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ago "There is nothing in the world help of you all. At long last it is worth living for bat doing good and that which is spiritual which endures. finishing God's work, doing the work I would conclude by quoting some Christ came to do." I have been words of the greatest Bishops of called to be a Bishop at no ordinary modern times, both. Bishops of time. This is an hour which mast Durham, both school friends to- always stand out by itself in human gether, Bishop Westcott and Bishop history. The world is changing very Lightfoot. At Trinity College, Cam- fast, great changes have already bridge, towards the end of his taken place, greater changes still, I life Bishop Westcott said: "I have. confidently believe, lie before us, had an unusually long working time changes which must profoundly and I thing unequalled opportunities affect the whole future of society. A of service. Where I have failed, as world in upheaval lies at the edge of I have failed often and grievously, it an unknown fature, full of great pos has not been because I once saw an sibilites, full of evil and of good, ideal, but because I have not looked a world at its malleable point lies to it constantly, faithfully, steadily, THE OLD ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, ready to take an impress which it because I have distrusted myself and will retain for many centuries. | distrusted, others, because again and These years count for more than any again I have lost the help of other years in the whale history of sympathy, since I was unwilling to to do. He would stomise them that mankind, if we except the years of claim from those who called me he would put his back into the work the incarnation of the Son of Man. friend the sacrifice that I myself RECEPTION AND ENTHRONE and he looked to them for the Amid all these changes the Church was ready to make. So now an old
support and help they could afford of the living God has to exercise its man I dream dreams of great hop with valuable prizes, including a new him in his huge task. The distinctive function, which is to bring when I plead with those who will Church of Christ was never going in a new creation which it only can carry forward what my own genera to progress in the world as it ought accomplish. For the Christian life tion has left unattended, to welcome to progress, and particularly so at in the world to-day is not a survival the ideal which breaks in light upon the present crisis, "unless they re-f the past, it is a fragment of the them, even the fullest realisation of SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHRORALceived the whole-hearted support of future, it is eternity breaking into self, the complete service of others. the clergy and laity. The more he the world of time, and it is bere by the devoutest fellowship with God, studied the problems of South China the creative act of God, "I saw the to strive towards it notiringly, even the more convinced he was there Holy City new jerusalem coming if it seems to fade from eve to eve as was a great work in out of him. down out of Heaven from God."we move. The world is ruled by and he desired that he might have the more I live," said a well great ideals, the soul responds strength given him to do it and known statesman long ago, the to them. We are God's ministers, that he might have their back-more I realise that when we have and the highest we can imagine ing in its accomplishment. (Ap-done our best by Acts of Parliament, for man, for nations, for 'bumanity, plause). The Bishop in conclusion we can never bring the world back falls short of God's will for his crea- acknowledged his indebtedness to histo parity and permanent peace, tures and the resources which he predecessor. Bishop Lander, and except by the pure and undefiled offers to us for its fulfilment" And mentioned that at his consecration religion of Jesus Christ." The I think no less stimulating are the at Lambeth on the 24 June he had greatest need, even of our needy words of Bishop Lightfoot: "Success the hands of both an African and time. is a religion which shines by and failure your success or my Indian Bishop laid upon him, and he its own light. I have been called to failure, the success of an hour or believed he was the first Bishop be a Bishop in to ordinary times and the failure of an hour what are to undergo that experience. (Ap-to be chief pastor in a diocese of more these confronted with the eternal than ordinary interest, and I believe purpose? Specks in boundless space, with more than ordinary scope. This moments in limitless time. Ab! yes it. features. diocese has three distinguishing is just this. We do not realise that connected with our Church in the did, then success would be no success, Far East. It was founded in 1849, and failure would be no failure to It is the oldest diocese we are children of eternity. If we almost immediately after Hongkong us Eternal truth, eternal righteous became a British Colony. I have ness, eternal love, these only can often thought of the contrast between triumph for these only can endure.. those early days when Bishop Smith If you hold fast to these, then your was consecrated first Bishop and the victory is certain, whatever may present time. Then there was the come meanwhile." long journey out by sailing ships, the co the will of Him that sent me and almost complete severance from home to accomplish His work." life.
Last evening the enthronement of the new Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Charles Ridley Duppay, took place at St. John's Cathedral, the ceremony being of a very impressive nature Prior to this a reception was held at the Helena May Institute which was attended by the Governor, ca clergy and a large number of the Colony's residents.
order of the procession was
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Christian influence and there was no other Eishop of our Church in the Far East. To-day transit is easy. China is largely open to Chris.
China was largely closed to
tain influence. At my own con- The Cathedral Choir, St. Andrew's secration as Bishop, the Chinese Church Body. The Chinese Church Minister in London was represented Body, The Cathedral Church Body, and during the Lambeth Confer The Clergy of the Diocese (in order ence of Bishops he invited all the of seniority). The Archdeacon of Biskops from China to lunch at his Hongkong, The Chaplain of the house Church of China grown Cathedral, The Lord Bishop of victoria, Hongkong, The Bishop's myself there have been four Bishops, up. Between Bishop Smith and
Chaplains.
My meat is to
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The Governor said it was his pleasure and privilege on behalf of those present and of the Church of England in the Colony and South China to give the Bishop a hearty welcome on his arrival in their midst. (Applause). The Bishop had confided plause). to him that he was not a person who !
THE ENTHRONEMENT, cared either to make or to hear).
St. John's Cathedral was crowded speeches, and therefore be intended in the evening for the ceremony of to be very brief in his remarks, enthronement. The service opened especially as he did not feel there was with the hymn "The Church's age anything he could tell them which foundation," the choir, clergy and would be of value. There was, as Church bodies forming a procession his Lordship knew, a great field of Leaving the vestry they passed in work in South China, and they hoped the north side of the Chutch and shortly to see the resumption of more halted in the nave. At the conclu peaceful conditions, which would! peace the eversion of the work of sich of the hymn the Bishop knocked civilisation and Christianity possible.ree times at the west door. This He felt sure that in the Bishop's petition to be installed and enthroned. was opened and the Bishop made his hands the interests of the Church The procession then proceeded up would be safe and that whatever could be done to advance the interests of heave the hymn "The God of Christianity would be done. With Abraham praise being sung. The regard to the Colony, the Governorį wid he was glad to think that the finances of the Church had been placed on a much better basis than had been the case for many years, largely owing to the generous beae factions of Sir Paul Chater. The situra tion for several years, owing to the high rate of exchange, had been one of very, great anxiety, and he knew the
and in spite of many difficulties Bishop's predecessor felt it very! The Bishop took his place at a and disappointments there has keenly. He was very glad to think fald-stool while the hymn Come been unquestioned progress. "One that to some extent the difficulty had Holy Ghost, our souls inspire" was soweth and another reapeth, now been removed, although much so the congregation kneeling he that reapeth receiveth wages more required to be done by the The letters commendatory of the and gathereth frait unto lile Christian community to place the Archbishop of Canterbury were pre-eternal that he that soweth and he Church upon a proper footing and to sented to Archdeacon Barnett and that reapeth may rejoice together." endow it as it should be. If the the Chaplain of the Cathedral This is the oldest diocese connected Church was to flourish they must see (Rev. H. Copley Moyle) and were with our Church in the Far East. It to it that that was put sight, and he read by the Pro-Chancellor. The is a Colonial diocese. Seventy years had to doubt that during his Lord- installation and enthronement were ago Hongkong was a barren rock, ship's term of office it would be done. carried out by the Rev. Copley Moyle now it is one of the great strategic price to the Open Stand and chairs. .. Another (project which was on foot in the following words!
centres of the world. I rejoice to have was the establishment of a centrali "I, Henry Copley Moyle, Chaplain the opportunity of ministering to my YMCA. for Europeans. The Chinese of this Cathedral Church, acting kith and kin in this distant outpost Hon. Secretaries of Football Clubs. already had a YMCA which was in according to the Letters Commenda of the Empire. I am glad I am a flourishing condition. He was very tory of His Grace the Lord Archbi-Bishop of a diocese which contains pleased to say that with the as- shop of Canterbury, do install and one of the greatest ports in the world. sistance of the military authorities enthrone you, Right Reverend Father, I have worked among sailors in good prospect of into the Chair Episcopal of this Liverpool. I am glad too that this establishing a YMCA in a good Cathedral Church, and do place you is a military centre, for I have central position, within the next in this Seat in the Name of our Lord seen
buman nature pot to year or two, and he felt sure theyJesus Christ."
the test in the war and again and again witnessed the heights to which ordinary human nature can rise. I hope that I may more and more be able to understand the life of the British community here and serve it, and of this one thing I am sure, that the greatest asset of British nature is British character, and that British character owes not a little to the Christian religion.. would remind
there
was a
would have his Lordship's support The Chaplain then pronounced the in that matter. That was another blessing and the Bishop requested instance in which the Christian the prayers of the congregation. community would have to put their The antham "I will wash my hands hands into their pockets. He was in innocency" was rendered by the sorry to say that in the past the choir, being followed by the hymn Church had not been properly sup
Alleluia, sing to Jesus." ported. It was just as well for him
THE SERMON. to speak frankly about the matter
The Bishop, taking as his text in order that the Bishop might know John 4, v. 34" My meat is to do the
that he had not come into a field of will of Him that sent me and to you, too, that the test of a true faith roses. It gave him very great accomplish His work," said It is a is the extent to which its religion is pleasure indeed to offer a hearty humbling thing for a man to be secular. This diocese reaches far welcome to their new Bishop. called to be a Bishop, a chief pastor away beyond the Colony of Hong- (Applause),
in the Church of God, for he knows kong to Tibet and the very borders Replying Bishop Duppuy thanked that to him has been committed a of Burma. In area it is more than the Governor for his kind words and great trust affecting many lives-six times the size of Great Britain also those present for the hearty way that he has been appointed to be the and comprises almost the whole of in which they had received him. He organ of a movement going on since South China. Its population must confessed that when the Somali the beginning of Christianity and be more than 70 millions, and as you steamed into the harbour on Wednes which can allow itself no bounds but know, Canton, the capital of South day evening be felt a bit lonely, but the world, that he is to be a minister China, with its two million fababi- his doubts were soon dispelled when of something greater than a man tants, falls within it. I think I ap he saw the Archdeacon, the Rev. can be himself of powers and bless preciate, and appreciate deeply, the Copley Moyle and a number of clergy ings of the other world, of judgments work already done by the missionaries, at the quayside waiting to welcome inscrutable and ways past finding by evangelists, by educationalists and him, and then on arrival at this out, and of a love which is beyond by our Chinese brethren, no less house, where Archdeacon and Mrs. understanding-young and old rust than by Europeans, and I realise Barnett.. did everything to make look at that solemn hour when he too under what dificulties the him comfortable, he began to feel commits each generation of children work is being done For instance, at home.
The Bishop, proceed to God's keeping in the world by the at Pakboi.. where there is a leper ing, said that about twelve months laying on of hands, and that from asylum, the work is now being ago he had not got much of a cor him and his laying on of hands a carried on by only one nurse. But ception of what the Diocese of whole body of clergy must draw as I survey the vast extent of the Victoria consisted of, and he be their commission to the gain or the territory for which I am responsible lieved it might be true that the Loss of the Church of Christ-that be so far as the ministrations of our people in the diocese and certainly a is to bear on high in a world of sense Church are concerned, I can only large number of acople at Home did and time, always passing away, the say with Cecil Rhodes, "So little not realise the extent of the diocese, ver-lasting ang most holy name. As done, so much to do." I hope that which crained sewhere about 50 I begin my ministry among you I can the missionary werk of this: diocese million people. nthe Archbishop set before myself only one ideal, the may grow from strength to strength, first approached him about coming to ideal which the Great Shepherd and for it would be like life from the Hongkong. 1, made him think very Bishop of Souls set before Him at the dead if the whole body of the ho much as wether he ought to beginning of his ministry among man race could understand and accept the post, te ause for one thing men, "That my meat shall be to do accept the message of the Gospel. it meant a aberate complete break the will of Him that sent me and to The reaction from such work is with his own post and also it meant accomplish His work;" and at the greater in its benefits than almost coming to conditions of which he had close when I band back my charge any other work, which can be done. to first hand exprience. He was into those strong hands that As 1-look forward to the future I see. assured by his friends that no man sustain the world, I would that I thar great tasks lie before us, tasks would have all-the-qualifications might be called to say I have which demand-the-co-operation of us necessary and was advised to accept glorified Thee on the earth, having all, of laymen, eqivilly with the ...and do his best. That he intended-complished, the work Thou gavest clergy, of Chinese no less, hum
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