{"pages":{"378":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00402-180366d92fb9ba137210.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"378","box":{"x":132,"y":157,"width":57,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":360,"y":165,"width":483,"height":20}},{"text":"The United Churches declare that in making this provision,","box":{"x":249,"y":214,"width":810,"height":31}},{"text":"it is their intention and determination in this manner to","box":{"x":252,"y":241,"width":809,"height":31}},{"text":"secure the unification of ministry, but that the acceptance","box":{"x":252,"y":269,"width":809,"height":34}},{"text":"of this provision does not involve any judgement upon the","box":{"x":249,"y":297,"width":812,"height":35}},{"text":"validity or regularity of any other form of the ministry,","box":{"x":250,"y":325,"width":808,"height":36}},{"text":"and the fact that other Churches do not follow the rule of","box":{"x":250,"y":354,"width":812,"height":28}},{"text":"episcopal ordination shall not in itself preclude the united","box":{"x":248,"y":379,"width":812,"height":35}},{"text":"Church from holding relations of communion and fellow-","box":{"x":246,"y":408,"width":813,"height":35}},{"text":"ship with them.","box":{"x":249,"y":439,"width":213,"height":25}},{"text":"(V)","box":{"x":164,"y":475,"width":48,"height":28}},{"text":"The Bishops of the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon in","box":{"x":245,"y":476,"width":816,"height":36}},{"text":"the area of union, and the Bishops of the Methodist Church","box":{"x":246,"y":503,"width":813,"height":34}},{"text":"in Southern Asia, together with the new Bishops to be con-","box":{"x":250,"y":532,"width":806,"height":35}},{"text":"secrated at the time of union, shall be the first Bishops of the","box":{"x":250,"y":560,"width":806,"height":34}},{"text":"united Church, provided that they accept the Constitution","box":{"x":245,"y":590,"width":812,"height":34}},{"text":"of the united Church. It is, however, recognised that in","box":{"x":245,"y":616,"width":813,"height":35}},{"text":"our divided state the Bishops of the Episcopal Churches","box":{"x":248,"y":643,"width":809,"height":36}},{"text":"which are seeking union through the Round Table Confe-","box":{"x":245,"y":672,"width":810,"height":32}},{"text":"rence do not now possess authority outside their own","box":{"x":249,"y":700,"width":809,"height":34}},{"text":"Churches. 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Bishops and","box":{"x":246,"y":951,"width":808,"height":34}},{"text":"presbyters of all Uniting Churches shall participate in this","box":{"x":245,"y":980,"width":810,"height":36}},{"text":"service...","box":{"x":245,"y":1007,"width":127,"height":24}},{"text":"183. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH OF","box":{"x":199,"y":1091,"width":784,"height":27}},{"text":"SOUTH INDIA (1947 A.D.)","box":{"x":385,"y":1123,"width":390,"height":31}},{"text":"After lengthy negotiations that began in the 1920s, the Church of","box":{"x":215,"y":1167,"width":789,"height":28}},{"text":"South India was formed in 1947. It brought together churches of the","box":{"x":176,"y":1191,"width":829,"height":28}},{"text":"Anglican, English Methodist, American Reformed (Presbyterian),","box":{"x":172,"y":1215,"width":834,"height":31}},{"text":"British and American Congregational, and Basel (Lutheran/Reformed)","box":{"x":172,"y":1240,"width":831,"height":31}},{"text":"traditions. The decision to unite was made by the autonomous","box":{"x":176,"y":1265,"width":826,"height":29}},{"text":"Indian churches that had been historically related to these traditions","box":{"x":175,"y":1292,"width":829,"height":31}},{"text":"through mission societies. The portions of the C.S.I. Constitution","box":{"x":175,"y":1317,"width":829,"height":28}},{"text":"that are reproduced here incorporate later amendments, as found in","box":{"x":175,"y":1343,"width":830,"height":28}},{"text":"the 1972 edition, The Constitution of the Church of South India.","box":{"x":178,"y":1368,"width":826,"height":29}},{"text":"Chapter I","box":{"x":522,"y":1423,"width":137,"height":28}},{"text":"The Name of the Church and the Bodies which have constituted","box":{"x":172,"y":1466,"width":876,"height":29}},{"text":"it:","box":{"x":125,"y":1492,"width":42,"height":22}},{"text":"1. The name of the Church is 'The Church of South India'.","box":{"x":204,"y":1526,"width":844,"height":32}}]},"379":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00403-e58cbdc5b8b5ef907496.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":448,"y":160,"width":251,"height":20}},{"text":"379","box":{"x":981,"y":163,"width":53,"height":21}},{"text":"2. The Church of South India is the Church constituted","box":{"x":190,"y":208,"width":841,"height":29}},{"text":"by union in 1947 of the Madras, Madura, Malabar, Jaffna, Kannada,","box":{"x":109,"y":234,"width":921,"height":34}},{"text":"Telugu and Travancore Church Councils of the South India United","box":{"x":110,"y":263,"width":922,"height":29}},{"text":"Church; the South India Province of the Methodist Church,","box":{"x":109,"y":291,"width":921,"height":36}},{"text":"comprising the Madras, Trichinopoly, Hyderabad and Mysore","box":{"x":112,"y":319,"width":919,"height":36}},{"text":"Districts; and the dioceses of Madras, Dornakal, Tinnevelly, and","box":{"x":106,"y":347,"width":924,"height":35}},{"text":"Travancore and Cochin in the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon","box":{"x":109,"y":374,"width":921,"height":34}},{"text":"to which in 1950 was added the North Tamil Church Council of","box":{"x":110,"y":401,"width":924,"height":32}},{"text":"the South India United Church.","box":{"x":110,"y":427,"width":438,"height":29}},{"text":"Chapter II","box":{"x":492,"y":516,"width":153,"height":28}},{"text":"2. The Purpose and Nature of the Union. The Church of","box":{"x":180,"y":572,"width":850,"height":28}},{"text":"South India affirms that the purpose of the union by which it has","box":{"x":102,"y":595,"width":924,"height":38}},{"text":"been formed is the carrying out of God's will, as this is expressed in","box":{"x":105,"y":624,"width":922,"height":36}},{"text":"our Lord's prayer-That they may all be one that the wor","box":{"x":105,"y":649,"width":896,"height":38}},{"text":"may believe that Thou didst send me'. It believes that by this union","box":{"x":103,"y":680,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"the Church in South India will become a more effective instrument","box":{"x":102,"y":709,"width":924,"height":29}},{"text":"for God's work, and that there will be greater peace, closer fellow-","box":{"x":103,"y":737,"width":921,"height":32}},{"text":"ship and fuller life within the Church, and also renewed eagerness","box":{"x":102,"y":764,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"and power for the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ. It hopes","box":{"x":102,"y":793,"width":922,"height":32}},{"text":"that it may be a true leaven of unity in the life of India, and that","box":{"x":102,"y":819,"width":922,"height":35}},{"text":"through it there may be a greater release of divine power for the","box":{"x":105,"y":847,"width":919,"height":36}},{"text":"fulfilment of God's purpose for His world.","box":{"x":103,"y":875,"width":579,"height":31}},{"text":"The Church of South India believes that the unity of His Church","box":{"x":145,"y":931,"width":878,"height":35}},{"text":"for which Christ prayed is a unity in Him and in the Father through","box":{"x":102,"y":958,"width":922,"height":36}},{"text":"the Holy Spirit, and is therefore fundamentally a reality of the","box":{"x":102,"y":986,"width":919,"height":36}},{"text":"spiritual realm. It seeks the unity of the Spirit in the Bond of","box":{"x":96,"y":1014,"width":929,"height":34}},{"text":"peace. But this unity of the Spirit must find expression in the faith","box":{"x":99,"y":1042,"width":924,"height":35}},{"text":"and order of the Church, in its worship, in its organization and in","box":{"x":98,"y":1070,"width":925,"height":35}},{"text":"its whole life, so that, as the Body of Christ, it may be be a fit instrument","box":{"x":99,"y":1097,"width":921,"height":39}},{"text":"for carrying out His gracious purposes in the world.","box":{"x":96,"y":1126,"width":707,"height":34}},{"text":"Again, for the perfecting of the life of the whole body, the","box":{"x":137,"y":1179,"width":880,"height":36}},{"text":"Church of South India needs the heritage of each of the uniting","box":{"x":89,"y":1209,"width":928,"height":36}},{"text":"Churches, and each of those Churches will, it is hoped, not lose the","box":{"x":92,"y":1236,"width":924,"height":35}},{"text":"continuity of its own life, but preserve that life enriched by the","box":{"x":88,"y":1263,"width":928,"height":35}},{"text":"union with itself of the other two Churches. 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It is, therefore, also a comprehensive","box":{"x":92,"y":1376,"width":919,"height":35}},{"text":"Church; and its members, firmly holding the fundamentals of the","box":{"x":88,"y":1404,"width":924,"height":34}},{"text":"faith and order of the Church Universal, are allowed wide freedom","box":{"x":88,"y":1431,"width":926,"height":32}},{"text":"of opinion in all other matters, and wide freedom of action in such","box":{"x":91,"y":1460,"width":921,"height":31}},{"text":"differences of practice as are consistent with the general framework","box":{"x":85,"y":1489,"width":922,"height":31}},{"text":"of the Church as one organized body.","box":{"x":87,"y":1512,"width":522,"height":32}}]},"380":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00404-24a2097766896621bc1d.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"380","box":{"x":132,"y":169,"width":56,"height":20}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":357,"y":168,"width":480,"height":20}},{"text":"The Church of South India acknowledges that, in every effort to","box":{"x":181,"y":216,"width":876,"height":31}},{"text":"bring together divided members of Christ's Body into one organi-","box":{"x":133,"y":243,"width":924,"height":34}},{"text":"zation, the final aim must be the union in the Universal Church of","box":{"x":136,"y":273,"width":925,"height":32}},{"text":"all who acknowledge the name of Christ, and that the test of all","box":{"x":139,"y":300,"width":919,"height":31}},{"text":"local schemes of union is that they should express locally the","box":{"x":139,"y":326,"width":919,"height":35}},{"text":"principle of the great catholic unity of the Body of Christ. 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