| Description | Includes mimeographed and duplicated papers. Annotations and notes attached to some items indicate that they were made available for circulation.
1936: report of a visit to Japan and China by the 'Far East Secretary' October 1936-May 1937.
1937: Laymen's Conference, High Leigh, 19-22 February.
1939: report of a visit to India by the General Secretary November 1938-January 1939.
1942: CMS Organising Secretaries Conference (on the CMS and its place in the Church and World of the day): address by the General Secretary.
1943: The Atlantic Charter and British West Africa: 'Memorandum on post-war reconstruction of the Colonies and Protectorates of British West Africa Prepared under the Auspices of the West African Press Delegation to Great Britain'.
1944: report of Dr Anderson's tour of CMS missions in Africa and the 'Near and Middle East' May-October; report on literacy and adult education in the Gold Coast [Ghana]; 'Our Society in the Calling of God' by M. A. C. W. [Max Warren].
1945: report of the CMS Commission on the Health of Missionaries; 'New Adventures of Faith: a preliminary survey of a Five Year Propaganda Plan on behalf of CMS' by L. S. [Leslie Stubbings, Publicity Adviser, CMS].
1946: 'An Old Message in a New Idiom' by Leslie Stubbings, Publicity Director: talk to Organising Secretaries at the Summer Conference.
1947: report of a tour in South India and Ceylon [Sri Lanka] by the Editorial Secretary October 1946-February 1947; 'Fundamentals' by M. A. C. W. [Max Warren]: paper read to the CMS Publicity Group at St Julian's; report of the Commission on the Re-alignment of the Home Organisation; report of the Overseas Bookshop Commission of 1946; CMS reply to a questionnaire submitted by the Missionary Council Commission (concerning the Society's objectives and Churchmanship); report of a journey made by the General Secretary 25 June-21 September (Canada, China and stop over in Cairo) 1947; memorandum on CMS general policy presented at the Executive Committee 11 November; report on a tour of China missions by Canon H. A. Wittenbach.
1948: statement of principles and priorities prepared by the Commission on the Foreign Work of the Society; Home Bulletin: Overseas Supplement, September 1948; 'What Saith the Spirit?': bible readings and addresses at the Swanwick Convention; 'Medical Work 1948-1949': account of CMS medical work overseas.
1949: memorandum on CMS contribution to theological colleges overseas prepared for an International Missionary Council Survey on theological training in Africa, giving brief details of institutions in Africa, India, Ceylon [Sri lanka], China and Japan; 'Strategy and Tactics for the Home Front for a period of three years' L. G. Fisher, Home Secretary, CMS; paper on recruitment of missionaries by L. G. F. [L. G. Fisher]; report of CMS Women's Conference, High Leigh, 18-21 March; Commission on the Foreign Work of the Society: papers and correspondence including a revised statement of principles and priorities; covering letter from M. A. C. Warren for 'Health of the Whole Man'; 'Key Points and Key People A study of the nature and needs of the CMS enterprise in the world today' compiled for speakers and leaders; addresses given at the annual conference of the Evangelical Fellowship for Theological Literature (including a sermon on 'Eschatology and worship' by M. A. C. Warren); 'Communism with Care!' by L. G. F. [L. G. Fisher]; special supplements to the 'Home Bulletin' I and II: 'Return home at once!' (concerning the withdrawal of CMS missionaries from China) and 'Recruits for China'; 'The Church Missionary Society and Arab Refugee Relief': an appeal paper; report of the Commission on Realignment of the Foreign Work of the Society. |