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immediate234 EVANGELISMtianity. It is not improbable th.it a decade from now it willby a restrictive jyj^eni ofj^quireniiint (Delude the Christianreligion if possible from all influence over students ingovernment school s.The Chinese student stands today in a3. *.. perilous moral.^condition. The weakening ofPeriod th7^oH-l7me methods of restraint, togetherwith the grasping after a lot of uuassimilatedand nrisunderstond western ideas, and the attempt to putsome of these into practice, is exposing the young men andespecially tl e student cla-ses to new and great perils. Theclosing of schools on Sunday, following the western practicewithout the corresponding motive or objective, tends. to leaveidle a large body of students s.o that their fall .into sinbecomes more easy. The closer study and better understanding of the Chinese student mind and environment has itsobvious and important lessons to the leaders of the Christianmovement designed to reach and hold these classes. Thefeeling of doubt about their own religious position hasbrought about an open-mindedness on the subject of Christianity that forces Christian leaders both in China and at1home to take steps to adequately meet what maybe a passing opportunity. The fact that Chinese educationalists are already forging ahead in the establishment of schoolsand the publication of _text-books in_ which religion is leftout, challenges (^tiristianTeacfers to take Immediate steps tooffset the lack of moral training that will necessarily result.There is a real and urgent demand for specialists to come toChina to assist directly and indirectly in the formation ofnew moral ideals and religious aspiration among Chinesestudents. Innumerable opportunities now offer themselvesin groups of young students in government schools waitingfor the friendship and counsel of a true friend who willhelp them in the solution of their moral and religiousproblems. A great asset to the Christian approach existsin the fact that there are in the Chinese student mind certainideas which look towards moral and, to a certain extent, tospiritual ideals. It is not necessary to treat Chinesestudents as though they knew nothing of what true manhoodis. Another distinct advantage to the Christian worker