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EVANGELISM IN THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS 213kept before them. Each one has a centre where he has hishome and where he preaches every Sunday; from this centrehe visits two or more markets or large villages regularly,selling books, preaching, and seeking to win the good willat least of the people. These "ventures in friendship"are among the best means for winning the people to thegospel, regular sermons not excepted. A diary, open toinspection, helps the missionary to keep in touch with themen he meets, and his general progress.^ llG ^ FSt an(^ ^OCH ^ a *m ^ tllG nnss iCantonnaryin charge of evangelistic work should be tosecure a large body of able preachers and teachers, and thisis a work of a life time. He must ever be on the outlookfor a promising man. Preachers already in mission employshould make visitation of schools and acquaintance ofteachers their special aim, and try to gel the hearing ofevery bright school-master, in hopes that he may become aconvert and light-bearer to his people. Bible women are avery important agency, and indispensable to the instructionof women, and should be carefully trained for their work.Every strong church should have a Bible woman, supportedby that church,Int. OctoberT a preachers conference is held.Last year the programme included thediscussion and practical demonstration of Sunday schoolmethods, and in connection with the forward evangelisticmovement in both country fields, many of the problemsencountered by the preaching bands were dealt with in anilluminating way. Much valuable information was gainedfrom the experiences of many keen evangelists. A series oflectures on missionary methods, based upon lioland Allen sstimulating book, aroused much interest, and caused manyto think seriously on the vital question of self-support.Some addresses on Livingstone and Hudson Taylor broughtthe need for personal consecration vividly before those in.attendance; as did also several periods devoted to themaintenance of a preacher s spiritual life.-T* ... The following sentences are quoted from1 saosnm ,, P.I- , , a *the annual report or this station. A pointthat is vital to the exercise of a ministry that will evoke the