de or outside
the area under consideration. This ought to show us on what lines we may
expect the work to develop in the near future.

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Total |For Evangel- | | | | |
Students |istic Work, |Propor- |For |Propor-|For Educa-|Remarks
in |including the |tion of|Medical|tion of|tional |and
Training.|Pastorate. |Total. |Work. |Total. |Work. |Conclu-
| | | | | |sions
_________|______________|________|_______|_______|__________|________
| | | | | |
_________|______________|________|_______|_______|__________|________

Then we must examine more closely, if we can;--and first of the
_evangelistic_ workers. The difficulty is to classify, because
ecclesiastical nomenclature is so confused that it is almost impossible
to use any terms which would be widely recognised. The best we can do is
to distinguish grades of training, beginning from the top thus:--

1st grade, college or university.
2nd " high school.
3rd " regular Bible school.
4th " intermittent, irregular Bible instruction.

It will probably be found that the first grade is commonly prepared for,
and looks forward to, the charge of a settled congregation, or of an
organised church, and the lower grades do the pioneer work, and it may
well suggest itself to thoughtful men whether this is rightly so.

Then, _educationalists_ in training: again we divide by grades
roughly:--

1st grade, college or university.
2nd " normal school.
3rd " high school.
4th " teachers of illiterates.

The college students presumably look forward to work in the high
schools, or colleges, or normal schools; the normal school pupils to
work in normal schools, high schools, and large primary schools; the
high school pupils to work in village schools; and the teachers of
illiterates to village work, or work among the poor in the towns. Of
_medicals_ the generally recognised distinctions seem to be, qualified
practitioners, assistants, and nurses.

Following these lines we should obtain simple prophetic tables for each
of the three branches of work.

(i) Students in Training for _Evangelistic_ Work.

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1st Grade. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 4th.
College. | High School. | Regu