E, F. Horst-Smith gave a short address on the work of the English Baptist Mission in Shantung. It was started 50 years ago by three men, who with great foresight decided to work towards the ideal of making the local churches sclfsupporting, and putting their own Chinese pastors in charge. In the event of all foreign missionaries being removed' and all financial resources withdrawn, the churches could still go on. As a result of this far-sighted policy, they connexion with this mi members, 200 meeting places, and 24 Chinese preachers.
The foreign members of the mission voluntarily surrendered their} pices on Church Councils and Committees and consent to act only by express invitation from the Chines Reproduced
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