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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.
EVANGELISM AMONG STUDENTS 233* wjr There are indirect results as well which areMany More -, . , ,Accessible vas ail(l ;far-reaching. The success ot themovement must not only be judged by thenumber of men gathered into the Church. There are otherresults not at first visible or tangible which are neverthelessreal and significant. Among the chief of these is the factthat the movement has created a new atmosphere, and openeda new field of thought among the educated non-Christianclasses. The Christian addresses of the student leaders bothin China and from abroad have presented Christian truthin a striking way arid have appealed to the student mindand conscience- They have demonstrated once more thepower of the gospel to draw men to Christ.The movement has promoted a more caivfulstudyE tlie Chinese student mind andProblems environment. It has become increasinglyBegun clear that knowledge of these conditions isessential to effective effort directed to influencing permanently the thought and life of these classes. Foremost among the characteristics of the Chines* students 1 is>the evident impressibility of the px.esmiL_genai. jLtion. Impressionable as are students of all countries generally, theyare especially so at this time in China to influences whichcome to them with the weight and authority of westernscholarship either real or fancied, because the "old learning"of China has been so seriously discredited. There is anotable lacl^of^ opposition to Christianity among students inChina at the present time. Confucianism is still asleep.Buddhism has little hold on the educated classes. Taoism isstill more disorganized. This leaves the field for themoment practically free from all opposing elements such asare able to offer any organized resistance to Christianity.But Confucianism, Buddhism and even Taoism are jiotlikely to_rejnain permanently asle^p__0_inactiye. There arealready signs of their being galvanized into action bycontact with the vigorous forces which now confront them.It is not unlikely that the Government, from national andpatriotic motives, will espouse one or more of these weakerreligions, possibly through the government educationalsystem which now offers its unhindered approach to Chris-A 29
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EVANGELISM AMONG STUDENTS 233* wjr There are indirect results as well which areMany More -, . , ,Accessible vas ail(l ;far-reaching. The success ot themovement must not only be judged by thenumber of men gathered into the Church. There are otherresults not at first visible or tangible which are neverthelessreal and significant. Among the chief of these is the factthat the movement has created a new atmosphere, and openeda new field of thought among the educated non-Christianclasses. The Christian addresses of the student leaders bothin China and from abroad have presented Christian truthin a striking way arid have appealed to the student mindand conscience- They have demonstrated once more thepower of the gospel to draw men to Christ.The movement has promoted a more caivfulstudyE tlie Chinese student mind andProblems environment. It has become increasinglyBegun clear that knowledge of these conditions isessential to effective effort directed to influencing permanently the thought and life of these classes. Foremost among the characteristics of the Chines* students 1 is>the evident impressibility of the px.esmiL_genai. jLtion. Impressionable as are students of all countries generally, theyare especially so at this time in China to influences whichcome to them with the weight and authority of westernscholarship either real or fancied, because the "old learning"of China has been so seriously discredited. There is anotable lacl^of^ opposition to Christianity among students inChina at the present time. Confucianism is still asleep.Buddhism has little hold on the educated classes. Taoism isstill more disorganized. This leaves the field for themoment practically free from all opposing elements such asare able to offer any organized resistance to Christianity.But Confucianism, Buddhism and even Taoism are jiotlikely to_rejnain permanently asle^p__0_inactiye. There arealready signs of their being galvanized into action bycontact with the vigorous forces which now confront them.It is not unlikely that the Government, from national andpatriotic motives, will espouse one or more of these weakerreligions, possibly through the government educationalsystem which now offers its unhindered approach to Chris-A 29
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