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RATIONALIST PRESS ASSOCIATION.
THE ANNUAL RE-UNION' DINNER,
WHAT THE SOCIETY STANDS FOR.
NON-SECTARIAN AND NON-FOLITICAL.
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The annual dinner of the Hong Kong Rationalist Press Association was held on Saturday night as the Hotel Savoy. There was a good attendance of members and guesta, and Mr.
F. T. Lamble, the President, was in the Chair. Interesting speeches, outlining the objects of the R.P.A. ware..made.
During the evening the band of the Hotel Savoy provided music; songs were given by Mrs. Hooper and pianoforte selections. by Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith,
Mr. Na Sza Kwoxa, in proposing j The Guests," said: Our Associa tion as its name indicates is not a religious society, but simply a organised bedy, basing our beliefs on scientific research hoping to gain a wider knowledge of our origins and establish something which faith has so far failed to prove. You may believe what people say and you may not. You may think that a lot of people road trashy literature, because it is stimulating and is merely a relief from the drah; dull, monotony of life. But whatever our beliefs are,
in sending tracts by post to educ ated people in Hong Kong, tracte which make one realise how near we still are to the ages of gross superstition and abysmal ignorance on this planet. From these, it is clear that the mentality of the Bible Students is on no
plaze than
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One of the first things I was told tion was uniformly defended- defended in long, learned, and when I took up newspaper work was elaborate treaties, by the best that a journalist is firstly a news Considerations of per- and greatest men the Church had gatherer.
friendship produced, by sects that differed sonal sympathy and on all other points, by multitudes must often, in the case of a Press who proved in evedy conceivable man, be subordinated to manner the purity of their zeal terests of that exterior appendage It can be shown, too, that tolera. which the late Lord Northcliffe tion triumphed only when in- delighted in calling a nose for news. difference to dogma had become that I would first reply to the kind It is as a journalist alone, then, expression of appreciation by Mr.
prevailing sentiment among legislators. It was only when the battle had been won that the great body of theologians dis- covered that to punish men for
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guests to-night will regard our judicial impartiality is noted by our news page, and the poin: I have HUSHIGAURA.-Finest Seaside Summer Holiday Resort in North Chias Association as the door to a world premier English Encyclopædia will voured to make is that the R.P.A. perhaps rather labouredly endea- wide movement of enlightenment show the utility of the educative meetings and the correspondence (Hear, hear.)
work of this Association. For our they evoke help considerably in the At the annual gatherings of such institution. By publishing works Societies as those of St. George, St. such as that from which I have just Andrew and St. David, the senti quoted, works which the Churches for granted; the problem of the ments expressed are rather taken would fain have kept from the foreman printer is solved for the knowledge of the people, it pur day of the meeting only. But in sues its main object. We believe knows that the sentiments expressed the case of the R.P.A. meeting he that it is in the common interest so candidly will rub someone the that intellectual education should wrong way and lead to a discussion continue in the adult years of life, which will solve the problem of that extra column for inany, days to and that the halo of sanctity should come. (Laughter.) be dimmed by a general knowledge of the questionableness of orthodox views on biblical criticism, It should be known, for instance, that any thoughtful men-a recent England shows how narrow is the census taken by a literary paper in orthodox majority-reject the cen free speech. tral ideas of the Christian creed it should be known how far critics, many themselves clergymen, have gone in their attitude to the ques tion of the genuineness of the
be surprised to learn that we drink the loyal toast at these gatherings of ours. (Laughter.).
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In proposing the toast of "The R.F.A. the President, Mr. LAMBLE, said: In proposing the toast of the Rationalist Press Association 1 take the opportunity of stating publicly what the Association does not do It does not interest itself in politics, and it has no sympathy with anar chic revolution as has been hinted or several occasions locally. It is a curious thing that a number of people cannot conceive of others being loyal subjects of the state and good citizens, or to have ideas and yet have no psychic need of any
the public-often its only channel The Press is the mouthpiece of supernatural aid: ar to be honest
for the ventilation of protest enough not to assent to à mere
against tyrannical imposition and verbal formula when no real belief
persecution no less severe when it is not open and all the more to be Or LONDON.➡ exists. Those people will probably sacred books; it should be known condemned when it is due to the i destroyed the uniqueness of the these very principles of free thought that comparative mythology has championship by the persecuted of Christianity legends; and that the and free speech. attitude towards truth in the time of the early Church was such that The Way to Truth,
one of its most learned writers "In the life of every thoughtful could write that he had in his his man there comes a time when every tory suppressed all that could tend the criticism by Mr. Bowes-Smith ON thing that has been assumed, and to the disgrace of religion.
of a section of the Home Press, an on which he has confidently built, of a not over honest polemic which be bound by the narrow-mindedness Ox
Our Association cannot, in view editor may in some isolated cases collapses like a house of cards, aad; appears from time to time, too of the reading public to which aj during an earthquake, even the strongly emphasise that it has papers have to be made acceptable Ox
nothing to say on political ques- most solid looking structure totters. tions. If there is any political ten the bottom a Pressman is a staunch
as a business proposition. But Descartes has very vividly described dency implicit in its position it is advocate and worker for the time this, in his first Meditation. He emphatically not a love of that, that may not yet be but for which
revolutionary disorder which would his predecessors
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saying that our archieves will be not condemn a man in the eyes of ransacked in vain for evidence of those who are able to influence his dealings with the Cheka, and that position. (Applause.) bombs are not among our methods of propaganda. If spiritual things must be spiritually understood, it is a legitimate corollary that spiritual Tors must be spiritually as well as spiritedly combatted. (Applause.)
us onward to a final security through the dissolution of our un- reflecting assumptions.As Cicero says: "By doubting we come to the truth."
The Press.
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Now the one thing that emergea at the present day is the growth of unbelief. In spite of all the talk about a revival of religion here and there; in spite of the empty verbi Froposing the toast of "The Press age about man's craving for reli- of Hong Kong," Mr. A. M. BowzE- Į gica, that much is evident. I am SMITH said: We in this Colony are not speaking of morality; morality fortunate in possessing a Press and religion are two different which is "impartial, in regard to things. And it is not merely a religious controversy and opens its growth of unbelief in supernatural columns alike to believers and un ise, but in the fundamentals of believers. That in a remarkable religious belief. The output. of fact for which we should feel thank- rationalistic works from the leadful, for the partiality of certain ing publishing firms, an output Home zjournals for the views of undreamt of ten years ago, goes to clerics as opposed to those of free prove this. And all this has been thinkers is most marked. Generat by men and women fighting publicity is given at Home to the Independently, and by bodies like pronouncements of Bishops, clergy- our parent Association, struggling mes and the handful of quasi- against great odds. And although religious scientists like Sir Oliver
the fight is not yet over, yet there Lodge, but the views of such dis-
is much cause for gratification on our side. (Applause.) Religious Challenge to Rationalism. Mr. R. A. D. FOREST in replying,
tinguished scientists, philosophers and literary men As are found among the patrons of our Associa tion are seldom given any promin ence in the papers at allmen
said: It is some time now since a friend of mine, a clergyman, în s
No Bins Locally. conversation with myself put the Fortunately, we have no bias of case of Rationalism versus Religion that kind to contend with here.) in a nutshell when he asked: Has (Hear, hear.) In Hong Kong, Rationalism done as much for the Theosophical meetings are regularly world as Christianity I am not to reported. Union Church sermons attempt to set forth to-night what appear and are criticised in the men of learning have expounded in correspondence columna. A tactless lengthy and well documented works, speech by the Bishop of London is but I hope, by one or two quota given equal. prominence with a tions, to indicate an answer to the Mohammedan protest. In particu question. Lecky, an historian whom far, I would express our apprecia none will convict of animus against tion of the adequate publicity given Christianity, days in his History of to our annual meeting and occasion- European Morals":
al correspondence. (Rear, hear.) It can be shown that from the There is only one suggestion I would time of Constantine to the time offer. A body known as the Inter when
the rationalistic spirit national Bible Studente Federation wrested the blood-stained sword has recently been wasting its funds.
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