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.LUTHERAN UROUP 101aiiy longer. In addition the churche made a "Jubileecontribution to be spent in the regular mission work. Itwas with thankful hearts and great expectations for thefuture that we separated and went back to our work.As can be seen from the above, the growth of theMission has been far above what was originally expected andthe wonderful thing is that this growth seems to havereacted on the home Church in such a way that the board,which first found it difficult to support one head-stationonly, now has no difficulty in supporting the larger work,with its forty-six missionaries, forty-two Chinese workers,six Bible women and about ninety teachers, beside theteachers of the seminaries.UNITED NORWEGIAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERANCHURCH OF AMERICA(American Lutheran Mission) (1898)EditorStations with dates of occupation: llo non: Chaiigyanghsien(11)10), Chiktmgshan, .Inning (189S). Kioshan (1906), Lilian(1909), Sinyangchow (1898), Sniping (1912); /////W/: feheki\v.Missionaries 43, Employed Chinese Staff 15 J, Communicants 1,305(1915).~, ., The American Lutheran Mission whichi ne iiorns .i J.T .i.1 i t-Church carries on its work in the south central partof the Province of Ilonan represents theUnited Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Thischurch body consists of over 1,500 Congregations withover 300,000 church-members, located in.principally theCentral and Northwestern States, Canada and on the?Pacific Coast. It began its work in China in the fall of181)0 when three male missionaries arrived and two yearslater opened their first mission station in Hankow. Fromthis beginning the work has steadily progressed, and withthe powerful backing of a strong and growing home churchpromises very effective work in the future.Staff and During the past year the foreign forcenas suffered a decrease of one in its totalEvangelismnumber of forty-four. The Mission occupies