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Missionary Survey As An Aid To Intelligent Co-Operation In Foreign Missions by Roland Allen
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| Mission | Mission |Remarks and
|Primary Schools.| Secondary Schools.| Conclusions.
-----------------+----------------+----------------------------------
| Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. |
-----------------+-------+--------+-------------------+--------------
Christian or | | | | |
From | | | | |
Christian homes. | | | | |
-----------------+-------+--------+-------+-----------+--------------
Non-Christian | | | | |
-----------------+-------+--------+-------+-----------+

Here we divided Christians from non-Christians, and thus the table
serves a double purpose. It tells us the division of the scholars by sex
and also by faith. It throws light upon the condition of the Christian
community and upon the extent to which mission school education is given
to Christians and non-Christians.

One other point must be considered in connection with mission schools
because it throws great light upon the character of the schools and
their purpose. It is the extent to which the educational mission
receives Government support. If there is any doubt as to the dominant
aim and purpose of a school, the fact that it receives Government aid
reveals at once that in the eyes of the Government it stands for the
general enlightenment of the population rather than for any direct
evangelisation. The dominant aim of the Government is general
enlightenment, and the Government gives no grant without some sort of
control. If then a school receives a Government grant the dominant idea
of general enlightenment will certainly exercise great influence over
its direction. Consequently, if we know what proportion of the schools
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