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movement. As,so ci at ions are loeing organized re.pidly. --i.Ti'it new ones having iDeen organized in tlie territory already visited. Mie nairie is one to conjure with ^^Si-e-re .fessionaries and heathen believe in our work, and though we do not in all cases deserve this confidence it is a good working asset. During the present student genera,tion rao st of the schools have not heen visited hy a secretary, and there is very much need of caxeful training of Committees and lea.ders and of detail develop-inent of the work. There is more enthusiasm than method, more zeal than knowledge. I fan not over estimating the work when I ssiy that, to prevent serious failure in the \/ork two things are necessary at once. Pirstjfour men ~ two foreip;ners and two Chinese should he giving all their time to this work at the earliest possible date. Second, Provision must he made hy which local secretaries can have time to give attention to the student part of their field. I wonder if it is- necessary to stop again on the' imijortance of these students in the future of China's history. They do not have money now, they will some day. They are not officisils now, they will rule the Orient t?/enty years from now. They v/ill lead the Church ten years from, now, and save the country ""by leading it right or it will never he saved. The Christ of all wisdom might have captured cities and worked with kings but he didn't. It was this same class of future leaders of the Church among whom he chose to spend most of His earthly life. I know of no place where we can strike so direct ly at China's redemption as here, and without going into details believe me the ""progrtim suggested a,hove is the very least we can do