The Archive · 1924

General Confusion

Fro 4 Connusronperr

'Missionary circles in the Yangtze 'Valley' will be interested in the out cottie- of the controversy between the' two missions of the Southern Presbyterian Church which was re-' forred home for settlement. This question arose from''one. of the Southern Presbyterian missions attacking the teaching of another nomination in the Nanking Seminary, but the sharp divergence in opinion between the two missions overshadowed the original controversy.

In brief the two missions, unable to agree on a common ground, made. separate representations the Assembly which met in San Antonio, Texas, in May, The Mid~ China Mission declared the Seminit support Assembly to authorize main in connexion with 'North Kiangsu Mission' at a specially called meeting voted to withdraw and asked the Assembly to ratify their action. Numerous representatives on both sides were! at the Assembly and both cabled out the result as viewed by the respective sides.

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