THURSDAY JULY 3 1924
RELIGION.
COMMON PEOPLE AND FLOCK IDEAS.
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following serion. was preached by the Rev. Clouston Pori, at the Wesleyan Church lust Sunday
And they wore all amized and were in doubt... Others mocking said, "These men are full bf new wing,"
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thankful for the blessings of the church members as a man may be | fields and grateful to the Lord of conspicuously drunk among a party. the Harvest; their lahours for the of sober folk. Religion in their senson ended, they were out to chief and sola concern. It becomest enjoy to the full the Toast.
the one sim and purpose of their The presence of the disciples of life. The interests of the family, Jemis at the feast was natural and the social circle, the business world' expected. The youth and manhoodaro all subordinated to the one of the nation gathered there for the dominating interest of the spiritual.
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CHEFOO, June 23- Several of the men involved in I celebration. What would have Such people hayo no Sundays in the attempt to capture the gun. boat been unexpected and unatural was their life becane they have no "Hoi Chi," which I referred to in that the disciples should make week days. They make no dis-my last letter, have been captured by the local soldiers and police, themselves conspicuous after what inction between the secular and and are now awaiting trial. They had occurred at the previous feast. the sacred, their daily tasks are us
are said to be men from several .12.13.
The expected happened. They be much their "Heavenly Father's provinces, and it is generally Whas the man in the streets cons. "suddenly" and recklessly husiness" as the services of the thought that they were men work- thinks about religion ay he conspicuous. The report aped charch.
ing on their own, who hoped after interesting enough to be given through the city, a mighty crowd The ordinary churchgoer ob securing the gun-boat to sell her to plaer in digilriss, hut is doubt collected, what they saw and heard serves a lack of proportion, a want the highest bidder.
about ful whether his opinions, will be filled them with wonder and amuze, of balance and a concern
In the final of the Customs Club considered, a permanent, contribuept.
spiritital things which is us exces- Billiard Competition M. Singer in to religious, thoughs, The
The crowd was bent on enjoy-sive as an obsession. The mocker heat Mr. Villers, securing 250 ordinary man is supposed to belong inent, the wine would flow freely; it is nct silent, they have called points to the latter's 220.
Our Summer visitors are arriving ths flock which as heen hud flowed freely they thought into the master of the house "Beelze-rapidly, and the new up-to-date shepherded for any centuries; the disciples cups. The eleven bub" said Jesus, how much more Hotel, the Broadway, is now open, any departure from dock it had become conspicuous after stall they call thom of his house and filling up well. This Hotel Wuld be regarded as stinying-from drowning their sorrows and disbudd."
should fill a great need, and we the fold. The common people are illusionment in wine. The juice Men and women into whose lives trust the Management will meet but expected to have their "own of the grupo had robbed them of religioni comes as spirit and power with the success they deserve. views,abong religion. They may their fears and supplied the courage appear to lose their power of self- Mrs. Travers, who is well known ém flossed with a certain aúndunt of they lacked at the Passover. The control anly because that powor is in Wei-hai-wel, and other China commonsense whis sorves the Galenus were speaking strange heightened the actual loss is of roast ports, is in charge. suffieiently well the practical words, words which have not lost self-concern which makes others affairs of life but stich sens in esl | their strangeness: wine find the slaves of uppeurinces und questionable" vaing' when applied to loosened their tongues, which cau-, material things,
matters religion and the tion Ind previously made dumb. The disciples of Jesus were in-Chinese civil official here, to Chauch. The opinions of the crowd The eleven were publishing the conspicuous at the Passover request that he will close down all about science would be as trust wonderint works of God," Til they because they were most concerned the brothels and any disreputable worthy as those aliantsreligion: been prising the God of Harvest about themselves, and their safety; bars in Section I, which is the The New Poslangt resembles for His gifts of corn and wine they the apostles of the Living Christ Foreign Settlement. Owing to the newspaper in one, respect alright have understood. They had were, conspicions recklessly con- most of these places having already least, it finds a place for what the fchosen a joyous feast day to resurs spictions -- at Pentecost, hot secured their licences, the petition men in the street thought out reck a dead Jesus, Wine alone because they had found the courage will probably not be of much use Jesus Bund the multi-could have inflamed their inagina of the coward bat beinst they had this year, but if the same Tao Yin quelest as sheep baving Totion. The good-humoured nockers lost in the larger interest of the is still here next year there is every possibility that these places hepherd on which account, we in the crowd expressed in jest what Kingdom their self-regarding, self-will then not be allowed to re-open.
Where may supjase they had their idens, the men who alled the street respecting, self-concern?
The Indo-China Steam" Naviga-. This copioul people heard hit thought-These men are full of the Spirit of the Lord is there is tion Company Ltd., have just com gladly, Todlogged Him, would new wine." Cosmosense judged liberty" the highest freedom of all menced running a new vessel on have become His flock, but the that if the disciples had been soberis self-freedom,
the Shanghai-Welhai-Chefoo and -hepherd begging active, and made they would have been cautious and Christians in whom the Spirit of Tientsin run, the s.s. "Lienshing." Jesus, "the good shepherd wie inconspicius. They would have God dwells in falinese are not only This vessel left Shanghai on the -Bajd, down. This life for the sheep, kept sibm if ahey had not been different from others, they are in-th on her maiden trip, and
The commumsense of the crowd arunk. If wine had not made them tillerent to the things by which arrived here on the 13th.
As she arrived and left quite early Baldly stated the story of "Sow. approved Jesus', and This doctrine.inconsequent they would not have others are enclosed. In the days in the morning not very many sawing the Wind," the Coronet desis ja, Kreturn believed in the chosen the early hours of a joyous of persecution and intolerance they her come in, but those who did Theatre's new feature attraction is evoduon people, "eluge from their holiday ocasion to preach sernions showed a heroic indifference, to risks seemed to be rightly impressed. simply this: There is a mother muqaber His disciples, associated about One who had been ignomini-und dangers.
The Lienshing," is underthe com~| who has chosen the Prirorose path them with Hunself in founding the ously crmified at the previous feast. In the 20th Century they are mand of Captain J. V. Simpson, of life, and a daughter who lias Kingdom of God and thus formed They concluded that the new wine utterly indifferent to opinion pri- and should prove valuable fought against her circunstances. the first "Labour Ministry,” partaken freely had robbed them, of vate or public, friendly and unaddition to Jardine's feet.
Baldly stated, the story of "Mrs. What The
Among the minority in the set her wits, and falsely inspired friendly:
Warren's Profession" does not thought on a day of Penterust, then, Under the influence of which holds that the ideals of the Brigade, under the command of
amount to much more than that, when Christianity appeared in the drink they had lost control of limb, Kingdom of God for which Jagus Mr. A. R. Hogg, held a display on world as the religion of spirit, and lip and mind. They had become of Nazareth died, are a
the 10th. inst., when A, B, C., and But just as Bernard Shaw's great power St. Luke, the historian con-alcoholically irresponsible. "These challenge, they show themselves companies showed themselves play abounds in dramatic incidents,
to be very efficient:
Ro does this new screen drams of Sidered of suficient interest 10 in-in are fill of new wine."" totally indiferent to losses, they
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown, and noilern society life. Nor does the lude in his book. The impressim if it was mockery, it was, way suffer socially, economically or Mr. and Mrs. Hazard, of the Navy comparison end here, Sowing the produced on the crowd by the Imp behove, good-humoured and in the politically by their loyalty to the Y.M.C.A. Headquarters in Shang, Wind" has also achieved fame us penings on tut epoch-making day spirit of the feast.
larger Christian principles. hai, have arrived here and opened stuge play, having been a cole. hot unworthy of ureful!
They appear conspicuo be up the Chefoo Navy Y., so as to be brated success. at the Empire. The impression thus produced analysis by those of us who seeking to leave the secret of an Be crowd und recorded as canse self in, then has become ready for the American fleet on Theatre As a stage play, hos significant by the historian St. inconspicuous. They seem irrea- its arrival. The U.S.S. "Huron," original spiritual impulse and Luke, is suggestive enough to merit pnsible because they have achieved and two supply ships are expected ever, "Sowing the Wind" lacked It must be observed tint Malysis. If-it-mens-anything it the higher responsibility to God ani during this week, and the rest of many of the little comedy-touches
means this, that to all appearance,
They have found the fleet about the beginning of that afford delightful contrist in the beary drama of the movie, pro- Views, especially those about re- the religion of spirit and power deliverance from the potter witch next mor
On Wednesday, the 18th.. the duction. Similarly as a stage play- ligion, are found to depend reacted upon those who were filled conflicts with the power of Nivy YMCA Committee, com the story was presented without (lic largely upon circumstances that with the Holy Spirit after the which is the power of self-self-prised of various local residents, riotous splendour of the great gan- convictions. "This makes then the manner of wide.' St. Peter T-concern. They are no longer slaves were At Home to the residents of
ing house scenes, "the sordid variable and bewildering: tuts. These are not drunken us to that must humiliating conernas Chefco, from four to six-thirty An August Bank holiday crawl. ye suppose, seving that it is but the to what others may think, may p.m., at the Navy Y. Headquarters poverty of the opium joint, the joying the sunshine in Hyde Park third hour of the day, nine o'clock ay and may do. Religion is to here. Those present were first gnificence of the proud country will listen indulgently to an open in the morning.
ther the wine of life and the Spirit regaled with tea, also having an home, and the many other notably air precher and good-Sumouredly
opportunity of looking over the realistic settings. And although it But there is that which was of God the wine of religion, express opinions. Thu SITAC
"Ye shall be hated of all men for premises, and at 5 p.m., assembled night.be argued that the story loses spoken by the prophet Joel.. Preacher pay give his address, ta will pour out of My Spirti upon My Name's sake," said Jesus. together in the big tent where a through the silence of the screen. crowd of unemployed ou a dull day all Besh: He hath shed forth Something, however, much less Musical programme and speeches this is more than countered by the took place. One could almost say fine acting of the leading players, in the drab Rust End of London this which ye see and hear. St. than hatred closed the Kingdon to that the whole of Chefco was pre- Anita Stewart as the daughter who and the opinions mugrily muttered Paul huid ocenion to write to the many who bettered. Nevertheless sent, everyone bing, there who turns from the vanities of the hectic will difer from those hand in the Ephesians. Be not drenk with among the chief rulers also many could possibly go. Speeches were life of pleasure to become & great
actress; Myrtle. Stedman The crowds which donged the wirein is Excess; but he ye believed on Him, but because of made by among others, Mr. J. N.
filled with the Spirit."
the Pharisees, they did not confess Futnam, the U. S. Consul here, and The" mother who, queens 'streets of Jerusalem at the feast of
Religion is the wine of life. The Hi, lest they should be put out also by Rev. T. Riddle, A. M., the the Passover, included multitudes
of the synagogues. For they loved Chaplain to the Asiatic Fleet Mr.ver the glittering follies of
Only gaming palace from Galilee who at approved Spirit of God is the wine of re the praise of men more than the Riddle's address was first a "thank the "Jesus and welcomed ID to the ligion The influence of "His
you" to the residents of Chefoodie later in abject misery; Ned the determined City as the Messiah, The streets, inspiration fill men with wonder praise of God."
The man in the street on the day for what they have done for the Anmersley as however, ang with their murder and amazement. The mocker who of Pentecost thought that the Fleet in past years, and what they sungster who woos the actress ons "ery "Crucify Him; Cecify knows the influence of the blood of Apostles of Jesus were full of new are doing and are about to do this against his foster father's bitter and secondly it was an appeal to opposition; and Ralph Lewis as the The feast MRS both the grapes finds a resemblance.
wine, ingloriously drank, refresh-all to remember that the sailor is national and religious. The pride There is an appearance of irrea-ingly indifferent and vaingloriously just as fumman as anyone else, and Flern, embittered foster parent who of the patriot suffered, the componsibility at once salutory and irresponsible! We can understand thoroughly appreciates all the is the victim of the intensely memoration reminded him of the refreshing about men and women that the crowd-opinion accorded kindness shown hing although he dramatic surprise that constitutée nation's glorious pust. The pre whose religion goes to their hearts with the spirit of the feast. The may occasionally go "on the the great climax of the picture." sence of the Roman Governor and and heads after the manner of popular impression becomes intel-jag" and "raise the devil." "Bowing the Wind" the 6lm is his legionaries "lumiliated him, wine. They become unlike other figible to us as we conceive the In the evening the Y. entertained called, but it might have been His visions of the splendours of people, they even become unlike Spirit of God to be the wine of local residents to a cinema, which named even more aptly, "Resping the coming Messianic Kingdon themselves. They are misunder-religion and religion to be the wine was thoroughly appreciated by the Whirlwind." with Jesus as King had been stood and misjudged; some say they of life."
clipsed. Through the. Temple are intoxicated in an apostolic
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the General Committee of the Hong School's Field. The Club battedrisses," the current Queen's feast. When Plate cried way. His relatives thought Jesus kong General Chamber of first, and made 71, Gordon Burnett Theatre attraction, will have their
a handsome solid am innocent of the blood.of this was a King and St. Paul thought Commerce,
securing four wickets, Moore 3, just one-the crowd retorted the man in the street judges the silver saiver of elegant design, Fiddler, 2 and Ford one. The last opportunity of doing
His blood be upon us." | spiritual mun, to-day.
presented by the Government of School were without several of to-morrow night. This film is a What was the blood of one man on Their world, their circle of Hongkong to Mr. D. K. Blair, their usual eleven, and when it comedy-drama by Metro with that day of blood-shedding? The acquaintances,
Secretary of the Chamber, now on came to their turn to bat, were Alice Lake in the star male. She of. group crowds which returned to Jera- friends observe of religious men inspection of members and was thus securing their first win this the society girl who beges and sick leave, was exhibited for the dismissed for $1, the Cricket Club gives a sterling performance 26 sulem seven weeks inter for Pente and women of a well-known type much admired. The salver bears season. The Club's Belding was manufacturer of candy kissea and cost; were fresh from the harveut a loss of self-control. People of in the centre the Badge of the good; Mr. Graham secured five ends by winning the affection of a fields present in their hundreds of this type are seen to be as much Colony
young salesman who took the Inscription wickets for 12 runs. thousands to celebrate the feast, under the influence of religion as "Presented to David Keay Blair
Gordon C. Burnett was awarded material part in her enterprise. the drunkard is under the jufluence by the Government of Hongkong his School Cricket Colours on the Miss Lake is just as pretty and of liquor. They are as conspicu as a token of their appreciation of 16th. for good bowling, and appropriately humorous as when she was featured in Mack Sennett's ously roligious among the ordinary his valuable services. 30th March consistent play.
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