'A scheme approved by the Geveral meeting of the Missionary Division!
the China Medical Association was reported upon as a sequel to the-discussion which have been going} on in the Chinese Church in favour of indigenous control of all. forms Minsion work arid the-appointment of a special committee to consider the question of devolution in its Felation to Mission Hospitals in China. The Slowing suggestions were made: each provincial chuen synod or similar body should appoint General Medical Board to exercise} general supervision of the work of lision hospitals in its territory, a majority of the members to. be doctors wip are graduates of cognized medical schools; each hospital to be under the control Board of Directors which would be Moroughly representative of the] Church of the district; whoco duties should be to develop the work of the Hospital with attention to the mi sionary aspects of the institution end to appoint a hospital. superintendent to select heads of the has pital's departments. A few qualify ing clauses outlining the duties of the Uoard still further are included also in the report, which has for its final paragraph that "it is recognized that the above general transference of medical mi 40 the Chinese Church may in ce eases require modification in view of past history and local circumstances.
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