{"pages":{"347":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00371-4afd3fa90c26e3cc1bde.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":441,"y":152,"width":253,"height":21}},{"text":"347","box":{"x":973,"y":155,"width":57,"height":20}},{"text":"Wesleyan Methodist Church for presentation to the governing","box":{"x":103,"y":201,"width":922,"height":35}},{"text":"bodies of these Churches in India and elsewhere. The Conference","box":{"x":106,"y":228,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"believes that organic union is in the interests of the Kingdom of","box":{"x":105,"y":256,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"God in India, and rejoices at the spirit of union which the Scheme","box":{"x":102,"y":285,"width":924,"height":32}},{"text":"manifests. It renders thanks to the great Head of the Church,","box":{"x":108,"y":312,"width":919,"height":36}},{"text":"Who by His Spirit has guided the representatives of these churches","box":{"x":101,"y":340,"width":924,"height":35}},{"text":"to so large a measure of agreement on questions of such great","box":{"x":109,"y":365,"width":915,"height":38}},{"text":"importance to the Church of Christ in South India and to the","box":{"x":110,"y":396,"width":915,"height":31}},{"text":"spread of His Kingdom there.","box":{"x":105,"y":424,"width":427,"height":29}},{"text":"2. The Conference authorises the South India Provincial","box":{"x":152,"y":476,"width":873,"height":31}},{"text":"Synod to continue the consultations with the representatives of the","box":{"x":103,"y":503,"width":921,"height":34}},{"text":"other churches concerned, and will watch with the most","box":{"x":105,"y":531,"width":921,"height":31}},{"text":"sympathetic interest the further progress of such consultations.","box":{"x":106,"y":560,"width":887,"height":34}},{"text":"3. The Conference instructs the Joint Committee of the","box":{"x":151,"y":611,"width":872,"height":31}},{"text":"Missionary Committee and the Committee on Faith and Order to","box":{"x":101,"y":639,"width":921,"height":29}},{"text":"continue their consideration of the whole scheme, and also to","box":{"x":101,"y":668,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"receive and consider any recommendations or information which","box":{"x":106,"y":695,"width":917,"height":31}},{"text":"may be received from the South India Provincial Synod or other","box":{"x":102,"y":723,"width":919,"height":35}},{"text":"sources, and to present a report to the next Conference.","box":{"x":105,"y":752,"width":796,"height":31}},{"text":"170. E. STANLEY JONES ON THE ASHRAM IDEAL","box":{"x":147,"y":877,"width":831,"height":28}},{"text":"(1930 A.D.)","box":{"x":474,"y":910,"width":172,"height":29}},{"text":"The description by E. Stanely Jones, the well known Methodist","box":{"x":192,"y":975,"width":780,"height":29}},{"text":"missionary, of the ashram ideal was written in the year (1930) that","box":{"x":151,"y":998,"width":820,"height":29}},{"text":"he established the summer ashram at Sat Tal. Cited in Brenton","box":{"x":151,"y":1024,"width":820,"height":27}},{"text":"Thoburn Badley, ed., Indian Church Problems of Today, pp. 49 ff.-","box":{"x":147,"y":1050,"width":810,"height":28}},{"text":"1. A center that would be truly Christian and truly Indian.","box":{"x":151,"y":1113,"width":866,"height":35}},{"text":"2. Racial lines would be abolished and everyone in the Ashram","box":{"x":145,"y":1169,"width":871,"height":34}},{"text":"would live alike.","box":{"x":98,"y":1199,"width":228,"height":24}},{"text":"3. The dress, the food, the manner of eating would be Indian.","box":{"x":146,"y":1254,"width":871,"height":34}},{"text":"4. As we would expect Hindus to come and share life with us","box":{"x":141,"y":1309,"width":873,"height":32}},{"text":"for longer or shorter periods the food would be vegetarian.","box":{"x":99,"y":1337,"width":824,"height":34}},{"text":"5. There would be practically no servants as each member of","box":{"x":144,"y":1391,"width":873,"height":34}},{"text":"the Ashram would take turns in serving the rest.","box":{"x":97,"y":1419,"width":680,"height":31}},{"text":"6. Working with the hands would be respectable, for all would","box":{"x":137,"y":1473,"width":876,"height":34}},{"text":"do it both in the fields and in some cottage industry.","box":{"x":91,"y":1500,"width":739,"height":35}}]},"348":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00372-b11b5e246565395e49b2.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"348","box":{"x":144,"y":154,"width":52,"height":17}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":367,"y":157,"width":477,"height":18}},{"text":"7. In the Ashram we would try to make the Indian spirit","box":{"x":188,"y":205,"width":872,"height":34}},{"text":"creative in art, in music and in Christian thinking.","box":{"x":143,"y":233,"width":689,"height":31}},{"text":"8. There would be created a group that would study the","box":{"x":188,"y":287,"width":872,"height":34}},{"text":"Gospel, its relationship to India's heritage and to India's present","box":{"x":140,"y":315,"width":919,"height":34}},{"text":"religions and to the national life of India.","box":{"x":144,"y":345,"width":578,"height":28}},{"text":"9. Out of this group thinking and group meditation we would","box":{"x":188,"y":401,"width":873,"height":31}},{"text":"hope to create a literature for both Christian and non-Christian.","box":{"x":141,"y":429,"width":887,"height":27}},{"text":"10. The Ashram would be a place to which Indian workers and","box":{"x":174,"y":483,"width":886,"height":31}},{"text":"laymen and missionaries would come for short periods for quiet","box":{"x":143,"y":511,"width":918,"height":32}},{"text":"meditation and prayer and the recouping of the spiritual life for","box":{"x":140,"y":538,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"renewed touch with the soul of India.","box":{"x":144,"y":567,"width":525,"height":27}},{"text":"11. 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Those permanently","box":{"x":172,"y":846,"width":889,"height":34}},{"text":"connected with the Ashram will receive food and clothes, both of","box":{"x":140,"y":872,"width":924,"height":32}},{"text":"which will be simple and Indian. Temporary visitors will be sup-","box":{"x":134,"y":900,"width":926,"height":35}},{"text":"posed to contribute a voluntary contribution for their stay.","box":{"x":139,"y":927,"width":829,"height":34}},{"text":"13. The breath of the Ashram will be prayer. There will be","box":{"x":169,"y":985,"width":890,"height":34}},{"text":"prolonged periods of silence. The devotional life will be","box":{"x":136,"y":1013,"width":922,"height":31}},{"text":"emphasized and deepened.","box":{"x":137,"y":1040,"width":367,"height":32}},{"text":"14. The Ashram will be Christian, not denominational. Deno-","box":{"x":168,"y":1096,"width":887,"height":31}},{"text":"minational lines will fade out. 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