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Show Lintsing GENERAL REPORT 65 HmtBittg g>tattmt General Report Personnel : Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Ellis (on furlough) ; Rev. and Mrs. V. P. Eastman, General Work; Dr. Susan B. Tallmon, Medical; Miss. Edith Tallmon, Language Study and Woman's Work. AFTER T H E Among last year's reports Liutsing's RFVOT TITTDIM WaS a l m o s t t n e onl^' o l i e w l l i c n neither began nor ended with the Revolution. As a matter of fact, as far as Lintsing is concerned, one would scarcely know that a republic had been established. Names have been changed, Lintsing chou has become Lingtsing hsien, (which means that it is now the county-seat for this one county only, instead of having supervision over several counties as before), the official's powers have been restricted, some thousands of voters have for the first lime cast their ballots and sent representatives to the Provincial Assembly - but iu most places ///justice is administered in the same crooked way as before, thieves are apparently as bold as ever despite the number of policemen, opium is still smoked, and the great rank and file of the citizens go serenely on as before working away at their never-ending task of earning a livelihood. The teachers and leaders in the Christian church are everywhere the most ardent of patriots, and whether in or out ot official position are exerting an influence for good in the republic far beyond that which their numbers would warrant. It is remarkable that the doors which but a few short years ago were barred so absolutely against all Christians are now wide open. The leaven is spreading. Not only in the nations's capital city but also iu small out-of-the-way places one runs across Christian men holding important positions. In the neighboring county-seat to the south the chief official of the county is an earnest Christian. His first assistant was for some years an English Baptist pastor in Shansi. This county official has sent several requests to us to come to his city and establish a church. This city lies within our field of work, yet we must say to him, "We |