Group Title : Minutes & Agendas

Series Title : Minute Books

Date(s) : 10 Feb 1914 to 17 Dec 1919

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Item Description : This book contains typed and handwritten minutes of mission committee meetings along with written submissions, an alphabetical index is at the front of the book.

Major Topics Include :  reports and minutes from overseas missions, correspondence re missionaries working in China, New Hebrides and Chinese in NZ; property matters; furloughs; deaths; missionary movements; destruction of Ambrim Hospital (1913); political situation in New Hebrides; taking over of Subathu Leper Station, India (1914); YWBC Bungalow at Jagadhri (1914); Laymen's Mission Movement and funding for South China Mission Building (1914), native unrest in New Hebrides; withdrawal of Canadian Mission from New Hebrides (1914); appointment of building supervision at Canton (1914); retirement allowances for missionaries (1914); donations and bequests; support for "Own Missionaries"; deputation work in Nz; Christmas Mission Boxes; death of Jim Shum (1914); plans for hospital at Kong T'suen (1914); Union Medical College Scheme, Canton (1914); Chalmer's Church Sale (1914); sale of arrowroot; Annual Foreign Missions Committee recommendations and resolutions; Union Theological College Reports, Canton; Kung Yee Medical College Union Medical Scheme, Canton (1915); PWMU Oriental Depot (1915); Kwantung Province Evangelical Campaign (1915); German Mission Relief at Fook Yuen Shui (1915); Convenor's visit to China and reports (1915, 1916); extension of work at Yan Woh incl. drawn plan of site (1916); mission staff in military service (1916); work with "Mission to Lepers" at Subathu (1916); proposed union normal school, Canton (1916); request for woman medical missionary by Women's Medical College, Ludhiana, India (1916); founding of Union Normal School, Canton (1916); mission area study booklets; military service salaries (1916); formation of Canton Union Hospital (1916); fighting and damage to property around Kong Chuen (1916); Building progress at Kong T'suen including costings (1917); formation of Busy Bees Mission Hives and Societies in connection with Sunday Schools to increase interest in home and foreign mission work (1917); appt. of Rev GH McNeur to Faculty of Union Theological College, Canton (1917); subsidy payment towards printing of "The Outlook" (1917); appt. of Dr RE Paterson to Canton Union Hospital (1917); "Break of Day" Christmas Gifts; British Consular Call for Military Service, Canton (1918); high excahnge rates adversely affecting overseas mission operations during the War (1918); deputation to NZ Premier re political future of the New Hebrides under joint British/French rule (1918); Presbyterian General Assembly, China and discussion on forming a union with other Protestant Missions working in China (1918); proposed girls' boarding school at Kong T'suen (1919); French claims for complete control of New Hebrides at end of the War (1918); request for additional funding and staffing in China (1919); plan to raise 10,000 pounds for mission purposes (1919); discussion on union of Panjab Mission with the Presbyterian Church in India (1919); request for native New Hebridean vote on political self-determination (1919)
 
 

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