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166 MISSIONS AND CHURCHESand China s Young Men, Chinese and English editions, werepublished by the Department and widely read by youngmen.Three new divisions of the Lecture Depart-Lecturement were inaugurated, including Health,Education and Conservation. The HealthDivision is under a sub-committee of medical men appointedby the National Committee, and its policy has been workedout in full co-operation with the Council, on Public Healthof the China Medical Missionary Association. Demonstratedhealth lectures, exhibits, lantern-slides and literature havebeen utilized. During the year seventy-three lectures weregiven in fourteen cities to audiences aggregating 83,226.The Education Division inaugurated its work withspecial demonstrated lectures showing the place of educationin the life of the people and comparing conditions in Chinaand other countries. Large audiences have attended thelectures and deep interest has been awakened. Four citieswere visited in the autumn of 1915 and sixty-five lecturesgiven to audiences with a total attendance of 19,268.A new departure during the year was thebeginning of the work of the ConservationDivision under the leadership of D. Y. Linof the Yale School of Forestry. This work is in charge of asub-committee and supported apart from the regular fundsof the National Committee. The aim of the Division is topromote interest in the preservation of China s naturalresources and thus help to prevent poverty and distress.Lecture tours were made in Chekiang and Anhwei at theinvitation of the Governors. Lectures were also given inFukien and Kiaugsu before special groups. Seventy-twolectures were given in sixteen cities to audiences of 26,439.The secretaries of the Physical Department*iave n0* servec^Deartrion^ the Associations but havebeen asked to lecture on physical educationbefore government schools and other groups and to assistthe Kiangsu Educational Association in the training ofleaders for the playgrounds in each hsien in the province.The Executive Secretary of the Department acted as