thirty-five workers, ten of them Chinese, have been employed. 1,380
have been enrolled as pupils in our schools--249 more than last year.
40 have this year come out of heathenism into Christianity, and the
whole number who have confessed Christ in these missions and have
been received as true converts is above 750. This means much for the
Chinese in this country, and it means missionaries for China as well.

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ENLARGEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

Extensive building and improvements have been called for this year.
At Lexington, Ky., the Chandler Normal School building is nearly
completed at a cost of $15,000--the gift of Mrs. Chandler. At
Williamsburg, Ky., thirteen acres of land have been secured for
the enlargement of our very successful school there and the large
industrial building moved upon it. $2,300 of the expense for this was
paid by our generous friend, Mr. Stephen Ballard, of Brooklyn,
N.Y. The increasing number of boarders at this institution has made
necessary a new and larger dining room and kitchen, which have been
built.

At Nashville, Tenn., a commodious two-story building of modern
architecture, with rooms for physical culture and industrial training,
has been erected.

At Memphis, Tenn., the Le Moyne school building, which in the winter
was partially destroyed by fire, has been restored by the insurance.

At Knoxville, Tenn., the old church building, which was unfit for