Mott addressed the Council on' the secrets of the most fruitful Christian ce-operation, The chief topic at the tenth meeting of the National Christian Council of China, on Tuesday, April 30, was the further development of ce-operation. Dr. John R. Speaking on "why ce-operation fall Dr. Tagawa stated that, while the Christian movement in Japan is small and' grows slowly, the Japanese Christians have no fa tention of evading their responsibility for events th recently have taken place between Japan and China. Those he deplored and, as a Japanese Christian, asked that forgiveness be granted. He said, however, that the Japanese have alistic under present conditions, a tact which makes It necessary that Japanese Christians speak of them-elves in terms of their Empire. Japanese Christianity has not at present anything special to give to the life of China or the world, but he hoped that in the future this lack would be made up.
The main purpose of the tenth meeting of the National Christian Council is now seen to be that of strengthening and enlarging Christian ce-operative relationships and activi-Hes in China. Most of the time on Wednesday was given to this purpose.
In the morning Dr. John R. Mott spoke on the "Major Next Steps in Ca-operation."
The Council also passed a resolu-ion to be sent to the Federal-Coun-ell of Churches of Christ in America expressing deep appreciation of the services rendered by Dr. Ivan Lee Holt, their President, while he was in China. It was also stated that the Rev. E. C. Lobenstine will attend the Executive Committee of the Federal (Council in the autumn.
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