Adoption to be Proposed of Message to Mission Boards on the Selection of Missionaries One of the most important and far reaching features of the Fundamentalist Conference which was held last lay evening the hall of the Royal Asi Society, Museum Road, was the presentation of "A Message from Fundamentalist Missionaries in China to Supporters sions in America and Elsewhere'
Mr. Charles W. Rankin, formerly principal of the Com: parative Law School of China, Quinsan Road, whose resignation from his Mission Board was demanded several years ago because went to America and reported the Board regarding the existence of Modernism in the Schools and colleges of his Mission in China, The reason given by the Board for requiring Mr. Rankin''s resignation was that he was guilty of insubordination, inasmuch as he had gone to the United States without the permission of the Bishop and that he refused to Keep silent regarding Modernism when told to do Since returning to China as an independent missionary and tablishing a Bible Schoo! at Chen-Ju, near Shanghai, Me. Rankin has observed the continued spread of Modernism among the various Missions in all parts. of China and he now feels constrained to suggest to all Fundamentalists in China that the time has come for them to send a clear message to the supporters of Missions at Home, warning them against the evil of giving their money for the support of organizations which are really destroying the true faith instead of propagating it.
The message in its entirely is too Jong for publication here, but the following extract is given—
The Type of Missionary Every int ligent missionary who has gen in China for any time knows tha Modernism has been" widespread her In" schools, through textbook through mary teacher; in and me "and other ftratures in the mis omar Among the ore ft atrivale preacher or other worker, eld, of the
Dport. given. by" boards. of missions in ancial and other sympathete the © Tiberaliste oF its bold aggre Home Church, but without ava The resultant destroying of the work of faithful servants of God, built using the past. century, Tabour and pain. and suterio ian in "faithful devotion
rarity. of Gen's holy, Wo the destroying of" fat in, the deity and atonement jesus Christ and in" Mis resurrection, fate crimes of such magnitude that in our humble opinion, whatever he. causes. that lis right the. present evacuation of mis-haa been permitted by God us of purifying the missionary ise. "The great Potter has permitted the marred to fall "the rounds that He. may" again Dace ie upon the "wheel and make nether vessel as it peaseth Mim Accordngiy, we mead. with you who wren and. women"
ica and other" continent, abo rare to help buildup. and ner erdittroy "the Kingdom of our Lord, Keveatter to" elsher know that "the Inisionaris your Board." would. send ick to hing, when the way pens for them 10 send workers, be Srthoos missionaries, or, ay Fou shall newer to our Lord for' what. sou a his" tte, "contre ority to Styanietions " which wil assure" you that only undamentalistmiaiona ter Mille" sent. forth, "It-pour Board. Missions" "will nek conduct. orthodox erin ut ardor ware Trg. that you"do Rot permit avo. the' power, certainly that Sou do" not help ty ode that "which After the presentation of the Message in the Fundamentals conference, it was proposed to send it to the editors of religious and. secular papers in the different Home count: sies, alto to forward copies to the secretaries of all mission boards and! to other church oftcials.
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