| Summary: |
Minutes of the Eastern Committee, from 1912 to 1923 and from 1953 to 1956, recording its supervisory work over missions in China, Burma, Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and India (including areas now in Pakistan). Matters brought before the committee include: appointments of missionary staff; transfers of missionaries within mission fields and between institutions; furloughs; arrangement of visitations to mission fields; grants to individuals and for projects; sale and purchase of land and property; allowances; maintenance of property; new building projects; purchase of equipment for institutions; fitness for duty of missionary staff; recording deaths of missionary staff; formation of new churches (e.g. Church of South India); election of individuals to local committees.
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| Extent: |
3.5 volumes
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| Admin history: |
As part of the restructuring of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society committees in 1912 the Eastern Committee was created to oversee missions in Asia, principally replacing the previous committees for Ceylon & India and China. Its recommendations were passed onto the General Committee. |
| Access status: |
Restrictions
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| Access conditions: |
Data Protection declaration forms need to be completed and signed when consulting some of these minutes.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: |
English
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| Related material: |
The minutes for the Eastern Committee from April 1923 to December 1952 form part of the Sectional Committee minute books MMS/Home & General/Minutes/Box 1380-1383)
Minutes of regional committees before 1912 are available (MMS/Home & General/Minutes/Box 1384) and within the minutes of the General Committee. |
| Format: |
Archive
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