On the establishment of a true Chinese Church, Bishop Scott, held clear views. In his old Diocese there is no distinction between the'
Mission and the Chinese Church; foreign missionaries are only members of the general diocesan organization. In 1884 Bishop Scott preached at the consecration of the first Anglican Bishop to be Jeons¢erated on Chinese sell, Bishop Boone; in his sermon he rejoiced that the ceremony was performed in China, not abroad, testifying to the desire of the Church to build up an indigenous Church, which should have the same liberty to decree rites and, ceremonies as the English Church claims for itself in the prefaces to its Prayer Book. In his own North China Prayer: Book he added a preface to explain why he used a translation for the Chinese of an English book; it was! not because he thought the English forms were essential; on the contrary he only offered them as one. model for Chinese to study till they were ready to make their own:
foreigner he did not dare to Jattempt himself to make a new book for the Chinese. And in all mat ters of work and government, the records of the meetings which he held in his diocese to reorganize the work after 1900 show plainly how in those days of small things he was planning for the work to become self-governing and self-propagating.
1op Scott continued his episcopacy till 1913, when he resigned, to be succeeded the following, year by his former right hand man, Dr. F, L, Norris. Though he has! resigned, he still lives on in his old diocese and helps in its work. Those who know him, the basis on which he id his mission's work, and the patience with which ho returned to rebuild a life's work after 1900, will always remember one text Scripture
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