THE CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20292, 28 December 1927, Page 3

THE CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

UNITING MISSION BOARD WORK

Writing from Shanghai on October 19 to Mr Donald Grant, general secretary of the New Zealand Student Christian Movement, Mr T. Z. Koo, secretary of the Student Christian Movement of China, says:— “ Last week 1 was privileged to attend the meetings of the General Assembly of the Church of Christ in China, held in Shanghai. This Church of Christ is formed by uniting the work hitherton fostered by 15 mission- boards. The new church will have branches in 15 of China’s 21 provinces. As at present constituted, this Church haa in all 12 synods with 47 district associations embracing 120,000 communicants. The recent disturbance in China has already accentuated the yearning of Chinese Christians to abolish all denominations and have one united church for China. The formation of this new church i.s one of the most important steps leading towards this final goal. I was particularly impressed by the open-mindedness of the leaders in the new church. They frankly recognised the fact that their action is only a preliminary step toward that larger church union which all followers of Christ long for, and that they are prepared to work together with any church or group of churches for that larger unity.