The Mission Study Class Leader

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... in her present social emergency (5) To realize China's special need for Christianity in her present educational emergency (6) To realize China's special need for Christianity in her present religious emergency (7) To realize China's special need for effective Christian agencies (8) To realize the claims of the Chinese Church upon us for true Christian love and self-sacrifice (9) To determine how we can best discharge our own responsibility 142. More detailed treatment of chapters. Having decided that the contents of the textbook will warrant a development of the course similar to one of the above outlines, we proceed to work over each chapter once more to bring out its fullest possibilities as a part of such a whole, and to make out specific assignments for class use. It is possible that the author of the textbook has had no such logical and purposive plan in mind when he wrote the book. For instance, in handling the religion of some mission field, he may have simply gathered the principal facts, with a few observations and conclusions tacked on rather than derived. He may view the religion on the whole as a product of historical development, or as a curious example of depravity, or as a remnant of primeval revelation, or he may have no consistent point of view. If we had more than one session for the subject it might be well to consider first in a descriptive and historical way the ideas we intend to combine later, just as the first chapters of a novel may be employed in introducing the characters clearly. But if we have only one session, we must strike to the heart of the matter at once. Why does this religion principally concern us? With some classes, the fact that it is not Christian will be a sufficient reason for its...