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"PRESBYTERIAN GROUP 123God to the Church in Honan. Although there have beenadditions, yet among those willing to enter the service of thechurch there is a dearth of well-educated and efficient mensuch as the times seem especially to demand.Development T he ^Orth Chin(l ^ ission of tllG Pres ???-teriau Church in Canada assumes responsibility, so far as Protestant bodies are concerned, for theevangelization of three prefectures of llonan lying to thenorth 01 the Yellow River. With the exception of SeventhDay Adveutists no other missionaries have entered this area.From its inception the Mission has been primarily evangelistic. Medical work has been undertaken at four stations,at one of which a large, well-equipped modern hospital hasbeen erected. The one hospital for women has a widelyextendedinfluence. The motto Build the school on theChurch," adopted at an early stage in the history of theMission, has resulted in a comparatively slow though steadygrowth in educational effort. Boarding schools and middleschools alike have, for the most part, aimed at trainingyouth from Christian homes. While some rural schoolshave been established this form of mission enterprise hasnot had a place in our declared policy. The recent decisionto open the doors more widely for admission of non-Christian pupils and to formulate a definite policy withregard to country day schools indicate the present attitudetoward these questions.The Chinese Church has twenty-eight congregationsorganized with elders and deacons. Three congregationshave their own pastors and are entirely self-supporting,being subject to the control of a Chinese presbytery. Thepolicy outlined (CHINA MISSION YEAR BOOK, 11)14, p. 365)has met with a cordial reception and sixteen evangelistshave been called. Tims the first steps have been takentoward a larger measure of financial responsibility andself-support in the Chinese church.New Departures1. Efforts to reach Educated Classes. Following onmany months of preparation, an evangelistic campaign wasundertaken during the autumn. Officials and gentry