WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1931.
ANGLICAN CHURCHtain matters which are of outstand
CONFERENCE.
Bishop and the Lambeth Conference.
LOCAL EXTENSIONS.
The Victorin Diocesan Confer- ence was opened in the St. John Cathedral Hall yesterday after noon, when the Bishop of Victoria gave an address on the challenge of the Lambeth Conference,
The Rev. N. L. Watkins was clect- ed Secretary, and the Treasurer of the V.D.M.A, was appointed to net as treasurer for the conference.
The Very Rev, Dean A. Swann read the report of the Executive Council which had met on Decem- ber 4, 1930, and February 11, 1931. when the following matters were, considered at the meetings (1) the ponsibility of Church Extension in Kowloon; (2) the building of a new St. Peter's Church; (3) the Confer ence Budget for 1931; and (4) ar- rangements for this conference.
With regard to (1) a letter had been written to Government asking for the reservation of a site for a church in Waterloo Road, Kowloon. No reply to this letter has been re- ceived to date.
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New Site For St. Peter's. With regard to (2) the Dean said that there seemed to be a possible tity of proceeding shortly with the building of a new St. Peter's Church. The Cathedral architects had reported that a church to Sir Herbert Baker's pluns could prob- ably be built for not more than $50,000, the amount promised by Government, and a suitable site near St. Stephen's Girl's College seemed likely to be available.
After discussion the Conference asked that the St. Peter's. Sub- Council should give its views on the site suggested, and since then the Sub-Council had empha- tically voted for proceeding 115 Hoon 119 may be with the erection of the Church on the site proposed if, and as soon as, that site and the Government grant are definitely avallablo.
The report of the Hon. Secretary of the Church of England Trustees was presented by Mr. J. W. Bald win. The Investments represent ing the St. John's Cathedral Hall endowment fund, and other funda belonging to the Cathedral, have been transferred to the trustees.
An option to take up new shares in the Hong Kong Land Investment Co., Ltd, was, at the request of the Cathedral Church Council, asid for $1,417.40 which has been credited to the Cathedral Council's account. The funds of the Chater Endow ment remain in the hands of the Trustees of that endowment, who have been directed to place the in- come to the credit of the accounts
of St. John's Cathedral and St.
Andrew's Church.
ing importance.
Let us then proceed to consider How that Conference of three hun dred Bishops held last Summer in London may affect our work in this distant spot. What is the special challenge that the Lambeth Confer ence has for us out here.
THE CHINA
is too theological or philosophical
for them let them turn to tha second and they will find much food for practical thought. The Challenge to consider Afresh
Dean Inge has recently said that the presont revolt against tradi- tional ethics is not based on any philosophy consciously held but rather on a collapse of all authority, which has left the present genera- tion without any universally ac- cepted standards. No one who takes a large view of the work to-day can doubt that the Deans right.
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agreed to and I think that, whether
or not exception may be taken to this or that particular, the con- science of Christendom as a whole has agreed that the ideal presented was a true one. And so we uro compelled to pursue the quest of the visiblo unlty of the whole Church of Christ, for it is only when the air is warm with brother- hand that the Gospel.sounds truc.
There are three things I want to say about Lambeth and the Unity of the Church:-
that
we are
First, the quest pursuing is that of the visible unity
union of all Christendom in one visibly united fellowship..
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I have lyen this resolution in full so that you may see the more clearly the ident the bishops had before them, "It is our duty to envisage,"
they
"tho gay, Church of Christ as it will be when rounited and to shape the churches of our own Communion so that they will even now conform as much as possible to that ideal, and be ready to take their place within it, when it is realised.... It is our belief that the Councils of the Bishops were in antinuity, and will be nonin,
of the whole Church of Christ the appropriate organ by which the
nothing less.
advance Second, definite
was made as to closer relationship be tween the Anglican and the Orthodox Churches.
the Christian Moral Ideal, The second challenge that comes to us is the challenge to consider afresh the Christian Moral Ideal, The Challenge to Consider Afreshmore especially in its relation to the Christian Doctrine of God. Marriage and Sex, to Raec, to
The first challenge that comes to Peace and War. us is to consider afresh our idea of God. clergy and laity, to
And this challenge comes to Christian and non-Christian alike because the whole nature of our life is deter- mined by our idea of what is ultimate; by our iden of God. "The supreme need of the world is to and some unifying principle which may give confidence to the out of man" so the first ren-rt of the Lambeth Conference begins-
Thirdly, as rewarda non-episcopal All sorts of views about marriage Churches: I think there was no and there can be few who will doubt and sex are held and are being free going back whatever on Lambeth the accuracy of this statement. And ly canvassed. then the claim is made "The Chris-cowardly if the Blahops had refused is recognised that the experiment in It would have been 1920 as some have suggented. It tian Doctrine of God, in its full im to face the problem, even though as South India is being made in the plications; when rightly understood, someone has said the section hear- hope of "achieving a union between supplies the guidance which our ing on this subject does not con-episcopal and non-episcopal churches perplexed generation so supremely clude a moral issue but rather such as has never yet been effected" needa."
creates new conditions under which and in a resolution of the whole which shall teach men the meaning The task of
What is to be the spiritual force moral issue have to be decided.... | Conference "we ask the brethren of of life
building up ethical our communion to stand by our order from the mental and moral not be a short or easy one; and it the
and evolve harmony and teaching in the new conditions will brethren in India, while they make experiment, with generous chaos in which mankind is will need co-operation and criticism goodwill." struggling? Here in this diocese from every helpful source. are represented many ereeds, and some who have been brought up in the Christian tradition have die- carded it. People have every right to ask of us who hold the Christian faith what is, the Christian doctrine of God, and how does it supply the guidance which our perplexed gen eration needs?
The supreme question is-"What relation is there between Jesus Christ who lived in Palestine at a particular period and the Eternal God, is he more than merely the greatest in a great company of spiritulal leaders, is he in his own person very God?"
I am not going to dwell further on this point as we have two speak ers who will address us respectively "The Scientist's Approach to God," and The Christian Con- ception of God."
But I cannot stress too strongly the pressing im
on
portance of this subject for all our
work. And lest anyone should be tempter to hold an easy view as to what is involved let me read you same words of Dr. William Temple, Archbishop of York. "Our need is not so much to
As regards Race, the adjustment of the relations between different races is one of the major problems of the present century. The characteristic feature
of world politica nt the present time is nationalism." Machiavelli" it has been said, "has broadly apeaking ruled the political world from his own time till now. It came to be accepted as even a platitude that the nation has nothing but its own velfare to consider, that the nation flual end in itself, with nothing beyond it or
above it which it might serve or for which it could
exercise self sacrifice."
As regards ourselves here-in this diocese, the challenge that comes to na from Lambeth is that we shall take our part in pursuing the queat of the visible unity of the whole Church
of Christ, for however long and difficult the way we can be content with nothing less, and I, trust that our brethren of other communions will join us In this quest, and in passing I would like to emphasise that the Conference adopted unanimoualy a resolution in favour of efforts of Evangelism in co-operation with Christians of other Communions.... The Challenge to Consider the Ideal We of the Anglican Communion Have Before Us and the Future to Which We Look Forward. By a natural sequence we come now to consider the ideal wo of the Anglican Communion have before us for ourselves and the future to
fourth report says "than the Catho- which we look forward.
"Our ideal is nothing lesa", the
unity of distant churches can find expression without any derogation from their rightful autonomy."
Such to the challenging ideal that the Conference bide us keep before us as we carry on our work in this
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The Challenge of the Sacred Ministry and the Openings for Women's Service in the Church.
A further challenge that comes to
us and one which profoundly affects
us in a diocese such as thie-more particularly of course in our Chin- ese work-is the challenge of the sacred ministry: and with this is closely connected the call to wel- come and use to the full the minis- try of women not only in the pastoral work of the Church, but in ile teaching and worship. I quote from the Encyclical lettek.
One of the eight questions put to a Bishop at his Consecration is this: "Will you be faithful in Ordaining, sending, or laying hands upon others?" No part of a Bishop's work is more important than this.
GROSS DISLOYALTY.
LABOUR PARTY EXPELS SIR OSWALD MOSLEY.
EXECUTIVE'S ACTION.
London, Yesterday. A meeting of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party to-day expelled Sir Oswald Mosley from the Party on
Sir O. Mosley.
Human life can be dedicated to the ground of "gross disloyalty." no higher service than that of the It also resolved that adhesion to Sacred Ministry. When I was at Sir-Oswald Mosley's proposed new home last year I met two men now Party was incompatible with serving as clergymen whom I had membership of the Labour Party. known as laymen here. One hadReuter. been a business man, the other had served on the stair of the Univer-
any. There are two others I can also think of. As regards tho Chinese Church, the need for more men, und for the highest type of man, for the ministry is clamant. While I have been-Bishop an endow ment fund for Chinese clergy has been started: it badly needs sug- menting.
BALKAN 'QUAKE.
MINISTERS ILL.
THREE INVALIDS OF THE CABINET.
MR. SNOWDEN UNCHANGED.
Rugby, Yesterday. The condition of Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, who is suffering from cystitis following on influenza, was reported unchanged.
The Attorney-General, Sir William Jowitt, left London to- day to take a complete rest at a seaside resort near Lisbon. He had been working at high pres sure for the last 12 months and after taking part in the Imperial Conference and the Round Table Conference he conducted the Trades Disputes Bill through the Commons and the Standing Committee until it was with- drawn. He will be away for a few weeks.
The Pensions Minister, Mr. Frederick Owen Roberts, is also suffering from influenza.-British Wireless Service.
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FOURTEEN VILLAGES WIPED OUT.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
Vienna, Yesterday.
the Church, I have this to say. I not exceed
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And as regards the problem of tic Church in its entirety. Viewed am well aware that there are able villages have been wiped out, and
in its widest relations, the Anglican Communion is seen as in some sense an Incident in the history of the Church Universal. It has arisen out of a situation caused by the divisions of Christendom ..
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The principle for which we Chrie- tians have to stand is that there exists something wider and higher than the national state which the national state exists to serve: it is the Kingdom of God, and practically an implies an entirely new atti- we must realise that to be a Chrig
tude towards our fellow-men. Peace and War, Earl Grey has truly said that "the most effective change would be that nations should dieliko see this doctrineach other a little less and like each or that doctrine further articulated other a little more." There has re- or freshly defended; it is to see the cently been established among us a whole Chistian view of the work, branch of the League of Nations forecast the day when the racial and life and of God made good Union. I think it is a plain duty historical connections which at pre- against its rival' (that ie what may be called
contemporary of Christian people to do all they sent characterise it will be trans- secular or scientific humanism with tions and
can to support the League of Na- cended and the life of our com
the League of Nations munion will be merged in a larger itself self-dependence and donial of Union. for the League gives expres- fellowship in the Catholic Church." God. "To do this with any degression to the sense of common inter-
The principle for which the of completeness," continues, "must be, the work of
the Archbishop eat among the nations of the world. Anglican Church stands is that of
autonomy It has been said, and I think truly "the
particular many minds and will occupy many said, that "conduct is a by-product churches based upon a common generations.
But the need
is of religion-an inevitable by-pro- faith and order. urgent and every sincere attempt duct. but not the main point. Love to meet it will in its measure creates goodness by the way." promote the triumph of the Gospel." The challenges which section two of the Lambeth Report hrings to us in this diocese are these
of
only
of
The following statement of the nature and status of the Anglican Communion as the term is used in its Resolutions was approved by the Conference--
Resolution 49.
this
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MR. HAMAGUCHI.
JAPANESE PREMIER RESUMES HIS POST.
women who are conscious of their vocation to teach Christianity and of their capacity to full this voca tion and who would welcome exact ing standards of training, who feel that the Church is not ready to give them the welcome and opportunity it gives to men. Here in diocese we owe much to the devo tion of women workers, and as Bishop I should welcome the careful consideration as to how the distinc tive gifts and ideals of women may be the better used in the service of
Tokyo, Yesterday, the Church, whether as ordained Loud applause from all parties Deaconesses (which order the am-greeted Mr. Hamaguchi when he beth Conference does not desire entered the Diet this afternoon should be regarded as the female for the first time since he was equivalent of the existing Deacon, wounded in his attempted nogas- but as an order sul generis), or in sination on November 14. other ways.
The Challenge of Youth.
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vory nature a
The Premier expressed thanks for the sympathy shown him, after which he formally received the congratulations of the leader of the opposition.
Mr. Hamaguchi is still weak, but gave evidence that he has lost none of his fighting spirit-Reuter.
The final challenge that comes to The Anglican Communion is a
us is the challenge of Youth. fellowship, within the Ong Holy The Church certainly needs the Catholic and Apostolic Church, of co-operation of youth, and Chris hose duly constituted Dioceses, tianity has in its Provinces or Regional Churches in peculiar appeal to youth, for youth communion with the Sea of Canter tends to respond to what is ideal
and altruistic. And yet
a large characteristics in common:-
number of younger men and women (a) they uphold and propagate the to-day are. alienated from the you is that the Lambeth Conference Catholle and Apostolic faith | Church and organised religion. The of 1930 does constitute for us as and order as they are generally Church is in a backwater, many of a diocese a real challenge and that set forth in the Book of Com them think.
bit by bit we must work out our mon Prayer as authorised in
response. their several churches:
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
If we here are to respond to the His Lordship the Blahop then challenge that comes to
us From addressed the Conference as fol- the first report of the Lambeth Con- If It be agreed that the existing lows:-
ference there must be a fresh in social order is Intolerable and some. The subject on which 1 am to sistence on the part of both clergy thing better than mere haphazard address you to-day is "The Chal- and laity of the obligation of think rules are to control us what stand lenge of the Lambeth Conference" ing and learning as essential ele-ards are we to accept? -the challenge that comes from ments in the Christian life, and we As regards Marriage, and Sex: that Conference to us as a Diocese. must recogniae equally that it is granted that some of our traditional And more especially to-day we must through the development of their morality belongs to a very imran-bury, which have the following think of its challenge to us as a capacity for worship that men adture stage in our development, what Colonial Church for as you know vance in their knowledge of God's [standards are we to accept for our our gathering represents primari- nature. In worship the spirit of selves and for our community life? ly the Church of England side of man enters into communion with
As regards Race and Paare and our work, though we are glad to God. The quality of worship de- War: the sense of comradeship and have among us as fraternal depends upon the idea of God which fellowship is not something to be legates two representatives of our 4 in the mind of the worshipper. achieved by being directly sought: Chinese Diocesan Synod.
Though it often is crowded out in it follows naturally where men are our busy life yet there is in man engaged together in common tasks: the instinct for worship, he wanta The task of the Church is to multi- to adore: how is this instinct tonly the number of persons whose find true expression? Above all relations with their fellowmen are
The Lambeth Conference meets only once in ten years, We are therefore as Church people the more bound to consider its decisions be- cause they affect vitally the Angli- can Church throughout the world. The next Lambath Conference 14 not due to be held til 1940, and how much shall happen in the world, or in China. or in the life of any one of us between now and then-who shall say?
we need to have ever before us the governed by respect and reverence first resolution of the Lambeth of the Individuality of others. Conference-"We believe that the Those who have the Christian atti- Christian Church is the repository tude to their fellowmen will mani- and trustee of a Revelation, of God. feat it naturally in racial relatione. given by Himself, which all mem- The Challenge to Pursue the Quest bers of the Church are bound to of the Visible Unity of the Whole transmit to others, and that every I have seen it suggested some member of the Church, both clerical where that the Lambeth Conference and lay is called to be a channel eats our Church a ten year's pro- through which the Divine Life flows gramme. That, of course, in not for the quickening of all mankind." strictly Its Intention, but, 1371- It may be fairly claimed that the doubtedly, it does serve to set pro-first section of the Lambeth Report minently before the Anglican governs all the others, but if there Church throughout the world cerare any who think that the section
MY BOY-YOU'LL MAKE NO. MISTAKE IN LETTING YOUR WIFE GET A DOG-YOU'LL FIND THAT THEY CAUSE A FEELING OF SECURITY AROUND THE HOUSE-
Church of Christ. And so we pass on to the third creat challenge that comes to us. the challenge to pursue the quest of the vialble unity of the whole Church of Christ.
I was present at the Lambeth Conference of 1920 when the "ap- peal to all Christian people" was
BRINGING UP
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· DOG-HOUSE-DINTY, SENT TOUSIMAS -
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(b)
they are particular or national churches, and, as such, promote within each of their territories a national expression of Chris- tian faith, life and worship; and
(c) they are bound together not by a central legislative and exocu- tive authority, but by mutual loyalty sustained through the - common counsel of Blebops in
conference.
At any rate 1.4 regards the Colonial Church, Hong Kong is for the most part a young people's felony and it is good that It should be so.
Youth, I am persuaded, is not essentially irreligious and yet too often in this Colony as elsewhere it masses the Churches by on the other side. It would be an over- whelming misfortune if youth were to allow religion to lose its place in our English life, either here or elsewhere. And if this is not to be. The Conference makes this the fullest possible co-operation of statement-praying for and eager vouth must be invited and matured. ly awaiting the time when the I say this not because I think it fa Churches of the present Anglicas not being done among us, but to Communion" will enter into com- emphasise. its importance. Our munion with other parts of the church stants or falls as it wins and Catholic Church not definable as I can hold youth. Anglican in the above sense, as
a step towards the ultimate re-
AHI THERES MAGGIE
„NOW! NOW TO÷
SEE THE HOUND-
What I want to emphasise with
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Scientists and God. Mr. B. A. Gaunt, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, of St. Stephen's College, Stanley, in- troduced the subject for Con- sidoration:. "The Scientist's Ap proach to God." Somo discussion followed,
The Conference will be resumed this afternoon.
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