ary and administrative bodies of the respective
denominations concerned as to an allocation of such missionary
responsibility.

6. Church extension aid should not be given toward the
rebuilding of churches in these communities until after
allocation of responsibility has been effected.

7. If after due effort to secure satisfactory adjustment of
relationships according to the plans suggested in First above,
and by such further arbitration or other means as may be
adopted by the Home Missions Council or its constituent
bodies, then the denomination seeking such adjustment shall
be at liberty to develop its own work as it may see fit,
standing ready, however, to make agreement with competing
bodies whenever they wish to renew negotiations.

8. In the interests of the Kingdom, after missionary
responsibility has been allocated, efforts at unifying local
religious organizations may take the form of federation,
assimilation, affiliation, or such other mode as may be
determined on by the local churches concerned.

9. Plans should also be worked out whereby the religious forms
of the different groups may be respected; that is, that
membership in the remaining religious organization may be
obtained by fulfilling the obligations of the cooperating body
with which the persons belonging to the withdrawing
organization would naturally affiliate.

10. It is understood that nothing in this proposed set of
principles implies that withdrawal from given fields shall be
forced. It is only intended to provide a plan whereby all
forces both local and general shall be united as rapidly as
possible in the attainment of the desired end, namely, that of
unifying Christian service in given communities.

11. In determining the limits of communities to which this
plan shall apply the Federal Census Bureau designation of
communities of 2,500 and under as rural shall be adopted
except as noted in paragraph 5c.

FOURTH. Inasmuch as many of the constituent bodies of this
Council are already by officia