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EVANGELISMeducational and other authorities, and to prepare in everyway possible for the best development and growth of thenew movement. In 1913 after careful preparation coveringseveral months, an extended visitation to the selected citieswas made by Dr. Mott and Mr. Sherwood Eddy. Theaudiences everywhere were large, averaging over two thousand. These were limited to students and were admitted byticket. The listeners were everywhere attentive and appreciative. It is notable that nowhere were there attempts atinterruption or signs of organized opposition such as markedsimilar meetings held about the same time in India. Thereadiness of students to respond to a sympathetic presentation of Christianity and an invitation to investigate the lifeand claims of Jesus Christ is shown by the fact that as afirst result of the organized meetings in fourteen cities in representative parts of China over four thousand students wereenrolled in Bible classes, and within the year more thanthree hundred of these had been baptized and joined theChristian Church. The great significance of this fact ismore clearly seen when it is remembered that this accessionChristianity in one year is greater than the total number of this class brought Into the Church during the wholecentury of previous Christian effort in China.r^ ie f^ w ^ nConservin the^ year was s Pent in a sustained12Results and co-ordinated effort to hold and conservethe results of the meetings which had beenheld. It was realized that the first results secured inenrollment in Bible classes was but the beginning, and thesehad to be followed through by careful and persistent andundiscourageable effort. Valuable lessons were learned.The essential need of real united effort was clearly shown.The advantage of interpreting the new phase of evangelismin terms of a movement rather than of meetings was madeclear. Where competent supervision was secured in localcentres and continued for several months after the meetingslarge and lasting results were secured. In 1914 a thirdseries of meetings was held in twelve cities throughout China,again led by Mr. Eddy. Audiences increased to an averageof three thousand to four thousand. This was due partlyto more thorough organization. It indicated also that the