SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1929,
OUR WEEKLY ̧ SERMON `
Importance of Historical Element in Christianity
MODERN CHURCHMAN'S VIEWS
[By Professor F. C. Burkitt, D.D., F.B.A.]
(Continued from August 17.)
Let us go back again to the title of
trouble ourselves with that. God and man and Christ are neces-" sary before a man's religion can
CHINA & RUSSIA
AN IMPORTANT MILITARY CONFERENCE
WHAT SOVIET IS AIMING AT
Shanghai, Yesterday.
THE CHINA MAIL,
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ADDRESSES WHICH CANNOT BE TRACED
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A General Post Office notification
the A message from Mukden states gives
following unclaimed that. following an important mili- correspondence, etc., waiting at the tary conference at which mea-Post Office, and also unclaimed sures dealing with the situation radio telegrams at the Radio on the Sind-Russian border were Telegraph Office, Government adopted, Generals Chang Teo-heiang, Building:- the Governor of Kirin, was appoint
Post Restante
ed Commander-in-Chief of the A. Abonnel. Bakhtawar Singh, E. But newly-organised anti-Soviet army. Burnip, C. Barreda, Mlle. T. L. this paper, to the importance of the it. is obvious that some ideas about Ho Cheng-chun, the National Gov Bingeli; Misa M. A. D. Baker, G.
ernment's special representative,
Barnsley (s... "Ribera"), H. M. 1 participated in the deliberations.
A Nanking message says Chin Burris, Jean Bounaud, W. J. Chap man, China Indenting Co., H. A. G. tive of General Chang Hsueh-liang, arrived yesterday from Mukden to (s. "Kami"), Dr. and Mrs. J. G. report on conditions in Manchuria Hill, G. Houston, G. A. Herbert, R. relative to the Sino-Soviet dispute. Hartman, J. Johnson (s.s. "Duke of -Router.
Clarence"), R. M. Jameson, C. C. L. Kuo (Nat: Past Reacarch Academy), J. S. Lacey (8 Y. Aurora), Mrs. E. L. Martio, J. J. Mantler (Dir. Gen. of Rail Road), Miss M. M. Meninger, O. Mahomed (8.8. "Ribera"), C. Mather, F., D.
arguable, and indeed I understand be regarded as Christian religio Yao-yen, the special representa-Clark, F. W. Chapple, E. R. Crafter:
had effected.
What are these? Can we define
I am attempting them?
to two: questions now, answer these but I think the discussion of them belongs to our subject.
Not an Idle Question Let us remember in passing that there are indications that the
maxims were the core of the important that every
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Historical Element in Christianity. It is set as if the opposite were
that I am to be followed by a this paper which will minimize
What alleged importance. change from what must have been said in any former generation, by
Coal Mines Objective any Christian since the days of And oven
Peking. Yesterday. Marcion and of Mani! these great hereties based their
To effect the closing up of the whole construction on Jesus who second question is not an idle one coal mines in Chalanor, in the west, appeared in Judaea, and what He in some parts of the mission-field. and Muling, in the east, is reported Christianity is not Of course, so long as the Bible to be the object of the Soviet's the absolute religion, independent throughout was regarded as abso-organised military raids across Norman, M. Namias, W. E. Priest-pointed a Deputy to the Master At- of time and place, as if 'Do as you lutely true, as a revelation of ab- these borders, as this would paralyse ley, K. H. Rohnson, R. G. Reys (5.5. tendant, Straits Settlements, to bet would be done by and a few other solute truth, it was obviously most the Chinese Eastern Railway, which "Mavella"), A. Ross (an. "Kami"),
Christian
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a fishery officer and to perform the should be instructed in the whole these mines, the only other source Spring (s. "Chin Kure"), A. N.
Let the Indian convert in Manchuria being the (Japanese-Seaton, Miss F. Tedhunter, Daldey The marriage took place quietly the true story of the beginnings of
(8.3. "Ribera"), Mr. Walsh (e/of Muar, what theologians call the
things, of Adam and Eve, of Noah,
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now on the borders are concentrat- tival, about the nature of the In-But now that Noah and Adam and Eve are receding into the realm of
ed in these areas. carnation, theories
folk-lore, cannot we, it is beginning to be asked, teach Christianity to Hindus on the basis of the Vedas and the Bhagavadgita, just as the Western Modernists are basing their Christianity on Jewish legends? In any case, what reason is there for teaching the Old Testa- ment to those who do not know it, except on the supposition that it is an essential part of the truth of things?
Christian religion. Christianity, from the first and all own
the Bible.
reuturies. has been centred in forget his heathen fables and learn owned) South Manchuria Railway's Warren, Wu Lien-teh, P. F. Whyte in Singapore of Mr. R. H. Bourne,
necessary
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Unpaid Correspondence
J. A. da Costa,
Registered Articles It is learned from the Harbarvosk region that for a thousand miles
Matias Ayon, Mons. Abonnel, Rev. along the Amur River the only C. Guergis, A. Hicks, R. S. Moore, Chinese troops are a garrison of W. E. Mckenney, L. Roban, Ad. 3,000 men at Taheiho, whose posi- Thibaid, General Wu Chung-dok, tion is precarious owing to the General Wa Kam-yu. difficulty of getting up supplies
Radio Telegrams from Tsitsihar.
Address. Chinese reports from Harbin William Wyeth, Peak Hotel, state that the Russians are still occupying Tungning, southward of Iceburg
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Japan's Views
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of the nature of God, of the nature of man, of the nature of the God-man.
Bu the esssence of the
Christian doctrine of the Incarnation is that in some way or other the Divine life and power and grace.
was personified in Jesus, that in Him that which is really Divine had a career among men, with all the limitations that such individual career involves
Serious Dispute
The answer is not easy for any What these limitations were is a Modernist, but it is evident that
Tokyo, Yesterday. matter of serious dispute, but the no answer at all can be given ex-
In spite of the increasing fre- very idea unquestionably involves cept by one who has a fairly clear
of clashes between the limitation, circumscription. 'Cruci- idea in his own mind as to thequency
Chinese and Soviet troops, official fied
Pilate nature of the Christian religion. under Pontius says the official Christian Creed. By the Christian religion I do not Japanese circles continue optimis- What has Pontius Pilate
According to the vernacular press to do mean religion in general. Theretic that an actual outbreak of hogi-
lities is very unlikely.
the Shanghai hsien has been noti- with the definition of true re- have been many deeply religious
fied by the provincial authorities ligion! This, that he marks a people who have not been Chris-basis for the opening of formal/ Kanning, 22. Upper Den St,
that it is intended to hold an ex- And if our tians at al-Marcus Aurelius and theology go on, as Christian Epictetus are obvious instances. negotiations will be reached be-
Chicago, M. work in the province. The chief of theology has always done in the But Christianity does seem to me fore long by the Soviet agreeing Maelda Solobillings care Messagerie, amination of those engaged in police to appoint new bureau chiefs for
'police han notified all instructors and) past, to include some doctrine of to be bound up with certain alleged
Canton heads of branch offices to send an atonement, a fresh association historical happenings.
While reports of border clashes Of the First Importance
Tientsin particulars of their of God and man, effected some-
What these are we will come to appear to be true in substance, it 5540
Vancouver, E.C.experience with a record of their who appeared in how by Jesus
But it is obvious that if is intimated here that little faith Solsort Mani's phrase later.
Swatow activities since assuming office to Judaca-to
the district magistrate to be for- once again-then that also is what I have said is true at all, it is placed in either Chinese or 3123
Soviet charges and counter-2639, 0068, 2464, 1648, 0005, 5714, dated
placed. and
warded to the provincial govern iris of the first importance that the
charges. It is a case of six of one
meal. Batches of men are to be Christianity is concerned with his-alleged happenings really occurred,
that if they could be proved not to and half a dozen of the other.
despatched for examination and the. tory, is in some way really de-
Regarding the recent reports of! pendent upon history, how far is have happened Christianity would
between
result, it is hoped, will be an im friction
Nanking and fall. On the other hand, it is
moral of the it vital that the history shall be
A committee of the silk mer-provement in the true? What is to happen if it equally obvious that if they did Mulden, the official Japanese view be discovered, to use the popular happen, nothing, sot even the disappears to be that Mukden acted chants "save the trade society" met phrase, that the Bible isn't true'? belief of subsequent generations, too much on its own at the outset, recently according to the Chinese
The following account of an That is the link between what I can prevent them having happened. but it is believed that she is now newspapers, and decided on the
for furthering the occurrence in Nantaò is taken from began with and what I have been If the Crucifixion of Jesus took more or less teeing the line and measures
following Nanking's instructions-aims of the association: (1) That the northern Chinese Press:A saying in the last few paragraphs, place, present-day unbelief, even
Reuter.
a technical school should be Shaohsing man, Fu Tah-seng; has a universal unbelief, cannot prevent Or what is our Christianity based, its having taken place.
Nippon Garrison
established in which promising shop for the sale of paper and
But bellef
Near him is a the Crucifixion is
youth might be trained so as to tobacco, in Nantao. No "Fool Proof” Religion
A member of the Japanese Lega- Improve Chinese methods of silk redwood shop, the workers of not all that is required of a Chris- Let me begin by expressing my tian: to this must be added a belief to stated to-day in connection weaving:(2) That a committee of which have been in the habit of on credit. conviction that it is impossible to about the Crucifixion. He that with reports of further increases investigation should be appointed purchasing his wares get what may be called a safe, a cometh to God must believe that in the Japanese garrisons of Man-to traverse the various districts in Finding it difficult to obtain pay- "fool-proof" religion. There is He is,-and-that He is a rewarder churia, that at present there are China where silk is produced and ment for these small purchasea Mr. an element of doubt and uncer of them that diligently seek Him. under 8,000 Japanese troops in all sold and to continue their journeys Fu intimated that no more credit tainty, of choice and venture, in Both parts are necessary. However Manchuria. The Changchun as far as the South Seas where would be given. The defaulting religious faith, which is different
garrison is 760 men-Reuter. Chinese are resident and seek to debtors took offence at this act and from demonstration and proof.
invited the shopkeeper to visit a Further, in the special case before
neighbouring teashop and talk over us we do, I think, get some Help,
the matter, All unsuspecting. Mr. Fu proceeded to the rendezvous but his debtors had collected a gang of loafers and, before he reached the teashop, he was surrounded and severely beaten. Luckily, the fracas was seen by some police who hastened to the scene and ar- rested two of the assailante, the rest having dispersed when they saw trouble ahead. The two culprits will be tried and, it is hoped, severely dealt with by the Nantao magistrate.
if not on the Bible?
short or vague we may make the list of necessary facts to be known and believed in, there is a corres- poading list of views to be held
Peking, Yesterday.
DRAWING
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BRITISH SCHOOL ...
interest them in the national pro- ducts of their native land.
Mr. Haddon J. Markes, Works Engineer and Superintendent of the Ipoh Fire Brigade, has left Ipoh and is proceeding home by the P and O. "Khyber on leave. Mr. Markes is expected to return to the FM.S. in February next
at least in clearing our thoughts, about those facts in order to con- from a distinction made by Pro-vert our true historical opinion, fessor Wobbermin of Breslau in into articles of religious belief, a paper which he called Geschichte
Facts Alleged.
SIX HONOURS SECURED und Historie. He makes a differ- Thus, according to my view, his- ence between these two words, torical criticism-the critical At an examination held last defining Geschichte as that which scientific study of history can term ander the auspices of the really has happened, what I have conceivably kill Christian belief or Royal Drawing Society (London); } always tried to speak of as the can allow it; it cannot produce it. seven pupils of the Victoria Bri- Mr. A. E. Coope has been appoint Course of Events, while by His-Let us now go on to see to what tish School were presented in the ed to act as Assistant Registrar, toric he means the accounts, true extent it has, by its studies about Preparatory Division and all pass Supreme Court, Ipoh, in addition to
false, adequate. and in the facts alleged by Christians, ed, six with honours.
his duties as Acting Town Planning adequate, which men have made modified or hampered it: The The successful candidates are: Administrator, Ipoh."
and
of the Course of Events. Wob-"facts alleged by Christians" cover bermin's thesis was that Chris- a good many more things than find tianity does depend upon Gea- a place in the Creeds, and it is chichte, but that it does not de- futile to deny that the old construc- tion of the Christian Universe has pend on Historie. This does not
been shattered. What is perhaps take us very far, for how can we ascertain the outlines and contours quite as important, no new con-
of Geschichte, seeing that we have nothing but Historie to go upon? Still, I think the distinction helps
struction has as yet taken its place. The last great expounder of the
Honours. —Nancy Duckworth, William S. Gegg, Chas. Hosegood, Chas Evans, Eric Stone, and David O. Parsons.
Pass-Hilda Salmon..
Urder authority of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, Christian Universe was Fascal, are prohibited from mooring to that Section 38, Sub-Section 18, vessels to clear our thoughts, helps us to who was also one of the first to part of the southern sea wall east of understand the nature of our de-non-geocentric world. From the Yumati Typhoon Shelter. To that feel the dark abysmal cold of a
the Sanitary Dumping Station in pendence on past events.
days of Pascal to the present time Two Curious Questions there has been an unbroken retreat, part of the southern pea wall wrest And here, before we inquire fur- a tacit abandonment by Christian of the Sanitary Dumping Station ther, let us ask ourselves two thinkers of province after province vessels are allowed to moor in single curious questions. The first is, formerly dominated by Christian, line only. supposing that as the result of cur that is to say Biblical, theory. This rent unbelief, assisted perhaps by earth was once central; now it is some great catastrophe in human regarded as a second-rate planet in either way) there were men in the affairs, the Christian Faith died a third-rate solar system. At the south-west of France and the north out for fifty years, for a couple of same time its age in time is not of Spain who could draw coloured generations, could it ever bere merely some five or six thousand pictures of the animals they hunt- vived 7. Would reading, the Bible years, as the Bible asserts, but ed and ate better and more life- recreate the Christian religion if some unascertainable period in like than the majority of us here there were no organization of mensely longer. Man, again, is on can do, and men who chipped well- Christians actually surviving the one hand regarded as a product made fint tools lived in and sbout which a man could foin? The of a long evolutionary process, not the district whers Ipswich now other question is, what is the as a distinct species created per stands thirty thousand-some day) minimum. eradition of a Christian fect that presently fell from its seventy thousand, or more years. man 1 In former days this ques high estate, on the other hand, the do Adam and Eve come in, in this ago, before the Ice Age, Where tion tended to Involve that other, actual history of Man is much with which it is not necessarily longer and more varied than new edition of Genesis Where connected, ris was amount of even hinted at in the Book and when are we to place the Fail Christian knowledge or doctrine Genes
teen thousand years and all that that alleged catas
le necessary to escape hell and at-1 ago (more or less, but the error is trophe involves?
fain salvation ? We need not now not more than two thousand years [To Be Continued]
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