London, July 21.
Tt was the mightest revelation China occupied a prominent place history, and if they examined close-in the National. Conference, of ly the character of that revolution the United Methodist Church" at they would find it was largely Redruth th's week. Foreign and result of an attempt to give some Home. 'Missions largely held the lappl-cation of the Chr'stian ideals attention of the Conference. Con-jand principles to the national life sidering' the world wide depression, Surely it was a most significant fact that the name most familar financial returns were de: med satisfactory although the importance of to the Chinese to-day and most missionary work both home and reverenced by them was a man who Jembraced the Christian faith and abroad was emphasised on all sides died in that faith fand appeal made to the Churches to maintain, if not increase, their Although they had knowledge contributions. that there were mixed up with th." movement all kinds of interests The position in China was debated that could not be regarded at length and workers from foreign fields were welcomed and new ap-Christian, the mightest elements in that grcat,'movement "were the ointments approved.
Cordial welcomes were extended to realise better state for to the following missionaries re-Phuman: ty a higher condition for the cently" returned" from these sta-people, and a nobler sense of the tions:—Revs. F, J. Dymond and [greatness of the dignity of life. The returned missionaries then fay, from Yunnan; Wey. W.
from Wenchow; Rev. W. assembled on the platform, and from Ningpo: Kev. were weleomsd by Rev. C. Stede Howard Smith, from North China; "We have hero a veteran of our and Rev. A. C. Lamb, from Sierra mission field in Rev. F, J. Dymond," Kono.
"The statement of accounts showed he "He and 1 played together fan ordinary income of £31,929 148.
Jas boys. He went to the mission fan increase of £1,042 17.'8d.; and field, and now he is crowned with expenditure £30,733 88, id, a de: [44 years of service there." crease of £2,146', dd. The actual income, therefore, exceeded the them thanks for the services they ordinary expenditure by £1,196 5s. id, and the deficit was thus re-had' so splendidly rendered. duced from £6,187 9s. 11d, to £4,991 No one deserved a more grateful 4d. The income from eizeults. was welcome. than Frank "Dymond, £309. Jess than the Previous year, whom. they said." "After fons the increase in the tota! being due Fovaging, and, Years and years of chiefly to the splendid results gained strenuous work, we love yo
'Women's Missionary Auxiliary meet-the chairmans ist and the all our hearts Rey, F. J. Dymond, replying, said ing at the Sheffield Conference. was a great joy to him to. be With "some hospitals and some home again. One' thing he. had districts seriously understaffed, and learned' in China was the wonderful with the full effects of developments effect of the companionship of Jesus in Africa not yet reflected me Christe He was the greatest force penditure, it was obvious how very Jzength" and inspiration one necessary it was for those Churches which could poss: bly do. 80 toh crease still further their missionary "It China needs anything to-day income. it is Jesus Christ, and somehow Following. new appointments China is getting, Him. Men are approved: Rev. J. E. Sandbach and ising in new strength and carrying Miss D. Milburn, to Yunnan; and their old baggage home, because Mas K. Barnes' to East Atvica, they have found the strength which Christ: imparts." work, and assured them of constant sympathy and support, was reported that auth had been. given for the erection of the "Martya Memorial Hospital" at Wating and the doctor's house, Grants. were made from the £50,000 fund of £2,160 for the hospital, £740 for the equipment, and £700 for the doctor's house. The two mission houses at ating: were to be adapted for the accommodation of two families and two single miss'onarics At a cost of £400, granted from the 430,009 fund.
'A grant of £300 had been mai to provide suitable premises. for women's work and Bible schools at Wating' and £100 for the erection of a building at Tongshan for the training of voluntary workers Mr. Joseph Ward was reappoint '0d treasurer of the Foreign Mission Funds, Rev. C. Stedeford secretary, and Me. M. W. Chapman auditor.
Submitting. the report, Rev. C. Steleford said they might regard their missionary work either ax the aereatest burden they. had to carry the greatest glory of their Church, "or, maybe, both, just as the mother found. her children to be both a source of greatest anxiety and also her eh'et glory.
And the Church was able to regulate in a way ite missionary work, They had to call for heavy contributions towards this depart rent of their work. It might seem at times that they made, too great By reducing their work, or by doing nothing' at all, they could have' far tse, burden' to carry, oF they, might "think so; whereas reality, he ventured. to think, the more of this kind of work' they ndertock the greater strength they dhadl given them to Year it.
"Think of China," he said, "where their lagest missions were situated, fund. of the tremendous movement taking place there."
Speaking of the financial statement, Mr. J. Ward (hon. treasurer) jsa.d that when they considered the [appalling distress in many of the Industrial areas of the country he thought they had great cause for Thengfuiners thatthe contributions the Foreign Mission Fund had been so splendid, Mr. Stedeford explained that the decrease in expenditure was due to the fall in the price of China, At present the exchange iwas rising, and he was afraid they could not hope for the same resuit Proceeding to deal with the needs for growing work, the Secretary said there never was a time in the history. of the Christian Church [when the conditions were s0 favourble as they were to-day for the advancement of the Kingdom of (God in non-Christian lands, It. had rather proceeded on lines that were antic: pated before the overthrow of the old dynasty, and Sun Yat-sen must have been something of a prophet when he would be followed by a long period Jof reconstruction, and when the interests of the people would have to be guided by a convention of the That time was now beginning, Jand was preparatory to a move: iment for establishing a democratic form of government and to fit the people for great progress. That movement, affecting 400 millions of people, and the most tremendous that the world had ever seen, was lse.ng enacted, and this year the second National Convention was taking place at Nanking, and was reckoned to inaugurate the period lof reconstruction.
Another movement was that con-with the Nat'onal' Christan [Council—a most extraordinary coun-jell which gathered up all the jan forces in Ch'na—and that Jcouncil had committed itself to movement which cceemed to dove'
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