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"232 EVANGELISM_leadership now within her reach. The movement has revealedthat along with extensive outreach there must be co-ordinatedthe intensive preparation of the churches and the training ofthe Christian forces.In spite of the revealed unpreparedness andRelating Student weaknegs O f t|ie churches, distinct progressJEnquirers to . ,., ,-,the Churches nas Deen m&de in some centres m placing thefirst responsibility for the care of the studentenquirers jipon^tK^chiirches, where it properly belongs,ratfeT~t"Iiaii~upon Hie committee formed to originate themovement. In the earlier years of the movement the .Bibleclasses for signers of cards were held mostly outside thechurches. This was done partly because of possible lack ofunderstanding and prejudice of the non-Christian studentsand partly because pastors and laymen were inexperiencedand embarrassed in Christian work with the new studentclasses. In the last series__oJL_jueLlings the policy wasaccepted of having the signers of cards join classes immediately after the meetings, within the-.YariQiis.. churches.In some cases iujlividu_a]_chur(ilies..faj]ed in their responsibilities. The net gain however in getting the non-Christianstudents jmiuediMeJxini_ tpji^h- wjtli_the_cliii rches ,and theacceptance by__tlie pastors, ojj^spojisibilii^-for their care hasmarked a distinct advance.III.ResultsM Some of the direct and most immediateStudents won results of the meetings and the movement havealready been indicated. The importance ofthese should not be disregarded or underestimated. Itis nothing less than marvellous that to-day after a decadeof special effort hundreds of government students in Chinaarejbaptized, with many more literally standing at the doorsof the Church, and thousands are grouped together in Bibleclasses open 1o Christian influence where it is given in thespirit of genuine friendship and helpfulness. This actualand visible achievement of reaching the hitherto uureachedclasses, the traditional Gibraltar of the Far East, is nothingless than one of the greatest modern miracles.