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Ckina and tke (fOJpel . . .Thirteen yea rs ago, the churches of Christ began an effort to reachChina with the Gospel alone. During these thirteen years, fourteen missionariesfrom the churches of Christ have entered Chinese territory, several hundredChinese have been baptized, and several congregations have been started.The Canton Bible School was opened in the city of Canton for the purposeof training Chinese leadership for the work of the Lord in that country. By1937 the Canton Bible School had fifty students, and the future of the entirework in South China looked very promising. With the beginning of the warwi th Japan, all American missionaries were vinually forced out of China, andthe Chinese Christians were seriously scattered.Letters: received in this country from some of the Chinese Christians indicatethat they have held on with astonishing courage, holding meetings inhomes and continuing ther worship with regularity. Remarkable as it mayseem, the property of the Canton Bible School has also remained undamagedup to the Fresenr date.When war conditions will permit the. recurn of American missionaries, itis expected that the Chinese Christians will immediately rally to join in aggressiveevangelistic work in their own country.Brother and Sister Lowell Davis plan to return to Canton next fall. TheCanton Bible School can be opened again and evangelistic work resumed. Dueto the recent war crisis, the people of Chma will be more receptive to themessage of Christ and will be more zealous in carrying the tidings of eternalpeace to their war-harassed countrymen.-GEORGE S. BENSON.The book of FEATURES is dedicated to the faithfulgroup of seven workers from Harding that laboredin this f ield...:- :-=:=:;::.~~-.• ~ ..... -... .-=----= :....."":·:::"""':'......."'r."~.;:'~1.':';>."':'.,,;-~.t!:l.~-..... ,: ,~ ~ -: