To, the Editor of the Nowrn-Cuuxa Day News."
is to be hoped that your read the report of this Commission and appreciated its implications.
That this report should follow the lines it has taken was a fore-gone conclusion for all of the Just a few of the points which may be raised to show where they really stand.
Thi ion stresses again and again that faith in Christ not necessary to salvation. Fir instance, "Man is not eternally lost because hho knows not Christ. am the way, the no man cometh, to the father, but by me," John 14.6, "He that Gelieveth on the Son hath everlasti life: and he that yeth not Son shall not sce fe; but the wrath of God abide th on him." John 3:36.
"Ther still thousands of mis-Christians in China and millions of and the hone their homes and take up residence in the interior of where banditry and Communism are rife, 'Such beliefs rarely take the holder: of them further than' the port cities. On the other hand, faith fin the God a Christ of the Biblo,|the with its inspiring message, and with the urge of the Master's command, "Go ye—make deciples of all nations" has down through the ages Tesulted in fearless preaching, re-gardies of the opposition.
Finally, they say, "This Commission recommends" that missions should maintain so far as possible friendly relations with labour union Teaders and socialists and Communist leaders well, They should maintain an open mind in approaching such problems and should make no official distinction between the claims of capit socialism, and Communism,'
thankful that this Commi sion has been honest enough to [clearly state their position.
There are many missionaries in the interior of China who will glad] assist the members of this Commi sion in making contacts with the Communists, provided said memders do not insist that the mis signary be the point of the contact, The writer would like very much to sign his name, but he knows the type of men he their "tolerance" ymp: thetic-attitude," a0 he is forced to to simply. sign himself,
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