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ft"&Vr,-.164 MISSIONS AND CHURCHESchurches are united and prepared to conserve the results;an advanced programme in the training of secretaries;careful study and adaptation of our educational and physicalwork to the needs of Chinese young men ;and the importanceof the personal life of the secretary. The strong Chineseleadership was noticeable during the Conference.The Seventh National Convention of theNationalAssociations of China was held inConvention , TShanghair-, rmNovember 3, 1915. This gathering is heldtriennially. It is the only legislative body of the unitedAssociations in China. The purpose of this year s Convention being purely legislative, no attempt was made to securelarge delegations or to provide a popular programme. Onehundred and eighteen delegates were in attendance representing eighteen city and eight student Associations locatedin thirteen provinces, besides Hongkong and Tokyo.Amongthe items of business transacted was the change of theChinese name of the National Committee to rjj m 3 ^ $t W ^r 1\M t8 If- Aii amendment WHS added to the constitutionauthorizing and empowering the National Committee tohold property for itself or the local Associations, and toregister such action with the central Government. Thisaction was taken in view of the more experienced andrepresentative character of the National Committee as compared with the local boards of directors and also to makeprovision for the holding of property in the case of fundssecured from abroad. The members of the National Committee were elected to supervise the work throughout thecountry.An important development of the year wasthe action taken by the National CommitteeSecretary appointing Mr. C. T. Wang as GeneralSecretary to succeed Mr. F. S. Brockman, whowas recalled to become Associate General Secretary of theInternational Committee. Mr. Wang brings to this workin the Association movementlong and intimate experiencein China and abroad, as well as a clear grasp of theproblems of the Church. His election has met with theheartiest approval of all his associates in the national staff

OTHER MISSIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 165as well as members of boards, secretaries and Associationmembers throughout the country.The National Committee operates throughan Executive Committee of nine members andCommittee the following; departmental committees: city,student, publication, lecture, religious, physical,secretarial training and the Student Volunteer Movementfor the Ministry. Twenty -seven secretaries served the Committee in 1015 in the different departments. The work of theCommittee and its secretaries is largely conducted throughor in co-operation with the city and student Associations.Other activities are of a more general nature. The StudentDepartment, in addition to visiting and assisting 110 studentAssociations, shared in the conduct of six student conferences held at Wofossu, Tsinanfu, Hangehow, Killing, Amoyand Canton. Nine hundred arid forty-three students werein attendance. These conferences are primarily for trainingleaders in the student Associations. A number of non-Christian students in attendance decided to become Christians, and Christian students were led to prepare for theministry.The Student Volunteer Movement liascontinued to renderVofwntecrimportant and directMovement service to the churches by presenting theclaims of the ministry to students and helpingthose intending to enter the ministry during their period ofpreparation. Pastor Ding Li-mei and Rev. Wang Shen-chihhave travelled for the Movement throughout the year, visiting all the thirty-nine institutions having volunteer bands,besides many without such organizations. Fifty-threevolunteers have already entered the ministry and 109 arestudying in theological seminaries.tPublicationThe Publication Department in 1915 issuedtwenty new books and pamphlets and ninenew editions or reprints. 194,049 copieswere sold, including literature on Bible study, social service,personal work, apologetics, biographies, character building,education, physical education, present-day tracts andAssociation literature. Three monthly magazines, Progress

ft"&Vr,-.164 MISSIONS AND CHURCHESchurches are united and prepared to conserve the results;an advanced programme in the training of secretaries;careful study and adaptation of our educational and physicalwork to the needs of Chinese young men ;and the importanceof the personal life of the secretary. The strong Chineseleadership was noticeable during the Conference.The Seventh National Convention of theNationalAssociations of China was held inConvention , TShanghair-, rmNovember 3, 1915. This gathering is heldtriennially. It is the only legislative body of the unitedAssociations in China. The purpose of this year s Convention being purely legislative, no attempt was made to securelarge delegations or to provide a popular programme. Onehundred and eighteen delegates were in attendance representing eighteen city and eight student Associations locatedin thirteen provinces, besides Hongkong and Tokyo.Amongthe items of business transacted was the change of theChinese name of the National Committee to rjj m 3 ^ $t W ^r 1\M t8 If- Aii amendment WHS added to the constitutionauthorizing and empowering the National Committee tohold property for itself or the local Associations, and toregister such action with the central Government. Thisaction was taken in view of the more experienced andrepresentative character of the National Committee as compared with the local boards of directors and also to makeprovision for the holding of property in the case of fundssecured from abroad. The members of the National Committee were elected to supervise the work throughout thecountry.An important development of the year wasthe action taken by the National CommitteeSecretary appointing Mr. C. T. Wang as GeneralSecretary to succeed Mr. F. S. Brockman, whowas recalled to become Associate General Secretary of theInternational Committee. Mr. Wang brings to this workin the Association movementlong and intimate experiencein China and abroad, as well as a clear grasp of theproblems of the Church. His election has met with theheartiest approval of all his associates in the national staff

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