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Show 14 NORTH CHINA MISSION various items of interest. The influence of the FENCHOW class for the gentry has been extended in a similar way. PANGKIACHWANG also plans to have a special evangelist for work among the schools and teachers of the eight counties of its field, hoping to reach rooo to 2000 teachers and not less than 20,000 pupils iu this way. In the TAIKUHSIEN field, the survey mentioned above was followed up by a distribution of packets of Christian literature to the 250 school-teachers of the entire field, as a result of which a most favorable impression was created in the whole district, and a few, at least, of the teachers seem open to further advances. Packages of literature were also used effectively iu opening up a new out-station, in the formal opening of the chapel after some months of preparation by an evangeFst and colporteur. An appreciable share, by the way, of the cost of opening this new preaching place was borne by a recent convert to Christianity. In Taikuhsien city, iS.ooo tracts have been distributed among the eight hundred fifty shops of the city by Chinese volunteer workers, some of whom have been gratified the following month to find their tract pasted on the wall. In Taikuhsien also, moving pictures were used fifteen times during the last summer, interspersed with pictures of the life of Christ, and drew a total attendance of 22,500. 3000 feet of film of the life Christ have just been secured, and great things are hoped for when the whole program can be "movies." In FENCHOW, evangelistic campaigns were held in three centers, the daily program for three days consisting of three meetings at which subjects of hygiene, social and economic reform, education, Christian morals and religion were presented. In one centre, the local county magistrate attended two sessions and spoke. Colporteurs and preachers, scattered through the crowds and ill various paits of the city, preached and sold Scripture portions. In this centre, the expenses were largely borne by a South Street Taikuhsien |