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As210 EVANGELISMwith the country chapels under their charge. The onlyitinerators over the whole field are the Sunday schoolsuperintendent and the day school superintendent. Wehave established in the region twenty-five day schools whichhave regular monthly examinations, and all the residentteachers, being Christians, help in the Sunday services.They have been of great use in the building up of theChurch.SutsienThe local evangelist holds special classesfor .Bible study at times when people haveleisure for study. At the central station also, with assistance of Chinese workers, the missionaries hold such classesat special times for those who can come. We try to haveSabbath schools at the out-stations, but they are often verypoor efforts because of lack of people capable of teaching.We try to impress upon the elders of each church theirresponsibility for the nurture and purity and correct life ofthe church-members.Our plan is a day school under a Christian teacher atevery out-station. This teacher often takes the place of alocal evangelist and has oversight of the work to a certainextent when the latter cannot be there, or in places not yetprovided with a regular visiting evangelist. The school ispart of the church life and ork. There are now in thiswrfield thirty-one day schools. Including boarding schoolpupils, there are six hundred or more boys and girls underdaily Christian instruction.~.<soon as possible we appoint elders andL.hencnow -,0,1 ^ i t- ^^ , ^ ndeacons for the oversight of the spiritual andtemporal affairs of the church. For the spiritual nurtureof the church, there are regular preaching of the Word,with frequent administration of the sacraments, and alsoSabbath schools and Christian Endeavour societies. Opportunity and encouragement are also provided for the laymember to exercise his gift in preaching, house-to-housevisitation, selling books, etc.As far as funds allow, a day school is conducted in allour chapels. We pay, when necessary, half the salary ofthe teacher. It usually is necessary. The curricula ofthese schools is as nearly as possible that prescribed by the