The Protestant Church in Germany: a General Survey
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In all kinds and phases of Gospel work, other than providing for the immediate Church wants of the people, the German Church authorities do nothing, leaving it to the promptings of Christian charity to engage in mission work, both foreign and home and otherwise. In judging of the credit to In- given to the German Churches for their activity this feature should not he lost sight of, that all things there are the result of volunteer promptings of Christian conviction. Inner Mis- sion work is thor...oughly organized, territorially and otherwise, the head management being in the hands of a central committee, at the head of which is always found some prominent Protestant leader, either clerical or lay. Wichern himself held for a number of years this office. The present incumbent is a layman, namely. Councilor 82 THE PROTESTANT CHURCH IN GERMANY. R. Goebel, the head of the Imperial Insurance Department of the German Government, . Con- gresses or conventions are regularly held, at which the leading theologians and churchmen are present.
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