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“...THE
CHINA MISSION
YEAR BOOK
1925
(THIRTEENTH ISSUE)
Edited by the National Christian Council under arrange-
ment with the Christian Literature Society for China
Editor
HENRY T* HODGKIN,
Secretary of the National Christian Council
SHANGHAI
CHRISTIAN LITERATURE SOCIETY
I92S...”
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“...never have been completed.
The National Christian Council, under whose auspices
the China Mission Year Book is produced, does not of
course accept responsibility for the views of individual
writers. In dealing with such topics as the political situa-
tion or the state of the church it is inevitable that personal
bias enters in. Each writer is left perfectly free to express
his own views in his own way.
A few writers have been unable to produce the articles
asked for and in some cases promised. This means that
the plan of the Year Book as originally conceived has not
been fully carried out. The editor has been under the
necessity of filling in one or two gaps himself. Such as
remain will probably not be apparent to the reader. The
excellence of the material which is presented will, it is
hoped, compensate for any omissions. Two features
which have appeared in previous volumes, but not in...”
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Page 48
“...of habits of private devotion,
Bible study and personal evangelism among students.
* For a fuller account of these faiths, see the 1924 Mission Year
Book....”
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“...show what of worth it
really does possess. There is much misunderstanding and
some distrust of the church as an organization while there
is a very real conviction that China must in some way
have Jesus Christ. The use of church premises in the
areas of disturbance as asylums for women and children
has deepened sympathy. The Tao Yuan," "T'ung
Shan She" spiritualistic cults are experiencing some
expansion, how long-lived remains to be seen.*
City and church, because the financial
Country problem is lighter, seems to function more
easily. Because the more superficial ills of
society are so patent it finds much which it might do
crying for attention right at its doors. It is to be hoped
that the superficial and more patent will not blind the
eyes of the city church to the deeper thought and the
See article in China Mission Year Book 1924, p. 59....”
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“...SOME EXPERIMENTS IN DEVOLUTION OF
MISSION RESPONSIBILITY
IN THE
NORTHERN BAPTIST MISSION IN EAST CHINA
J* T* Proctor
The task of transferring responsibility from the
missions to the churches or to organized groups of Chinese
is at once the most important and the most fascinating
task of mission administration to-clay. The task is essen-
tially two fold; the mission must be prepared to give up
the responsibility and the churches or organized groups
must be prepared to receive it. The solution of the latter
task involves practically all that is really essential in the
mission objective. In the nature of the case these two
tasks must be carried on simultaneously. It is one thing
to let the mantle fall from shoulders which have long
carried it; it is another thing to see to it that the mantle
falls on other shoulders where it will fit and stick. The
editor of the Year Book has requested me to give a very
brief statement of some experiments of an ordinary
mission in meeting these responsibilities...”
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“...suggestive way. The
Committee functions as a national group of the World
Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through
the Churches. Under the leadership of Professor T. C.
Chao it is expected that much more will be done in the
coming years.*
Other Lines of This record of a start would not be
Service complete without a few words about some
other lines of service. The Council has
issued the monthly Chinese Bulletin under the title
"China for Christ" and a bi-monthly English one; it has
edited the China Church Year Book and the China Mission
Year Book; it has produced the Missionary Directory;
it is planning again to take up the collection and issue
of statistics. Its secretaries have devoted a large part of
their time to travel believing that a national organization
can only serve as it keeps in close personal touch with its
constituency. Through Mr. Lobenstine it serves the
cause of Christian Higher Education to which he is giving
a good part of his time. Through Dr. C. Y. Cheng it...”
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“...CHAPTER XXII
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA
A Movement for Organic Union between the
Presbyterian and Congregational Churches in China
C. G Sparham
Earl History Although special actions affecting this
movement have from time to time been
reported in the China Mission Year Book, it may be well
briefly to outline the history of the movement, and for this
purpose two dates should be borne in mind as of outstand-
ing importance, namely: 1918 and 1922.
In April 1918 the Federal Council of the Presbyterian
Church in China held its fifth and last meeting. This
Council had for eleven years worked for the organisation
of one Presbyterian Church in China. During the year
1917 it had become clear that the situation was approach-
ing a successful issue, and that the formation of a general
assembly should not be long delayed.
Possibilities of About this same time it was also noticed
Wider Union that ]'n many parts of China the organisation
of the churches associated with the American
Board and the London...”
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“...125 THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA
the approval of the constituent bodies, the Committee shall
call a meeting upon such basis of representation as shall
have been agreed upon."
On Wednesday, April 17th, 1918 the Federal Council
having completed its deliberations, resolved itself into the
Provisional General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in China.
The Next Step ear^ at this Assembly was to vote
e e" that the action of the Federal Council with
reference to union with Congregational bodies be regarded
as an action of the Assembly.
The joint committee which had been appointed got to
work, and in January 1919 met at Nanking and adopted a
credal statement and plan of union. These were submitted
to the churches and missions concerned, and were published
in the China Mission Year Book for 1919 (Appendix C.).
First Gene-al a con^erence furtherance of the
Assembly4 union was called, to meet at Shanghai from
April 27th to 29th, during which days the
Presbyterian General Assembly was also in...”
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THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA
as adopted by the Committee on Union were reconsidered,
amended and adopted, with the exception of the clauses
bearing on the question of the powers of the General
Assembly. These were referred to the Executive Commit-
tee of the Provisional General Assembly for examination
and report. The Constitution as adopted was reported
to the churches and missions concerned, and was
widely circulated among interested friends. It was also
printed in the China Mission Year Book for 1923,
(Appendix II.).
What has been over years ^is question of union
Accomplished has now been before the various presbyteries,
and the church councils of the Congrega-
tionalists; while we have not at present the final voting,
there is reason to believe that the proposals for union are for
the most part regarded favourably.
In three important centres, Kwangtung, South Fukien
and Hupeh-Hunan, union has been accomplished, and
Synods of the united church have been formed. In each
case a very...”
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“...women will help to form the new social
ideals. With Yen Ching University the Y.W.C.A. has just
effected a plan whereby two Y.W.C.A. secretaries work
with the sociology department to give the training for
community service needed by Associations, institutional
churches and the like.
As this is being written, a call is on its
Secretary116 way to a Chinese woman to the national
general secretaryship of the Y.W.C.A. of
China, beginning next year, a consummation which for
sheer lack of time since women's education began, it has
taken all too long to reach. In the next Mission Year
Book, it should be possible to record a far greater step
towards the final rooting of the organization deep in the
soil of Chinese life....”
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Page 211
“...reference to the "inten-
sive" policy adopted by the Home Board some ten or
more years ago. This policy was described in the
China Mission Year Book of 1916, p. 432 as the purpose
"to limit the work in any given field, both in territory
covered and in kinds of work attempted, to what can be
supported by the Board in a reasonably satisfactory...”
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“...educational development.
Comparing the figures in the 1916 Year Book p. 63 with
those of 1923, we find that, while the increase in church
membership has been 50% in South China, and 80% in
East China, West China has increased its members by
100%. 44 The increase in membership/' writes Mr. Adams
of Suifu, "is however a poor index of our progress. As
a mission we are putting more stress on quality of
membership." Yet, as in South China, there appears to
be at present a renewed emphasis on evangelism. We
are stressing," he continues, 44 better methods of broad-
casting the gospel." In Yachow and Kiating access is
found to government schools. 44 Some of the most
conservative mansions in the city, otherwise impregnable,
have been thrown open to our Gospel message when
presented by pictures, and the officers of the local army
have listened most attentively to the illustrated story of
General Feng." Large emphasis has been laid this year
upon special evangelistic campaigns. These meetings,
included...”
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“...Bond-
field and his daughter made the trip across Mongolia with
the Bible Society's caravan in 1910 and he has written a
pamphlet packed with information about this neglected
field. (See also his article in the 1917 China Mission
Year Book).
The Reverend Thomas Hindle and wife,
Ch?nes-fii Miss ForcIham ancl Mrs- Wynds are also
Mongolia missionaries in Mongolia, affiliated with the
General Council of the Assemblies of God
(Canadian Pentecostal Mission). They have established
the Mongolia for Messiah Mission at Gashatay, five miles
south of Hal long Osso. Their work there is now wholly
for Chinese, but the two last mentioned missionaries are
considering opening a station for Mongols farther north.
Mrs. Jacobsen, the wife of a Norwegian sailor, is also
conducting an independent mission in Mongol territory,
fifteen miles north of Hallong Osso. Other missions
working along the border, established primarily for Chinese,
are reaching some of the Chinese-speaking Mongols in their
vicinity.
Pro osed...”
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Page 239
“...gold $.120,000, which was con-
tributed by the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Fund.
The purpose of the building as set forth
the'BuHdto in the ^Memorandum of Agreement between
the donors of the building and the Board of
Foreign Missions is as follows: 44 to promote the principles
of cooperation and the spirit of fellowship and accord
among the Christian forces at work in China; to forward
the unity of the church in China; to encourage the most
harmonious and efficient coordination of the work of all
missionary agencies, both among themselves and in
* For full memorandum of agreement see Appendix 1, pages
406-8, China Mission Year Book, 1918....”
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“...suggesting to institutions and
to their boards of control steps that seem advisable to meet
the situation. In such common study the China Christian
Educational Association represents the educational in-
terests of the Christian church throughout China and is in a
position to speak for Christian education as a whole. A brief
statement of its functions and organization is, therefore,
not out of place at this time.
In considering the functions of the China
Functions of the Christian Educational Association we may
Educationalstart fr0m the rep0rt f the China. Educa-
Associatfon tional Commission, which was published in
1922 in the volume entitled Christian
Education in China." The main principles on wThich this
report was built up were summarized in an article in the
China Mission Year Book of 1923, 4'The Educational
Commission and After."
It is well to remember that the China Christian
Educational Association, as it now functions, is no longer
an annual or triennial meeting of interested teachers,...”
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“...million people
in China and that the whole fifty years' output of the
Tract Societies though they are the chief, and were for
many of the earlier years the only publishers of evangeli-
cal literature in China if all distributed at once, would
but suffice to put one book or tract into the hands of only
18 per cent of the population, then we realize how little has
really been done and how much remains to do.
These two aspects of the preparation and distribution
of Christian Literature the much and the little are
very inadequately set forth in this paper. Its scope is
limited to the work of the Christian Literature and Tract
Societies. These two organizations have, in one year,
circulated many millions (it is impossible to give exact
figures for the C. L. S. does not report its circulation, but
see tables) of books and tracts and received from sales
nearly $80,000. If it were possible to collect and publish
statistics from all the Societies producing literature in
China, the Y. M. C. A., the...”
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“...Press also turns out a great deal of literature
for the Tibetans and tribesmen of Southwestern China.
As a matter of fact it is the only press in the world that
prints some of the languages of the outlying regions such
as the Miao. They are also printing a large quantity of
Scriptures every year for the American Bible Society.
During the year 1923-4 they issued 200,000 Scripture
portions. In order to expedite the publishing of the
Hankow Hymn Book in West China this Press has under-
taken to print the first edition at its own expense. It is
also publishing a monthly paper in Chinese for the Canadian
Mission.
To enable the Press to turn out the great bulk of its
work, which is of a missionary character, at a minimum
cost, a certain amount of English commercial work is done.
About one-fourth of the literature produced is subsidized
by the West China Religious Tract Society and other
agencies.
, This Press is connected with the Christian
AnianceP^ess anc* Missionary Alliance and was commenced...”
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“...383 christian printing presses in china
The publication and distribution of Christian literature
were considered more important departments of our work
than the mechanical process of manufacturing the
literature, and the Methodist Publishing House continues
to exist as a co-partner with the Presbyterian Mission
Press in carrying on the Mission Book Company. The
Chinese Christian Advocate in Chinese and the China
Christian Advocate in English are continued under a union
committee representing the missions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, both of which are represented on the Board of
Directors of the Mission Book Company. The editorial
staff of the Methodist Episcopal Church in China has been
considerably increased in recent years and during the
present years in spite of very serious reductions in
appropriations, a more liberal policy has been shown
towards our literature department and it is intended that
the output of Christian literature shall...”
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Page 384
“...presses in china
Wherry succeeded Mr. Gamble. On his going North,
Rev. J. Butler temporarily took charge. Following him
were Revs. C. W. and J. L. Mateer, W. S. Holt, J. M. W.
Farnham, and G. F. Fitch.
189^-1924 : SO years of expansion. During 1902 and
1903 the present Works where erected on North Szechuen
Road, affording three times as much room as was available
in the old quarters. There has been a steady increase in
plant and equipment. In 1915 The Mission Book Company
was formed, incorporating our Book Sales department, and
in which the Presbyterian Mission Press has a half share.
This has left us free to more fully serve the missionary
body in any and every need in the printing line.
The Press Staff history of the Press there has
been much coming and going of workers and
a moderate amount of staying. It is impossible for us to
hold out the financial inducements that commercial
concerns can offer, so from time to time we lose valuable
members of the staff. During the year Mr. Tsaung...”
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“...Educl. Assn., 280.
China, 31, 37, 48, 117, 119, 147,
154, 189, 194, 209, 217, 254, 255,
263, 265, 270, 271, 276, 298, 303,
309,341, 344, 353, 363;a mem-
ber of league of nations, 33;
and Soviet Russia, 32; political
condition of, 1;chief sufferer
from opium, 330.
China Baptist Pub. Society,
Canton, 381.
China Continuation Committee,
235, 238, 242.
China Educational Commission,
270, 271, 353.
China Inland Mission, 140-142,
204, 235,
China Int. Famine Relief Com-
mittee Program, 349, 352, 364.
China Medical Board, 318, 321;
Rockefeller foundation, 299.
China Medical Missionary Asso-
ciation, 298, 301, 304, 320, 386,
387;conference, 301.
China Church Year Book, 121.
China Home Missionary Society,
228.
China Mission Year Book, 121,
125, 126;of 1916, 211.
Chinese, 81, 97, 98, 101, 117, 136,
139, 140, 148, 202, 203, 254, 257,
263, 284;administrators, 275;
anti-opium movement, 336;
approval of Y. M. program,
160;association movement,
158, 16,2, 164, 165; back-
ground, 184;and mission-
aries, 253;artist...”
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