The-liveliest discussion of the Coun-cli's "meeting up to date-took place in-connection with questions of taxation and property as dealt with by group four on, "The Church and Its Relations." There was considerable discussion of the question as to when ther steps should be taken to, request the National Government ' to grant to mission-owned property Connected with schools and hospitals the same exemption from taxation that is "granted if the property concerned is-owned by a Chinese board of directors. Discussion revealed doubt Yaat the Government. would "make this concession. © One. delegate urged Uhat the National "Christian Council should. not-go-on record: as making Such a request of the National Government of China, The result was that thig proposal as put forward by group four was deleted from the The following important resolutions were adopted, In view of the importance of the new ghnens "ier "ina "it a recommended The National Chr The information. of fo conslitaene; seampbet centoing the more Import. {ent ce may seem nocewary. and tha Ber entrusted to" the ie, Sut the. alone Chr "aged {ovattempt through Government iegiistion "better adapted "im force to the need' ature. of rel that ove in forge tp the nota and reservation of Mr. Mills raised the question of the 'With regard" tothe question. of the' relation of churches to taxation. He Gxempuen. chy. chuns, Drop sid that churches are not mentioned tat he Cnureh vil well advised to in the rules governing exemption from pi forthe proper taxation, That in abort, the. Church Wh reference fo probable Inoeiing outside the orbit of the rules for tax thes st its Week WS Christin 4 eduction. "Nevertheless, he. said Chinn three pastors in, Nanking. had, on their own initiative, applied for exemption from: taxation for' their. churches. Mr. Mills reported, however, that the East Chekiang Churefi Federation had voted against applying for church exemption from taxation fon the basis that their freedom would be safer in those circumstances." The issue Is anew one requiring careful consideration. This was the first time that any national Christian organiza ton had put the consideration of such an issue on its programme.
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