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LIV"382 OTHER INTERDENOMINATIONAL ASSOCIATIONSelsewhere in this book*. (See pp. 174-184, 420-425)It will be sufficient therefore, in this place, simply to drawattention to the fact that on these subjects the specialcommittees have made real progress, abundantly justifyingthe plan of thus dealing with the most vital concerns of theChristian Church in China.~< ,r Much is expected from this special eom-The Chinese ... . ,, , . . .^ ^. \ , ,Churchmittee especially by Chinese Christian leaders,and much is being accomplished by thesimple fact that such a committee exists. At the same time,definite results are not speedily secured. A question ofserious import was taken up, by the instruction which theAnnual Meeting gave to the newly appointed specialcommittee :To make careful inquiry as to the present, practice of variouschurches in dealing with applications for baptism from polygamists,and from the wives of such men; and if such persons are bapti/ed,at the next annualwhat their church standing is, and to reportmeeting.A significant note was made on this subject as it cameup before the Annual Meeting, which note was accepted inspirit though not embodied in the instructions. It read:The committee should of course make no recommendations as tohow churches should deal with such cases, but should state onlywhat the facts of present usage are. The committee should referparticularly to the Report of the Missionary Conference, London,1888, and the World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, 1910, inillustration of the views which have been held on the topics referredto.^^eTh Pr msP ec ^ a ^ c numttee on the Promotion oftio11of Intercession Intercession appointed a year ago, takes itsplace among the many factors of this presenttime which seem to be, to some extent, both cause and effectin the rising tide of prayer. The committee s report to theAnnual Meeting begins by recognizing the exceedinglydelicate task with which it has to deal, but proceeds on*The Reports of all of the Committees are printedIJllA VA in JJIJJI full llllj in III the Llil.Proceeding* of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the China ContinuationCommittee, and may be obtained upon applic; ition to the Secretariesat 5 Quinsan Gardens, Shanghai.