The fine new Missions Building, ip, Yuenmingyuen Road, of whi the foundation stone was laid hard~ Jy, more than a year ago, is fast approaching completion and a num-of societies are already ensconedin their airy and commodious quarters. The building, which was erected by the Mission Architects Bureau, under the special supervision of Mr. Charles A. Gunn, stands as an outward and visible spirit China and will help to demonstrate to the Chinese, who often wonder atthe multiplicity of the Christi wets, their fundamental brot The need for such a building was falt.as early as 1913, when the headquarters of the Missions of the Ghurch (N.), situated at 18 Peking Road, came to be considered as a fort of clearing house for all_misionavies. in Shanghai, The China Continuation Committee (now merged in. the National Christian Council), exeated in 1913 primarily for the sake of promoting closer operation among the Protestant denominations of China and farther ing their carmen interests, approached the Presbyterian Board to seo whether they were prepared to make these quarters a union, inter~ denominational affair. A member of the Presbytexian Church, Dr. Fred Tooker, and his sisters, when approached by the Committee, donat-€4-G.$150,000 to the Presbyterian Board. for the erection of—thi Duilding, as a memorial to the father, who was greatly interested in such work. Dr. Tooker himself was. at that time in the Presbyter-an Mission in Siangtan, Hunan, out was Jater obliged to leave Chink for health reasons. He has since returned "und is now -eavrying un medical work at Kuling.
To show ite sympathy with the project, the Presbyterian Board contributed its valuable propert fay the agreement reads: "to pro-Drineiples of "cooperation and the spirit of Zellowship and accord among Christian forces at work in China: to forward the unity of the Christian Church in China: to encourage the most harmonious and efficient ce-ordination of the work of all missionary agencies, both among themselves and in Yelation to the Chineye Church: and assist as far as possible in the equipment of the Christian forces fu China to deal adequately with their task, both in the wide range of detail ind. as a whole: and pecially to asiint the movement ce-operation and ce-ordination re-prevented in the establishment and the activities of the China" Continuation Committee.
'The Laura Spellman Rockefeller Wand also contributed G'8120,000 the building, of which only the first block has' been built as. ye!
is hoped later, as the need for Inxyer accommodation becomes more pressing, to build a second block, similar to the present one, which will face Museum Road and Joined to the present edifice by a mater, connecting building.
The Tenants. all Christian Council, an organiza-nate prevent time the Nationtion formed at the initiative of the China Continuation Committee to succeed the parent organization, and which, as its name indicates, provides opportunity for the Nativs Christian Church to take over control of its Mission as xoon hall be able to elf, occupies th Migwions Bui des its administrative offices, there is a large committee room seating 100, nid smaller exhibit rooms. where organizations who have no ufficcs la the building end wish to bring work to the attention o amoy do #0.
The Chinn Christan Pai Ausociation and the East Christian Baueational Associ have offices on the fumuth together with the Daily tion Bible Schoo) end th sion." "Architects. "The Medical Missionary Axsociut' Ghina Council of La> Presb Boartl the Lonilon Missionary ciety, and the Ameviean Baptiot Suciety have rooms on the fifth floor, and on the sixth floor the Methodist Episcopal Board of Foreign Mission has offices for both its men's and yemen's work. The Associat-Mission Treasurers, handling the finances of the Presbyterian Boards, North and South, the American Baptist Society, ' the Methodist Board of Foreign Missions, the London Missionary Society, "and the English Baptist Sotiety, The Ame-yien. Bible Society and the National Bible Society of Scotland ocespy offices on the ground floor and the Council on Health Education {is also located there. One strictly Chinese inter-denomination organization, the Chinese Home Mission ary Stciety, working mainly in Yannan and Manchuria, also has headquarters in the building.
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