SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1929.
OUR WEEKLY SERMON
"China Mail" Rakes The Globe For Messages
XVI.—WHEN LOVE RULES IN THE HEART
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THE CHINA MAIL,
only seem a bit of unnecessary. ralf-depreciation.
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"Forgiven Much
PIRATE SECRETS
Hong Kong, but only to and from ports on the other aide and all such; (Continued From Page 1)
have passports. Any undue' end- To those who have been
barkation at or for an intermedi- "forgiven much" it ́ ́ will seem
Financler Buys the Lot
ate port would require explanation most appropriate. Sinner 8 Small articles and not too ex-
"and, `autqinstically precaution as the only correlative of Savlour, pensive jawellery are subsequent-
well. In the presence of those "vely sold in nearby markets. More In that there are so many depart The best Insurance lies, however, bleeding wounds He bears" there is costly stuff and merchandise are only one possible attitude: "De-
ments on these giants of the ocean. part from me for I am a sinful moved to Canton and other cities The pirates would have to be at for disposal, being sent overland. least 100 strong if not 200. That waste. Emotion must express It-man, '0, Lord." self or perish; and Mary simply understand Mary's act until we the East River, and then the East risk of the secret leaking out would We shall never then by boat down a tributary of number would be unwieldy. The had to do this, or something her love Mary's Lord and Saviour. We
River Itself. love from soul would have died.
be increased with every additional; recruit.
And there are too many
[By the Rev. Stanley Bown]
Text: "Then salth one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son which should betray Him: | Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence and
given to the poor?" (John xii,
and 5,)
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can never understand
It will always seem Whan the steam-launch" "Wo All that may be granted, says the outside. one, but the pity is that Mary's like a midsummer madness. Some Fat Shing was-pirated in Hong deed was not more appropriate, body was chiding a young man the Kong harbour on Oct. 12, 1927, Thirty pounds of English money more refined, and less public, more other day for the gift he had made $80,000 in gold bars was spirited this ointment cost. All that poured considered, and less Impulsive. If to his fiancee, and saying, "What away. Such a large quantity was on the head of one man! Used up only Mary had thought, for this extravagance!” The answer was not easy to get rid of. So the in a moment! And with all the really was rather shocking for a ready to hand, and quite simple: financier bought the lot at the That auction-excepting a few bara unor about. Thirty pounds would woman in Eastern lands. It was "I love her; you don't!". have kept a Jewish family living worse than bad form, for only the makes the difference. People given away at first in part pay in Palestine for a whole year most abandoned woman would let sometimes criticise this hymn ment to those who carried out the Our Lord's disciples strongly dis- down her hair in' public. It would books of ours. It speaks a strange robbery and put up the money approved, and suid It was sheer be rather more than immodest in language. «
The sentiment Is for distribution. waste. They knew the value of the West, except in
some of the strange: "I thirst, I falat, I dle to
Agency of Women"
Women money, having to earn it. To aaylightat circles or Eociety. In prove the greatness of redeeming A small portion of the gold re- the least of it, Mary's act showed the East such an act proclaimed a leve.". All that sort of thing. A mains hidden in a nearby city to- anek of common-sense. It was courtesan. What a pity judgment little overdone, rather too high day, to wit, Shakjung on the Can- foolish, emotional, just like a wa- did not enter here. What a lof flown, don't you think? The an-ton-Kowloon Railway (Chinese man. Emotional? Of course! What of harm is, done by want of re-swer is simple: Charles Wesley section), The balance has been would you, love without emotion? flection and, on the other hand, and those others loved Jesus: per-converted by goldsmiths in the Mary loved Jesus, and love is what a lot of good.
When in Lon-countryside into jewellery and Too often haps you do not. emotional, it cannot help itself. when we stop to think of our don recently I attended a committee then sold in small lots through the Love without emotion is life with audience, it spoils everything. We meeting of the Missionary Society. agency of women who wore them out romance. Love without emelon are just going to lot ourselves go. It was intimated that they were to divert suspicion. Incidentally, when the heart is young! Think and we remember "it simply is not some £25,000 in debt, and it was two men arrested at different .of it, You may have had lave done." Sentiment! Love's spont-resolved to make an appeal to the times are each undergoing een without motion since. but it does aneity is checked, and there follows Methodist people to clear it. This tence of three years' hard labour. not keep the house-together, or doubts, suspicione, and misun-is how it was done: One woman The first was convicted in Dec., brighten a single hour. Love derstandings. A more Kenerous sent her best piece of jewellery 1927, and the second in July, 1928. kisses, smiles and rejoicings, and houses would cheer the old, en- A servant girl sent a manth's firearms for piratical expeditions without emotion is love without expression of feeling in many that it might be turned, into money. Cases are on record in which the those hundred-and-one spontaneous courage the young, and strengthen wages. I know the criticism, that delights which make life so well the bonds which are sorely strained might be made, l.e., that such gifts were purchased in Hong Kong, al- worth living, Love without by advancing years.
But those though the point of embarkation To be sure, should be returned.,
The emotion isn't love. Love is in- Mary might have thought that the who make such criticisms do not was Singapore or Shangal. separable from emotion, so is re thirty pounds derived from
the understand the
were smuggled aboard donors. "They ligion, therefore, the religion of sale of the ointment might have love much." Love changes all our here and not brought out until the Jesus is the love of Jesus. That been distributed among the poor. values, and gives
us a wise and time for action on the return voy- is all, just that one dear, beautiful, But such oblique attention would understanding hearts; simple thing. Joan of Arc, did not have consoled the lonely heart "Like Mary's gift, bet my devotion. you see the play 7 Joan with her of Jesus in this hour. She might prove, lighted face and her love-filled have raised some alight, memorial Forgiven greatly, how
I greatly heart, love to the King of Heaven to Jesus after His death. But, love,"
that is Christianity. All that again, how would that have help- other business beside Joan, ever jed Josus? How futile all such against her, judging, condemning posthumous attentions are.. and burning her, all that para-"Seven Grecian cities vied for phernalia of bishops, cardinals and inquisitors, is just political Catholicism. It does not matter, Joan matters. Joan with her. love of Jesus. That is everything, that is Christianity,
Love is Emotional.
You can have too much of it, to be sure. It sometimes runs away with your head, and then it does silly things. Yes, and sometimes
our
Homer dead,
Through which the living Homer
begged for bread,"
Once grasp the situation, and
..
LONDON ARTISTS
ARRIVING HERE TO-MORROW
FRED COYNE
you will perceive how finely con- Fred Coyne, the popular London ceived, and how appropriately comedian and his talented company executed, was Mary's loving deed. of ten English artists arrive in
On His Way To Calvary
Our Lord was even Now on His Way to Calvary. The shadow of
Hong Kong to-morrow and will com- mence a brief season of intimate revue at the Star Theatre on Mon- day at 9.16 p.m. The opening piece, "Keep Moving," which will also be
weapons
age.
Trans-Pacific Liners
One such purchase of arms and ammunition fell through at the last moment. The would-be buyer had, perforce, to rush an assort- ment down from his collection In the Interior; and this arrived just in time to catch the vessel mark- ed down for attack...
In connection with the fiting. out of expeditions, I learned that one financier declared that he was willing to furnish $100,000 for preliminary investigation expenses and the armoury required for the piracy of any trans-Pacing liner.
Lam Choy, alias Lam Kwan- shan, who has been deported, ja alleged to have plotted, for such an ambitious prize before he was it does very wise and beneficent the great dereliction was already given on Tuesday, is a sparkling caught. He was arrested in a things. Lord Morley bad a creeping over Him. A little while production comprising the cream of house of ill fame at Yaumati saying: "1 am not at all afraid of and He would lie on the sods of the not less than Ave of the most enter- Humanly Impossible: those words 'cranks' and 'en-garden dazed and amazed at the taining revues presented in London thusiasts, because I realise that sheer horror of the gibbet and its during the last two seasons.
Accusations against him 'were Fred that he had actually led several most of what is decently good in strange deep curse. Mary, with Coyne himself la the leading light attacks. He was a talented, lin- this world we owe to cranks' and love's insight, perceived it was the of the show and is supported by guist and had been to sea in his 'enthusiasts.' In other words, we last hour, and that His soul was other artists each of whom is a younger days. owe it
to our emotionalists, to exceedingly sorrowful to die.. Her finished performer in his or her Jauns, Frye, Howards and whole being rose in loyalty to the particular direction. The company due essentially to Information from The downfall of this man was Wilberforces, to all that lot. If man who had raised her brother, has travelled extensively through a rival gang, given while he stay- they had not gone off the 'deep-had saved her soul, and was her out England, Africa, India and The ed here for a "holiday" Even in end" about some things, thousands most loving Lord. She would let Strait Settlements, and its visit to Shanghai he often approached of poor souls would have had no Him know in deeds, not words, Hong Kong is being eagerly await- men employed on big ships, it be chance of living. But emotion like Peter and her critics, that led by local theatre-goers. "Keep must be controlled. Hysterical He, was not alone. displays are not nice, especially in might forsake Him, pet would not nate nights by such well known an unprecedented coup.
Though all Moving" will be followed on altering said that he would never rest content until he had carried out Quiet church people do she. It was reckless and impul- musical comedies as "Blue Birds," not like them, and they are seldom sive, but what else could she have "On The Road," and "The Speed pirates have come to the conclu Scheme $8 they might, the called upon to hear them. Men done in an hour when words were Limit." Early booking is advis- are frantic on football and cricket so cheap..and men were so help-able in view of the nature of the son that trans-Pacific liners are fields, hysterical in theatres and Icas?
entertainment and crowded houses humanly impossible to rob. Their bioscopes, but in church emotion is not allowed, at any rate, it is not Think of what Mary wanted to greet the company during its stay. size is likely to attract attention expected. Everything there must convey. Not only her gratitude, Seata may be booked in advance at be cold, formal, preciso, and Intel hut her deep, adoring love, and Moutries or the Star Theatre at the lectural, if possible.
you will realise how appropriate popular prices of $3, $2 and $1.
church.
Helping To Kill Religion
I believe the control emotion is
her action
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was in every detail. That spikenard, so costly, richly perfumed, think of that. One com
of What did it mean?
helping to kil
"THE PATSY”.
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mentator enys "it was anointing TO BE SCREENED AGAIN AȚ
Mary was consecrating our
THE QUEEN'S
religion. If you heap dust on oil."
heard
Jesus was
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fire it dies. If you check each Lord to the last dread act of His little flame of devotion as it burns vocation. But I think that is the "The Patsy," the through to fuller expression, love judgment of reflection. I do not comedy which was
delightful dies, and religion dies.
well received One belleve Mary thought about that by audiences when it was shown makes bold to say that religion in at all. It was the women's in- recently at the Queen's, will be many places la dying of intellectual stinct that supplied the perfume, shown again at that theatre for control. Dr. George Jackson says for perfume is an enrichment, and one "that it is largely the fault of the if chosen with a fine discrimination Miss Davies, in her own bright|
day only Tuesday next. pulpit.". Judging by one's recent is an enhancement of personality, and breezy manier, portrays a experiences in England I should say or at any rate of its expression. young girl whose sense of humour that it is likely to be true. OneWater would have been enough on is irrepressible and who, despite clever and intellectual this occasion, for that was all her many, worries always finds the preaching, preaching of a very they used to cleanse the feet of a thumorous side to things. The high order, but no moving preach guest. Ing. No preaching that would Mary and her sister, and water sister of a family, who is not con- a guest of story in that, of "Patsy, the young stir anyone to make a decision, was enough, but not enough for tent to sit by and see all the good grasp a banner, join a cause, or Mary, who so loved and worshipped things of life heaped upon the fight a battle. There washer Lord. This was no formal shoulders of her more favoured depression resting on congrega-fact of courtesy, but a soul's homage sister. She starts out all on her They seemed tired, bored, to its King. The time had come own to achieve fame and fortune llatless, as though the commission for the precious ointment to be for herself and eventually succeede of Christianity was too great for poured forth. them There may have been lifted word "anointed."
Then there is that In a highly, amusing manner but
Washing would hearts, but there were few lighted have been enough, but anointing not until many obstacles have been faces. Lord Morley would have is a sacred act and a symbol of overcome. Klug Vidor, who direct- complained of a lack of "unction" devotion. We keep the anointing ed "The Big Parade also direct The services moved so: correct, oil for kings, and for priests of the edhe Fatay devout, Intellectual, sometimes Most High God. Washing was excellent cast which pludes Jane even polished, but with no gather not shough for Him. Sacred head Winton, Lawrence Gray and Maris ing tide of emotion.
and sacred feet must be handled Dressler.
tione.
Smothered By Respectability
Wastel Mary's lavish act was
devoutly, reverently. I have seen a
provide
lad' handle the communion cuplas "Now, Children," said the Sun though it were a casket contain day school teacher, we will finish not waste. Emotion is not wasted ing his mother's prayers, for verily up by singing Little drops when it comes rushing out of doors to him it contained the blood of water, and put plenty of,
to do Imperishable deeds. It is dur Lord Jesus Christ which was into it.".
wasted when it is smothered by shad for me. The anointing was
respectability, when the song is in love's confession of the dawning
the heart and we do not sing. greatness of the
When the year is at the Spring, ande
we do not ahout and give God
thanks when you
emotions do not
feet of Godthafall” render. ). I dedicate 1 That Pogridsión (f
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once off the route and a few hours out of schedule time would raise an immediate hue and cry.
Best Insurance
Large numbers of Chinese pas sengers do sail from and arrive at
sections of the crew at least one of each of which has to be tiribed into complicity before pirates can find out the situation and hours of duty pertaining to the bridge, engine-room and wireless-to men- tion no other vital parts of a ship before a small measure of aud- cesa. can be assured."
“THE SMART SET"
COMING TO THE QUEEN'S
William Haines, the popular out- door comedian, returns to the screen Lat. the Queen's Theatre to-morrow in another bright and breezy story of love and polo, "The Smart Set As usual, this datest Haines success is replete with many original and thoroughly amusing situations. The star will be seen sa the son of a millionaire who does not like the thought of having to work for a living but who plays an excellent continually gets him into trouble is game of polo. How his bravado, told in a series of cleverly directed scenes. In his own inimitable man ner Haines romps through the story affording many laughs during the process of a charming romance. Beautiful Allee Day is the heroine and in her part gives excellent sup port to the star. Thrills of a real polo game are also included in the picture to make it one of Haines best comedy efforts to date.
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