Expressing keen gratification at the reception accorded to the report prepared on the subject of the work fof foreign missions, a statement has been issued by' Mr. Albert the"buaiseng ha prove Heat's Scott" 'Chaittnan of the" Ametiead "rhe Laymion's Complies, Updretore. wa at pains [for the inguiry which ineleaed 'Sopot hat a Tee" coui' bw ax PYOtEACted visit Zo, Ching, sumed to be a Dereentoge of profit 'n am statement of the findings ina volume entitled" ne tes embodied. ta ed by owners, hited thinking Missions" but a. feller tnvthia" endeavour, written state-report has been issued in' seven volumes.
Council: by the owners who rep ie'information given to Purpose of Inquiry The statement reads istered, from' one important. doe ent submitted to the Council from The "Laymen's Committee, or uninformed Chinese source, and ganized to conduct an inquiry con foreign. missions," feels by"the. Committee, fu vad that. the purposes for' which the ition, pertinent facts inquiry was organized have now achieved. 'These purposes were to make a fair and impartial study of the mission situation ly India, China and Japan to. ald. mien to determine their attita toward. foreign missions, "by reconsidering tke functions' of such missions in the world of to-day, With this general aim,
ional inform praisal of their activities in the To. make an objective sal of their activities in Out of the total number, elds visited, nes presented by S00 owners were 'B. To observe the effect of Mis-$65 sions on the life of the peoples of the hi est, the Orient, $102.32. "This average the figure obtained G.I lab of existing cond us and profiting, though noy independent engul bound, by missionary experience, to wil that a tale quali be made: for. $83.50, wu work out a practical te for to-day, Offering recommend venisie would ost tions, a8 to the extent to which missionary activities of every' sort are obtalmed' from the renting' set Earnings {n the rickshaw busine should be continued or changed. Their further duty was to. pre-of sehiclen to pullers. Figures Sbtained by the "Committee show sent to the American public the thatthe average daily rentals [findings of the Commission and the er 24 hours range from 110 to 1i0 acts gathered by the Institute of fents stall money, (in which coin [Social and Religious Research, by tie pater the publishing of "Re-thinking 'Missions" in November 1932, and by the publication of the seven supplementary volumes, during 1038. task, after nearly three years of, ctor', has now been "accom $1.10 cents big money per 24 Ithough the Laymen's Com: fas stued from each vehicle by the rene. mittee has been deeply concerned go"dayny the potent! gross return [Understood by' the' supporters.
thet a cionth contains [#2, have "Re-thinking Missions based on $1.10 per 24 hours id {the missionary enterprise, it has be'f30,"Riekahats, however: are not [at no time indulged ut Hat toe use every day in the }to further adoption of the re-th, in aaditon Jeommendations contained in the fast when the hi-monthly Feport. "Neither "has. over, for repairs. 'Owners' state-{tempted to defend them. The fients te the Couneit the course [position of the committee has been the Yegltraton shewed sri aver. return per vehicle, This. would 7 the figure of #2510 shaw, "business. snclade general The expenses of operating a rich to Sourecs what could be considered as the. monthly expenses. Teached. that Fave the Agure as $9 per month,
themselves during registration show-the statements made by owners expense to average $15.1.
leper month. This figure is Rreatly. in excess of that at which "the Committee was able 6 Gerive by independent enquiry.
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