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FAMOUS CLERIC'S VIEW OF AN AGE-OLD QUESTION.
'WICKED" CITIES AND PEOPLE NOT SINGLED OUT FOR VENGEANCE.
The recent R101 dienster has again raised in England the riddle, Fold as the human race) “why do these things happen." Dean Inge discusses the qucation with his usual brilliance, giving incidentally, two personal experiences.
"Now, Lishop, don't you think In the Great War innay of the that was providential ↑ | -replied, | best, bravest and most promising
I don't know your aunt."
among the young men of Europë lost their lives. If there was any
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But seriously, we are warned in selection it was rather to the detri the Gospels never to say that acment of the best human material, cidents are special judgments. The The officers, many of whom had The first, says the Dean of St. eighteen on whom the tower in bren promoted for their courage Paul's, was when I was an under- Siloam foll were no worse than their and elejency, raid a doubto, toll; gradunto at Cambridge. I was prac. neighbours. St. Pierre, in Martini and ane of exceptional bravery tising at the nets on King's College que, was said by those who had often volunteered for the most dan ericket ground, rashly omitting to experience in seaports to be the gerous tasks. notice that the adjoining net was wickedent town on earthworse - In civil life there is no discrimina- One of the than Port Said. When it was over- tion against the best; but in many occupied by two Blues. Blues did what no one has a right whelmed by the eruption of Mont families the flower of the flock to do when there are side nets; Pélée, soine people began to talk seems to have been cut off premt he ran out and slogged, just raising about Sodom and Gomorrah. But turely, his promise unfulfilled, and my hair at the moment when I this is unchristian, as well as un-his work undone. was delivering the ball. Instead of scientific. So far as we can tell, expressing contrition, Mr. Providence does not act in this way. abused me for daring to play at the And if we are forbidden to look nets, where Blues were disporting for special judgments it is probable themselves, and said that if I had that we ought not to look for been killed it would have served mo special deliverances.
gather occasion was during the
Boer war. I was travelling in a third-class railway carriage be- tween Oxford and London when a bullet whizzed through the mille of the carriage, making a hole in the window about the size of a threepenny bit, and covering the six passengers with minute frag- ments of gloss. The incident was never explained.
It is really a matter of evidence,, and the evidence seems to be nega, tive: There was a great deal of discussion about the, sinking of the Titanic. We were then less accus tomed than we are now to terrible catastrophes, and people asked why,
We do not like talking of pure chauce; we are told that cause und. consequence, are always linked to. gether. But the coincidence of two independent series of events secrfis often to he fortuitous. A train may be wrecked because the signalman was careless, and a particular pas- senger may have been killed because he was unpunctual and missed another train which he meant to catch; but no one can trace any connection between the two series; the coincidence was accidental
It
there is a God, such things are The order of the nature is in- allowed to happen. Possibly some strumental; we do our duty by turn- have felt the same about the lossing it to the best use we can.. of the R.101. But I think we must our Maker uses us for His purposes, accustom ourselves to what seems it is well. If He allows us to We have heard the story of the to be the truth-that the forces of perish, the work will be done by bishop (is has been tacked on to Nature pay no regard either to
We must keep to me and others. Archbishop Frederick Temple, who tient justice or in what, we might tem account with our Maker. had a gift for nipping cant in the consider to be the interests of Those who make no claims for them- bud) who, when tinn described humanity. Providence does not in selves will find one day that justice how his aunt had been accidentally terfere in these matters.. Justice is has been done to them; but the prevented from travelling by a train not done to individuals in this working of Providence is a great which ran off the line, and asked, I world.
mystery.
Diary of Coming Events.
To-day. (November 25.),
Queen's Theatre: "Navy Blues" Central Theatro: The Wild Party,"
World Theatre: "Lion and the Mouse."
Star Theatre: "Dove."" Majestic Theatro: "The Man and Live Moment."
Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15
14.30.
Tra to Canadian Trade Delegates at Government House, 4.30 pan.
Dinner to Canadian Trade Dale- gates at Man Kwok Reatr,,
p.m. R.A.O.C. Dance, Wellington Bka..
620 p.m.
Violinello Recital, Mdilo Adele Clement, City Hall, 0.15 p.m.
Ten Danen H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dance: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
European Mail.-Inward: Europa rid Siberia (Athos II.). Outward: Europe vid farseilles (Athos II.), 2.30 p.m.; Europe via Marseilles (Hoctor), 6 p.ra.
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European Mail-Inward: Europe rid Negapatam (Menestheus).: Out- ward: Europe vid Siberia (Emp. of Japan), 8 p.m.
Wodnesday. (November 26.) Queen's Theatre: "Lady Scandal."
Central Theatre: The Wolf of Sandal Wall Street."
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Thursday. (November 27.) Queen's Theatre: "Lady of
Central Theatre: The Wolf of World Theatre: "Lion and the Wall Street." Mouse."
World Theatre: "Lion and the Mouse."
Star Theatre: "Dove."
Majestic Theatre: "The Man and the Moment."
Star Theatre: Dove." Majestic Theatre: "The Cocon
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Inaugural Meeting, League of Nations Society, St. Joseph's Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.
Lammert's Auction of Stamps, Salesroom, 10.30 am.
Tea Dance: H.K. Hotól, 4.30 p.m..
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