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<k238 EVANGELISMchurch has attained a measure of independence, in the sensethat its members are able to pay the salary of its pastor, itis no longer in need of the foreign missionary s help andadvice. On the contrary, when the city church in Chinabecomes self-supporting and independent, the of period.theforeigner s best influence and greatest usefulness has butbegun. A parent s dutyis not finished when the child canwalk alone. To such an extent has this policy been carrieda mission foron that when a new man is appointed byevangelistic \vork in the city instead of working in the citylimits he is in most cases required to spend the greater partof his time in the surrounding country as a pioneer openingnew stations or ministering to other places in which worklias recently begun. This practice has practically depletedthe cities in China of specialists in evangelistic work. It hasleft the Church in China without strong centres of inspirationand training. The new movement cannot attain to its highest usefulness nor secure its best results until more workersboth Chinese and foreign arc found and appointed to buildup the churches in the cities as strong centres of evangelisticwork.The place and function of the foreign evangelist in thecity church in China is well defined. In the earlier pioneerstages it was necessary for him to be at one and the sametime pastor, evangelist and business manager. With theestablishment of an indigenous and self-governing ChineseChurch it has been found that the Chinese becomes ?ineffective pastor and the laymen are well able to manage thebusiness affairs. The function of the foreign evangelist ispreeminently not that of controller and manager. Hishighest usefulness and vocation are found in becoming cgjunsellor.anjl_assisitant,friend and compjinion, to the Chineseminister, his opportunity irs to anda^viseinspire : hisgloryto serve his; privilege to stay elj)sejiesjda the leaderstohelp in the study of new problems, to train new workers,and in every way possible to assist in the forwarding ofconstructive evangelism. In a word he assumes the attitudeof Verbeck, one of the greatest influences in shaping themodern Japan, who sought to dwell in shadow in orderthat he might increase the light."