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EVANGELISM AMONG STUDENTS 229doors of approach were open wider than ever. The continnedattitude of friendliness was not limited to students.In almost every city which was visited officials and educational authorities responded willingly to the invitation of theChristian committee to co-operate in the meetings. They wereinfluenced doubtless to some extent by the strong personalendorsement given to both Dr. Mott and Mr. Eddy asstudent leaders by the President and Vice-president andother high officials in Peking. Though their motives maynot have been wholly unselfish from a Christian point ofview, their willingness to co-operate was genuine and helpful.Their friendly attitude created an opportunity to win ahearing for the Christian message from leaders in everypart of China. This is already bearing fruit in decisions ol:high officials in various provinces to accept Christianity.The year 1914 marked a further step for-Pfovince-wide d in t | extension of the evangelistic studentExtension ...movement from the large cities out throughthe smaller cities of a province. The new development waslimited to the one province of Fukien in order to make thework typical and thorough. Fukien was chosen with itsdense population of twenty million, of its proportionatelylarge Christian population, its preparedness in city experience in its capital of Foochow, its strong attitude of unitedeffort the three missions of the province working togetherin fullest harmony, and its wise, far-sighted, and generousprovision of local and provincial supervision. All of thesewere considered to be conditions essential to the securing offruitful and permanent results. A notable and encouragingfeature of the provincial movement was the fact that thefour student evangelistic leaders chosen to lead the meetingsin the ten secondary cities of the province were Chinese,men of recognized outstanding personality and Christianleadership. These included Mr. C. T. Wang, former Vicepresidentof the first Republican Senate, now GeneralSecretary of the Young Men s Christian Association movement in China, and Pastor Ding Li-moi, the founder andleader of the Student Volunteer Movement in China.These men, well and favourably known to students throughout China, presented a powerful message in a way in which