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ST. JOHN'S CATHE
DRAL.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SEATHOLDERS AND SUBSCRIBERS.
CHAPLAIN'S REVIEW OF
CHURCH BODY TO CONSIDER
BUGGESTIONS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1927.
The interior of the Church has| ABOLITION OF PEW RENTS. been much improved by the 'remor ing of the match boarding of the roof and the taking away of the ugly and insanitary platforms on which the seats used to rest, is a An interesting discussion took devotional addition of great value. place as to whether pew renta Fourteen years ago there were no in the Cathedral should be entirely sidermen and no servera, now we sholished, and all seats made free, have sidesmen and servers, and a at the morning service as well as Church of England. Men's Society at the evening service. also the Women's Guild. The The Rav. H. Copley Moyle said that in 1920 the proposal was that all seats should be made free. As a compromise it was agreed that seats ahould be reserved until the eleven The Cathedral through the branch | o'clock "bell" stopped ringing, and of the Church of England Men's į be free at six o'clock." It was then Society has made its vaise heard in decided not to abolish - pow` rexits social matters and I shall always altogether, principally on financial The financial position
ACTIVITIES.
ABOLITION OF PEW RENTS munificient, endowment given by
FAVOURED.
The annual meeting of the seat holders and subscribers of St. „John's Cathedral was held at the Cathedral Hall last evening, the
Chaplain, the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, presiding.
the late Sir Paul Chater has put the Cathedral in a sound financial position.
Other on the platform ware feel thankful that a sermon of mine Mr. W. L. Fattenden (Hon. Secret started Commander and Mrx tary), Mr. P. 8. Cassidy (Hon. Hazelwood on their crusade to
Treasurer), Mr. J. A. E Bullock and Mr. L. Forstar.
After opening the meeting with prayer, the Chaplain gave an ad dress in the course of which he
said:
As my agreement with the Church Body ends in December of this year this is probably the last annual meeting at which I shall be pre sent, I will therefore divide my remarks into two sections, first glancing at the past year and then taking a short retrospect of the 14 years during which I have been
chaplain here.
During the whole of last year the Organ was being, reconstructed and the new and handsome case erected. The fact that the organ has been used every Sunday reflects great credit on the skill 'and ingenuity of Mr. Blacket. It is hoped to open
abolish mui taas,
The Cathedral Accounts.
grounds.
was a little uncertain then bus now that they knew how the Chater
endowment worked and how the fin- apoes stood the Church: Body had report on the Cathedral A decided that it was time that the counts were submitted by Mr. Pratter should be brought up.
postcard rote among subscribers S. Cassidy (the Hop, Treasurer).
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ETERNAL STRUGGLE.
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DEMPSEY TUNNEY
FIGHT
THE RUNAWAY EXPRESS.
THE SINGAPORE BASE,
ADMIRAL
rents entirely in view of the very ITS USEFULNESS DEFENDED. hostile minority, without talking over the matter. Personally, he favoured abolition..
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Mr. Cassidy said: The income and seatholders resulted in twenty VIEWS OF A DISTINGUISHED. from the Chater Endowment Fund nine voting for abolition, and amounted to over $21,000 for 1928, twenty-three against it. He did and we can count on a regular in-not think they should abolish pew come of about 818,700, which is within a few thousand dollars of the ordinary running expenses of the Cathedral, but I feel sure that you do not expect this handsome revenue to relieve you of your duty in contributing to the Cathe dral Funds. Our staff is not big enough for the work and we want to fill the present vacancy on the Chaplain's staff, and to add a second assistant Chaplain.
Other Items
The Accounts are how subject to audit by a Chartered Accountant
Abolition Supported. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., sug- might make it a rule that after gested that the incoming Committee seven minutes to cleven in the morning all seats should be free at the morning give time for all seatholders to be in their seats.
service. This would
FLOOD STORIES FROM THE F.M.S.
NATIVES REFÜSE ASSISTANCE-
IN RELIEF WORK,
SOME EXCITING RESCUES,
The Spectator recently published
Although for the most part the an article on the Singapore naval base, which we reprinted in a re- Chinese and Malay residents of the cent issue. The article urged that areas affected by the recent heavy if Great Britain needed a Fär floods in the FLS. did their share Eastern naval base Singapore was in the relief measures inaugurated not the place, and suggested that when the improvement of conditions North Australia 'could provide a permitted instances of their refusing | to participate in rescue' work, or of better site.
Mr. W. L Pattenden 's supported Sir Henry Pollock, and remarked
To that contention the following that he was strongly in favour-of- the abolition of pew rents, but reply was made by a distinguished thought they might start in this naval efficer, Admiral Ballard:-
Way.
holding out for exorbitant payment for doing so, are contained in re- ports of events subsequent to the“
the reconstructed instrument on and you have a more accurate states any ides of the effect of the Director of Naval Intelligence. at Gild, who was at Pahang, that-
February 16th.
Organ and Choir 'Work. Mr. Mason has a series of con- certs in aid of the organ fund and he hopes to give a series of recitals before he goes an leave next April.
As to the choir & scheme of scholarships at Kowloon British School has been drawn up and we have now several boys whom we hope may become eligible for them. Many senior members of the choir have given much valued help but we need more voices. The staff and pupils of St. Stephen's Girla School have been a very real help.
The Mothers' Union under the
Peak Church.
Mr. T. H. King: Could you give
it fell to my lot, as Assistant foods. Thus, it was stated by Ar- abolition of pow rents on the even the Admiralty during the Bussoit cost seven dollars a gantang to ment of the Cathedral's finances.
ing service. Has it had any mark- Japanese War, to prepare the Ad-transport 1,151, gantangs of rico Donations and Pew Rents are ed effect on attendance.
miralty report on the lessons re both down, the former by 2812, and The Chaplain I think we get garding ses fortresses to be learnt from Raub, rid Benta, to Jerantut, the latter by 8380. Offertaries for better congregations. We certainly from the story of Port Arthur. to sell there at 80 cents a gantang.. Church Expenses are $1,470 less get the people up to the front now. This report was approved by the Another instance is recorded of
Mr. King aid that he was in Government and formed the basis than last year, but the Special favour of the abolition of pow at the instructions under which the Malay refusing to assist in the Collections are 8910, more, leaving to cover the nancial loss a special mitter revised the scale of sea de carried away on a temporary raft
rents entirely. He suggested that specially appointed Owen -Com-rescue of two men who had been a net decrease of 8530. I would collection might be taken, as atience works at all fortified ports point out that the gaps left by old St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. and anchorages in the United King. subscribers are never filled as they
dom and Crown Colonies. I may should be, and I hope naweomera
Mr. P. S. Cassidy (Hon. Trea-claim, therefore, some acquaintance to the Colony who are members of might be left to the new Church
Burer) suggested that the question wit this particular subject. the Church will forward and Body to draw up and present a
An Imperial Question. give their bupport furch will be definite scheme ta sestholders, and
"For myself entirely agree with subscribers Mr. Cassidy referred an Imperial question, in which Four view that this is emphatically gladly welcomed.
The Organ Fund.
Donations From Firms.
to donations made by firms, such as
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to
fato
Refused to Rescas. Drifting Raft.
Food supplies in Jerantut were controlled by Mr. L. Lawrence, a planter, who after taking stock of the foodstuffs, applied a system of central, which was officially ap proved by the D O. at Rsub, with four days to cover the 120 miles be ed by a Bengali watchman who took whom sucmunication was estab the Hong Kong and Shanghai some at least of the overses Domin tween the two places. Rice had
ions are vitally interested, but be transported across the Batu Balli As regards the Balance Sheet. Bank, Mesara Jardine Matheson differ altogether from the conten- River, the bridge over which bad presidency of Mra: Duppuy has The Accumulated Fund stood at in connection with reserving of tion that the problem of Singapore been washed away by the flood. In and Messrs. Butterfield and Swire prospered and is doing usefu! $41,000 odd at the beginning of the pews. The question arose, whether offers any prospective parallel to the process a raft on which were a work. The Church of England's year of which 837,000, was invested the $900 from firms would still come the case of Port Arthur, or that we Malay and two Tamils was caught Men's Society lost its secretary: on mortgage, and the balance was the rents. He was in favour of sending many divisions of troops to stream: Mr. Lawrence, who was in in as well as donations apart from may anticipate the necessity of by the current and swept down- Mr. George Zimunern and Mr in current account. The latter now abolition, but he knew that a num- hold Singapore in war.
an accompanying sampan, called Fountain aucceeded him. The Peak stands at 811,091.8%, as shown on bor
bor of people like to have their The Japanese were able to in- upon a Malay onlooker to get Sunday School under Mrs. Acton the other side of the balance sheet. own seats and they were entitled vest Port Arthur in overwhelming the sappan and paddle downstream to consideration. He suggested, force only because they had first to their rescue, as he himself was has grown considerably, the Cathe The Organ Fund, which is now therefore, that the Church Body be driven the Russian Fleet complete unable to use 'Gayong, but the dral Sunday School is increasing 86,310.44 overdrawn on the General asked to draw up a definite scheme.ly the sea, and held it under close Malay, after asking how much be its numbers, and there have been Funds, will be still further in debt scribers know that if they did not sea route to Port Arthur was ab refused and Mr. Lawrence was com
was to receive for the work, finally They could let seatholders and sub-watch. That meant that their own ocessional children's services in the when the bill for the reconstruction signify their disapproval of aboli-solutely safe for the conveyance of peiled to go back by road for d of the organ is paid in full. The tion, this would be carried out after attacking troops in any numbers couple of miles to get two Malays
a certain date. If necessary a The Church council meetings hare cont of reconstruction was estimat special meeting could be called, but cut off from sending any reinforce- succeeded in rescuing the men an they pleased, while their enemy was from one of the kampongs, who been resumed and we hope to see ed at 814,000, of which 89,000 has he did not think this would be re- ments whatever to the defenders hour later. the Council taking an increasingly been paid. Towards this 814,000
quired
Moreover, the Japanese line of sca It was finally decided to refer the communication was short enough
Clinging to the Rocis, The manager's bungalow and the Cathedral. :
and various small contributions Body for consideration. The Women's Guild under Lady have come in since.
coolie Enes on Jerangson Estate were swept away by the floods, the Pollock-and with Mrs. Black as
The Chit System.
water rising above the tops of the Hon. Secretary has done much good The chit system is very con-
rubber trees, and those who en gaged. in relief work had to carTY. work inside the Cathedral and invenient and I can cope with the
out their difficult operations on im- DECALOGUE.
All this would be different ra provised rafts, making slow pro the compound.
chits of regular attendants. It is another matter sorting out the
the case of Singapore. It would be gress by pulling themselves from many unfamilar signatures which
The following on the alternative a mad enterprise for the Japanese tree to tree, and thus taking food crop up after a crowded service to the Decalogue appears in St. 3,000 miles of sea separating Japan floating coolie lines. Malays, it is to send a huge army across the to coolies isolated on the roofs of such as Armistice Day or Christ John's Cathedral Notes:- mas Day. On such occasions
from the Straits of "Malacca unless reported, refused to assist in inclined to think that chits should
the British Navy had first been cooked food to the coolies, slibong
in be barred. 11 that sounds too
destroyed or reduced to impotence, they were offered anything battlefleets, submarines, sad all for doing so. Taking food to three the visit of the Bishop of London who only attend at the Cathedral whose genial presence and uplift on occasions few and far between of the Ten Commandments, in the that stage the safety of Singapore of a building Mr. Lawrence was un should put in a chit for a really Cathedral and St. Peter's and the would have dwindled to a mere side able to take them off for fear of his ing words won all our hearts,
He, therefore, A new and simple organisation signature and
substantial sum and give a legible Peak Church. It's use was in the issue in a general catastrophe ever-raft collapsing.
full address. I first place taken from the American taking the whole Empire. *
built another raft and went back to rescue them, but owing to the late- started during the year is the have in my office a fet indecipher Prayer Book and there the response- League of Prayer, the members of able signatures with no address, made was the three-fold Lord. Hight Position Absolutely Essential, ness of the hour had to spend the which undertaken to pray daily for and I have had chits, which have have mercy upon us, Christ have "You raise the question of sub-night on the root of another build- the Colony. It has fifty members had to be collected through the post, mercy upon us, Lord, have mercy tituting a base in Australia for ing, and took them off the follow-
„Bishop's Diness,
and I may remark that the amounts upon us." The Bishop authorised Singapore. But may 1 point out ing day. Forty Tamils and Telegua were rescued and taken to higher It is a matter of regret to us
are in no case more than 81. I the. custom
that the whole object of creating a It seems to the writer to be much first-class Baval base on the east ground. that the Bishop of the diocese has should like, therefore, to appeal
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Since Mr. Powell left we have had no assistant chaplain and go news as yet of an applicant for the
Post.
Bishop of London's Vixit.
ALTERNATIVE TO THE
For several years past the gum mary of the law given by our Lord use in the ser- vice for Holy
to compete with the traffic. And lastly the troopships were an- threatened by the danger of sub marines, which in those days did not exist
reason
The unique event of the year was drastic then I suggest that those has been in fregion, instead But if matters had already reached starving coolies.clinging to the rool
been laid aside by illness, but I beyond this meeting for a little re to be preferred as being Christian side of the Indian Ocean is to meet
flection as to the trouble that can instead of Mosaic, and positive in the requirements of a fleet stationed the flood rising above the roof of
I wish in to thank all Cathedral belpers and especially the clergy
casual attendants., j
Election of Lay Members.
am glad to hear that he is now able be caused through the misuse of a stead of negative. The common to walk and we hope his visit to system designed for the convenience idea that the Christian religion con-
to protect the Imperial lines of the recently built overscer'squar communication in that ocean against tera, while it was reported that the England will restore him to health of regular church goers, not for sists in Don'ts is to be streng an attack from the Pacife, which coplie lines at S. Tekan had dis and strength. A
outly denied, but it receives encour-
necessarily be delivered appeared and that the mandore at agement from the Ten Command must
through the Malay Archipelago 18. Salim had been drowned ments being placed in the fore front of the church's chief service, and And the first absolute essential for The floods have left a consider this is peculiar to our service book a naval base is that it must be in able quantity of silt and stinking In the old liturgies the Ten Com the right position, that is to say, mad in their wake, which in some mandments are not found. Now the within the operating area of the places is as much as three feet in
fest for the use of which it has depth and will, of necessity, take a. Revisers of our Prayer Book
the hon. Secretary and hon. Trea- After a ballot, the following lay surer of the Cathedal Mr. Patten-members were elected to the Church den and Mr. Cassidy.
Body; The Last 14 Years.
Messrs J. A. E. Bullock, P. S To turn now to a very brief re Cassidy, W L Pattenden, T. H trospect of the last 14 years.Eour Bang, T. G. Weall and Col. Hayley teen years ago wa had no room ex- cept the vestry in which to be held Mr. B. O. Blaker was re-elected meetings and classe. Now we have as auditor, at a remuneration of this fine Half and the adjoining $150. room and the Hall has an endow-
suggesting the substitution of our been created. A base in Australis, considerable une to clear away.
LIVER & KIDNEYS
GRAFIA, RADKAUNCH,
Hor summary
Ten Cam- 3,000 miles distant, would be per- Singapore Free PICH mandments being placed in the fectly the Malayan Straits and Prayer Book, and afterwards the money expended in providing it people respond. Lord. have utterly wasted. I think you will VER HALF A CUSTURY REPUTATION N mercy upon us, and write these thy find therefore that your nightmare DR. LECLERC'S THE FORTHE The members of the Church Coun laws in our hearts, we beseech is only a nightmare, after all, which baz deza ment given by the lato Mr. J. D. cil, were re-elected en bloc, with thee.” Stuephens The East end of the the exception of two who had left will be well for us to adopt will dissolve to its fight proportions Dagblad Church was dull and ugly. Now we the Colony.
this use and make the above re-bours; and perhaps I may say that DALE CLERG'S VAIENT have the beautiful and stately The discussion of the proposal to aponse after the Ten Command these views are the result of six | reredon given by Mr. Bowdler in entirely abolish pew rents at the ments with the omission of the word years laborious study of Kindred DR. LE CLEBC'S AMAL
Cathedral is reported separately. 1“ all?
problems at Whitehall.
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