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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 25,
VAN LEAR BLACK
·HOPS OFF.
EARLY MORNING FLIGHT TO SHANGHAI,
WHAT TO BELIEVE ABOUT THE BIBLE.
NOT AN INFALLIABLE
BOOK."
HONG KONG DELIGHTFUL REV. H. V. KOOP'S EXPLANA.
AND RACES "BULLY."
TION AND WARNING,
The third of the special Lenten Mr. Vaz Lear Black, the Ameri-addresses, being given in St. John's can millionaire who is nearing the Cathedral, with a discussion later end of his world fight, left yester in the Cathedral Hall, was by the day morning at 7:30 am, in his Rev. H. V. Koop, on "What are 'plane Maryland Free State," on
we to believe about the Bible ↑ " his way to Shanghai,
2
The speaker upened by stressing the amazing literary and devational beauty of the Authorized Version. The Bible was a great collection of all forms of literature, prose and poetry, covering a period of thou- sand years of Jewish history. Its that the Jews had been, and still were, as a nation more highly gifted than any race in the matter of religion. They were: to religion
1930.
An early question was whether BIBLE AND CHINESE Chinese literature which had alway
Christ learned the Bible at His
Mother's knee" (as Mr. Koop sur- gested), in view of His claim-f
Before Abraham was, I am." Mr. Koop: That raises the dif Seult question of Christ's know- ledge. If He was born with all knowledge. He would not have been "truly man.'
The questioner: Do you believe the Bible is inspired by God, or only a collection of stories.
Mr. Krop: Certainly I believe it is inspired. But the inspiration was working through men who were im- perfect, and the Bible reflects their imperfection.
› Not of the Intellect,
curate that God deceives. If we
LITERATURE.
EFFECT ON POPULAR
WRITINGS.
written up, grown
not in the classical language but the Jan- guage of the people. One of the most interesting aspects of this new popular Chinese literature was that it showed as does English literature and English speech-its connection with the Bible. Biblical words, phrases and oven passages were used in secular and non- Christian literature, and were in consequence now passing into the The annual meeting of the Hong every day speech of the Chinese, Kong Auxiliary of the British and
Ho quoted later the words of a Foreign Bible Society was held non-Chinese writer in a popular yesterday in the Helena May In-Chinese magazine in an article on stitute with Dean A. Swann, M.Cism, inid this writer, was an in- China-Confucian- Christianity in
· INTERESTING STORIES AT BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING,
in the chair.
The Rev. F. Short, in presenting tellectual morality, Christianity Another questioner: I was the report, appealed to members emotional morality, and, he added, brought up to believe that the to buy their books at the Society's as such it was bound to appeal more Bible revelation was not of the in- Depét as, if they failed to support strongly to the common people than tellect, but directly from God to it, it would have to be closed. The Confucianism.
"Is it worth it." holy man. It is most dangerous to report and accounts were unani- suggest that the Bible is not acmously adopted.
The Rev. E. Dewstoe, of the The Rev. G. W. Sheppard, Secre-Wesleyan Missionary Society in question one thing, we question an-tary for Chinn of the Band F.B.S..South China, told in the course of his address two interesting stories. personality and hard work had done acquaintance, who was a Christian, so much for the Society. Turning was taken by bandits. When in to the work of the past year in China ho said that despite political captivity he sent to his relations.
other, and we do not know where opened his speech by making a re- many of the clergy to-day.
Mr. Koop: I don't think that is the way. God works. He certainly does not work that way now. We
Looking.very fit and confident, Mr. Black arrived at the Kai Tack Aerodrome few minutes before 7.30 and chatted and joked with small party of friends who came to see him off. Among those who greatest interest lay in the fact stand. That is the position of forence to Dr. Pierce whose cheery A young Chinese gentleman of his were present to bid him farewell were Mr. N. J. Quist, the Nether lands Consul-General for long what Greece was to art and Rome have to be particularly enreful of upheaval and trade depression and asked them to send him a New Testament. This he read to him- Kong, Flying Officer Somerbough, to law-they were the religious Persons who say, "I am inspired had been a record year for the self and his follow captives among
by God."
salo of Bibles and Testaments who was a young lad, and gained i the Adjutant of the Aerodrome,insaters of mankind.
A lady: Our Lord Himself cor- The actual figures were 24.000 Jonkheer Bosch Van Drakenstein, What light could scholarship and rected the Old Testament such Bibles, 58,000 New Testaments and much comfort from it. When his on this doctrines as "an ere for an eye.". five and a quarter million copies him to leave behind his Testament. ransome arrived, the bandits begged Mr. and Mrs. De Jongh, Mr. Van modern knowledge throw
great record contained in the Bible?
of the Gospels. The sale of com The man consented, but saying that Andel, Mr. Reishagen and Mr. M. To shut one's mind to this know. Williams, representing the Ameri-ledge was to be unfair to the Bible: enabling "hostile critica to can Express Company.
say that the Church was afraid to face truth. We must be prepared to listen to what the best minds say about of our own day have
When and How Written,
Mr. Black was very enthusiastic about his 'plane and drew the at- tention of Flying Officer Somer hough to the pilot's preparations
start first turn." two out of three of his bets, the motors roaring into life within a few seconds.
Mr. Quist took the opportunity of handing Mr. Black a letter of good will to the Netherlands Vice- Consul in Shanghai for delivery nd asked . Black to initial the postage stamp as a souvenir of the
visit.
the Bible.
who left Ur of the Chaldees (whose
Jonah an Explanation.
Asked why our Lord should! Piete Bibles had risen by 60 per there was one portion from which
The Gospels.
of
cent.on the total of the previous
་་
instance quoted the have
year. Practically none of these he could not bear to be parted, Jonah in the whale if it were were sold to mission schools which tore out the book of Revelations not true. Mr. Koop replied that were now forbidden to give re- and took it with him.
no reason why Christ ligious teaching. Of the 51 million The story has its scene in Canton there was should not refer to an allegory. Gospels, most had been sold to during the Communist terror. The The Book of Jonah was, in fact non-Christian Chinese. The colpeaker was walking one day down post-Exile allegory-Jonah standing porteurs, on account of the fact one of the narrow streets in the and together they watched Mr. The questions arose, when and ness to spread their religion to arias had been evacuated from the ed and when he came upon a group for the Jews and their unwilling that three years ago the mission City: He was feeling down-heart- Scholte start the three engines, why were the different books Nineveh the world. The three interior, were under the direction of Chinese soldiers squatting gam a bot being laid that they would written, and by whom were they days inside the whale represented of the Chinese Church and were for ling at the side of the road, he
written? The first Hebrew portray the Exile, and Jonah's disgust when the most part men of humble
thought, as he looked at the stupid Mr. Black won ed was Abraham-an Arab chief Nineveh repented was a subtle re-origin. The speaker gave instances Jaces," Is it worth it, trying to
prouch against the Jews.
of the difficulties under which these can one ever touch their hearts?"! teach, these people Christianity. streets had now been revealed by excavators)
men worked. to wander with bit
Just at the moment firing burst ont tribe to Palestine. The tribe goes
A Book "for the Peopic." When the Gospels were under dis
behind him and hullets whizzed to Egypt and emerges under Moses cussion Mr. Koop said that these He then went on to describe the down the road. The soldiers jump- as a group of tribes in process of four records dealt with.. current influence which the Bible was haved up and he and they made to
In being welded into a nation.
events in a weil-mapped epoch of ing on the Chinese. When the first gether for a narrow alley way open- that time written records were only time. That was altogether different Bibles were published, in the ing off the road. Ar they crouched on brick and stone. The Hebrews from a collection of oral traditions. vernacular, the Chinese scholars, there to his horror a little Chinese had no such records, but traditions. There was
some doubt
tu, the he said, were very contemptuous; girl of about eight years ran out Bullets John's The Bible, they declared, was not from an opposite house. of the Creation, of tribal ancestors exact authorship of St. and history were handed down Gospel, but it was the early rebord literature because it was not written were coming thick and fast at that orally from father to son. Next of an eye-witness.
in the classical language. But for moment. ricocheting off the walls came the slow conquest of Palestine In conclusion Mr. Koop and that the first time ordinary men were and the rough paving stones of the Hebrews into towns and villages, came and the gradual settling of the the idea of the infallible Bible only able to read a book written in a rond. In an instant one of the. and with that a growth of civiliso-
in the Reformation, when language they understood and these Chinese soldiers ran into the rond, Protestantism rejected the infall early Bibles in the vernacular had gathered up the child and, holding Then a scribe,ibility of the Church by the mouth been the foundation of a new her so that he guarded her from the tipa and culture.
äring ran again to the shelter. He whose work it was possible to of the Pope, "There is no in trace,, collected and wrote the re fallibility. Men must use their In closing the discussion of handed her across to the missionary, cords and traditions, of his race, minds and accept the tested results rather suggesting that it be carried and fall dead riddled with bullets. This unknown writer put down of research. To close one's mind on by small groups, over some res
The Dean thanked the speakers these stories and teachings with a had led, and always would lead, freshments-the Dean announced, for their most interesting addresses simplicity and a mural force which to error."
that next Sunday the subject would and the meeting closed with the had gained immortality for his
(Continued on next Column.) he Prayer,"
sinning of the doxology, work. He gave race history, and the conception of God as seen by his own day and also as they had come down over centuries of oral repeti. tion. One could no more expect either literal historical accuracy or statement of scientific fact than one could expect to find a radio station at the Court of Solomon. This unknown seribe was followed by others-prophets, poets and sages and the work was completed about 160 B.C.
,,
Mr. Black Interviewed. Mr. Black was interviewed by our representative who asked the flying-millionaire of his impres sions during his stay. Mr. Black beamingly replied that he thought fleng Kong was most delightfu: and he was sorry that he was leaving Your mild weather is wonderful," said Mr. Black, and everyone I have met have been very kind to me. Please convey to them my thanks."
"
Mr. Black at the Races. Mr. Black, however, did not come away from. Saturday's races. any richer. Asked how he enjoyed him- self on Saturday, Mr. Black said he had an amusing time but fared very hadly in his betting. He smiling pulled out a 85 bill and remarked
That's all I've got 'left."
However, one point worried him at the races and this was, how,
The New Testament. on earth the ponies carried 168
a mile The New Testament began with pounds of jockey and ran and a quarter"? He remarked St. Paul's epistics to the Thesalon- that he thought it a bit thick fans, and was completed 190 A.D. on the pony. His impressions of It was possible to make a fairly our new stands was given, in the accurate guess as to where and expressive American 'terin, "bally," when all the books were written. The Gospels had had to stand the Bercest query and criticism, but As a result our Faith stood more
Thrill at the "Take Of." Our representative asked Afr. Geysendorffer, the pilot if he con- sidered that he would have any difficulty in taking off, owing to the small size of the Aerodrome manuscript and the absent of a head-wiad. modify what was held at present. He replied that he thought he could do it with a good run.
sure than ever. But the science of criticism had not said the last word and at any time new discovery of inscription might
or
Gradual Revelation.
The Bible was the record of how The party boarded the plane. men gradually came to discover the and the pilot taxied to the far charneter of God-of a gradun! end of the field under Lion's Head. growth, in, that knowledge, What With a deafening roar the huge men thought about God was reflect- 'plane shot away on its take of ed in their civilisation, and the best And thundered across the Aero- things in the modern world "came drome towards the sea. Nearer from the Christian idea of the and nearer the 'plane closed the nature of God. Where we rend in gap between itself and the seawall the Bible what God said or thought, without any signs of rising and for it was in reality what the writer be- a moment the spectators held their lieved God said or thought. Thus few the order for the massacre of the breath, then just within yards of the seawall, the mighty Amalekiten men, women, children plane rose from the ground, clear and cattle-was put into God's ing the seawall by a few feet. The mouth, thing utterly inconsistent, crowd murmured a sigh of relief with the teaching of Christ, who as they watched the plane climb gave the full and complete revela- into the skies on its long journey tion of God. to Shanghai, and saw it heading
We, must not merely read the safely towards Lycemoon Pasa.
Rible we must understand it. The The journey cl over 800 miles Bibic, like steam and electricity, was was expected to take some cight force, with danger to those who hours, but if headwinds were met did not understand... The record of with an hour and a half would have Christianity was black with crime, to be added. The party, however; iustified
Bible taking the
by
are prepared for a long trip and literally. The horrors of the Indus took a hamper containing an ex-trial Revolution-slumlind and cellent lunch along with them.
sweating-were the products of an
Misunderstanding of the Bible
and the setting up of the doctrine of an unfallible book, had at times become the Devil's own weapon.
It is understood that Mr. Black does not intend to trust himself ge noted for its earnest Bible read- in Peping in these thrilling days up North, and will fly from Shanghai to Seoul, and thence to Tokyo, where he will ship the plane on a | Pacific steamer for Los Angeles.
Arrival in Shanghai. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY."
SHANGHAI, March 24.
Mr. Van Lear "Black landed at 3.40 this afternoon after an un-
eventful flight from Hong Kong.
He is staying in Shanghai for five days before proceeding to Tokyo, Manchuria and Siberia
THE DISCUSSION..
The discussion, which followed in the Cathedral Hall, was mainly between those who accept the! theories put forward by the peacher and upholders of the older, view that the Bible should be taken as a divine revelation, literally true in its details.
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