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PRESBYTERIAN GROUP 141of eight Chinese during the past year. The Missionconducts three elementary and two middle schools, andreports eleven students as doing work of a college grade.The theological students of the Mission are sent to the UnionTheological Seminary at Changsha.MedicalM d I Wwork is carried on at Yochow andkShenchowfu, and some 15,897 individuals weretreated, a considerable increase over the preceding year.UNITED FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND SFOREIGN MISSION COMMITTEE(United Free Church of Scotland Mission)(J872)James W. InglisStations with da of occupation : Shenf/kiny: Kaiyuan (1896),Chaoyangchen (1897), Liaoyanir (18S2), Ilaicheng (1875), Monkden(1875), Tiehling (1896), Yungling (1894); Kirin: Ashiho (1892),Sansing ( ); Heilungkiang : ITulan (1905).Missionaries 63, Employed Chinese Staff 468, Communicants10,082 (1915).There has been no outstanding feature to mark the pastyear but a good deal of steady work has been accomplished..BThe number of adult baptisms may appearlarge, but the net increase to the membershipis not great. Owing to the length of time we have been atwork, there is now a large proportion of old people andthus a higher death-rate. We have a large migratorypopulation and are continually losing men, either pushingon to new lands, or returning to their homes in Chihli.A new feature is the establishment of station-classes atwhich selected members from the out-stations come in andunite with the central congregation in a course of studycontinuing for perhaps a fortnight. At the time ofwriting one of these is being held in Moukden with anattendance of 250.The Union Theological Hall was held forTheological the firgt time in a Aiding of its own. Formany years the classes had most inadequateaccommodation, to the detriment of the health and spirits ofthe students. The building is constructed with a view to future