The Chairman said he thought. the Society were to be congratulated 09] the way the various difficulties and] Jobstacles of the past year had been faced. He thought the reputation the Society had been - maintained under present-day conditions. He aid a tribute to the improved dis-{tribution organization for the pro. duction of books. published by "the Society, which he said always had been good. With the present critical state of world affairs, the Christian all. Christian endeavours in China had a great task to perform and that was to join spreading the gospel of international Mr. R. Calder Marshall touched vu the advance of education in. Chin: alying instances of the greatly in: greased number of pupils now being taught. He also spoke of the New Life movement and instanced—tne Gificulties the people interested the movement faced. In. Kiongal, some men offered to teach the poor: classes, but, when they made" their mission known, they were. told the poor people did not wish to lea: to. write, for they had. no whom 16 welte, Howeve culty was overcome by telling thes people that they could be shown how fo make clothes, and also the use of carpentry, and so the teachers grad. ually won confidence.
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