Vivid Preaching by Shanghai Visitor Post Ao Owy ConaEsrosDent (Changsha, Nov. 30.
Great interest has been aroused in this city by two evangelists, members of the Bethel Band' from Shanghai, Mr. Sung who spent. Jsome years studying chemistry in america, and his helper Mr. Chi. These tivo preachers for the last }week have been holding as many as Hfour and five mission services day the Presbyterian church and Janother large church. The " buildings were packed and people came again and again to the meetings.
Mr. Sung is a remarkable preaches most dramatic in his delivery. acted the Bible stories the feeding of the five thousand, His ardent faith and enthusiasm late most infectious so that many n the audiences came away' they had been forge groups of students from Yale, and members of the Y.M.C.A. land of the Y.W, C.A. attended. A band of some fifty "have pledged themselves to continue the work of preaching, the idea being for them to go round in small groups of five land hold meetings.
Some of us foreigners have stood Jaloof saying that they did not prove of such sensational religion jand revivalist methods. But Mr. [Sung evidently understands what appeals to his countrymen. Surely jit behoves the Churches to stand together and to present a. united front for Christianity, even [though these methods may not be Jour methods.
Happy Homes Week This next week fs to be a Happy Homes Week. Lectures are to. be delivered under the auspices of the YMCA. and the ¥.W.C.A.. such "The attitude of father to son, "Attitude of mother to. daughter" land soon. This movement. was foreshadowed last winter when the infant. Welfare Effort was 50 successful undertaken and carried through in Changsha, The Hunan Government is course of adding to its lead smeltting works a zine smelting factory. This building is situated near the cotton mill on the left bank of the river. The business is to be run in connection with the Avsenal here. Te'is expected in local Government ides to be quite paying conern.
The Siang River is still steadily alling, no shipping of any size will
lus very shortly, as the water mai able tg come within 4 mie of quite likely fo go down to zero in the very near f-ture.
We are having lovely sunshiny days, alternating with blustering! winds.
Deck tennis has-been set up at te club, where a cerssin group of enthusiasts get their exercise every fine. afternoon.
Dr. and Mrs, Eitel of the Hudson Taylor Hospital are leaving us next week, proceeding on long leave to Gerniang, traveling to Europe by the next Lloyd-Triestino steamer. Also, to our regret, we have said farewell to Mr. Vernon Clarke of, the A.P.C. also homeward bound.
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