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IV. THIS LIFE: ALL SO FAR APART

[By the Rev. Thomas H. Whelpley.]

and : ENTRY FORMS for the SEVENTH EXTRA RACE-MEET. ING to be held on SATURDAY, 10th November, 1928 (weather permit ting) may be obtained at the Race The following article is by the Rev. Thomas H. Whelpley, pastor of the Course, Hong Kong Club, and Chaleco Presbyterian Church, "the Skyscraper Church" of New York City. Causeway Bay Stables.

Ho, has studied New York from the driving seat of an all-night taxi-cab. He Entries will CLOSE at 12 o'clock han tried to understand the Ble of the people he has tried, by his role of taxi- noon on WEDNESDAY, 31st Octo-driver, to get down to them, to understand them. And his conclusion (from ber, 1928.

his taxi-cab shadow show of "girls, beautiful as angela with blasphemy on their lips, women of the streets praying, widows amiling at their husband's graves, mothers donying, their own children"), is that no people on earth live so close together, and so far apart as New Yorkers--all going, different direc- tions.

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New York is a modern Tower of taught me more about the problems Babel. Her people are builders of of striving, suffering, sweating a colossal civilisation. Their ambi-humanity in one week, than all my HE SHOWROOM at No. 2, tions reach the sky. But their years in the Ministry.

I've heard people praise God in Queen's Rond Central will be efforts will be in vain, and their

Selfishness is their creed. REMOVED to New Premises at dreams, will come to nothing. For my Church, and curse Him in my No. 12, Des Voeux Road Central like the builders of the Tower of cab. (Powell's Building) on the 29th Babel, they do not understand each They don't really know God. They don't know where they're going or why they're going. And they don't care.

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Broadway calls Park-avenue high- of the presence of the general hat. Park-avenue thinks Broadway public at the Inaugural Ceremray is less than the dust. Science scoffs of the Fair on SATURDAY, 3rd at religion. The Church rails at the aclentist. They all speak, different November, 1928, at 9 p.m.

languages..

COL, DUARTE VEIGA; Chairman; 24th October, 1928.

I know. East side, west side, all around the town, between four in the afternoon and four in the morn- ing, I have driven my taxi in search of the truth about. New Yorkers. Rich and poor, old and young, black and white, good and bad, I have car- R. ASGER, DENTAL SUR-ried them all. And they are all

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to KAYAMALLY BUILDING, 20/22, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, 1st Sept, 1928.

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No people on the face of the earth live so close together and so far apart. Ministers

the presch "brotherhood of man" whilo.six million strangers rub elbows and do not know what brotherhood means,

Ministers think they care. But Ministers lack facts. Content to tell the same old story Sunday after! Sunday, content to hand over dreary platitudes week after week they wonder why their pews are not fill- ed, why Christianity is disintegrat- ing and, why youth is looking to the professor instead of the preacher for guidance and counsel.

Souls Confused

The people of New York have the finest marble, stone, and bronze in the world. They have skilled crafts- men, genius of mind, and much gold. And they have said:

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But confusion of tonga is upon them. They cannot understand one

at cross another. They are

рак poses, confounded one with another. I had sat in my study and wonder- ed what I could say to my people, and I had not known my people. I had looked out my study window at the turbulent stream of life, and Beauty and Blasphemy

watched its cargo of humanity drift I've carried millionaires and I've by. I had sought to understand carried down and outs. I've carried that stream without having.fathom- girls beautiful as angels, blasphemy ed its depths. I had striven to on their lips, to evil places. I've direct humanity without having: carried women of the streets, pray-mingled with men and women. It ing, to the House of God.

couldn't be done.

I've taken brides sobbing to their If Judy O'Grady and the Colonel's ever to be more than wedding rites. I've taken widows Lady are smiling to their husband's graves. sisters under the skin, ministers I've heard business men call artists will have to climb down out of their fools. I've, heard artists call busi- watch towers. nesa men fools. I've heard fathers damn their sons. I've heard sons damn their fathers. I've heard mothers deny their own children.

They don't understand cach other! I know. My adventures at the wheel of a taxi-cab in New York

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HONG KONG

October 28, 1928. Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity!

Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Peak Church Holy Communion, 8 a.m.

Children's Service, 10 a.m. Peak Sunday School, 10 am. Matine, 11 am,

Preacher: The Dean. Evensong, 6 p.m. Preacher: Rev. H. V. Koop.

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, KOWLOON

October 28, 1928

3. Simon & S. Jude. 21st Sunday after Trinity HARVEST FESTIVAL 8.15, Holy Communion. 10 a.m., Young People's Service. 11 am., Morning Prayer & Ber- mon, Preacher: The Vicar.

FATAL FALL

GIRL'S BRAVE EFFORT TO SAVE FIANCE

A young woman's brave but unavailing effort to save her fiancé from falling out of a G.W.k. ex- presa train, travelling at 70 miles an hour, was described at the in- at Burlescombe, near quest Tiverton, Devonshire, on Victor H. R. Smith, aged 31, an engineer, of Tavistock, who was found dead on the line.

Miss Alice Wilcox said they were returning from a holiday at her home at Ebbw Vale, and Mr. Frederick A. Smith, her financó's brother, who accompanied them, got out of the train at Taunton, koping to rejoin them before it restarted,

2.45 p.m. Young People's Service. Just after passing Burlescombe Speaker, Mr. P. Sanda, M.A." 6 p.m., Evening Prayer & Ser The directory is Invaluable to everyone mon, Preacher: The Very Rev interested in overseas commerce, and Dean Swann. a copy will be sent by parcel post for £2, nett cash with order.

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KINGSHIP OF CHRIST.

THE Celebration of the Feast of Our Lord, JESUS-CHRIST, TONG, will take place on SUNDAY, 28th October, 1928, at

the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Glenealy,

AT 8.30 AM-Pontifical High Masa

His Lordship Bishop H. Valtorta will officiate. General Communion, edit Exposition of the BLESSED BACRAMENT throughout Sunday.

AT 4,20 P.M.—Recitation of the Holy Rosary,

Solemn Procession of the BLESSED SACRA- MENTS ANDRING

Sermon By the Right Reverend Dr. JAA Dana, Aux. Bishop of New York. Benediction.

The Committee extend an invitation to the, Catholics and the public of Hong-Kong

AFOSMUND,

President of the Committees

Collections at Morning & Even- ing Service on behalf of The Church Missionary Association,

Wednesday, October 31 32. 6 p.m., Evening Prayer & Address:

FIRST, CHURCH OF CHRIST,

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Macdowell Roed, below Bowen Road Tram Station. Sunday Service, 11:15 am. Subject: "Frobation After Death

Station, Victor got very anxious at the continued absence of bis brother, and, putting down his paper, got up and looked up and down the corridor.

Then," she added, "he walked past me, and, swaying with the train, fell out of the window. I' tried to help him and caught hold of his legs, but the train was going so fast, I could feel him slipping away from me." She shouted, and his brother was the Arst to arrive.

Mr. Frederick A. Smith said be was delayed in his efforts to rejoin his brother because of a locked door separating the first and third class compartments. The tragedy had Just occurred when he rejoined Miss Wilcox, but it was useless to stop the train, and the Hcket collec tor threw out a message at Cullomp- ton Station, His brother, returned

The Sunday School is held on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock from abroad in May, and had be-

Wednesday Evening Meeting at 5.30 (ofclock.

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