{
  "bookName": "History of Christianity in India: Source Materials",
  "authorName": "M. K. Kuriakose",
  "publisherName": "Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge",
  "publicationYear": 2011,
  "chapterNumber": 149,
  "chapterName": "1912. Proposal to Establish Provincial and National Councils: National Conference with J. R. Mott, Calcutta",
  "pageFrom": 311,
  "pageTo": 312,
  "pages": [
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      "pageNumber": 311,
      "ocrText": "SOURCE MATERIALS\n311\nimportance of missions uniting for this purpose. But in the matter\nof establishing institutions for organized work the Conference\nholds that a true spirit of co-operation requires that the centres of\ndifferent missions should be more widely separated than is\nsometimes the case at present.\n4. The Conference recommends (1) the missions take care to\naquaint their missionaries, especially those newly entering on their\nwork, with the principles of missionary comity, and (2) that Indian\nChurches which undertake missionary operations should work in\naccordance with such principles of comity as have been found most\nhelpful in the case of missionary societies.\n5. The Conference feels that there is an urgent need for a\nconference on Faith and Order to be convened by the Federal\nMissionary Council of South India.\n149. PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH PROVINCIAL\nAND NATIONAL COUNCILS: NATIONAL\nCONFERENCE WITH J. R. MOTT, CALCUTTA\n(1912 A.D.)\nBetween the 18th and 21st of December, 1912, J. R. Mott, the\nChairman of the Continuation Committee established by the World\nMissionary Conference held at Edinburgh in 1910, presided over a\nNational Conference of Missionaries in Calcutta. The most important\ndecision taken at this meeting was to form Provincial and National\nMissionary Councils. The National Missionary Council, in 1923,\nbecame the National Christian Council. Findings of the National\nConference held at Calcutta, December 18th to 21st 1912, pp. 4-10.\nPreamble\nCo-operation\nThis Conference desires to put upon record its thankfulness to\nGod for the spirit of Christian love and co-operation that has\nmarked the proceedings of the Conference recently held, alike Pro-\nvincial and National, and rejoices in the greater facilities and\nopportunities for still further manifestations of unity and of fuller\nco-operation in the various branches of Mission work thus secured.\nFor the purpose of turning such opportunity to the best account\nthey recommend as follows :-\n1. Provincial Councils: This Conference notes that in the\nfindings of the various Provincial Conferences there is general\nrecognition of the desirability of the formation of provincial bodies\nin some form to promote the work of co-operation and in various",
      "status": "completed"
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      "pageNumber": 312,
      "ocrText": "312\nHISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA\nways to increase the efficiency of the Church's work. To give effect\nto this desire the Conference recommends the formation of\nProvincial Councils on the following basis :-\n(a) Name:-(1) Collectively, the Provincial Representative\nCouncils of Missions. (2) Individually, the Madras (or other name)\nRepresentative Council of Missions.\n(b) Objects:-(1) To facilitate co-operation in Missionary\npolicy and activity. (2) To co-operate with Edinburgh Conti-\nnuation Committee.\n(c) Duties:-(1) To make periodically a thorough survey of\nthe whole field and to communicate the 'results of such survey to\nthe various Missions within the area.\n(2) To keep in touch with all Missions and Church Organiza-\ntions in its own area, and to take such action as may seem desirable\nwith a view to correlate their activities and to promote their\nco-operation.\n(3) To keep in touch with similar Councils in other areas in\nIndia, with the National Missionary Council of India and the\nEdinburgh Continuation Committee and its special committees.\n(4) To undertake any other work which may be referred to it.\nby the bodies which it represents.\n(5) To consider and adopt findings on any matter pertaining:\nto Mission work which it deems to fall within its scope\n2. National Council:-With a view to co-ordinating the\nactivities of the Provincial Councils the Conference resolves to\ntake steps for the formation of a National Council in accordance\nwith the following plan :-\n(a) Name:-The Council shall be called the National\nMissionary Council of India.\n(b) Objects:-The objects of the Council shall be-\n(1) To co-operate with the Provincial Councils in the\ncarrying out of their objects.\n(2) To be in communication with the Continuation Com-\nmittee of the Edinburgh Missionary Conference regarding such\nmatters as require consideration or action from the point of view of\nthe Indian Mission field as a whole.\n(3) To take into consideration such other questions\naffecting the entire Missionary field as may seem desirable.\n(4) To make provision for the convening of an all India.\nMissionary Conference when such is in the opinion of the Council\ndesirable",
      "status": "completed"
    }
  ]
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