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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.

""RESOLUTIONS AND FINDINGS 189^ Q note ^iat e^orts are ^em made forEvan elisticLiterature the proper classification and advertising ofevangelistic literature. This is a much needed work and commands our hearty support.Forces*We are impressed by the great need ofrecruits for our evangelistic force, especiallymen, which confronts us from practicallyevery one of our thirty-two stations. To our minds, withall due regard for other claims, this is the most pressingneed of the hour. But five stations have more than twoevangelistic men for both the central city and field work ;most of our stations have but two, and six have only one.Reckoning furlough and other absences the paucity of theeffective force is appalling.In this field the lack of continuous effort is no less fatalto success than in institutional work. Though the evil isnot so immediately apparent as in the closing of a school,the result is no less disastrous We must, therefore, seethat our force of evangelistic workers is sufficiently large togive continuity, and to avoid the error of acting as if itwere possible to cease this work for a time, calling the mento other fields, and later take up the work where it was leftoff.Many men have been called from evangelistic work bythe pressure of the opportunities in education or organization. Such men must be replaced and sufficient men addedthat there may be a proportionate development of all thework. Only by repeated emphasis on direct evangelism canwe attain the great purpose of our mission.Anotiier tendency is towards large plants at strategiccentreswith no foreigner in residence. We shall begreatly interested in a study of the relative value of thismethod as compared with the method employed in certainparts, following the lines of development of the Christianbody.Among the things needful we would rankNurture ofag t iniDortant the necessity for a moreChristiansJ., , ,. -,careful nurturing of the newly-baptizedmembers of the Church. In many parts all organized training is preliminary to baptism; but little, if any, follows.In cases where some provision is made, it is, we fear, wholly

""RESOLUTIONS AND FINDINGS 189^ Q note ^iat e^orts are ^em made forEvan elisticLiterature the proper classification and advertising ofevangelistic literature. This is a much needed work and commands our hearty support.Forces*We are impressed by the great need ofrecruits for our evangelistic force, especiallymen, which confronts us from practicallyevery one of our thirty-two stations. To our minds, withall due regard for other claims, this is the most pressingneed of the hour. But five stations have more than twoevangelistic men for both the central city and field work ;most of our stations have but two, and six have only one.Reckoning furlough and other absences the paucity of theeffective force is appalling.In this field the lack of continuous effort is no less fatalto success than in institutional work. Though the evil isnot so immediately apparent as in the closing of a school,the result is no less disastrous We must, therefore, seethat our force of evangelistic workers is sufficiently large togive continuity, and to avoid the error of acting as if itwere possible to cease this work for a time, calling the mento other fields, and later take up the work where it was leftoff.Many men have been called from evangelistic work bythe pressure of the opportunities in education or organization. Such men must be replaced and sufficient men addedthat there may be a proportionate development of all thework. Only by repeated emphasis on direct evangelism canwe attain the great purpose of our mission.Anotiier tendency is towards large plants at strategiccentreswith no foreigner in residence. We shall begreatly interested in a study of the relative value of thismethod as compared with the method employed in certainparts, following the lines of development of the Christianbody.Among the things needful we would rankNurture ofag t iniDortant the necessity for a moreChristiansJ., , ,. -,careful nurturing of the newly-baptizedmembers of the Church. In many parts all organized training is preliminary to baptism; but little, if any, follows.In cases where some provision is made, it is, we fear, wholly

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