Large numbers of students gathered at th capital to attend the examinations for lien. Many of them appeared to be friendly to the foreigners in the city. Native Christians availed of the opportunity to distribute more than three thousand bundles of books (which were of course furnished them by the book societies.) These books were in the majority of cases given into the hands of the students themselves. It will be at least one good fruit if these young gentlemen are thus led to realise that there is literary activity among others besides the followers of Confucius. Even that would be a point gained. A hand-bill was circulated among them giving the names and locations of all or nearly all the Protestant chapels in the province.
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