The Archive · 1937

Afternoon Forums Helpful

The afternoon forums have proved most interesting and helpful Dr R. O. Jolliffe of Chengtu led one forum on "What is the Church." The ubject on "How to Help the In Gigenization of our Church" was in-ing. It is " noteworthy effort which should create great interest by all those who are interested in church unity, E As to the evening sessions, one evening was devoted to a memorial service for the missionaries, pastors and evangelists of the church who have died during the last four years 3 Chinese and 52 missionaries composed the necrological list. Some of these missionaries were widely known to many. in the Far East as well as in the churches of the West, such as the Rev. Thomas Bryson, Mrs, Ada Haven Mateer, Dr. A. A, Fulton, Dr. J. D. MacRae, Dr. Jonathan Goforth, Dr. J, Percy Bruce, Dr. and Mrs. H. N, Kinnear and Dr. D. Christie. All these with their Chinese colleagues, 125 in all, have gone to their eternal reward after rendering most fruitful service in the building up of the Church of Christ in China.

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