Bighteen years had elapsed since world's missionary conference had been held at Edinburgh, where among some 2300 delay only a little over one per cent. were na: tives of the so-called mission lands. At Jerusalem fully twenty-five per cent. were such. 'This outstanding difference between the two gatherings is in itnel€ an indication of the rapid growth, during the short interval between' them, which has taken place in the self-consciousness and strength of the churches which have grown up in mission lands.
Christian Church is being led alike by a fuller appreciation of the teaching work of Jesus, and by recent studies of educational and psychological principles, to a new vision of the place of religion in educt tion, and to the fulfilment of that vision in new types of educational work. The process cannot begin nor end in the school: "in the home and the community the founda on which the teacher mast build already been laid; the structure! on which he has laboured will only be completed in a life-time; the church as much as the college adults no less than children ar'
Although the Edinburgh Conf fence was net the first world conference on missions, it was. the concerned with it; all should be occupied in Christian. educational work." first to bring into being an interdenominational anil international organ of ce-operation in missionary work, A "Continuation Committee" was formed which in. 1922 grew into the present International Missionary Council. This Council, _re-constituted Jerusalem of thos societies in North America, Britain and the Continent of Europe which federate for purposes of cooperation in the various foreign mistionary societies of these respective areas, and of over twenty co-opera tive Christian societies in South America, Africa and Asia, of which the National Christian Council of China is a typical example, The Committee of the International Missionary Council, which acts as.an ad interim executive body, is made up of five officers and sixteen members, elected by the Council in plenary
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