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MISSIONS AND CHURCHESEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THEPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES(American Presbyterian Mission, South) (1867)P. F. PriceStations \\illi dates of occupation:(hckkuuj: langclimv I (IS(>7),Kashmir ( 1895), Timghianghsien (I.SU2); Kian<jxi<: Cliangcho\\(1011), Chinkiang (1883), Haichow (190S), Hwaianfii (1904),Kiajigyin (1895), Nanking (1905), Shanghai (1902), Soochtw(1892), Suchowfu (1X9(>),Sutsien (1 S 94), Taichoxv (ll)()S), Ts,mgklangpu(1887), Yeiicheii<r (1911)..Missionaries 137, lOmployed Chinese Start -174. CommunicantsfireField of Worktwo missions, the Mid-China.Mission in Chekiang and Kiangsu betweenHangchow and tlie Yangtze River, and the North KiangsuMission between the Yangtze River and the old bed of theY"ellow River. The Mid-China Mission has eight stations;live in eities occupied also by other missions and three incentres where it alone occupies the field. The NorthKiangsu Mission occupies seven centres, six of which itoccupiesalone. The Southern Presbyterian Church, largelythrough the Mid-China Mission, is working conjointly withother missions in several union institutions or enterprises.In order to accede to the request of the editor of theYEAR BOOK for information regarding the work of the twoMissions, I sent out a series of questions, sec-king freshinformation along several lines suggested by him. Twentysevenreplies have been received and the following is adigest of these replies.There have beenChinese Staffthirty-eight in all addedto the Chinese staff of workers during theyear. A few places report no increase in native staff andtwo report retrenchment.Thirty-two new out-stations or preaching places havebeen opened. Of these Yencheng reports ten and Suchienten. Dr. II. M. Woods says,"One out-station was openedat Shingkoiig, a busy market town 40 li northeast ofHwaianfu, a chapel rented and native worker establishedthere."