FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1925.
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RATIONALISM AND THE POSITION OF THE He left followers to carry on His
MODERN CHURCHMAN.
(Contributed;)
Labels are generally mislead-drawn. Inasmuch as the writers
revelation of God to man.
Science When
For
work in the power of His spirit. What He himself taught the time and nature of His return it is dif- ficult to determine. There can be Hittle doubt that the disciples ex- pected His "Second Coming" at any moment. Thus the question
COMPLEX CREEDS. Of Creeds I shall may Creeds are based on the Testament. They have no in- dependent authority unless we are
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REPLAYED MATCH.
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Shanghai, April 16.
winners and Goldman for the Rest.
FIRST INTERPORT.-
the
lug. They mean different things of the New Testament stand of Church organization can for different people. If I label nearer to the events which they scarcely have been of overwhelm-Holland Park-avenue, W., was Joseph Aspinall, 61, engineer, of myself a Modern Churchman, it describe, the evidence for those ing interest. Still less, if we may charged on remand at Bow Street is not that I altogether like the events
thought may be
to trust the Gospel portrait, can it Police Cours on March 7, before Sir. In the replayed association foot- nume, or that I wish to label be NO far better; yet have interested Christ. That Chartres Biron, with having obtain bal match between the Hongkong others as behind the times. complete certainty is no the Church from early days has ed Modern Churchmen consent to more divinely guaranteed for been governed by bishops, and £1.800 from Mrs. Annis Penne Rest of Shanghai, the combined credit to the extent of and Shanghai Portuguese versus the wear this label as an indication of the New Testament than for the that government by bishops has father, of The Park, Sidcup, with. Portuguese team won by two pooja. their belief that all new truth. Old. We are concerned here not proved effective, is true. But to out disclosing the fact that he was to one. from whatever quarter It may with what might have been, not say that is not to say that an unfischarges bankrupt, Mr. Rocha and tiosano netted for the come, is part of a continuous with what we should have expect Church not so governed "is no Wickhun defended.
for preferred, but with what Church, nor may we assert 'Mr. Vincent Evans, for the IN.B.-Rocha and Gosano "are, God, from His very nature, is actually is,
that government by bishops Director of Public Prosecutions, both members of the Hongkong always trying to reveal Himself
MIRACLES.
cr any other form of government said that Aspiral was adjudicated Club de Recreio and played in the more fully: man is so constituted
Take, for instance, the question whatever was commanded by bultmapt in July, 1921, and was interport match which that to follow the path of dis- sovery is essential to a true life. of New Testament miracles. Christ. The Church consists of still unshischarged. In May Inst Shangbai Portuguese won after When we speak of Revelation, we Absolute proof that some alleged all those who profess and call Mrs. Femmafather was introduce extra time.
Clodian has repre are thinking of a movement of mriaculous event either did or did themselves Christians;" its exist to him at the offices of the Plymouth sented Shanghai in "oficial arr God man ward; when we speak of not happen as described is never ence is necessary for carrying on Mining Co, in Shaftesbury-tvene, port football matches against Houg- obtainable. In order to reach the work of Christ; it is, in St. W. He hold her that he owned kong. The first match between Discovery we are thinking of the even to some degree of probabi. Paul's phrase, His Body inas-mincs near Plymouth which con the combined Portuguese and the search of man after, God Here. as everywhere, the law of co-ty. the question must be ap. much as His spirit dwells in those tained arsenic, and that he wanted Rest of Shanghai ended; after extre
works £400 to pay miners wastes. On time, in a draw.) operatioh holds good. The best proached from many aides. The who follow Him and results are obtainable only as God New Testament writers expected through them. The unity which May 19 Mrk. Pencfather advanced and man work together.
Thus miracles; the older defenders of Christ required is a unity of than £1,000, the agreement being fear of new knowledge should be Christianity saw in miracles the spirit. He said nothing of organ-liat the loin was to be the six impossible. To speak. eg., of a strongest proof that the Chris- ization. Where two or three are months in consideration of 10 per
gathered in His name, there iscent. interest, ogether with a enghr)
MATCH DESCRIBED AT LENGTH, conflict between Religion and tian, religion was true. ..To-day
Christ.
bonus of £2,000) and a further bonus is really meaningless. the position is different.
of some shares in a company to be Darwin published
miany of us miracles are the
a'dif
The "N.C. Daily News," of Tater the same month April 13 says, concerning te little, formed. Origin of Species, there was an
New Aspinall told Miles. Pennefather that merport mutch the part of Churches, of which most of us
he had been able to any British Con trolled Oil and other shares, and to a decidedly interesting addi- The first game in what promises are now heartily ashamed.
only in the gaps" is to see Him
presented that by holding on to the Hongkong Park, Shanghai Portu- if he had unother 4400, He played on Saturday (Apr. 11), mk less and less as the gaps in our
shares be could clear a profit of guess meeting a team composed of knowledge are filled up, and to
£50,000, Mrs. Pennefather 4 their compatriots from Hongkong. Fun the risk at last of driving
vanced him the 2400 and subse it is proposed to make the game an God altogether from the world. Some people, of course, are still The Modern Churchman believes criticism than the statements of quently pile suns amounting in anal affair, to be played alter- asking: Can you reconcite
that what are termed the miracul- the Bible. While the Creeds are all to £1,860,
valuable summaries of certain Evidence was given by Mrs. the winner holding for one year a
ately at Shanglini and Hongkong, Į o Darwin with Genesis, and if not,
ous qures of Christ happened sub-aspects of the Christian faith, it Pennefather, the wife of a mercan hadsome shield presented by Mr. what value is left to the Old
stantially as recorded; but for 'Testament? Now it may be said him they are not miracles, if bis absurd to require a wholesale tile marine gr-ptain in the Far East. F. H. Mody, of Hongkong.
at once that as a textbook of
miracle you
mean a breach of acceptance of their statements as who gave her address us the Strand
The visitors had an "excellent science the Old Testament is a natural law. but rather proofs of the simple reason that with the bious, witness said she did not tion of football... In: many respects i condition of membership, for Palace Hotel. In reply to ques teas and give a delightful exhibi- its books were written both Reve. stands what Nature's God woutal best will in the world we cannot remember if Aspinall told her he, they were superior to the Shanghai solutely worthless, because since what a man may do who under- lation and Discovery have pro- Feeding of the Five Thousand, gressed, and Professor Soddy, let us say, is a more reliable guide on the Modern Churchman has more scientific questions than the writer diffulty. He does not deny is of Genesis, or even than Galileo, possibility, but he is inclined to Shall we then scrap the Old seek an explanation in Testament altogether? That natural event.
A study of the would be as foolish as to insistrowth of miracle Stories in other that Biblical science must be religions and in the Middle Ages accepted by all Christians in the shows him how easily a natural teeth of modern discoveries. The event can be transformed into u value of the Old Testament is re-
supposed miracle. lirious. not scientific. In the Old Testament (and remember we
outery
on
the
ficulty, not a help. We see God not in the inexplicable, the extra- ordinary, the spectacular, but in the whole ordered sourse of
Darwin's hypothesis of evolution nature and history To find God 10 suppose that the Church which art he could pool them very nicely ties to the Interport games wHE).
way but a new and splendid re velation, or, if you will, discovery of the method by which God works.
"DARWIN AND GENESIS.
.
teach. With a story like the
some
VIRGIN BIRTH AND EMPTY TOMB.
What are we to say about the
and this both commonsense and Vouches for them is infallible, the record of Church history for bid us to do. The statements of the Creeds are no more above
bind ourselves to repeat all the was an undischarged bankrupt,
Mr. Evans referred to statements clauses in exactly the sense which
Mrs. Pennefather bours. In this connection we do alleged to have inde to the police commends itself. to our neigh-which well to remember the saying of and submitted that by her answers the late Bishop of Carlisle, "The now she was showing herself to be more complex the Creed, the more hostile witness," it obscures the Christ!
BAPTISM AND HOLY COMMUNION. There can be no doubt that Baptism and Holy Communion go back to the earliest days of the
Christian
The magistrate said he could not send the case for trial on this evidence, and ordered the defendant to be discharged.‚'
ledge defeat by thre goals to two, Iside, but in the end had to acknow-
crowd, and was most keenly cou The match was played before a big
in the first few minutes, the Shang- tested. Both goals were attacked
scoring position which was spoiled hut forwards once getting into fine
are concerned with a library, the stories of the Virgin Birth and these sacraments shall be profit outh. Flis business was perfectly Brown were prominent in a series
covery.
times to the Christian level.
WHAT IS GOD LIKE?
In Jesus Christ we have the true picture of God's character. That is the conviction of the New Testament writers and of Modern Churchmen. Now Christ de
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In the second half the gaane son-
Marcal being offside. At the other end flosane, who led the Mr. Wickham said that Aspinall Honghong forwards very cleverly would adhere to his agreement with and was constantly dangerous, put Mrs. Pennefnther, and she could greas shot which narrowly Church, and the
missed the net. Gosano, Rocha and Modern Churchman desires that have her money back within a contents of which cover a period the Empty Tomb? The Modern
of attacks which repeatedly pot used and of more than a thousand years) Churchman asserts that the truth esteemed.. At the same time he is
honourably genuine.
the Shanghai defened in difficulties, "we have the record of this double even of these events must be test- careful not to ascribe to them a
hut Pussion and Costa were in put process of Revelation and Dised by the evidence available. Not magical significance.
ticularly good form and the visitors He would We see a growing know- Leven here can we speak of absolute have it made quite plain that un-
were kept out. lead after about 10 minutes play, Edge of the character and will of certainty. But if the Modern, baptized infants are no more, be-. God. The pictures of God in the Churchman questions the nur-yond the circle of the love of God
Sequeira and Gutierres being res- Old Testament are not all equally ratives of the Virgin Birth, he than those who have been bap-
ponsible for an opening of which' Colleco took advantage, scoring a true. If a man tries to get at the does not question the truth of the tized. For him the distinction true picture of God by putting to- Incarnation; if he refuses to com- between valid and invalid suCTU-
pretty goul Within five minutes, gether all that the Bible says of mit himself to a belief in the ments is unreal. The presence of
Hongkong equalized, Gosano get- Sponsors of the art of boxing,ting a clever goal. The Him, the result will be confusion. Empty Tomb, he does not doubt, Christ in the Holy Communion in all over China, for both sexes, the player found the net uguin shortly Some of the actions stamped in the reality of the Resurrection, no way depends for him upon the Hongkong branch of the Chin Won afterwards but was ruled offside. the Old Testament with the divine nor the fact of a living and pre- ministrations of a priest episco- Athletic Association is giving a Hongkong continued to have the approval are on a level with the sent Christ. He claims the right pally ordained.. He may be even display and concert at the Tai Ping best of the game, all efforte by the worst crimes of the German army to distinguish between facts and, uncertain whether Christ intend-theatre, West Point, on Sunday Shanghai forwards being easily in Belgium. In the great Pro- the "explanations offered to ac-ed to institute a service which night.. Items such as selfdence checked by Ogley und Xavier, but phets, on the other hand, we find count for them. Christ, "the should be repeated. On the other by members of the fair sex are once Marcal shot poorly when pre- teaching which reaches some Portrait of the invisible God" hand, he sees in the Holy Com-included in a programme of much sented with a fine opening by
that is the fact. By that fact the munion a service "instinct with
Collaco, Gosso than got in another Modern Churchman stands. But the personality of Christ" it is the theatre, at 1 pm, the Hon. Me good shot which Cavaci sont over
On Sunday afternoon, also at the fact does not depend on the full of Christ's spirit; the ideas to R. H. Kotewall will distribute the the line for corner. The Shangbai story of the Virgin Birth, and which it gives expression are His. prizes at the 4th anniversary of the goal had other narrow escapes, that story he holds himself free The Holy Communion stands for association.
especially when Rocha hit the post to reject if the evidence seems to the truth that the world cannot
with a beautiful drive, but Collaco) require him to do so. Again, afford to forget Christ, that
bad equally hard luck with a shot finitely sets aside some Old Tests-disciples of His continued pre- present Friend; that in Him asp it, yet ad true to Christ's Collugo marconvred an opening for
Christ lives and He convinced the Christ is no mere memory, but a
which scraped the bar. Shortly be ment teaching as immoral."
fore hall-time, the energetic repudiates, for example, the law sence--that is the fact; by that, all are brothers, that God is own intention that only those led Maren, who made no mistake this the Modern Churchman seen in the common things, and by His spirit can see the full time and gave Shanghai the lend. tooth for a tooth), and it will stands: But he is not, therefore, in accessible to all alike. that ser- range of the, ideal which it pre- At the interval, the home side led be a great day for the Churches / bound to accept the story of the vice and sacrifice are "the very gents to men. With the aim of when this is universally recog-
Empty Tomb. That story is per- bread and wine of existence," simplification, I should wish to by two goals to one. nized. It follows, then, that the haps nothing more thar an infer- that to be a Christian is to re-nk the search for truth. as a timed at a fast pace and both whole of the Old Testament is not Christan inference natural in- Christ crucified, and to let that Reference has been recently made pressure, but only one goal was
ence from the fact of a living ceive into yourself the Spirit of dominant desire amongst binding upon us to-day. As
goats were subjected to strong Christians we are concerned only deed to the first century, but out spirit express itself in work and i to "the Church's exasperating ord with Christ's teaching and spirit of harmony with the thought of action. Therefore it is that the habit of telling little lies in sup-way through the half, when Rocha This occurred about mid- Nothing which falls below the to-day. In each case the fact and Charch does well to keep that ser- port of level of that teaching, or is out the explanation are on different vice as the centre of its worship, Modern Churchmen we seek to forwards gave a rather disappoint AB equalised the scores. The Shanghai of harmony with that spirit, is to planes.. I can never prove that in every age.
free the Church from such ing display in this half and never the tomb was empty or that ing. His acts, His life. His spirit father. Here I can neither affirm for all Christians, Christ is cen- ble Bible, we claim Christ's pro- Marcal and Collaco. At full time, charge. Believing neither in an looked quite like foxing home an Christ was born without a human For the Modern Churchman, as, infallible Church nor in an infalli-attack, despite vabant efforts by -in Christ Himself, we see re- vealed the character of God nor deny with anything more tral. No one has even succeeded, mise of guidance into further the wore was two goals all, and it Christ is the answer to the insist ment. No experience of mine can Christ. But just because we are company of men and women hour. The first quarter was notable than probability behind my state in making too much of Jesus truth; we regard the Church as a ent question: What is God like?
was agreed to play an extra half; He is "The Portrait of the invisi, make the truth of these stories a so certain of this, we are eager, pledged to proclaim Christianity for two exceptionally fine saves by ble God." By the picture of God hand, when I assert that Christ "not to make more fundamentals life," we stand to it that Christ lopked like certain scorers. Towards whit more certain. On the other as Richard Baxter was eager, "as a way of living ordinary Perpetuo, who reached shots which which Christ presents, the truth or falsehood of all other pictures lives and that in Him I see God, than Christ made." As Modern has a message for every man in the end, the Hongkong team tired must be judged.
I cannot force you to agree with Churchmen we seek passionately every age, and that in Him lies and Shanghai, finishing strongly, "LIKE ANY OTHER BOOK."
me; but I can offer you the test the real Christ. In that search the solution of the world's pro-scored the winning goal, Marcal Many have come to recognise for yourself see whether the sults of what is called the Higher need.
of experience. I can say, "Look for reality we welcome the re- biems, the answer to man's every finding the net. Shanghai thus won the value of scholars work on the faith of a Christian does not work Criticism, 'Old Testament; they admit the re-
which enables to
by three goals to two, and for this as a hypothesis, does not fit the know the Jesus of Galilee with a suit to have been not loss. but facts, does not verify itself in- surer knowledge than was possi-, hold that the most important displayed a great fame at centre Inf With the great scientists we Perpetuo and Passos, Couta, who result they are chiefly indebted to gain; they see that to treat the creasingly with the growing ble in former days. We find in coveries are made "not from any and Collies and Marcal. Xavier and books of the Old Testament "like any other book," to apply to them nothing to fear from new dis- men as sens of God, life as an op- determination to know the truth." Fongkong, und the forwards gave A fatih so tested has Him one who saw God as Futher, desire of gain, but from a simple Culey put up a fine defence for the ordinary methods of criticism coveries; it is a faith for simple portunity for service in the spirit We believe that by following this a pretty display. Cosano being the and research, is the sure way to and learned alike, since it rests of love. For us as for Christ the road "Christians will become as star performer in the line.. discover whatever is extraordin- not on the exploded authority of essentiala ary or unique in their teaching, an infallible, Bible, not on
of Christianity are great masters of the spiritual We understand now that the Old hardly won conclusions of critic and an attitude of discipleship of the natural world."
the found in love of God, love of man, world, as scientists have become Testament is inspired because it and scholar, but on the sure basis. towards Christ as Master. Our William Penn wo assert that "God grad Court has sentenced the With Moscow, April 16.-A Jenin was written by inspired men, and of experience, an experience aim, therefore, is simplification. did never ask man leave to intro-priest Ussas to six years' impri for no other reason. But we are which may be achieved by any "Christianity," someone has sold, duce or make further discoveries apnment on charge of assaulting quite clear that an inspired writer honest and adventurous sceker something a great deal sim of His mind to the world with women in the course of his official 3,000 years ago was no more after truth. magically protected--from-migr
pler than the Churches would like Robert Brownjng we key triumauties as a member of the Polish takes than an inspired writer of
SCOPE OF THE CHURCH. But by simplification we do not personal experience
to make it." This we believe. phantly, in the conviction of a Reparation Commission. The to-day. In the case of the Old If the Bible is not infallible, mean a Christianity made easy doubt, can shape- Testament this is now pretty gen- either is the Church. To the whittled, dop, robbed of its ledgment of God i
which no sccused's, demanda to be handed know over to the Polish Auhorities was erally admitted. Of the New Modern Churchman the question Testament it is no less true. A Did Christ found the Church is rather a Christianity so simple in Fall questions in the eart
essential character we mean ed by thy reason, ao
capt diaraissed on the ground hard and fast line cannot be really without meaning Clearly presentation that a child can of
for thee Polish Government has recogn
and out the competence of the
be accepted. In Christ, His teach-
years."
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