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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

EFFECT OF THE WAR ON -MISSIONS IN CHINA 17former years. This deficiency lias been overcome by increasing the fees for medical treatment for first- and second-classpatients. The results were so good that the hospital isentirely self-supporting.The Berlin Mission reports that the changes made are^7ery important and the effects will be felt for a long time.Nearly all the schools remain closed, and it is feared thatthe effect of this after they are re-opened will be bad. Allconferences of foreign and Chinese workers are suspended.The rent for chapels, and all repairs for chapels andchurches are to be paid by the Christians. The policy forre-organizing the whole work, which .has been under discussion for a long time, ispostponed. Nevertheless the missionaries report that on the whole they have not lost, but gained.The Basel Mission reports that for the time being thewages have been reduced ten per cent. This mission was compelled to quit, the British colony of Hongkong, where werethe headquarters and forwarding offices of the mission. Consequently financial arrangements were embarrassed, whilemany Chinese congregations in Hongkong and the New Territory lost their European leadership. The primary schools inthis region have been closed. School books, provisions, etc.,can no longer be obtained irom Hongkong, but the banksnow allow deposits to be removed. Postal arrangements havealso been difficult. Furloughs are stopped for want ofneutral steamers. One member worked at Swatow andrecently at Shanghai on the llakka Old Testament Revision,published by the British and Foreign Bible Society. Thewhole mission has been weakened and interrupted, althoughthe Chinese Christians are gaining in self-support and inpower of bearing responsibility. But their needs have beensupplied. No new missionaries, save a Swiss, have come out.It seemed inopportune during the war to accept the invitation of the English brethren for co-operation in an evangelistic campaign in the Hakka region.These in, general report no reductions in11estimates and no interference with theirMissionsforward evangelistic movements, althoughgreat care is being exercised in financial matters. The number of recruits appears to be as large as usual.A 3

EFFECT OF THE WAR ON -MISSIONS IN CHINA 17former years. This deficiency lias been overcome by increasing the fees for medical treatment for first- and second-classpatients. The results were so good that the hospital isentirely self-supporting.The Berlin Mission reports that the changes made are^7ery important and the effects will be felt for a long time.Nearly all the schools remain closed, and it is feared thatthe effect of this after they are re-opened will be bad. Allconferences of foreign and Chinese workers are suspended.The rent for chapels, and all repairs for chapels andchurches are to be paid by the Christians. The policy forre-organizing the whole work, which .has been under discussion for a long time, ispostponed. Nevertheless the missionaries report that on the whole they have not lost, but gained.The Basel Mission reports that for the time being thewages have been reduced ten per cent. This mission was compelled to quit, the British colony of Hongkong, where werethe headquarters and forwarding offices of the mission. Consequently financial arrangements were embarrassed, whilemany Chinese congregations in Hongkong and the New Territory lost their European leadership. The primary schools inthis region have been closed. School books, provisions, etc.,can no longer be obtained irom Hongkong, but the banksnow allow deposits to be removed. Postal arrangements havealso been difficult. Furloughs are stopped for want ofneutral steamers. One member worked at Swatow andrecently at Shanghai on the llakka Old Testament Revision,published by the British and Foreign Bible Society. Thewhole mission has been weakened and interrupted, althoughthe Chinese Christians are gaining in self-support and inpower of bearing responsibility. But their needs have beensupplied. No new missionaries, save a Swiss, have come out.It seemed inopportune during the war to accept the invitation of the English brethren for co-operation in an evangelistic campaign in the Hakka region.These in, general report no reductions in11estimates and no interference with theirMissionsforward evangelistic movements, althoughgreat care is being exercised in financial matters. The number of recruits appears to be as large as usual.A 3

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