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THE CHURCH OF NORTH INDIA: A HISTORICAL","box":{"x":164,"y":241,"width":910,"height":27}},{"text":"STATEMENT (1965 A.D.)","box":{"x":437,"y":277,"width":367,"height":28}},{"text":"A brief survey of the history of the union movement in North","box":{"x":232,"y":333,"width":791,"height":27}},{"text":"India is given in the fourth revised edition of the Plan of Union.","box":{"x":213,"y":358,"width":813,"height":24}},{"text":"Plan of Church Union in North India and Pakistan, 1965, pp. iii-vii.","box":{"x":207,"y":384,"width":768,"height":28}},{"text":"The Plan of union now issued by the Negotiating Committee for","box":{"x":206,"y":443,"width":868,"height":31}},{"text":"North India and Pakistan is the result of the work begun by the","box":{"x":158,"y":469,"width":915,"height":32}},{"text":"Round-Table Conference in the year 1929. Its sources can be","box":{"x":160,"y":496,"width":914,"height":31}},{"text":"traced back to the movement of the Holy Spirit in the Churches","box":{"x":158,"y":527,"width":914,"height":28}},{"text":"which found expression in the Edinburgh Conference, 1910, the","box":{"x":155,"y":553,"width":918,"height":32}},{"text":"meeting at Tranquebar in South India in 1919, and the appeal of","box":{"x":157,"y":580,"width":919,"height":34}},{"text":"the Lambeth Conference of 1920. In the year 1924 various Presby-","box":{"x":160,"y":608,"width":915,"height":34}},{"text":"terian and Congregational Churches had come together to form","box":{"x":161,"y":636,"width":911,"height":29}},{"text":"the United Church of Northern India, and this United Church had","box":{"x":161,"y":664,"width":911,"height":28}},{"text":"sent out invitations to several other Churches and Missions to","box":{"x":162,"y":693,"width":907,"height":27}},{"text":"consider a wider union. The then Wesleyan Methodist Church, in","box":{"x":160,"y":721,"width":911,"height":29}},{"text":"responding to this invitation, suggested the desirability of a Round-","box":{"x":161,"y":748,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"Table Conference to which all who were willing to discuss the possi-","box":{"x":160,"y":776,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"bilities of union should be invited; and as a result the first Round-","box":{"x":158,"y":804,"width":912,"height":28}},{"text":"Table Conference met at Lal Bagh Girls' School at Lucknow on","box":{"x":160,"y":832,"width":910,"height":28}},{"text":"the 10th and 11th of April, 1929. At this meeting the following","box":{"x":158,"y":859,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"Churches were represented, the Australian Churches of Christ","box":{"x":157,"y":885,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"Mission, the Australian Methodist Church, the Wesleyan Methodist","box":{"x":155,"y":914,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the United Church","box":{"x":158,"y":943,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"of Northern India; and a member of the Anglican Church was","box":{"x":158,"y":969,"width":910,"height":31}},{"text":"present as a visitor. The Conference heard and recorded statements","box":{"x":157,"y":1000,"width":911,"height":29}},{"text":"from the different Churches on Church polity, the Sacraments,","box":{"x":157,"y":1026,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"International Relationship and Doctrinal Standards. The repre-","box":{"x":159,"y":1053,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"sentatives were all very definitely and heartily of one mind in urging","box":{"x":158,"y":1082,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"that the conversations begun in this Conference should be continued","box":{"x":155,"y":1112,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"on the lines indicated in the resolutions adopted. Among the","box":{"x":155,"y":1137,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"things that were emphasized were :","box":{"x":157,"y":1168,"width":470,"height":28}},{"text":"(i) Our thanks to Almighty God that a gathering such as this,","box":{"x":228,"y":1216,"width":837,"height":35}},{"text":"characterized by complete brotherliness and good-will, had been","box":{"x":155,"y":1245,"width":911,"height":31}},{"text":"made possible, and our conviction that steps towards union could","box":{"x":155,"y":1273,"width":910,"height":31}},{"text":"be crowned with success only through the earnest prayers of all","box":{"x":153,"y":1301,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"and by the guidance of the Holy Spirit.","box":{"x":157,"y":1330,"width":542,"height":31}},{"text":"(ii) The necessity of educating public opinion and promoting","box":{"x":231,"y":1378,"width":833,"height":36}},{"text":"fraternal intercourse between the Churches wherever possible.","box":{"x":155,"y":1406,"width":848,"height":32}},{"text":"The Round-Table Conference met for the second time at Delhi","box":{"x":197,"y":1467,"width":868,"height":28}},{"text":"on the 18th and 19th and 20th of November, 1930, when in addition","box":{"x":157,"y":1497,"width":908,"height":31}},{"text":"to those mentioned above the Church of the Brethren and the","box":{"x":155,"y":1522,"width":910,"height":31}}]},"404":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00428-9ce2efce7e352d403683.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"404","box":{"x":123,"y":157,"width":62,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":354,"y":161,"width":480,"height":18}},{"text":"Society of Friends sent representatives and the Church of India,","box":{"x":127,"y":210,"width":926,"height":34}},{"text":"Burma and Ceylon was officially represented. There were visitors","box":{"x":125,"y":237,"width":928,"height":29}},{"text":"also from the United Presbyterian Mission of the Punjab and two","box":{"x":125,"y":265,"width":926,"height":31}},{"text":"delegates from the Joint-Committee on Union in South India. As","box":{"x":122,"y":292,"width":929,"height":29}},{"text":"a result of this linking of North and South, an All-India Conference","box":{"x":127,"y":321,"width":926,"height":31}},{"text":"on Church Union was held at Nagpur in the following year (Novem-","box":{"x":130,"y":348,"width":922,"height":32}},{"text":"ber 7 to 9, 1931), attended by five representatives from the north","box":{"x":126,"y":376,"width":928,"height":32}},{"text":"and four from the south, under the Chairmanship of Bishop","box":{"x":125,"y":402,"width":928,"height":34}},{"text":"Azariah of Dornakal. It is to be noted that while advocating","box":{"x":122,"y":433,"width":932,"height":32}},{"text":"definite steps towards closer co-operation in evangelistic efforts, in","box":{"x":123,"y":460,"width":932,"height":34}},{"text":"Christian service and in worship, this Conference pointed the way","box":{"x":123,"y":487,"width":931,"height":34}},{"text":"which the Round-Table Conference has sought to pursue. It","box":{"x":125,"y":515,"width":929,"height":34}},{"text":"urged, 'that, in as much as the present restrictions to Christians fel-","box":{"x":127,"y":545,"width":926,"height":29}},{"text":"lowship largely arise from different conceptions of the ministry and","box":{"x":129,"y":572,"width":924,"height":31}},{"text":"it is only by a solution of this problem that the Church can be","box":{"x":130,"y":599,"width":922,"height":31}},{"text":"united, it is essential that the question of the unification of the","box":{"x":129,"y":626,"width":924,"height":31}},{"text":"ministry be examined and agreement reached regarding principles","box":{"x":127,"y":654,"width":924,"height":34}},{"text":"of Church organization and government'.","box":{"x":127,"y":683,"width":581,"height":29}},{"text":"The second Round-Table Conference had appointed a Continua-","box":{"x":175,"y":738,"width":878,"height":32}},{"text":"tion Committee to continue its work, and this Committee, meeting","box":{"x":126,"y":766,"width":928,"height":36}},{"text":"in 1935 and 1936, prepared a definite 'Basis of Negotiation', which","box":{"x":133,"y":794,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"was revised and accepted at the third Round-Table Conference at","box":{"x":129,"y":822,"width":922,"height":31}},{"text":"Lucknow in 1937; and after further revision and amplification,","box":{"x":126,"y":850,"width":925,"height":32}},{"text":"was issued by the Continuation Committee in July 1939. With","box":{"x":127,"y":876,"width":925,"height":31}},{"text":"the greater definiteness of agreement reached in this 'Basis' we find","box":{"x":130,"y":904,"width":921,"height":29}},{"text":"that some of the Churches represented in the first meetings had","box":{"x":129,"y":934,"width":924,"height":31}},{"text":"dropped out, and the negotiations were continued by the United","box":{"x":126,"y":961,"width":926,"height":29}},{"text":"Church of Northern India, the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon","box":{"x":126,"y":989,"width":925,"height":29}},{"text":"the Methodist Church in Southern Asia, the British and Australian","box":{"x":130,"y":1017,"width":921,"height":29}},{"text":"Methodist Churches, and the Baptist Churches.","box":{"x":127,"y":1044,"width":655,"height":32}},{"text":"During this same period of ten years or so, negotiations had also","box":{"x":176,"y":1099,"width":875,"height":31}},{"text":"been going on between the United Church, the Methodist Episcopal","box":{"x":130,"y":1127,"width":922,"height":32}},{"text":"Church and the Baptists in what was called the Joint Council, which","box":{"x":130,"y":1155,"width":921,"height":29}},{"text":"issued a Plan of Union after its fifth meeting in 1940, and with","box":{"x":134,"y":1181,"width":917,"height":32}},{"text":"further revision in 1942. In some ways this Plan, which avoided","box":{"x":134,"y":1211,"width":915,"height":28}},{"text":"any commitment to the historic Episcopate and followed a polity","box":{"x":132,"y":1238,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"more Presbyterian in character, seemed likely to achieve a quicker","box":{"x":133,"y":1267,"width":919,"height":29}},{"text":"consummation; and owing to this and to the uncertainty regarding","box":{"x":130,"y":1295,"width":922,"height":32}},{"text":"the negotiations in South India, there was some hesitation in pro-","box":{"x":133,"y":1322,"width":917,"height":36}},{"text":"ceeding with the work of the Round-Table Conference. For a","box":{"x":134,"y":1351,"width":919,"height":31}},{"text":"time also, from 1940, the Baptist Churches withdrew from the","box":{"x":134,"y":1379,"width":918,"height":29}},{"text":"Round-Table.","box":{"x":132,"y":1406,"width":195,"height":25}},{"text":"However, the Basis was further developed at a meeting of the","box":{"x":179,"y":1463,"width":872,"height":31}},{"text":"Continuation Committee in March, 1941, and at the fourth meeting","box":{"x":132,"y":1490,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"of the Round-Table Conference on July 31st and August 1st, 1941,","box":{"x":136,"y":1518,"width":911,"height":31}}]},"405":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00429-a329a4c8bea62815ecdf.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":430,"y":161,"width":252,"height":18}},{"text":"405","box":{"x":963,"y":162,"width":60,"height":18}},{"text":"there was a significant development in the proposal by a committee","box":{"x":91,"y":206,"width":926,"height":38}},{"text":"that the unification of the Episcopates of the Anglican and the","box":{"x":91,"y":232,"width":926,"height":38}},{"text":"Methodist Episcopal Churches should be initiated by the mutual","box":{"x":87,"y":262,"width":929,"height":35}},{"text":"laying-on of hands with prayer, and with the use of such a formula","box":{"x":87,"y":289,"width":929,"height":35}},{"text":"as shall leave no room for any scruple or doubtfulness'. In 1944","box":{"x":91,"y":319,"width":929,"height":35}},{"text":"the General Council of the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon","box":{"x":87,"y":348,"width":929,"height":31}},{"text":"issued an appeal for a more general acceptance of such a method","box":{"x":89,"y":374,"width":929,"height":32}},{"text":"of unification of the ministry, based on a penitent acknowledgement","box":{"x":85,"y":403,"width":928,"height":35}},{"text":"of the defects in all our ministries due to the fact of our divisions;","box":{"x":87,"y":431,"width":931,"height":32}},{"text":"and in the following year the Continuation Committee commended","box":{"x":85,"y":458,"width":931,"height":31}},{"text":"this suggestion for further consideration. As a result the Round-","box":{"x":88,"y":486,"width":931,"height":31}},{"text":"Table Conference, meeting at Allahabad in July, 1947, accepted","box":{"x":82,"y":514,"width":931,"height":38}},{"text":"this method for the unification of the ministries by the mutual","box":{"x":84,"y":541,"width":931,"height":35}},{"text":"laying-on of hands with prayer, and incorporated it into the Basis.","box":{"x":87,"y":569,"width":926,"height":35}},{"text":"The consummation of the scheme of union in South India","box":{"x":131,"y":614,"width":883,"height":32}},{"text":"brought about a new hopefulness and zeal for progress towards","box":{"x":82,"y":642,"width":929,"height":35}},{"text":"union in the north; and there resulted a general feeling that the","box":{"x":82,"y":670,"width":929,"height":36}},{"text":"Round-Table 'Basis' provided led the best foundation for definite","box":{"x":84,"y":699,"width":931,"height":36}},{"text":"negotiations for union. The following year the Lambeth Confe-","box":{"x":85,"y":725,"width":928,"height":34}},{"text":"rence gave a measure of approval to the schemes worked out by","box":{"x":87,"y":757,"width":925,"height":34}},{"text":"the Round-Table Conference and by the Churches in Ceylon, and","box":{"x":85,"y":782,"width":926,"height":35}},{"text":"showed its particular interest in the methods suggested for a unifi-","box":{"x":87,"y":810,"width":926,"height":36}},{"text":"cation of the ministry at the inauguration of union. This growing","box":{"x":85,"y":840,"width":926,"height":35}},{"text":"acceptance of the 'Basis' finding expression in definite resolutions","box":{"x":85,"y":868,"width":926,"height":32}},{"text":"of the four Churches represented at the Round-Table Conference,","box":{"x":85,"y":894,"width":926,"height":35}},{"text":"made possible the first meeting of a definite Negotiating Com-","box":{"x":82,"y":922,"width":931,"height":36}},{"text":"mittee which was held at Calcutta on the 27th to 30th March,","box":{"x":82,"y":950,"width":928,"height":34}},{"text":"1951; and which was joined by delegates of the Baptist Churches","box":{"x":84,"y":979,"width":926,"height":35}},{"text":"again. Further meetings of the Negotiating Committee took place","box":{"x":84,"y":1007,"width":926,"height":35}},{"text":"in 1952 and 1953, as a result of which a revised edition of the Plan.","box":{"x":85,"y":1036,"width":942,"height":31}},{"text":"was published in 1954.","box":{"x":80,"y":1060,"width":318,"height":31}},{"text":"The three following years saw a great deal of work both in","box":{"x":127,"y":1109,"width":884,"height":34}},{"text":"clarifying and developing the Plan, particularly in regard to","box":{"x":81,"y":1137,"width":929,"height":35}},{"text":"Membership of the Church and the Unification of the Ministry.","box":{"x":78,"y":1164,"width":932,"height":36}},{"text":"At the request of the Churches in Pakistan it was decided to prepare","box":{"x":78,"y":1194,"width":932,"height":32}},{"text":"for two autonomous united Churches on a common basis and in full","box":{"x":85,"y":1221,"width":928,"height":29}},{"text":"communion with one another. The material was also re-arranged","box":{"x":81,"y":1249,"width":931,"height":32}},{"text":"so as to provide in Part I the elements of the Constitution of the","box":{"x":84,"y":1277,"width":928,"height":31}},{"text":"united Church and in Part II the transitional procedures and","box":{"x":81,"y":1305,"width":931,"height":35}},{"text":"services at the inauguration of union. 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