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[BEXXON BY THE REV. H. COPLAY MUvtg.]
The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, preached the sixth wernon of the Lenten course on the subject of "Joy, taking as text I John i,
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A DISTORTED STATEMENT. WHAT SIR J. F. HENNESSY 'REALLY WROTE ON THE
MUI TSAI QUESTION, Writing on the M-Taî question to the Spectator on February 9th, Mr. John H. Harris, of The Glen," Craw. ley, Sussex, says:—
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"Sir-May I draw attention to the oceanie trade in relations to the rest of Coolies Uniform ett at the a wide extraordinary sature of a reply made the world's trade market. the building That your joy may be full," He said:
by Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of a large Chiness merchant fleet as a We have thought on these Sunday mort-
of Tominions to Lord Henry Bentinck factor for China to conduct its trade ings in Lent of certain characteristic upon the qtration of Hongkong slavery? with other countries, and the formation
And features of the Christian Life.
surely procedure seldom adopted by of Earbour trusts or boards to regulate
Lord Henry Bens a Cabinet Minister. perhaps some one may be saying this is not a very attractive life, a life of labour, tinck naked whether the Governor, and port activities, these were some of the of battle and of constant watching does Chief Justice of Hongkong in 1880-89 most important needs of China strongly
Well, be it so, we stigiustized "Mus-Trui
system
brought out in a speech delivered by Mr. not sound attractive.
OR SALE-Five Seater Macloughlin toitdraw anything that has been slasery Mr. Churchill replied that Sir E. von Heidenstam, Engineer-in-Chief Motor Car in excellent conditionin anid. It is doubtles a hard life. Jesus John Smale, the Chief Justice, had, in Christ was always careful to show that fact, held the opinion that the Mui-Tu of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board, tyros, of which three are new cord irre form of slavery, before the Association of American and Apply Linstead & Davis, Alexan la Buildings, to those who wished to follow Him. To system constituted a
Chinese Engineers now in convention in Hongkong. one would-be disciple He said: The Sou but that the Governor, however, con of Man hath not where to lay His head."sidered that such a term could hardly be To all who would be his disciples He said: applied in fairness to muitas in Hong. Shangha: in outlining a general pro- gramme for the commercial and trade I append the sentence If you want to kong. "Take up the Cross" live the Christian life you must be pre from Sir John Pope Hennessy's des
In a few trenchant remarks the speaker pared for self-denial; you must be ready patch, from which you will are that Expansion and development of China.
But to-day I want Mr. Winston Churchill only quoted the to endure bardness. to dwell on ather characteristic of the first half of a complete sentence, which sketched the position of Shanghai as a
portation
wystem of China and in rela Christian life which may, at least, do some seems to me to convey an entirely differink in the present and future trans-
For in spite cat impression from that intended by I bave put thing to soften the picture. of its bardness and dangers the Christian Sir John Pope Hennessy. life is a life of joy.
It is characteristic of modern writings
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Mr. Churchill:- by tough I feel that the term slavery bour of Shanghai, as far as it has pro
ceeded and sketched in bold outlines, the Box Q. c/o Hongkong Daily Press. can hardly be applied in fairness to problem of development. He des Chinese adoption of to domestic ser True, He is
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about Jesus Christ that there is a tendency now to dwell on His joyfulness, in a way that used to be unknown. the Man of Sorrows, but that is only one aspect of His character-and to-day then
vice, where the individuale cosetruederibed the ions made by the
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by the 15th Board, last October. to me to condemn this system. I ara
went over the So a modern writer uses these words.
Mr. von Heidenstam of opinion that ang practier which would have sounded strange ani probably would have shocked good people
a trafic in human beings main points of the expert'a report which bas now been put forward for the be put down by law." afty years ago: "The next characteristic
I cannot think the complete seulence consideration of the Chinese Govern ment and all the interests concerned. of the piety of Jesus is a combination of opposites which is quite peculiar to it was submitted to Mr. Churchill, because
dral with the approaches the union of the blithesomeness and I have always understood that Ministers He then described the detailed means
the and with Harbour proper and innocence of childhood with the courage of the Crown answering questions in the proposed to and the serious earnestness of manhood. House of Commons are supposed to hold
gave interesting data as to the various It is probably impossible for anyone to the view that anything approaching tery
technical alternatives which had had to be considered for the solution of the form a conception of the childlike gladness minological inexnétitudes should never he
problem such as: A new pallet to the of Jesus. His life was passed in sunshine incorporated in replies to members.
Whangpoo, a port de vitesse and in joy, in childlike trust toward God.
Hangchow Bay or elsewhere in the H. E. POLLOCK, Prince's Building. in glad exultation over nature and good men All moody and self-tormenting thoughts, all carking cares, everything done under compulsion, all unnatural excitation of one's feelings, is entirely alien to Him. He possessed the full free dom and freshness of an entirely unspoilt and simple and gren: soul that rested in God's love."
OBITUARY.
MH. H. E. HOBSON.
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the crowd who call themselves Christin Dont ha foined the Volunteers, and,
but refuse to carry the Cross. And judged
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Finally he touched upon the difficul- bert Elgar Hobson, who was Senior Com-ties of realizing the ideal solution in any missioner of the Chinese, Maritime Car And if oy was characteristic of Our toms at the time of his retirement. He pert development. In the case of Shaug,
TO LET-Office rooms on 1st floor, Bank of Lord' it has been a frequent characteristic was the eldest, son of the late Mr. Robert hai, while at least from certain points of
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China Building, No. 4, Queen's Road of the beat of His followers of those whis Hobson, of Wellington. Sumerset, and view and certainly in regard to general
Mr. navigational improvement
proaches and harbour, the report of the Central to be let. Uccupation from 1st of self-surrender. Most of us Christians are Hobson arrived in Shanghai in August, Committer may be considered as the best May. For particulars apply to Bank of China. have given their hearts to Him in absolute was in his seventy-eighth year.
possible solution, there undoubtedly were so half-hearted in our service, striving to 1561, to join the Customs Service serve God and Mammon, that we lose the it is to-day, my be was 112 days on the dificulties in the way. Ove difficulty we
question of public wharves in relation joy which comes from self-surrender. But is as he
private enterprise. Christianity must be judged from the lives journey. In the following winter the Taiping rebels. were desing round Shang..
Another difficulty, specific, for Chich, of its best followers, not from the lives of
like nearly every other European is the fret
that so far the ranks of the pulation, do not realize the importance with short Enfield. mach
did
of trans-Sceanic trade in relation to the by the lives of the best Christians, that is night
In 1883 he went to sentry-go.
general prosperity of the country, of those who in all ages have been Peking, and shortly after this conse
"Navigare neccsse its inhabitants. recognised as Saints, Christianity appearquent on the beheading of the Taiping must be impressed in letters of guid in
When you read the
chiefs, he appointed Staff In-the mind of all those who have the as a religion of Joy. writings of the Saints and compare the terpreter to General Gordon, with im wilfare of Chisa at heart, and are in with the writings of worldly muralists, you portant and onerous duties in relation such a position, as to be able to influence cannot but notice that the great difference to the Settlement of Shanghai, between them lics in the joyful way in served with Gordon until the end of the its future development For all these it which the Saints viewed life, the boyish campaign in 1864. For his services he must be made clear that it is necessary to create modern deep water barbours glee which so often preps out when' least was decorated with the Gordes Cam
with all modern appliances for rapid Medal, a precious star of the first handling of
cargo. This must be done, He then rejoined the Customs, not indiscriminately dual concession hun. expected.
here and there, Let us ask onrasives whether we have
other this characteristic feature of the Christian and served in one capacity or
suggested by Life, is our heart full of joy! It it is no hss than eighteen of the Treaty poris ters and concession profiteers, but accord
in China. Mr
Hobson thus
aus possessed not we are misrepresenting Christianity to
in which a few maio porta must figure the world. There is a tremendous power a varied and unique experience of China ing to a well conceived, national system, It makes the hardest work sem H opened Wenchow to trade in 1877. prominently. If this bo not done, China its trade, remain casy. Who has not known the power of Chungking in 1890, and Tengyuek (Tün-will, in respect. to jos! Have you not had times when won nnn) in 1500, Insides which he spent three largely dependent un foreign centres. were doing your work in life as a dull years at Yuling on the Thibet frontier. On account of present conditions, these port improvements for ocena traffic can duty which you areomplished with diff. He ended his Chinese service in Shang- eulty, and then suddenly there Bashed hai, where he endeared himself to anot very well be made without the help waterfront at Swatow with modern 12 apon you the light of some great joy and with whom he enme in contact. He was always ready to lend a helping hand to it made the dell duty a pleasure, a light task to be accomplished without serious anything that tended towards the public His quies but sincere indivi effort? There is a tremendous power in benefit. joy and it is a power which ought never duality gained for him many friends, to be absent from the Christian character. 4ot only among his own countrymen, but If there were more of it to be seen in the amongst those of all nationalities. lives of Christians we should see advance in the ranks of the Church Milit
in joy.
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who has seen the transportation system For jos is attractive. But too often the about his sins. lives of Christians are far from being so much the wors for him. I have wonderful activities of the ports, of One of the most common known men who have not worried about London, New York, and San Francisco, attractive. arguments against our holy religion is the their debts, but sconer or later they had has a great mission to fulfil. These ports difference between the Christian ideal and to worry about them. And it is the same have become great by a combination "of the actual lives of professing Christians, with gins. While yias are not repented of,
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form of Harbour Boards or It is an argument which is always pro and therefore not forgiven, there can be tion in duced by anyone who has read a little of no real Christian peace joy. The heart Trusts, and on lines such as have been the writings of Anti-Christian writers of man can never find lasting rest till proposed for Shanghai. influencing the By
opinion of the and it is an argument which no words it is conscious of the forgiveness of sins. can refute; it can only be refuted by lives That is why repentane is the first step leaders of his country, the modern Chin
And the Cross has ese engineer can assist towards & propor which do approximate more nearly to the towards. Heaven.
But sciution of the problems of communica always, the power to attract men. Christian ideal.
The Toot of joy is not favourscives but when our sins are forgiven we must look tious, on land, by water, and air. Theso in God. It is because He is what He is more and more away from ourselves to should be given a very conspicuous place that we ought to have joy. Have you ever God, and as we do so peace and joy will on a constructive programmaTM for the pondered upon those words in the Gloria grow in our hearts and we shall become development of China, in the formula- in the Communion Service, where we are
more and more ready for the time when tion, as well as realization of which the bidden to say: "We praise thee, we bless we shall lay aside the veil of the flesh Chiness engineer, la destined and should thee, we worship thee, wo glorify thee; and enter into the nearer presence of our be prepared to play an important part-
Shanghai Mercury. we give thanks to thee for thy great Lord.
If there is not in the life of anyone here glory," not for what God has given us, but for what He is in "Himself, do we this morning the joy of which I have praise Him. If we would gain the trust been speaking. ther let him resolve that Christian joy we must turn our thoughts he will no longer be without that more and more to God. As we think of characteristic feature of the Christian means better health and botter results Let him resolve that he will now from your work, and if your eyes require His love and power and glory there will life. spring up within our hearts the beginning give his heart and will to Jesus Christ, of Christion joy. Too many Christian and there will come into his heart a ful glasses you have careful and export people, who are really trying to live theness of joy such as be has never known examination in fitting the proper correo Christian life, fail because they spend so before. If there is in this Church this tion. Eye comfort requires also just so much time in thinking of themselves and motning any who is feeling crushed beneath their sins that they have no time to spend the burden of sorrow and care that is laid expert care in the adulaétore” and it in thought about God and His love and upon, his shoulders, thon let him resolve adjustment of your glassen. You will power and glory much more ennobling that this Holy Week will find him in heart find it worth while to cousdit a reliable
Lift up your hearts." "We lift and thought before the Cross.
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The one great enemy of Christian joy and death of our Saviour big burden will over ten years experience in the Colony.. is sin, and the foundation of real joy in fall away and the joy of his Master will You will find no better equipment any the forgiveness of sins. The more transform his life. Only remember this, cultivate the spirit of watchfulness, of no half-hearted belief will gain that joy: where than in the office and factory of which we were thinking Inst Sunday, the there must be the willing surrender of our The Hongkong Optical Co., successors to more alive will our conscience be to sin whole self to Jesus Christ, and then That has ever been the experience of shall know the peace and joy which the those who have been living close to God world. can never give and can never take
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