SAFURDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1921.
Merry Christmas
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CHURCH NOTES.
CHRISTMAS DAY,
The most joyful of all our festivale ia hero. To-day is Christmas Eve and we think of the Blessed Virgin and S. Joseph waiting in the Stable of Bethlehem for the events of the ancred night.
Thus it was that Our Lord was born
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It has been said by one writer that this friend of Jeans "had to wait to extreme old age at Ephesus, when the other apostles were at rest, that he Like the snowballs that will be fly- might put the last stroke to the coming about at home just now thờ pletion of Holy Scripture and the Christmassy" feeling has been grow organisation of the Christian Church."
ing in intensity as the festive seasoni has approached nearer and nearer and now Hongkong folk, having shut up the desk and pushed back the offics chair, are ready to settle down to the
The Feast of the Holy Innocents,
in great humility, and laid in a man-celebrated on Wednesday, dates back ger, the beasts of the stall being the to the third century, and is in memory lowly witacases of the First Advent of of these infants who were slain when Christ into the world as God and Man. Herod sought to slay He Whom he business of making the Xmhs of 1921 The first people to bave the news suspected would rise up as a king yield a generous mensura of good
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The word Christmas is really Christmass and was so called because on that day a mass was celebrated in connection with the birth of Christ. This old word, mass, although not of common usage in the Church of England nowadays, still has its survival in such words as Michaelmas, and it reminds us that Christ 21 15 is * special time for Christians to join together in holy and joyful worship at the altar. "Our Prayer Book says that all corn- municants should make their com munious at least three times a year, of which Easter is oue-universal custon has made Christmas one of the other times.
Although we remember the Nativity of Christ on December 25th, this is not necessarily the correct day, but that matters little as long as we all celebrate the occasion at the same titne. We used to keep Christmas Day on January 6th, and it is still called Old Christmas Day, and some scholars tell us that Christ was born not 1921 years ago but six years more than that.
8. Silvester, Bishop of Rome (314- 335 A.D.) is remembered next Satur day. He is famous as the Pope under whom the great Emperor Constantine became Christian.
An enjoyable social evening was given last Monday by the ladies of S. Peter's Church. By kind permission of the Warden and students it was held in S. John's Hall.
Daring the evening a good pro- gramme of music items was present- ed, broken by a clever fire display and some dances and gamrs.
The treasurer of S. Peter's Church, Mr. S. Jones has now returned from
home-leave, and both he and his wife have received a warm welcoine in church circles.
Mr. H. A. Allen has been acting as treasurer during his absence; the con- gregation is very thankful to him for his most generous and valuable ser vices, and hopes that he will not entirely relinquish bis hold on affairs, but will act conjointly with Mr. Jones i managing the secretarial and treasurer work.
A Confirmation Service was held
by the Bishop of Victoria at S. John's Cathedral on Wednesday, S. Thomas' Day.
Before the actual laying-on-of hands the Bishop gave a most useful address on the meaning of Confirma tion, showing that just as the apostles, who were the first bishops, laid their hands in olden days, and were thus instrumental in the bestowing of the gift of the Holy Ghost, so the bishops of to-day are used by God in the giving of the Holy Ghost. Although there is now no outward manifesta- tion such as the gift of 'tongues, yet that fiery gift is surely within us, The Collect and Lessons deal en-alter Confirmation, to lead us into all firely with the coming of Christ to goodness if we will allow ourselves to earth as the Babe of Bethlehem, be guided. born of the Virgin Mary, truly God and truly man, being born of woman, through the miracle of the operation of the Holy Ghost, by which God was the Father, For the Gospel, that wonderful introduction from S. John's Gospel is jused, by which Christ is shown to be God in human flesh, come to give us power to become true sons of God. And the Word was made flesh an dwelt among us and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten
Then the Bishop showed that Christians need in food to sustain them in their life of war-fare against evil, and that its fulness could only be obtained by a regular attendance at Holy Communion which was the centre of Christian worship.
Seven candidates were presented to the Bishop by the Cathedral, eleven by S. Peter's Church, five from the Army and two from the Navy.
The season of Christmas tells us of the Incarnation, and so teaches us
of the Father, full of grace and truth." of the sanctity of Motherhood: Tous The term "Word" is used by S. John it is suitable to remember at this time to show that Our Lord corresponded a well known Christian society of to the Great One who was expected mothers."
by Greek philosophers to bridge the At the end of October last a large distance between God and man. The meeting was held at the Queen's Hall terus Word (Greek Logos) was coined in connection with mother's Union and by philosophers of old to represent some fine addresses were given on the one who was God and yet able to come subject of Courtship, Marriage and down from God so as to become oue | Parenthood. The enthusiasm showed with man, just as the rays from the that in spite of the bad effects of the sua come down and give life and war and the modern age, the aims of j growth to the world of nature. S. John the society dealing with the blessed- wrote as a philosopher to philosophers,ness of motherhood are still cherished showing that He Whom their as much as over. One is apt to think, philosophy had taught them would when hearing that the Mother's Union como, really had come, and had now is flourishing as ever, that the recent returned to His Father in Heaven to criticisms dealing with the laxity of prepare a place for all mankind. the morals of England are rather,
unfair.
For the first three days after Christmas Day we have festivals which may be linked very closely to the season.
It is rather a pity that there is no branch of the Union here (at least wo believe ther is none), for such a society helps to form a valuable bond On Monday we commemorate S. between all who are mothers, There Stephen, the first Christian Martyr, used to be quite a strong branch in Not only is he suitable to remember Shanghai, led by Lady de Sausmarez,
at Christmas by the fact that he was and it is probably still as important as the first to offer his blood to show his ever.
belief that the Holy Babe was truly At the Queen's Hall meeting, the Son of God, but also because he
proached the passing away of Law amongst others, Dr. Douglas White and the Temple in the new regime give most illuminating lecture on brought about by the advent of Christ the Spiritual Ideals of Sex and some
to earth.
of his words are worth while quoting." He said that the common iden” of purity was negative, but it was im- possible to bring up boys and girls on ad anthoritative negation. Sex was usually conceived of as something reprehensible, a dark cellar in th
Saint John the Evangelist, who is commemorated on Tuesday, was the disciple and friend of Our Lord; who has been called "the disciple whom Jesus loved." He has niro been called one of the sons of Thunder" house of life, and, as a result, it bnd been excluded from the spiritual
the Scer of Patinos, and the apostle of sphere and relegated to the dung bill.
Love.
Le maintained emphatically that sex, He was the writer of the Fourth fundamental to the human race and. Gospel and the Revelation, and has to the life of the individual, was the b.como noted as a Christiau mystic golden key to open the door to all and deep theologian. Although an bat' which was facet in life and netivo Christain worker and preacher, that which made life worth living. It bo probably spent a life of meditation showed itself in the growing child," on the revelation of Jesus Christ to its physical manifestation being the world, and so bequeathed to the this increase of beauty, its moral the world the thoughts of one who took bluesoming of courage, initiative ad part in the Gospel drama and the self-control in the youth in the wald, alled the truths gradually through modesty, tenderness, andis belt sacri his lung Ho in after years
fice, these virtues irradiating the Evidently he was quite a young wh lo being of both with spiritual man when Our Lord was on earth, beauty. Even the early love of the but he lived to an old ago, suffering boy and the girl.com bun spiritual,
cbeer.
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thing bringing the true vision and restraining from erit Then came love in its full maturity, including physical attractions, but with the spiritual the most beautiful thing the world had as its dominant quality. Love was ever seen, and the lover was a seer, his lover's fancy not delusior but oftener true insight. Even friendship
took of the nature of sex, for one
friend found in the other the com- plement of himself. Through the mat- ringe of man and woman was evolved the home, the duties of life and social service and these were the fabric which made life brautiful. Thus
the evolution of sex raised life to the highest plane of love and sacrifice, and its consummation was found in communion with the love of God. This was an ideal picture, but not an imaginary one, for it cuild constantly be seen in the union in the finest and highest of men and women.
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