Part 17

The strongest emphasis is laid on student work not only in mission schools, but as fast as opportunity offers, in private and government schools as well. Many hundreds are converted and baptized annually as a result of the evangelistic meetings conducted by the student secretary. Six summer conferences were held last year with a far larger attendance, and more encouraging manifestation of genuine heart-awakening than was ever known before. The force of secretaries for this vast field numbers in all thirty-three, eight Chinese, three English, one Australian, one Swedish, and twenty American. The remark is often heard regarding the staff, “What unusual young women!” And it is true. Deeply and genuinely spiritual, broadly cultured, resourceful, of wide vision and keen insight, they are pushing forward with unwavering devotion a unique and regenerative work in China that but for them would in large measure be left undone.

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Italics are shown thus: _sloping_.

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