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The46 MISSIONS AND CHURCHESSt. John s Hostd is a recognized University institutionand has more applications for admission, from Universitystudents, than can be accommodated..~,, n mainland mission centres are at Pakhoi,Other Centres -, , T .,.,rm ~, .,,.Canton and jNanmiig. The Chinese Churchis growing. There are now seven Chinese clergy in themission.II. The Fnkien. MissionThe Fukien Mission has just lost the pioneerleader and missionary, Ven. ArchdeaconWolfe, who passed away at Foochow lastNovember after fifty -five years service. He has seen thewhole work grow and develop, from small beginnings, untilthe whole of Fukien has been covered by Christian activities.When he came out, in 1861, there were not ten communicantsin the C.M.S. sphere. Now there are 275 congregations,more than 5,000 communicants, 20 Chinese clergymen, 601Chinese workers (men and women). The writer of thisarticle has just visited the Fukien field and bears glad testito the evidences of real and in Churchmony striking growthorganization. The Diocesan Synod was held in Februaryand in the absence of the Bishop (who is gon as chaplainto the front) a Chinese clergyman was elected to presideover the assembly, and conduct the proceedingsof this governing body \)y the Anglican Church in Fukien.The Church Missionary Society began work in Fukiencities andat Foochow, in the year 1850. In 1916 twentytowns are occupied by foreign missionaries. In connectionwith the Church Missionary Society work the Dublin University Fukien Mission, and the Church of England ZenanaSociety act as co-operating agencies, and both of thesemaintain large and efficient institutions.Besides the Bishop, whose residence is at Foochow, themission staff comprises twenty-two European clergymen,nine laymen, twenty-one missionaries wives, fifty-one singlewomen ;and in addition to the latter the Church of EnglandZenana .Missionary Society employs another fifty singlewomen, of these twelve being qualified doctors and twelvenurses,