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(12) Marriage offerings.
(13) Lord's Supper offerings.
(14) Special gifts for church building or equipment. It is not surprising that he adds that he is told that some of the new converts have gone back because they see the regularity and frequency of giving.] Nevertheless, seeing that self-supporting churches are widely recognised, let us begin with these and seek to find out what information a table of inquiry might supply.
We should ask first for the number of self-supporting churches in relation to (_a_) the number of communicants (or full members) in the district, and (_b_) the number of Christian Churches organised, but not self-supporting.
By an organised Church we understand a body of Christians in any place who hold regular religious services, and may send delegates to any council which may exist for the whole station district. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Communicants.|Proportion of |Organised|Proportion of |Remarks |Communicants |Churches.|Organised |and |connected with | |Churches |Conclusions. |Self-supporting| |Self-supporting.| |Churches.
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