, much to my delight they have all subscribed enough to pay for the support of their preachersduring the next year. This is all the more gratifying,as I was prepared for a certain amount of disaster, because in the great plain, where the most of them aresituated, there has recently been an unprecedented floodthat has submerged their rice crops and has so utterlydestroyed them that for many square miles they can only"be used as fodder for the cattle.A vigorous Mandarin in one of the counties hasappealed to one of our pastors to help him in carryingout his plans for the suppression of opium. I haveno faith," he said to the pastor,"in the scholars andleading men of my district. Main- of them are alreadyopium smokers, and their influence will certainly not beused to restrict the production of opium. The Christians have always been opposed to the opium traffic.I believe in their honesty, and so I turn to you to aidme in the great fight that I am going to have in doingaway with the production of something that is doinginfinite mischief to my people."Hweianhsien. The evangelistic work in the hospital was pursued with vigor both the;hospital preacherand the matron are most earnest Christians, and plainspeaking and preaching goes on in the hospital in consequence. It may be safety said on nearly everyone ofthe twenty-six stations there is one person or more whofirst came under Christian influence in the hospital.