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THE INDIAN CHURCH MEASURE (1927 A.D.)","box":{"x":151,"y":881,"width":798,"height":28}},{"text":"Through the Indian Church Measure of 1927, the National","box":{"x":177,"y":933,"width":780,"height":27}},{"text":"Assembly of the Church of England severed the legal and jurisdictional","box":{"x":130,"y":957,"width":826,"height":28}},{"text":"connection between the Church of England and the (Anglican) Church","box":{"x":131,"y":982,"width":824,"height":27}},{"text":"in India. The independence thus granted the Indian Church of the","box":{"x":133,"y":1009,"width":824,"height":25}},{"text":"Anglican communion had considerable influence upon Missions","box":{"x":130,"y":1032,"width":826,"height":29}},{"text":"of other traditions working in India. Cited in C. J. 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