Ckina and tke (fOJpel . . . Thirteen yea rs ago, the churches of Christ began an effort to reach China with the Gospel alone . During these thirteen years, fourteen missionaries from the churches of Christ have entered Chinese territory, several hundred Chinese have been baptized, and several congregations have been started. The Canton Bible School wa s opened in the city of Canton for the purpose of training Chinese leadership for the work of the Lord in that country. By 1937 the Canton Bible School had fifty students, and the future of the entire work in Sou th China looked very promising. With the beginning of the war wi th Japan , all American missionaries were vinually forced out of China, and the Chinese Christians were seriously scattered. Letters: received in this country from some of the Chinese Christians indicate that they have held on with astonishing courage, holding meetings in homes and continuing ther worship with regularity. Remarkable as it may seem, the property of the Canton Bible School has also remained undamaged up to the Fresenr date. When war conditions will permit the. recurn of American missionaries, it is expected that the Chinese Christians will immediately rally to join in aggressive evangelistic work in their own country. Brother and Sister Lowell Davis plan to return to Canton next fall. The Canton Bible School can be opened again and evangelistic work resumed . Due to the recent war crisis, the people of Chma will be more receptive to the message of Christ and will be more zealous in carrying the tidings of eterna l peace to their war-harassed countrymen. -GEORGE S. BENSON. The book of FEATURES is dedicated to the faithful group of seven workers from Harding that labor - ed in this f ield. ..:-:-=:=:;::.~~-.• ~ ..... -.... -=----= :....."":·:::"""':'....... "'r."~.;:'~1.':';>."':'.,,;-~.t!:l.~ - ......,: ,~~-:<.""! ..... ,.;:."f.'~,.~,?;'~J.;;;i:~:iilJi:ij ~ . . t ....- r r~
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