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INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUPPORT. 2039. Have the Chinese Christians of your missionorganized a home missionary society ? If so, what is itaccomplishing?(a) No.(b) Yes. Our mission paid its proportion in a joint workat Cbanghsing Yes.$46.19.(c)(d) Yes. Supports one evangelist.(e) There is a conference society, with contributions fromforeigners and Chinese in the proportion of about two to one infavour of the foreigners.(f) Yes. It maintains three preachers at a place called Dipu.(g) Yes, and are opening chapels in certain districts.Success good.(h) Our synod has a home missionary society, and all of thechurches under it and within its bounds contribute to thatsociety. They have an independent church at Dzanghyinwhich they support. The laud, building, and furnishings, andnow the pastor s salary, and I think a helper is also supported bythis society. They aiso have a good day-school and some outstationwork in connection with that church.Yes, employs one Chinese clergyman and two catechists(i)in the country northwest of Hangchow city. Has gained aboutsixty converts in ten years.10. What, if any, are the substantial hindrances tocomplete self-support of local church work in your fieldat this time?(a) Chiefly the view that the mission has money and theunwillingness to pay for what they can get free.(b) They could do it with some self-denial.(c) Comparative poverty and insufficient understanding ofthe duty.(d) Most of the members poor, and a small proportion give.(e) Unwillingness to self-sacrifice.(f) The only hindrance that I know is the fewness andpoverty of the members.(g) The principal difficulty standing in the way of selfsupportis the lack of financial strength on the part of the church.(h) There is no hindrance except the poverty and fewnessof the church members. Expect to see the local church selfsupportingin a year s time.(i) Poverty of the majority of converts (4,000 in number).Converts being very scattered, needing a number of pastors.