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348 CHINA MISSION YEAR BOOK.Also of an interdenominational order is The Revivalist, of which there are two editions: one in easywen-li, the other in Hinghua roraanised colloquial the;latter started in 1907 by Mrs. Brewster, and since carriedon by William N. Brewster; the former in 1908 editedby a native pastor, Sang Hoh-leng (Sung Hsio-lien).The Revivalist in Chinese character is a semimonthly booklet ; price 40 cents ;issue 600 copies 200;sold locally, the rest in other provinces. It is nearly selfsupporting.Practically all the material is from nativewriters. It is intensely evangelistic, but gives attentionto all phases of Christian citizenship. The Revivalist,in romanised colloquial, is also semi-monthly, followingthe Chinese moons;a booklet ; price 25 cents per annum;issue about 600. More than half the material is native.It is both religious and general, containing news ofthe day. Its special object is to urge on the variousenterprises of the church towards self-support and.evangelistic aggressionFive denominational magazines remain. Each givesspecial emphasis to the interests of the mission it represents, but each ispopular among members of othermissions, for the spirit of denominational separatismisexceedingly little in evidence in China.The Chinese Christian Advocate was started manyyears back by the Methodist Episcopal Mission in Foochow,but of recent years transferred to Shanghai. Itseditors have been Dr. M. C. Wilcox, Dr. Y. J. Allen,Dr. A. P. Parker and Dr. Franklin Ohlinger. Its present editors are Dr. G. A. Stuart and Rev. Yuan Hstian.It was formerly monthly, but now weekly ;formerly a booklet, now a folder with about 12,500 words ;50cents per annum, exclusive of postage. Circulation800. Region touched :Chihli, Shantung, Kiangsu, Anhui,Kiangsi, and Fukien. Its general contents arechurch news and reading for the home.The Chinese Christian Intelligencer was foundedin June, 1902, by the Presbyterian Missions of China.

CHRISTIAN PKKIODICALS. 349Dr. S. Isett Woodbridge is editor. It is a weekly, offolder form, hut easily turned into book-pages for binding iu native style. It contains 24,000 words ; part ineasy wen-li and part in mandarin; $1.20 per annum,including postage. Almost the entire contents are fromnative contributors, of which this popular paper hassomething like two hundred. Its circulation varies from3,500 to 4,100. It has readers in every part of Chinaand Manchuria, as well as Japan, Korea, Formosa,Sumatra, Burma, Australia, S. Africa, Canada, England,United States and Honolulu. Its scope is evangelisticand pastoral.The True Light Monthly was started for the American Baptist Mission, Canton, by R. E. Chambers inMarch, 1902. It has had three Chinese editors insuccession (under foreign collaboration), Revs. Chanlu-ting, Liu Cheuk-om, and Cheung Kaam-ue. JohnLake was editor for a year, and now it has reverted toR. E. Chambers again. It is a Go-page booklet of about26,000 words. Its circulation is about 1,800. It is notdenominational in a polemic sense, but aims at beingthe medium of intercommunication between BaptistChristians throughout the empire. It is read in othermissions also.The Chinese Churchman was started as the organof the Anglican Communion in China in August, 1904,by J. W. Nichols and P. N. Tsu, whose place hasbeen taken by T. H. Tai. It is published monthly a;booklet of about 29,000 words, easy wen-li, price 25cents annually ;circulation 2,000. About three-quarters of the contents are from native pens. Its contentsare :essays, sermons, church news and miscellaneousitems.The Chinese Christian Fortnightlyis the organ ofthe German missions in South China. It was started byI. Gena.hr January ist, 1908 a;booklet of about 12,800words ; easy wen-li ; price $i per annum. About halfof the literary contents are contributed by native writers.

CHRISTIAN PKKIODICALS. 349Dr. S. Isett Woodbridge is editor. It is a weekly, offolder form, hut easily turned into book-pages for binding iu native style. It contains 24,000 words ; part ineasy wen-li and part in mandarin; $1.20 per annum,including postage. Almost the entire contents are fromnative contributors, of which this popular paper hassomething like two hundred. Its circulation varies from3,500 to 4,100. It has readers in every part of Chinaand Manchuria, as well as Japan, Korea, Formosa,Sumatra, Burma, Australia, S. Africa, Canada, England,United States and Honolulu. Its scope is evangelisticand pastoral.The True Light Monthly was started for the American Baptist Mission, Canton, by R. E. Chambers inMarch, 1902. It has had three Chinese editors insuccession (under foreign collaboration), Revs. Chanlu-ting, Liu Cheuk-om, and Cheung Kaam-ue. JohnLake was editor for a year, and now it has reverted toR. E. Chambers again. It is a Go-page booklet of about26,000 words. Its circulation is about 1,800. It is notdenominational in a polemic sense, but aims at beingthe medium of intercommunication between BaptistChristians throughout the empire. It is read in othermissions also.The Chinese Churchman was started as the organof the Anglican Communion in China in August, 1904,by J. W. Nichols and P. N. Tsu, whose place hasbeen taken by T. H. Tai. It is published monthly a;booklet of about 29,000 words, easy wen-li, price 25cents annually ;circulation 2,000. About three-quarters of the contents are from native pens. Its contentsare :essays, sermons, church news and miscellaneousitems.The Chinese Christian Fortnightlyis the organ ofthe German missions in South China. It was started byI. Gena.hr January ist, 1908 a;booklet of about 12,800words ; easy wen-li ; price $i per annum. About halfof the literary contents are contributed by native writers.

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