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188 EVANGELISMForward Movement may broaden and gather strength in all itsparts as it goes forward. But of all, this committee s study of thepresent movement leaves it with this as their strongest convictionthat what is most needed now is a life; of deeper union with Christand a fuller receiving of the power of the Holy Ghost in the churchesand in the mission on the part of both the Chinese church-membersand workers and also of the foreign missionaries. For this, let allwho really seek to help forward this great movement on true andright lines pray increasingly."Your committee heartily commends theprovince-wide campaign idea aud urges participation by all our missions when opportunity offers. We observe that where trial has been made,the great weakness has lain in the unpreparedness of theChristian Church to cope with the situation when confrontedby unprecedentedly large numbers of enquirers, especiallyof the higher or more scholarly class. A sufficient numberof Bible teachers could not be found, and many who werewilling proved incompetent. These campaigns have donemuch to disclose to the Church its inadequacy to cope witha large opportunity and to arouse the church leaders tostrenuous efforts to remedy the situation. These campaignshave awakened the Church, preparing it for an even largereffort to reacli outsiders later, if such conditions prevailelsewhere, we fear we may find them among the Christiansof our own missions. We, therefore, urge strongly thatefforts be made on every hand to train our Christiansto meet a situation which will sooner or later confrontthem.We are pleased to note the place of Bible study in preparation for and in the follow-up work of these campaigns.Here we feel lies the greatest need of our own Christians.We should commend the decision of the ContinuationCommittee to place an Evangelistic Secretary in the field forthe furthering of such evangelistic campaigns.Where aFieldSurvey," eitherSarveprovince-wideor more local, has not yet been made, westrongly urge such a study of the field, its needs, its resources, and the best means to be employed for its speedyevangelization.