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THE CHINA
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
Effective Goodwill In Finance
C.M.S. RETRENCHMENT
Preaching In St. John's Cathedral on Sunday evening the Dean (the very Rev. A. Swann) said:—
"You Parsons are always talking about 'money)"
MAIL,
Unthinking Religian
than large amounts at any one time. He had ittle faith in spasmodic special jappeals, so he asked his people to put each week what they could afford, and thus avoid a special whip round when he camo.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1929.
HONG KONG SHARE MARKET.
To-day's Deals and Quotations.
Paid
} slack.
Buyers Sellers Sales Nom
up
Value
Higher & Lowent 1918-19.
Dividend.
Banks,
Our scheme, therefore, makes pro vision for such regular giving. Hither- to, in order to get funds for worthy objects, we have had to keep on mak- ing special appeals. The Diocese, Hos- But that sort of habitual, unthink-pitals, and various Societies have been ing religion has
no power in the supported thus. The result has seldom thoughtful, analytical age in which we been satisfactory, because only those live. Wa feel to-day that there was in present at Church on the day of the Hong Kong Bank......$ (Lon. Reg.) ·····k our grandfathers' time too much of appeal had an opportunity to give.. Chartered Bank 19 the ambulance ides of the Church, too Under the new plan we hope to dia-Mercantile lik., A.ku.
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That is a fairly common accusation, but as a matter of fact it is not the case. It is probably truer to say that little of the Active Army of the living pense with such appeals. when we do talk about money folks God, too little of the spirit of adven- will really give regularly, week by Bank of Asia are apt to pay attention. And, also,ture for truth and goodness.
week or month by month; what they if people would give more thought to We
Insurances. εre, therefore, deliberately can honestly afford, we shall get for the Church's need of money wa should choosing our hymns, etc., now with these objects, and for our own needs na Canton Is not have to talk about it at all.
the intention of emphasising the Activo well, far more than before. This has taip las This applies to the Cathedral at the Character of the Church. We are try, been experienced in hundreds of | North China Ins. present time. It is precisely because ling to secure that we sing only what parishes in England, My parish Yangtze ins, we believe that the Cathedral's finan- thoughtful people can really mean, and in Yorkshiro At
doubled China Underwriters...3
China Fire Ins. cial position is not understood that we we are choosing music made available its Income when it adopted this method. 11. K. Fire Ins. |feel obliged to explain the situation. for us by the best leaders of Christian But notice also that St. Paul does
It is, I think, not generally recognis- Į musical art of to-day.
ask that each shall give "as he way ed that our present Income, notwith- I have spoken of this because I think prosper." i.c., in proportion to his in- standing Sir Paul Chaters' generous it possible that some may be withhold come. If we are to do this we need FIT giving endowment, is not nearly sufficient to ing their support of the "Cathedra's to give real thought to meet our present obligations. We work because they have not yet seen and, after honest examination of our have recently had to sanction a very the point of what we are doing. I income, decide upon our que propor considerable increase in expenditure. would ask such, if there be any, to be an
For instance, we have lately appoint-lieve that we are actuated by no mo We are inclined, I fancy, to stick! ed a second Assistant Chaplain to take tive but a keen desire to make our unthinkingly to some accustomed charge of St. Peter's Church. Apart worship the expression of a healthy figure. We may be in the habit of Benguets....... altogether from the added strength and vigorous religion such as the world giving 10 cents or $1 or $5 when wo Kailan Mining Ad. 47- which his ministry will give to St. needs, and such as can appeal to men come to Church. But mere habit is Langan (Com.) ...Th. Peter's, it was esential to secure and women who are not helped at all' not a good enough guide. Each of us
(Single) priest for this work, because for vari- by some of the older forms. If we are ought to weigh up our total income ous reasons this Church will no longer credited with this intention I feel sure and decide quite honestly what is our be able to depend on the very gener-that people of goodwill will back unnecessary expenditure and then settle what proportion of the bolanco Wo
ous help hitherto given by numerous up.
pointed in the nick of time,
Our commitments (without extrava. Bro members-taking into considera- Again, for a limited number of years gance) are much greater than our pre- tion, of course all other calls upon our the Cathedral is moking a grant to rent resources. We expect to be about charity. the Rev, H. Copley Moyle, which is a $10,000 down at the end of this year. quite unusual expenditure, necessitat- Our present donations, subscriptions and ing from people of goodwill additional offertories are quite insuficient to meet
the need.
No Pew Rents
clergy- The new Chaplain was op- Now for the actual Bnancial position. should give to the Church of which wo
support.
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(Del.)...
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Lands, Hotels & Balldings.
Methods Suggested Therefor, before adopting one of the methods of giving which our scheme provides, we ask all to do some Further, the Diocese of Victorín,
honest thinking, so that each shall de Hong Kong, of which St. John's Cathe
Pew rents ecaso with this year, his truly proportionate part in for- dral is the Mother Church, has recent. But this is a comparativey small warding the Cathedral's work in this ly aufered a severe blow in the re-matter. Is it recognised that a seat- Colony and. Diocese and elsewhere. trenchment which the Church Mission-holder is helping the Cathedral'a fin. Then you may give in one of the fol ary Society has been forced to make, ances to the extent of less than 29lowing ways: We feel that the Cathedral shouki docents per week? We pay more for Bankers Monthly Orders, Weekly) its utmost to make good as large alone journey in the Peak tram than we Envelopes, Annual Cheques. part as possible of the deficit thus have been giving for a place in the The Managers of the focal banka caused.
Cathedral for a week.
have very kindly given permission for These are new obligations, accepted
The amount received from pew rents any who have accounts with them to ns justifiable by those whom the Cathe-bas not been large about 6% per sign an order requeating that a cer dral Congregation elects to represent cent. of our expenditure. I believe tain amount be credited to St. John's them. And yet, instead of receiving that the loss of such an amount will Cathedral Goodwill Account every Į increased support, we have experienced prove to be overwhemed by the gain month until further notice. I think the reverse, Collections have been of being able to welcome the visitor that many people will find this a very smaller although Congregations have and the stranger to every place in the convenient and reasonable method of 11. K. Tramways.....$ 19.15 been larger.
Cathedral.
helping. It is so much easier for most Peak Trams (old)..... No doubt "different times" have No, an altogether new and greater to give a small amount each month
(new) something to do with thie; but enter-source of income is required. To than considerable sum at any one Star Ferries..... tainments are apparently little reduced, secure this we suggest for next year time. and it seems a pity that work for the and afterwards
Floance Those who prefer to do so may give Kingdom of God should be the first to Scherle.
by means of weekly envelopes. Each Ma suffer.
Lack of Understanding
The cause, I fancy, however, is more a lack of understanding than inability to help.
A new
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K. Electrics 71.
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16.80
In devising this. scheme we have person who chooses this method will Sandakan Light had in mind certain principles:- be supplied with fifty-two envelopes,.. Telephones
1. That people of Goodwill will give and will each week put his contribu Chins Buses ....... T. 181 liberally when they fully appre-tion into the envelope bearing the data S'poreTractions(Cnd./« cinte a need.
of the Sunday of that week. He will
2. That any giving is best done when then bring his envelope to Church and
it is thoughtful and systematie. put it into the Alma bag.
#
also.
I think a reminder is also necessary that the Church is intended to be an Active Society, and that it fails if not composed of people-nctively keen on its work, and ready for sacrifice in its service. We have good news for world bewildered by much unrest and suffering, a message of peare and goodwill and power to effect these. The Church's work is to be active in bringing the Spirit of Christ into all life, to point men and women towards the ideal of life, set-up by Christ and to link them onto the Supreme Bource of Spiritual power which enables them to practise these.
If ho
(Pref. 40-
Industrials,
3. That people who truly vaue their should be absent for one or more Sun. China Sugars... religion will be prepared to make days he will bring the envelopes for Malabon Sugars....... sacrifices to provide its benefits not the intervening period, realising that Cald: Mag. Ord...Th. only for themselves but for others the work of the Church goes on whether Canum Ices Pref...T.
ho can get to Church or not. Collec Cements (comb), Understanding Produces Liberality those who are using one of the other tions will be made as hitherto, but When David prepared to build the Temple he made sure that his people methods will not be expected to give HK. Ropes .... understood the need for such an effort. by loose cash. Then he appealed with confidence forgive a large sum at once may contri Those for whom it is convenient to backing and got the
Stores, &c. bute by annual cheque. But few will Dairy Farms
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for our people really to know the need be able to give as much by this method Watons Before the end of this and each year as by one of the others. This Cathedral Church is here to do we shall put into your hands a simple this
It may be interesting to see how this for Hong Kong and the Diocese of statement both of our known resources
scheme would work out if aup Victoria. We are here to uplift the and also of our commitments.
ported in the following way. Hfe of this place, to be a centre for all shall include in one Budget the amount
If 25 give $10 per month who desire to fellow after Goodness as of money we skull need for Cathedral 50 give $6 per month Christ revealed it, and also--perhaps Expenses and also the amount, that] most of all--to be a means of winning we, as 'a 'Congregation, ought to give those who at prezent do not value the towards the extension of the Church's things of God.
influence. We shall show you exactly
50 give $1 per week
50 give 59 cents per week
6 give $200 per year
10 give $100 per year.
Perhaps some think that we are go-bow much we must receive from 'Sub Then the total would be $12,000 per ing about this in the wrong way.scriptions and Offertories to meet alljannam and the Cathedral would be There may be some criticism our ar-these needs. Then we shall, in effect, ask in a strong position. Even in a fuc. rangements Services for instance, the same na David did. "Who then tunting community such as ours these
Do you remember how
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We certainly have our faults. Nono offereth willingly?" And we hope that methods may surely be successful. It are more conscious of this than the we shall have occasion to rejoice na will be of great assistance if people clergy. But we are doing all we can David and his people did when they here only for perhaps a few months to make the presentation of Christ's sow a great response. "Thon the will join the scheme. In any case, religion here genuine and intelligible, people refolced, for that they offered "iet each lay by him in store as he We are trying to clothe ancient truth willingly, because with a perfect heart prosper.' in language and forms of worship they offered willingly to the Lord, and Readiness for Sacrifice. which are in harmony with the best David the King also, rejoiced with When David wanted to build modern knowledge and thought.
great joy."
altar for the worship of Gol he re- Bank, wire There has been' some criticism of our Giving-Thought and Systematic [fused to secure it without making Bank, on demand muste especially our hymns. We ap-
St. Pauli come sacrifice. preciate fully the appeal of the fami- wrote to the Church at Corinth when "All this, O King, deth Arannah give Bank, 30 days' aight liar, but we find it hard to believe that he wanted money for the help of the unto the King" thoughful people can fail to realise Church at Jerusalem? "Concerning said unto Araufiah: "Nay, but I will Credits, 4
Ard the King Bank. 4 months' sight 1/8 that much of the 19th Century expres the collection for the sainta, sa gava verily buy it of theo at a price; neither
sight sion of religion, which perhaps was pro- order to the Churches of Galatia, so will I offer burnt offerings unto the Documentary 4 months' fitable for our grandparents, does little also do ye. Upon the first day of the Lord my God, which cost me nothing." sight- but harm to-day. Yet some of us have week let each one of you lay by him After I recently made a statement On Paris- adopted these expresalong and cling to them, in spite of the fact that we do so more from mere habit and old ar- sociation than from conviction.
in store, as he may prosper, that no in the Cathedral of the financial post on demand collections be made when I come." tion I received a generous gift of 9200 Credits,
I to
St. Paul know it was much easier from an individual of slender means.
giva small amounts regularly Such
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LONDON EXCHANGES
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
1/8 1/8 9/16
London, Yesterday.
Paris
123.80
New York
4.876
months'
Brussels
34.87
1/0 %
Geneva
25:14
Amsterdam
12.00
4 months'
sight
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1/9 %
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93.16
Berlin Stockholm
20.395
18.145
Copenhagen
18.205
Can
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Vienna
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Lisbon
108.25
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114
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