CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20256, 27 July 1937, Page 9

CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA.

WORK OF INLAND MISSION. “UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES.” The tremendous advance of missionary endeavour In China, and the vast possibilities of the work In the future, were points stressed by the Rev. Arthur Taylor, D.D., secretary for Scotland of the China Inland Mission, when speaking at St. Paul’s Church, Hamilton, last evening. Dr. Taylor spent 16 years with the mission in China before accepting his present position. Last year, said Dr. Taylor, there was a record number of Chinese baptised, and new mission centres had been founded in all parts of the country. The China Inland Mission had now 1400 workers, and In addition there were 4000 Chinese helpers, 8000 of whom received no support from the mission itself and were either self-supporting or were supported by Chinese funds. All too little was heard of the attempt on the part of the Chinese to further their own welfare, averred Dr. Taylor. Th China Inland Mission was now established in 2000 centres and outoentres, continued the speaker, and besides these it provided 200 schools, 14 hospitals and 100 dispensaries. Christianity was becoming manifest among all sections of the community end many of the outstanding figures In China were now Christians. “China has never been so open to the Gospel, and to-day It Is a country of unparalleled opportunity,” concluded Dr. vaylor.