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These","box":{"x":97,"y":194,"width":922,"height":35}},{"text":"characteristics which the westerner has developed often fail to","box":{"x":101,"y":222,"width":917,"height":31}},{"text":"appeal to the Indian, because too often they are advocated by men","box":{"x":99,"y":252,"width":919,"height":32}},{"text":"who have not reached the heart of the Indian through finding the","box":{"x":95,"y":278,"width":924,"height":31}},{"text":"point of contact.","box":{"x":98,"y":311,"width":234,"height":28}},{"text":"Whatever others may think, I do not myself look forward to","box":{"x":146,"y":352,"width":872,"height":31}},{"text":"any time in the near future when we in India will not need the","box":{"x":99,"y":380,"width":918,"height":29}},{"text":"western missionary to be our spiritual guides and helpers. Through","box":{"x":99,"y":407,"width":922,"height":36}},{"text":"your inheritance of centuries of Christian life you are able to impart","box":{"x":98,"y":436,"width":922,"height":31}},{"text":"to us many things that we lack. And in this sphere I think the","box":{"x":101,"y":464,"width":918,"height":32}},{"text":"westerner will be for years to come a necessity. It is in this co-","box":{"x":97,"y":492,"width":922,"height":32}},{"text":"operation of joint study at the feet of Christ that we shall realise","box":{"x":98,"y":519,"width":921,"height":35}},{"text":"the oneness of the Body of Christ. The exceeding riches of the","box":{"x":101,"y":547,"width":921,"height":32}},{"text":"glory of Christ can be fully realised not by the Englishman, the","box":{"x":99,"y":574,"width":921,"height":35}},{"text":"American, and the Continental alone, nor by the Japanese, the","box":{"x":97,"y":602,"width":925,"height":34}},{"text":"Chinese, and the Indians by themselves but by all working to-","box":{"x":101,"y":629,"width":921,"height":35}},{"text":"gether, worshipping together, and learning together the perfect","box":{"x":102,"y":657,"width":921,"height":34}},{"text":"Image of our Lord and Christ This will be possible only from","box":{"x":106,"y":686,"width":915,"height":34}},{"text":"spiritual friendships between the two races. We ought to be","box":{"x":104,"y":712,"width":921,"height":34}},{"text":"willing to learn from one another and to help one another.","box":{"x":101,"y":742,"width":791,"height":32}},{"text":"Through all the ages to come the Indian Church will rise up in","box":{"x":154,"y":785,"width":871,"height":32}},{"text":"gratitude to attest the heroism and self-denying labours of the","box":{"x":101,"y":813,"width":924,"height":34}},{"text":"missionary body. You have given your goods to feed the poor.","box":{"x":104,"y":843,"width":918,"height":32}},{"text":"You have given your bodies to be burned. We also ask for Love.","box":{"x":99,"y":869,"width":922,"height":34}},{"text":"Give us FRIENDS!","box":{"x":102,"y":898,"width":293,"height":27}},{"text":"148. RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE OF SOUTH","box":{"x":125,"y":965,"width":889,"height":25}},{"text":"INDIAN MISSIONARIES WITH J. R. MOTT, MADRAS","box":{"x":153,"y":994,"width":833,"height":29}},{"text":"(1912 A.D.)","box":{"x":486,"y":1024,"width":165,"height":31}},{"text":"As Chairman of the Continuation Committee appointed by the","box":{"x":197,"y":1074,"width":780,"height":28}},{"text":"World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, John R. Mott held a","box":{"x":155,"y":1101,"width":823,"height":27}},{"text":"series of eighteen regional and three national conferences in Asia","box":{"x":161,"y":1123,"width":817,"height":29}},{"text":"between October 1912 and May 1913. The purpose was to encourage","box":{"x":162,"y":1151,"width":815,"height":27}},{"text":"the formation of National Councils that would become constituent","box":{"x":160,"y":1174,"width":817,"height":25}},{"text":"members of the planned international mission organization that was","box":{"x":160,"y":1199,"width":817,"height":29}},{"text":"later formed as the Interntional Missionary Council, and to encourage","box":{"x":162,"y":1223,"width":816,"height":29}},{"text":"the development of indigenous leadership. The Madras Conference","box":{"x":161,"y":1248,"width":817,"height":31}},{"text":"was held between the 18th and 20th of November, 1912, as a regional","box":{"x":161,"y":1275,"width":817,"height":29}},{"text":"conference. Some of its resolutions are reproduced here. Resolutions","box":{"x":161,"y":1300,"width":819,"height":28}},{"text":"of a Conference of South India Missionaries with Dr. Mott, Held in","box":{"x":162,"y":1327,"width":819,"height":28}},{"text":"Madras, November 18-20, 1912, pp. 1-7, 14-16.","box":{"x":160,"y":1353,"width":584,"height":27}},{"text":"Federal Missionary Council of South India","box":{"x":294,"y":1404,"width":565,"height":32}},{"text":"The Conference resolves that a Federal Missionary Council","box":{"x":160,"y":1447,"width":871,"height":31}},{"text":"representative of the missionary societies and church organizations","box":{"x":115,"y":1474,"width":915,"height":34}},{"text":"at work in South India be appointed.","box":{"x":113,"y":1500,"width":514,"height":34}}]},"309":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00333-6349b32a25521dbb67f0.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":425,"y":152,"width":252,"height":20}},{"text":"309","box":{"x":961,"y":155,"width":56,"height":20}},{"text":"1. The duties of this Council shall be","box":{"x":169,"y":198,"width":523,"height":29}},{"text":"(a) To keep in touch with the work of these societies and","box":{"x":192,"y":245,"width":822,"height":34}},{"text":"organizations in South India and to take such action as may seem","box":{"x":84,"y":271,"width":928,"height":38}},{"text":"desirable to further their interests.","box":{"x":85,"y":299,"width":469,"height":27}},{"text":"(b) To carry on its work chiefly by the formation of special","box":{"x":190,"y":349,"width":819,"height":32}},{"text":"committees. The Council shall have power to appoint on these","box":{"x":85,"y":376,"width":925,"height":36}},{"text":"committees not only its own members but also any other missionary","box":{"x":85,"y":403,"width":925,"height":34}},{"text":"or other person interested in mission work.","box":{"x":84,"y":429,"width":592,"height":31}},{"text":"(c) To decide when a further conference of South Indian","box":{"x":187,"y":478,"width":820,"height":31}},{"text":"Missionaries shall be held and to make the initial arrangements for","box":{"x":80,"y":504,"width":929,"height":36}},{"text":"such a conference.","box":{"x":85,"y":530,"width":249,"height":25}},{"text":"2. 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