have been instrumental in the new! ization. The American Presbyterian Mission, the London Mission, the American Board, and the United Church of Canada, as well as a dozen other bodies, have ce-operated to mike the transfer, The American' Baptist Mission, the English Baptist Mission, and the Methodist Church America, have observing delegates at the Conference, some of whom will report to sectarian conferences, -|to be held during the autumn, About 120.000 communicants, com-poring one-quarter of Chinese Protestants in China will, by the amalgamation, become members of what 15 hoped to be the future Chines? Church. Fifteen provinces, of the eighteen, are included in the uni white 1,200 foreign missionaries will bbe absorbed: n the amalgamated organization, Of them roughly 600 Amerizan, the others Britis. Delegates from Harbin to Hanoi and a3 far west az Tchang have agre.d to the prop witton, The original dea had i Subsequent to the Boxer troubles.
1918-a committee met to deaft the provisional constitution. Four years later a general provisional assembly discussed the findings of the first committee. Then the matter was referred to the 45 districts and associated bodies. recent] years reports and resolutions were assembled—the result being the General Conference now in session, which is considering the general problems confronting the Church of Christ.
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