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"LUTHERAN GROUP 87There has been no expansion, but there has been intensivework. This will prove the blessing of the year. Goddrops his anchor only in quiet waters.Most of the schools of the Mission could not be opened.Even had the poor Christians connected with the Missionbeen able to pay the cost of food, it would still have beenimpossible for them to furnish the salaries of the teachers,nor was the Mission in a position to do so.Moreover, mostof the schools of the Berlin Mission were following theGovernment school regulations, necessitating more apparatusand other increased expenses. During the past few yearsthe Christians have come to recognize that they must helpthemselves far more than formerly.The schools which were opened were the Girls Schoolin Shiuchow, which covers a nine years course of instruction,another girls school in Tshichiu, and several day schoolsfor boys and girls in different parts of the field of theBerlin Mission.The Christians and Christian workers greatly miss theschools and notwithstanding all difficulties an attempt willbe made this year to open more schools.Inasmuch also as the theological seminary at Cantonhas been closed, there have been no accessions to the ranksof our Chinese fellow- workers. The Mission has, however, alarge stall of Chinese workers, so that she can well affordTor a year or two to go without any increase in theirnumber-. This is the first time in the history of the BerlinMission in China, that there has been an interruption in thework of the seminary. A number of faithful young theological students await the re-opening of the institutionduring the coming year.Some of the Chinese workers, attracted by the highersalaries offered by other missions, have taken up work withthem. This makes us feel sad, not because we begrudge toother missions the workers trained by us, but because theseworkers have left us for financial reasons. It is not aneasy thing even for many a missionary to work with inadequate resources, in a land which places so great value onexternal things.