Tachienlu, Dec. 30.
During 1936 missionaries all_ over' China were occupied In, different ways: they preached the Gospel, heated the sick, taught the blind, di Uributed literature, olreulated "the Scriptures, instructed the young, helped the refugee, translated books, fed the poor, but all make an effort to establish the Kingdom of God In this siront laud.
building up the Churen Christ in this young Republic men are doveling "their energies to tuniveralty work, others are engaged famine relief, while some spend their days among the lepers—all are secking to spread the principles of the Son of Man, TBut when it comes to the last week of 1936 there Is a similarity of occupation which can become at times quite terrorizing. Some time in De~ ember the Mission, Board Society sends" along a missive known plain language as the Statistical Report for 1996, the details of which have to be very carefully filled and returned " promptly. Anyone with any knowledge of statistical reports of forms 1s amazed and alarm-td at their slow but subtle growth, Th the good old days they looked quite Innocent documents; now they Ihave assumed proportions that would daze the residents of Somerset House or the Citeumlocution OfMee.
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