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YOUNG MEN S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. 413aration as physical directors in associations and colleges. These men, who have come from Nanking,Hangchow, Tientsin, and Seoul, are taking a two yearscourse in the technical studies and practice of physicaltraining. In addition four public gymnastic exhibitionswere held to popularize class work.In connection with the land campaign in May theShanghai Association secured an excellent plot of groundfor an athletic field.At Tientsin the Association continues to exert alarge influence in the development of a system of physical culture among the educational institutions. Specialathletic instruction has been given at Pei Yang University, the Government Army Medical College, the Government Middle School and the private Middle School.II. IN JAPAN AMONG CHINESE STUDENTS.Although it has been but four years since theChristian work for the Chinese students in Japan wasbegun, yet it has reached a phenomenal growth, due tothe peculiarly advantageous conditions presented by thegreat body of Chinese students in Tokyo. The religious, social, and educational character of the YoungMen s Christian Association affords many chances ofmixing with the young men in various relations. If oneremembers that every province in China is representedby the students in Japan, and further that they belong tothe best and most influential families of China, it will bereadily seen that to influence these men will eventuallyreach a larger constituency than could be reached inany other way. Never in the history of missions liassuch an opportunity been given to the church. Thebearing of the Young Men s Christian Associationwork among these men in its relation to the regeneration to China, and Mission work in particular, isobvious.