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<toe5bMISSIONS AND CHURCHEStrade owing to the silting up of the Grand Canal, it is themost important city in the northwest of the province. Anew departure has also been made in dividing off fromTsiarifu centre an already existing country work, and placing it under the charge of a Chinese clergyman resident at^intaihsien, and thus making that city into the fifth missioncentre in the interior, with its own educational and evangelistiework hut entirely under Chinese supervision.of-j. j dn the outstanding features ol; the{Othedral work of the past year has been the completionJiiid. consecration of tin- athedral at Taianl ( u,where the Bishop resides for the greater part of the year. Itwas built from plans furnished bya, well-known Liverpoolarchitect, the cost of building being provided mainly byspecial contribiition from KngJand, and the work beingcarried out by an architect who came out from England forthat purpose. As a building it is excellent in every way,and as a factor in mission work it is invaluable, week byweek attracting large numbers of people, and itself givinga strong witness to the dignity and permanence of Christianteaching.MISSIONARY WORK OF THE CHUNG HUA SHENGKUNG HUI(The Anglican Communion in China)S. C* HuangThe name, Chung Una Sheng Kung Hui, dates from1912, when the eleven dioceses of the English, American andCanadian branches of the Anglican Communion in Chinawere organized and became a Chinese Church.These elevendioceses still exist, each with its bishop and diocesan Synodfor the management of diocesan affairs ;and every threeyears, each diocese, in accordance with the canons of theChurch, sends to the General Synod, besides its bishop, fourclergymen and four laymen (Chinese or foreign) to considermatters affecting the progress and unity of the wholeChurch. These facts indicate in outline the parts of theChung Hua Sheng Kung Hui and the whole which theyconstitute.