Rural Reconstruction Work by Christian Mission (1920)
The educational and constructive activities of these missions can be accounted under these heads:
Education: The aim of their educational system has in view of character building, sharpening of general intelligence, spread of literacy, recreation, cultural activities and instruction in subsidiary and constructive employment.
Medical: Throughout India, they established mission hospitals which are still serving as centers of heeling, imparting education in medicine, nursing, compounding and midwifery. This service has benefited the rural masses to a great extent.
Rural reconstruction centers: Several agricultural extension centers were set up, namely at Marthandam, Ramaanthpuram and Patanachery and Y.M.C.A. institutions have been doing useful work in rural areas.
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