Tsingtao, July 26.
The General Assembly of the Church of Christ in China. in spite of the alarming reports which were received from time to time concerning ihe Sino-Japanese situation in the North, has continued its daily sessions, and the general assembly has set apart daily a definite period for prayer for the nation and particularly for the Government. This is as it should be.
There are present commissioners, fraternal delegates, special visitors all told about 185, at least there were 185 who received invitations from the Mayor to be his guests at a delightful Chinese feast which he served on the lawn of the Municipal Reception Hall The mere fact that in spite of the threatening military situation the Mayor still took time to entertain the general assembly was appreciated by all, On Saturday he again acted as host in providing eight special buses to conduct the assembly commissioners on a 50-mile tour first through Tsingtao city and its environments and then to the ul Laoshan, when he served a picnic lunch.
It may not be known that the general assembly is not a missionary gathering, but a meeting of the Chi nese church. Among the 138 commissioners and fraternal delegates,.38 are missionaries and 100 Chinese—24 of the 138 are women. They have come from thirteen provinces. The missionaries are appointed by the Chinese church.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.