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362 CHRISTIAN LITERATUREthe much larger part of Christian literature is for the lesseducated people. Books written in a dignified and pureKicanhua are as valuable as those written in a high classicalstyle. In this connection the suggestion we venture tomake is that in writing or translating Christian books,either in Wenli or Kuanhua, no pains should be spared inmaking the stjrle refined and readable. "Wehope to beexcused when we say that not a few of our present Christianpublications are written in a mixture of half Wenli andhalf Kuanhna which really is neither the one nor theother.^luch attention hasChinese Writersrecently been directedto the discovering and training of ChineseChristian writers who may, in time, be able to produceoriginal works. This is of great importance. But itrequires time and development. For many years to comethe Chinese Church has to look to her sister churches of theWest for help in the development of her religious thoughtand expression, and translated works will yet have a largeservice to perform for the advancement of Christian ideasand ideals in the Far East. This is one of the best methodsby which Chinese writers can be trained. It is thereforevery important for the Chinese Church to get into closetouch with the best religious development of the West ofthe present day.~ In view of the meagerness of the existingwtSch are mo7t evangelistic literature, and in view of theNeeded very limited means that are at our disposalfor such kinds of work, it is of vitalimportance to those who are interested in this great subjectand those who are doing literary work to utilize the limitedmeans to the best possible advantage by centring aroundthe most essential and important things, that is to say byviewing Christianity as a whole, not in parts. Men areoften influenced by one particular phase of truth whichmay in itself be an excellent thing, but if it hinders theprogress of making Christ more speedily known to anon-Christian people, let us be ready and willing to devoteour service to those aspects of truth which are needed most.