Missionary Work and Influence.
Viewed from the missionary standpoint, China's condition is bright and hopeful. The God who "doeth according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth" is working mightily for this race. During the last three years China has engaged the interest and attention of Christian people far beyond that of any other race or nation. A constant stream of missionaries is pouring into China, invading every province and section of the empire. At a recent missionary conference held at Kuling, on the Tangtsi, representing a large number of missionary societies at work in China, a resolution was passed urging the different mission boards to put forth earnest efforts to largely increase their present force of workers. Chapels, churches, schools, and hospitals are fast multiplying, and the evangelization of China is surely hastening. The three Bible societies, British, American, and Scotch, are sending forth the living Word of God to her masses at the rate of over two million copies yearly. Thus, while intensity is taking possession of the earthly and destructive forces in China as elsewhere, it is manifest that God is showing His hand in preparation for the speedy proclamation of His final message. Let us then, as faithful watchmen, read in these events our opportunity and our duty. Canton, China, Jan. 27, 1904.