example, T. W. Douglas James 任 杜力 ( 1886-1945 ) , the Foreign Mission Committee secretary of EPM, expressed his understanding of the attitudes of “ the young churches ” trying to remove “ foreign control ” and indigenise Christian communities, which he stated would “ [ open ] the happy prospect of rich contributions from the churches of mission lands to the common heritage of Christianity, ” even “ at the expense of what sometimes seems to be an infringement of the liberty of the older churches in the administration of their funds and appointment of workers ” .
 
12 Not surprisingly, the meeting ’ s records also reveal that the opinions expressed on the issue of subjugation differed widely from one participant to another and tended to align with the participants ’ respective cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, the records discussing “ The Christian Mission in the Light of Race Conflict ” show that representatives, especially those who were subject to social and political segregation, tended to argue that racial inequality and subjugation were directly connected to political oppression and economic exploitation by imperialist powers and that these were highly un-Christian practices.13 On the other hand, other participants