Still a third novelty for China was witnessed a short time when the Rev. Lindel P, Tsen, was installed into his office of Diocesan of the Anglican, rather the Shengkunghwei Diocese of Honan, 10 which he had been elected by the House of Bishops, at a special meet ing during June in Shanghai. Bishop Tsen becomes. the second Bishop of Diocese, following Rev.
White, 0,, who resigned the arnee last year. "The novel feature of this {natallation, conducted by the Rev. F. L. Norris of Peiping, assisted by Bishops Curtis of Hangchow, and Shen of Sianfu, is that Bishop Tsen becomes the first Chinese to assume office of Diocesan over a Diocese that is still a Foreign Missionary Diocese. This is historic in China, made possible by the action of the last Triennial Synod of the Canadian Church which met in Montreal Jast Autumn, 'The same Synod rhode possible the election of a Japanese bishop to the Canadian Missionary Diocese of Mid-Japan. "As in Honan, $0 in the Diocese of Mid-Japan, has the Cant dian Church been leader in granting full' measures of autonomy "to the indigenous churches. It is thought, in Church circles, that this action of the Canadian Church both in Honan and in Mid-Japan, will have a very decided effect on the policies of the other national churches contributing to the work of the Chung Hwa Shengkunghwel.
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