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RESOLUTIONS AND FINDINGS 177women, business men, and gentry in the larger cities. Thereason for this was because meetings for these classes wereheld in the larger cities of China in 1913 and 1914, andbecause of the resolution adopted by the National Conference in 1913, which said,1The Conference believes that the time is ripe for a great forward movement in the evangelization of special classes in cities. Thecall isurgent for comprehensive plans carried out with careful organization that will embrace the actual work and the conservation ofresults. We appeal therefore to the churches in China to plantogether for a co-ordinated evangelistic campaign in the immediatefuture, beginning with the larger cities."It is, however, evident that the desire is widespreadthat the committee s study should comprehend all forms ofevangelistic work for men and women, embracing all classes,in the smaller cities and in the country as well as in thelarger centers. The committee agrees that it should respondto this desire and should give its attention to the whole fieldof evangelism, but it is also of the opinion that its bestcontribution to the whole work will be in carrying forwardthe study of the work already begun in the past two years,and, that, therefore, it should continue to give careful attention to the work for special classes in the larger cities, whileat the same time it makes a beginning in the study of thewider field.To the committee it seems that there is need for emphasis upon the importance of including in the aim of allevangelistic efforts the winning of the whole family; and it isto be noted, therefore, that every section of this report imdefinite reference to work for women as well as for men.pliesThe committee wishes to re-emphasize the purely advisory character of its work. It believes that the best serviceit can now render will be in studying evangelistic movements, and in making available for those who desire theCommittee s help (e.g., local and provincial evangelisticcommittees, mission conferences, church organizations, etc.)such information as the committee may be able to secure,along with any suggestions which the committee may beprepared to make. The appointment of a National Evangelistic Secretary, free to devote his entire time to this work,should greatly add to the committee s usefulness.A 22