The Archive · 1937

Conference on Evangelism

Notwithstanding the stormy weather of the past few days, joy runs like 4 golden thread through the homely Patiern of Mokanshan. life. The Summer Resort Association symbol of "everything that is noble and of good report". There is a fund of good will, and.no effort is spared to make the vacation period a time of pleasantry and edifying activity, Some of the meetings convened for Christian workers have reached the summit of excellence. The con ference on evangelism was well attended and the interchange of thought riveried the attention of all. The Conference was opened by devotional exercises under the direction of the Rev. J. H. Kane of the China Inland Mission, "The theme of the discussion "was "Evangelism"

was taken up along the line of "Camps evangells introduced by H.R. Caldwell, Dr, J. Thorougham, the Rev: Berckman, R. T, Henry, C, W. Worth and A. 't, Nasmith.

Tt was amazing to hear of the great progress of the Gospel in some of the districts of Fukien province, In~ stances were given of no less thi 197 voluntary preaching bands in one tarea alone. This kind of active service by the laity solved the prob-Jems of evangelism. The need of the hour was for a witnessing church a the dynamic of a quickening essay surcharged swith the living Chris Eviden pre not wanting whi in the present day, there wag ® wider acceptance, and opportunities, for Gospel work, than all the previous history of Missionary enterprise

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