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This article was downloaded by: [University of Glasgow]On: 19 December 2014, At: 17:54Publisher: RoutledgeInforma Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK

Religious Education: The officialjournal of the Religious EducationAssociationPublication details, including instructions for authors andsubscription information:http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/urea20

CHRISTIAN UNION IN CHINAPublished online: 30 Mar 2006.

To cite this article: (1925) CHRISTIAN UNION IN CHINA, Religious Education:The official journal of the Religious Education Association, 20:6, 461-461, DOI:10.1080/0034408250200617

To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0034408250200617

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would be a great stimulus to the Chinese to bring about the needed internalreforms for which patriotic Chinese are now working under severe handi-caps.

The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, therefore, urgesall Christian people to join in creating a public opinion which will standunequivocally for the abolition of extra-territoriality, will favor the restora-tion of tariff autonomy in China, and will invite the Chinese governmentand people to cooperate in working out as promptly as possible practicableprograms for its termination and other needed changes.

We believe that our government should act in concert with the othernations, and use its full influence to that end; if, however, internationalagreement should prove impossible, we urge our government to act inde-pendently in assuring full justice between the United States and China.

CHRISTIAN UNION IN CHINAAt the National Christian Conference of China, which met in Shanghai

in May, 1922", Dr. Timothy Tingfang Lew, Dean of the Theological Faculty,Peking University, presented the following declaration of principles uponwhich all Chinese Christians could unite:

"First of all, the Chinese Christian Church shall be a fearless fighteragainst sin.

"Second, the Chinese Christian Church shall be a faithful interpreter ofJesus.

"Third, the Chinese Christian Church shall stand as a flaming prophetof God.

"Fourth, the Chinese Christian Church shall be a worthy teacher of theBible. She shall not in the least fear, but, on the contrary, even welcomescientific investigation, and the most critical study any human being has thewisdom or folly to put to its pages. She shall not show any anxiety for theBible by any negative means or unnecessary attempts to put a human fencearound the eternal truth of God for its protection. Not the Bible alone, butall the teachings of the Church, she shall gladly submit to any true scientifictests and trials. She shall stand by the seeker of truth and bend over thereverent inquiring hearts as a divine pedagogue sent from God, with daunt-less courage and divine patience to teach and guide as the Master used todo when he said to his disciples, 'Come and see.'

"Fifth, the Chinese Church shall be a genuine servant to the Chinesepeople.

"Sixth, the Chinese Church shall be a defender of Christian unity andcomprehensiveness. She shall stand for, nay, even fight for, unity in di-versity, jealously to guard against any encroachment on the comprehensive-ness which is her glory, her witness, and her power.

"Under her protecting wings everyone shall find a place, Peter and John,Paul and Barnabas, and even the critical and doubting Thomas, for Christis with her, his love constrains her members, his presence insures her safety.She shall teach her members to agree to differ but resolve to love."

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