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"204 CHINA MISSION YP^AR BOOK.financial scheme?11. Briefly stated what is yourIs the onus of supporting the work placed upon theChinese Christians, the Mission Board simply givinggrants in aid? Or, does the Mission Board undertakethe financial responsibility, securing from the localchurch such contributions as they may be willing andable to give ?(a) The Mission Board takes responsibility and gets fromthe church what it can.(b) The Mission Board undertakes the financial responsibility and secures from the church such contributions as theymay be able and willing to give.(c) The last.(d) Generally at first the Mission Board does all, and thenthe church takes over part as it is able.(e) No uniform plan. Most emphatically the latter.(f) Practically the latter, -until a church is strong enough toon it.carry the burden,.when the burden is put(g) In order to open up new fields, the Board has had totake the initiative and furnish funds to establish the work.(h) Mission Board undertakes financial responsibility andsecures such contributions as the church is able to give.(i)We block our congregations (100 in Chekiang) intopastorates and the pastorates into three councils. Within eachcouncil area all subscribe to a common pastor s fund, to whicha grant from home is added and all the pastors paid from it.We expect the home grants to cease in 15 or 20 years.12. To what extent is the Chinese church of yourmission self-governing?(a) Foreigners and natives together constitute a Presbyteryon the Amoy Plan,"and this Presbytery nominally controls thechurch. But this Presbytery has no control of funds all ofwhich are controlled by the mission and administered by theforeigners.(b) Almost entirely self-governing.(c) Can t say.(d) Entirely.(e) Theoretically largely self-governing, practically largelygoverned by missionaries.(f) Practically each church is self-governing.(g) To the extent that our Methodist discipline grantsthem. They enjoy practically the same liberty the churches athome have.