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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 10, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 32.

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Amoy, China

By B. L. Anderson

I have observed that where mission societies have conducted a school for some time in China, a church has been raised up, and the people living near the school are Christians. How did this come about?—Very naturally; the parents sent their children into the school, and the school, in turn, sent the gospel into the home. What has been done once can be done again. Why should we not take advantage of such a golden opportunity?
In one of the out-stations, a good mission school has been started, and about seventy pupils have been enrolled. The teacher in charge is very enthusiastic, and believes the school will bear a rich harvest of souls, young and old. The boys’ school at this place is growing in numbers and also in efficiency. Twenty-three boys have been enrolled this year, and are doing good work in all their studies. They seem especially interested in the Bible studies that I am conducting with them. At present I am giving them special studies in the most important phases of the message, in order to get some of the more advanced boys into the field at an early date. During our general meeting, one of the boys made this statement: “My heart is aching to preach the gospel. I have now been in the school for some time, continually filling in with good things till I can not hold any more; I must publish abroad what I have learned.” We hope to put him into the field soon.
During the past winter a series of meetings was conducted in the Amoy chapel by the teacher of the boys’ school and myself, assisted by the boys of the school. They were very much interested, assisting materially in the singing, and also taking part in the speaking. Not much fruit of the meetings has appeared as yet; but it has been a good training for the young men, and has given them some experience. The students have also been faithful in selling papers and tracts, and taking subscriptions for the Signs of the Times, when they have had spare time from their school work.
B. L. ANDERSON.