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MoreCHAPTER XVDEVELOPMENTS IN A FEW OF THE PROVINCES, ANDIN SOME OF THE LARGER CITIESI. DEVELOPMENTS OF EVANGELISTIC WORKIN MANCHURIAApril J9J5 March 1916W. MacNaughtanSporadic evangelistic efforts during the5 ip^eS spring revealed the fact that the non-Christtnerieia . ., , -,ian public were ready to respond to theChristian appeal. The steady leavening of hospitals, chapels,Christian literature, individual contact with Christians, haddone its work. But whilst numbers could be induced toenter their names for Bible study, the Church was .not ableto hold the majority of them, and lead them on to baptism.In June the Presbyterian Church and inSeptember the Danish Lutheran ChurchC t0Or anfeeCampaign definitely decided to organize an evangelisticcampaign. This decision had been made onthe year previous, but no executive secretary could be selfree, and no progress was made. A committee representingall the Christian bodies was appointed, and a foreignexecutive secretary partially released for this work. TheDanish mission also partially released one of their best menfor the same object.A special invitation was sent to Mr.Leader s Tram- Tewksbury inviting him to conduct a leader sing Conference JD. . .P, T 7 ntraining conference in Moukden during partof October and.November. than twenty- five delegatesfrom the Manchurian churches were present, and receivedmany new ideals for church and Sunday school organization, and also acquired some technical skill in carrying themout. They also were trained as teachers of Sunday schooland Bible classes. One great ideal of the Church as anorganization of workers, trained to serve, and with a

""""DEVELOPMENTS IN PROVINCES AND CITIES 24:5suitable task assigned to each, was pressed home. Theparamount importance of enlisting, training, and usingvoluntary workers was realized, and methods by which thetask could be accomplished were acquired.The Danish Lutheran Mission summoneda ^ tiie * r evanMissiongelists to their annual trainingconference alter the above meetings, andsought to pa^s on the benefits received to the whole stall .This was preparatory to their Crusade as they preferto call it. Their membership being small, it was thoughtadvisable to concentrate all their forces on an evangelisticeffort in two main stations and two sub-stations each year,bringing men from their whole Mission to undertake boththe meetings and the follow-up.The meetings have been a distinct success. The preparation was thorough, the audiences in some cases numbered over one thousand, all classes of the town respondedto the invitation, and the whole town was stirred. Cautionwas exercised in regard to receiving signatures. About thirtyor forty in each place entered Bible classes and studiedsixteen lessons specially prepared in St. Mark s Gospel,under the leadership of some of their best men. Theworkers and the church were greatly encouraged.Presbtetia.ii^G ^le Pre sbyterian Church, the policy isone of preparation during 11)16 ;and thehope is that in 1917 a maximum effort may be possible.At the same time, it is felt that a movement and not aclimax should be aimed at... After thepautumn leaders conference,fsmall conferences have been held in most ofthe centres. In one centre, this took the form of a BibleInstitute, and was attended by picked representatives fromall the surrounding stations. The delegates from the leadersconference took a large share in this. An evening meetingwas also held for non- Christians for five evenings, at theend of which about thirty were enrolled for Bible instruction.^ II some centrcs l ca l committees have beenOrganizationappointed to carry out the plans of thecampaign. The others will doubtless be organized during

MoreCHAPTER XVDEVELOPMENTS IN A FEW OF THE PROVINCES, ANDIN SOME OF THE LARGER CITIESI. DEVELOPMENTS OF EVANGELISTIC WORKIN MANCHURIAApril J9J5 March 1916W. MacNaughtanSporadic evangelistic efforts during the5 ip^eS spring revealed the fact that the non-Christtnerieia . ., , -,ian public were ready to respond to theChristian appeal. The steady leavening of hospitals, chapels,Christian literature, individual contact with Christians, haddone its work. But whilst numbers could be induced toenter their names for Bible study, the Church was .not ableto hold the majority of them, and lead them on to baptism.In June the Presbyterian Church and inSeptember the Danish Lutheran ChurchC t0Or anfeeCampaign definitely decided to organize an evangelisticcampaign. This decision had been made onthe year previous, but no executive secretary could be selfree, and no progress was made. A committee representingall the Christian bodies was appointed, and a foreignexecutive secretary partially released for this work. TheDanish mission also partially released one of their best menfor the same object.A special invitation was sent to Mr.Leader s Tram- Tewksbury inviting him to conduct a leader sing Conference JD. . .P, T 7 ntraining conference in Moukden during partof October and.November. than twenty- five delegatesfrom the Manchurian churches were present, and receivedmany new ideals for church and Sunday school organization, and also acquired some technical skill in carrying themout. They also were trained as teachers of Sunday schooland Bible classes. One great ideal of the Church as anorganization of workers, trained to serve, and with a

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