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358 CHINA MISSION YEAR BOOK.The work done is mainly in Romanized vernacular ;any work in Chinese character is done from stereotypes.In addition to the New Testament and otherportions of Scripture printed for the British and ForeignBible Society, such books are published as Pilgrim sProgress, Earth s Bible Stories, hymn book, catechismsand other Christian tracts. A monthly church newsis also published.Revenue is partly acquired by the sale of suchworks as the Swatow Vocabulary and a Swatow Indexto Williams Dictionary, etc. But the income does notmeet expenditure and has to be increased by donationsor by grants from the mission funds.ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN MISSION PRESS,FORMOSA.TAINAN,This Press was set up in the year 1884;the firstpublication (The National Anthem) being publishedon 24th May of that year. The Press is used for theprinting of books in Romanized vernacular the ; outputfor last year being 280,000 pages.The chief work of the Press during these yearshas been the printing each month of the church paper,the Tainan Church News (in June the 3OOth numberbeing printed). The first number was published inJuly, 1885, and it has been published monthly since.It has also printed a Commentary on the ThreeCharacter Classic, translation of the Sacred Edict,Commentary on Romans i.-viii., Christie s Old Organ,etc., hymnbook, and a number of books of the N. T.for the use of translators in a tentative revision ofour vernacular N. T. ,and innumerable sheets for usein the hospitals, schools, examinations, notices to thechurches, circulars, and a very little English printing.The superintendent is one of the missionariesappointed annually by the Mission Council ;this yearRev. T. Barclay being in charge.