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There once was a maidenly crank Who counted the coins. at a
bank:
Sir Henry Gompertz
ate with what is known as medi- To-morrow, as has been already cal.aolanco, alco-operation which stated in the "China Mail." Sir Mrs. Eddy Slistified by her own Henry Gompertz retires from a example, long and honourable association A mass of evidence is available with Colonial life and the in substantiation of Mrs. Eddy's legal profession in the Far East. use of drugs. It has come from As is well-known, Sir Henry physicians, from their umilies, was for the long period of 36 and from former members of years' actively engaged in Hong Mrs. Eddy's households in Con- Kong, almost exclusively in legal cord and Boston. The Boston, work, and left some five years Publication Committee permits ago to become Chief Justice in the ita fur of representativoa to dohy He must be a Mark or a Frank! Federated Malay States. Sir that Mrs. Eddy ever used drugs," Henry has just been entertained but nearer home they now cau- Mother: "No, John. One help- by his legal confrares in the tiously evade the issue. The ing of plum pudding is enough F.M.S. at a farewell banquet, and blame for such misstatements lies for a small boy."
ia as
Said she, "I won't marry A Dick or a Harry
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it would seem, judging by not so much with representatives Jom: "It seems funny, mother. the references to his courtesy, such as Mr. Adler, but with the You say you are anxious that 1 legal learning and remarkable Directors of the Church in Boston. should learn to eat properly, and. kindness" "that he
That disease and mortality are yet you won't give me a chance well-known and as well-liked in increasing within the Boston to practise." the F.M.S. as he was while in organisation is a matter of com- For a long period mon knowledge. I quoto briefly Hong Kong. Sir Henry Gompertz occupied from a statement' published about the office of Fuisne Judge in Hong Kong, and very generally and cor- rectly he was regarded as a sound and able judge, one whose judg. mente were based upon solid knowledge of the law and an equally sound conception as to how it should be administered. Ho was ever courteous and kind- ly in the discharge of his onerous duties, and it is hardly necessary to say that he will long be remembered here as in the F.M.S. for those excellent quali- ties. With his retirement arises the interesting query regarding his successor in the high office. which he has just relinquished. It is quite an open secret, we be- lieve, that Sir Joseph Kemp, our Attorney General, is very much "in the running" for the post; und 'the probability is that he will-be, at least, offered it..
He had suddenly acquired riches and had decided to spare a year ago in many leading news- no expense in furnishing his new papers
and magazines of palatial home; Great Britain and America, and The manager of the furnishing which has never been denied by firm was showing him several ex- the officials of the "Mother pensive
pieces of furniture. Church."
Turning to some fine old "Under Mrs. Eddy's leader-chairs he remarked: "Perhaps ship of the organisation only you would like some Chippen- fourteen deaths occurred dale furniture?"
Churches Df whatever de- nomination, if openly denying
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ONE MILLION HUNGRY MOUTHS
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"She's doing wonderful," re-
plied the friend. "She looks over à hundred now, and she isn't fifty yet."
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Mrs. Henpeck: "Everything is getting higher." don't know, Maria. For instance, Mr. Henpeck. (meekly): "Oh, I there's your opinion of me, and my opinion of you, and the neigh
Wife (insinuatingly): "Cats have an easy time.
They do nothing, but watch other people work."
among her, five thousand "No," replied Mr. New Rich, students in nearly thirty "I don't want anything that's years, but since her death chipped." and the abandonment of her Manual plan of organisation,
Henpeck was staying in the over sixty per cent. of the country along with his wife. She 462 persons listed in the would not let the poor chap out 1010 "Journal" as holding de- of her sight. One day he ventur grees in Christian Science ed out to go into the village, but.. have died, in less than seven-she stopped him, teen years. These 462 per- "Going to get something in the sons were by no means all village, are you?" she cried "You Mrs. Eddy's elderly students, stop here and I will go and get it They were the graduates of for you." the "Metaphysical College," "Right-ho," responded. Hen- most of them in the full peck, rather cheerfully:, "Get me bloom of life, many of thema haircut and a shave!" young, active Christian Scientists." Despite these facts, it is true. country find employment for man's God-given, reasonable, in-
a friend a book,
Meeting a little later, the friend discovery. of the. Spiritual healed or greatly benefitted by a million tons weekly, the peak of
demands of Life and Truth in simple acceptance of statements told the lender that his wife was manual absorption and pro-successive periods, must degener- of Christian Science explaining reading the book in all the spare The lender was ductivity has been reached; and ate into mere literary institutions. the mental basis of disease. Such time she had. owners, by joint action, are en- Such communities are more apt to individuals often gratefully and delighted.
A month later they met again, Overland China Mail.deavouring, it seems, to maintain be more accipitatorie records ganisation, unable to distinguish and the lender again Inquired
with transla- immediately join the Boston or these figures. As to the surplus of the past attainments of others between Mrs. Eddy'a actual teach about his friend's wife. miners and their dependants, both than in grasping and recording ings and the present policies of the Government and the man-in-new facts of existence unfolding the "Mother Church" Directors. to meet the increasing human The growth of the Boston organ- the-street are seeking to allay needs of the day. If the churches isation in the past is accounted the distress that naturally fol-maintain, that there is no neces- for by the momentum acquired lows unemployment. The Govern- Bity for further unfoldment of under Mrs. Eddy's wise leader- Life's laws, no inspiration, no ship, the use of millions of dollars ment's activities lie in the direc- signs and audible voicing of new of income from her estate for tion of the transfer of labour and truths worthy of deepest con- direct or indirect propagands, and the establishment of training sideration in this as in other by the "loyal" but unthinking centres. Miners for whom the periods, then are not the churches support of the new and inexperi-
all over the world more dead than enced adherents. Thousands bours' opinion of both of us." economic production of coal in alive to the meaning of immortal- have died. Thousands are sick. Britain means a total loss of oc- Ity, and seriously in need of Other thousands have resigned. cupation will be distributed to speedy resuscitation and quicken- Merely to characterise state- ments by The Christian Science ed perception.-A. C. Bill. other parts of the country and to
Parent Church as "malicious," certain defined portions of the Empire and here, it is hoped, they will obtain the opportunity to earn their bread and butter. Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 27, 1928. With any such scheme of migra- tion there must necessarily be connected another involving the training of the individual for some other sphere of activity. the car at the time.” The stricken coalfields of South The Gilbert and Sullivan H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, In Wales, Durham and Northumber-cert which was postponed will his Christmas Day appeal which land have on their outskirts thou-Thursday, January 8, at-5.30 p.m. take place at the Helena May on was broadcast on behalf of the sands of youth between the ages Teas must be booked in advance. Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of sixteen and twenty who have A Season Ticket for members only
never had a chance of employ-may be had at $2.00 for the fol of distress in the Home mining
lowing seven Concerts.--(Advt.) ment and never will have Д areas, again gave striking evid-chance of employment-in the A summons against Mr. A. E ence of his sound practicality. mines. For these lads instruc- Greenaway for allowing a pony to His assertion, which no doubt tional courses are a vital neces- stray near the children's play- reached the ears of millions of sity.
ground in Chatham-road was dis- missed by the Kowloon magis- people who were ready to sit
Meanwhile, as indicated, the trate this morning. down to the most auspicious public is making splendid efforts repast of the year, that in to sustain the destitute miners
Leaders of the medical profes-happened to meet him. He's pro- addition to the quarter of a and their families. The Lord
sion have already accepted with mised to take me to the seaside on his 'pillion' next week-he's million miners actually destitute Mayor'a Fund of which the
friendliness the proffered co- bought such a dinky' motor- operation of The there were another three-quarters Prince spoke in his Christmas
Christian
bike!'' Science Parent Church. We are of a million women and children Day radio address has, for some
willing to let the verdict concern- depending upon them, must have while, been actively engaged in
ing the results of that co-opera- (To the Editor of the "China Mail"} given those happily blessed with this direction. This is not, as the
tion rest with the general public Sir. Mr. W. H. Adler, official and the medical world. a good dinner mich food for name might imply, solely a
What Lon-
spokesman for the Boston Chris fairer test could be devised for thought; and it is not surprising don organisation, for the Lord than Science organisation, appears Mrs. Eddy's prophecy that Chris- to read that the response to the Mayors and Mayors of England from his recent published letters tian Science and medical practice Prince's appeal has been a gener- and Wales are all co-operating in to have completely misunderstood would "thrive together" for the ous one. Two rich individuals, the endeavour. In addition such certain important matters re benefit of the health of the cables tell us, jointly gave bodies as the. National Women's Sarding the present situation in world?
the field of Christian Science. I I appreciate the opportunity "Ah," said the doctor, "nothing £66,000, a sum which will call-for Auxiliary of the Young Men's respectfully request space to pre-generously provided by the much to worry about. You're an equal contribution from the Christian Association, the Society sent some further facts.
China Mail" for presenting these run down-nervous debility. Get.. Sibyl Wilbur O'Brien's early issues. I feel that I can speak, away into the country for a week Government in accordance with of Friends and the Rotary Inter- the Premier's promise earlier in national have instituted appeals biography of Mrs.. Eddy which I with some measure of authority, or two. Take plenty of long throughout Britain; and the town fibanced and published is in no inasmuch as I alone have survived walks in the open-air. You'll find the month. What has been real- of Worthing, on the south coast, authority on Mrs. Eddy's last by Mrs, Eddy to be Directors of
sense adequate as a present-day among those personally appointed yourself a new man, and "
The patient heaved a deep sigh. ised in smaller amounts, from has inaugurated a novel form of years. The whole chapter from her Church-a fact which may be
"And,” continued the doctor, those to whom it may have been assistance. by "adopting" the which Mr. Adler quoted in your fot without significance.
"one pipe a day." a personal sacrifice to donate mining township of Brynmawr, in issue of October 22 was written anything at all, is not yet known, the South Wales field, which is after Mrs. Eddy's decease, and was sponsored by the Boston offi- but we
may be fairly certain that now derelict with 7,500 souls; ciala. It contains the wholly false the total was a handsome one. practically all the males being pit statement that "for fifty years" Although it fo easy to lose workers. Other municipalities as spiritual treatment was Mrs. sight of the fact when so far from happily circumstanced as Worth-Eddy's "great and only physi Thousands of copies of cián. Home, the mining industry of ing, it is hoped, will follow this this volume, containing this false-
admirable lead, so, altogether, it hood, are circulated and placed in on Britain
⚫is undergoing a severe
appears, nothing is being left un-libraries every year by the Boston course of “rationalisation" which, done which in these days, of Church officials. I am sure that
Hubby (asking for trouble): A Kowloon motor-car lighter "unacrupulous," "erroneous," isWhy I thought it rarely left the
house." yesterday salvaged a car which by no means to disprove the facts had fallen into the harbour near these statements present. the Hong Kong Star Ferry Pier: Neither does the fact that Mrs Mr. McIlhenny," she gasped, as It appears that the car, an Austin Bill, the Editors of "The Chris- she gazed down upon him with Seven, which belongs to Mr. B. H. tian Science Watchman," and scorn, "you are a donkey.” Church, was parked on the stand | practically all the members of the when the brake slipped and the rapidly advancing Parent Church until he was almost sitting on the Macalister Mellhenny recoiled car backed into the harbour. voluntarily resigned from the floor. "A donkey?" he murmur- Fortunately there was no one in "Mother Church" prove that they ed, helplessly, as if he failed to
have no connection with Christian comprehend, "A donkey? Science as taught by Mrs. Eddy. my ears deceive me?" Con-Even the Manual covenant of the. She laughed with strident Boston body has been made a harshness. "Well," she responded, abandonment of its most funda-not, but I can tell you right here mere "scrap of paper," through "I don't know whether they do or mental provisions, and the perver- that they don't deceive me one sion of the evolutionary system particle." which Mrs. Eddy gave her life to establish. By to-day's "Post" I
CORRESPONDENCE
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MRS. EDDY & CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
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The two gay young office-girls. am asking Mr. Adler to publicly were exchanging confidences con- correct his misstatement on Octo-cerning their week-end adven- her 24 that "Mr. Dittemore was compelled to withdraw from tures, and as usual, the names of the Christian Science organisa- several young men figured largely tion some years ago.
If in their conversation!
"Oh, Doris said one, excited- he practises the standard of
ly, "I had such a lovely long talk ethics he preaches he will prompt-with George on Saturday when I ly comply.
Yours etc..
the
JOHN V DITTE MORE. The Christian Science
Watchman
Washington, D.C., USA., Nov. 24, 1928, Inserted in the "China Mall" Wednesday, October 24.]
"Where did you meet him?" asked Doris.
"In the reading-room of the library!" was the reply.
"But-talking isn't allowed!" sald the other, surprised.
"""That's just it,” explained the first. "It wasn't aloud!"
"But, doctor," "began the man. ̧ "No buts," retorted the doc- tor "only one pipe a day."
Six weeks later the patient re- turned to town and called upon his doctor. d
"How do you feel how?" in- quired the latterl
"Fit as a fiddle. But the one pipe a day annoyed me".
The doctor smiled.m
"Look here," shouted an tobacco habit, my dear sir" he
for the time being at any rate stress might bring degree of hud Mr. Adler been fully inform agitated customer, rushing into began. makes unemployrlicht in certain stress a nu of these important matters be top, you gave me strych no joke interrupted his It's very hard for a areas inevitable. It has been for whom the country Holds no world not have stated that it is nine instead of quinine patien
Christian "Impossible for a
Then that will be another man to take up smoking at my Science practitioner to cooper-fourpence, sir, said the chemist. time of life.”
realised that it the minge of the immediate hope of employment,