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16 GENERAL REVIEW OP THE YEAR~ The Danish Lutheran Mission says that noContinental . ,. ,Missions important changes of policy have oeen necessary. However, reasons of economy preventnew work, particularly building. In spite of this, sixmissionaries on furlough have returned and sixteen newmissionaries have come out, thus making a record year inthe history of the mission.The Norwegian Lutheran Mission reports no reduction, onlya little more carefulness. Christians think it strange that thiswar should have occurred. Some of them believe it is asign of the last times. Non-Christians are just as willing, orunwilling, to hear the gospel now as before the war. Theremay be even in some cases a growing willingness to hear thegospel. The income at home instead of decreasing hasactually increased.The Xoncegian Mixion Socicti/ lias not yet cut down itsexpenses very much. Except the evangelistic movement,almost all forward movements have been stopped.The StvcdiHh Hapti4 Mission reports that at the outbreak ofthe war they were cut off from their home board and couldreceive no funds. However, the evangelistic work went onas usual and presently money came from home for the mission. The interest has been growing and new missionarieshave been sent out. As to the home constituency, 1914was in spite of the war the best year in the history of themission, though there are signs that the high prices ofnecessities will cause a falling off. Six new recruits havecome out to China.^LG ^ ient^1 Mi&ion tells us that noGerman importantMissions changes have taken place during the lastyear. Self-support in the Chinese Churchwas greatly accelerated, and the Chinese Church hasdone more than it otherwise would. The mission hasreduced the amount of help given to the children of churchmembersin the secondary and middle schools, but it is stillpremature to state definitely how these measures have affected the whole work. As to their medical work, this wasalways self-supporting, especially as European firms atHongkong and Canton liberally supported the work in