It has been found, that it results in loss to place more preachers on the ground, than can find full scope for their ministry.

Even should the overcrowded ministry be of the same denomination, it works badly, but far worse if made up of rival sects.

For a time at least, all must operate upon nearly the same persons.

In the rural districts, the missionaries reside in the centres of population, and generally where two families can dwell together, and where each missionary can have a distinct field of labor.

But even there it is deemed expedient for the churches to have native pastors; nor there alone.
The aim is to have constellations of churches with native office-bearers, around every missionary station.