"MY GOD"-RELIGION OR BLASPHEMY
Interesting Sermon By The Rt. Rev. Bishop Hall
Ameriaan well-being " as his first CONCUTII. Have we not heard the phrase, “Göd's 'own country?"!
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1934.
FROM THE A SAD BUT FRUITFUL
GAZETTE
Notifications And Appointments
EVENING
THERMOS
French Consul General Ex- FLASKS & JUGS
His Excellency the Governor has press Thanks To Local Press
appointed. Dr. T. W. Ware to act
as Medical Omcer of Health.
A very large gathering including His Excellency the Governor has HE, the GO.C; Major General appointed Mr. C. H. Thompson to. C. Berrett, the Colonial Secre- act as Assistant Shipping Master:
His Excellency the Govethor has appointed Mr. Humphrey John Cruttwell to act 24 his Private Secretary."
A padre in the Rocky Moun-, rather timid folk, God." is the tains came to a' settlement where great protector who is always, on there had been no Christian ser our side. If we are Great Lovers vice since the founding of the of our Country, the God- we ras- settlement, ten years before. The | hloq hás British or German or saloon was turned into a ter porary church," "Men, women and children came to the service. To |
"No mari," said St. John, hath the children this was a new ex- perience. One lad "of twelve ask- sean; God at any time.". "This “My ed his father afterwards. "Father, God" religiousness, is simply wish you thrashed
me for swearing fulfilment. We make God in the last week--but that man kept do- ¦ image sot our own desires. St. ing it all the time." All the lad | John goes on the only begotten surer.." know of "God" and, “Jesus Christ" | Son, which is in the bosom of the was as words grown up men used Father, he when they were angry.
It is a strange thing that men should seem so to delight to turn
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His Excellency the Governor nas appointed Mr. J. 8. MacLaren-to be Senior Assistant Colonial Trea,
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tary, Hon. Sir Thomas Southorn and member of the "Legislative Council, were present on Saturday morning at the residence of the Consul General for France, Mon.
Dufaure de La Frade, when a reception in commemoration of the storming and taking of the Bastille was held.
"The events of February last were in fact the reaction offå sound body against dangerous dis- ease and the subsequent happen- ings have shown that the people of France still remain, as the Ro man said, "Mens sana in corpore sano."
"This explains why they were as prompt to demonstrate as to Usten to the wise advices of old noble, stajeamer such as Presidents A striking tribute was paid to Poincare and Doumargue, who sl- the English press of Hongkong and | ways respond to the can of the their editors by the Consul Gen-country and shandon their quiet eral for France.
and lovely country houses to face, Saturday was the 145 anniver- in spite of their age, the strain
the declaration of the and sary of
disappointments of Public French Republic and was cele Hife. As Poincare did in 1926, brated all over the world in French President Doumergue in 1934, de- | Colonies in a similar manner.
votes himself to restoring order, The official's eulogy was direct-imposing discipline, and, through the San Ka Ting Knitting Co..
ed at the handling of the recent mere paternal words and his well. known smile makes all sacrifices, td., "have been truck off the Re-reports on the Paris riots.
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depression, mil-formerly refused, acceptable and Hons of men out of work against accepted."" their own will, threat of starve.
It is notified that the names of the Victoria Trading Co., Ltd., and
hath declared him," His Excellency the Governor das and that revelation, St. Paul says, appointed Miss Caroline Brown to s an utterly offensive notion, a be a Probation Officer under the stone of stumbling, to religious Juvenile Offenders Ordinance. the words of religion="God"-- ¦ people, and folly to the intellec- "Good Lord"—"Jesus Christ"-in- tuais, who make God after their to oaths. And yet not strange, but own religious or intellectual de- rather further evidence that God alres. is and that God is love. As this No man could ever have imagin- love leaves no man alone, so no ed the crucified carpenter to be man in his most soul can escape | God. It took the miracle of the the haunting sense of God." What | resurrection to convince even those their lives disown the lips ac- who loved Him. This is not in knowledge. Like Mr. Bernard any sense "My God." It is Shaw and other caustic critics of | an
uncomfortable.
our faith to-day. Though they unthinkable God-notion. By its say there is no God, they cannot ( sheer Impossibility it proclaims its in their writings leave God alone. own truth.
His Excellency the Governor has
G.O.C.-Replies. a world which is over- appointed Mr. Kenneth Keen to betion in
HE Major-General Borrett, re- an Assistant Head of the Sanitary flooded by wealth of every kind, plying with a toast to the Pre-
his uncertainty of what to-morrowsident of incredible. Department in addition to
that as France, said brings us, inability, till now, of the friends of France it was a great other duties.
leaders, to adjust properly two; privilege to be present to offer con- moderngratulations on the anniversary of apposite factors of our Hfe; the increase" in number of the National fete and to take part world population, and, at the same in the celebration: time, the decrease of employment
caused by t of human labour use of machinery, all that has given, here and there, origin to troubles and riots and entertained everywhere à dangerous state of popular fement." he said,'
"My Gratitude"
His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Eric Hlinsworth to be Deputy Estate Duty Commis stoner and Assistant Colonial Trea- surer in addition to his other
It is not strange then that the
"God-forsaken." phrase "My God" · should be 2.3 Think after all how incredible it common on the lips of the blasp-is" "My God, my God." this car- hemer as the believer, for God is penter cries, why hast thou for- as near to both. In the drinking saken me?" Was there ever in duties. bout and in the conversation of history a time when the world. those who must spice with oaths was more God. forsaken?
It is notified that at the expire- the "dullness of their wits the tragedy of human goodness tion of three months the name or which was not quite good enough. the Chinese Fertilizer. Limited will, Gaiaphas. the prudent father unless cause is shown to the con- his people. allows it to happen for trary. be struck off the register the sake of peace. "It is expedient" he said.
agains though
name of God is heard again and He would use the lips of those who reject Him to remind their hearts that He is and He is God.
"Stars, or Street Lamps" The late Geoffrey Studdert Ken-
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and the company will be dissolved.
His. Excellency the Governor has Those worthy men of religion. descendents of Elijah. Isalah. Jere-appointed Commander T., A. Bus- sey. R.N. tộ - be a Member of the
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"In this regard, the evening of
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Distinguished Gathering
Among the large gathering pre- sent were Lady Borrett, the Right Rev. Bishop H. H. Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic of Hongkong, Captain R. F. Walters, ADC. to H. E, Gover- nor, His Honour Mr. Justice A. D. A. MacGregor and Mrs. Mac- Gregor, Mr. L H. Courley, acting- Consul-General for USA., MTB. Consul-General for Belgium, Mr. M. J. Quist, Con-. suTM- General for Netherlands, Comdr. Biancont, Consul-General
February 6 in Paris was the sad- dest. but perhaps most fruitful, i H. V. Stratton, event in the history of the Third Republic. It would be painful to me to describe it, but I deem it
nedy describes how one night he mish, Amos and Hosea, the trusHongkong" Naval Volunteer Com, a duty to express my gratitude to for Italy, Mr. H. Acino,
saw stars when he bumped into a tees of the purest religion the lamp-post. It was just after the world has known outside Christ. mittee, vlce Commander C. H war, when he had
mixed much those worthy men, so zealous for
Heath-Caldwell, D.S.C., R.N re- with men in the trenches-he God's majesty, were hurt to the
signed. found himself exclaiming as they core and stirred to a fury of in- did so often. "My God." Then dignation at this Ignorant
His Excellency the Governor has he stopped and thought furiously. carpenter claiming that God the been pleased to recognize, provisin- Stars-a street lamp God. Most all Holy, majestic, transcendent, nally ana pending instructions men, he thought, see God in the was in a special sense his Father. from the Secretary of State for Pilate, the just ruler, quick to de- the Colontes, Mr. Fernando Alegre teet prejudice, hating religious as Consul-General for Panama in fanatleism, tries his best. Finally Hongkong.
beauty of the stars. but there is more of God in the homely light of the street lamp. For the street lamp is the result of men working together to make the world a more friendly place, and, if Jesus is the heart of God, brotherhood. friendship, light on the common ways of life is God's work.
Since Bethichem we know God is better seen in street lamps than In stars, for we know Him in Jesus the Big Brother of the world, leading men in ways of co- operation and mutual service.
"My" religion
people choose. Their choice pre- valled. Then all the cruelty of Roman fear is wreaked upon the defenceless body-while the pathe tle tragedy, of man's weakness, prejudice. blindness breaks the heart of this lover of men.
his democratie principles betray his own judgement. He lets the The following new applications for restaurant keepers' adjunct licences, are to come before the Licensing Board on July 23: Mrs, Owari Kawakami, Kawahura Re- staurant. 64 Gloucester. Road: Yee Lat, European Cafe. 27 Johnstan Road: Aaron Landau, Jimmy's Annex, China Building, ground floor, facing the Queen's Theatre.
So there is darkness indeed. The strain
to bear the physical pain is so great that there is no May thoughtless exclamations corner of consciousness left where A tender is invited for the for- lead many others to such deep | He can remain God conselous mation of an approach road about thoughts of God and of His ways "My God, my God," cries the bro- | 1:200 feet long and 30 feet wide to ker heart, why has thou forss the site of the new Government "My God" is often the uncons-ken me? Why must I face all House at Magazine Gap. The cious expression of imperfect re- this alone? ligion. Just as the ignorant Chi- | nese villager may have a favourite Idol, so many educated people are content with a God of their own hearts' fashioning. He reflects ..their desires as much as the carved "image ridiculed by Isaiah. You will remember the words, "He
Unexpected Divinity”
work consist of cutting. Alling. walling. reinforced concreta via-
cries out again “My God." It is in
Ten days later the human heart contingent work...
duct, temporary road surfacing and
act-
for
the English Press of Hongkong ing Consul-General for Japan. Mr. for having so tactfully, so broad-R. Gipperich, Consul-General for mindedly analysed and understood Germany Mr. P. V. Botelho, acting the character and the meaning of Consul General for Portugal, Mr. that dreadfight British Onl. aeting Consul-General for editors have accurately perceived the Argentine. Mr. F. A. Xavier, In this demonstration, the re- Vice-Consul for Brazil, Mr. F
Consul-General' awakening of the French people, Conachea, who likes the well-finished work, General for Peru, the Hon. Sir this honest and healthy people, Cuba, Mr. M. R. Iglesias, Consul
the pretty work, the work made William Shenton. the Hon. Mri,C. with clean hands and conscien- Gordon Mackie, the Hon. Mr. N. L. tious heart and, as the French Smith, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kote- workman says:
wall, C.MG, the Hon, Dr. S. W. Tso, O.BE, the Hon. Mr T. N
sor R. Forster Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. Chau, Sir Shou-son Chow, Profes-
grammar. ́ the awful French T. H., King, Mr. R. Gaubert, MI, A. grammar, has condemned to be, a L. Brussef, Mr. C. G. Fournier, Mr. masculine word, "because labour is Wong Kwong-tin, Mr. Kwok Chan, generally hard and severe, and I Father Byrne, 3.J., Brothers of St. may add, were, at this season. Joseph's College, priests
of the sweated labour.
French missión'and many others.
"L'quvage blen
faite, la belle ouvrage," by love rendering feminine a word that and courtship towards his work,
sent were treated to a very de-
Hightful programme of Chinese songs and music, one stage play, and two Hawallan selections.
The following received awards: Chu Kar Chuen:-Accountancy; Com. Eandwriting; Business Train-
CHUN SHING ACADEMY
Tenders are also invited for the ins: Com. Arithmetic: Com. Cor Prizes Presented By
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the upper room where for themstallation of a hot water system time they have met into the maternity block and sisters" secoha secret- for fear of the Jews. They quarters at the Victoria Hospital; have met with hope and a tremb- and improvements at the Taat Ze chooses" a tree that will not roting eagerness in their hearts, be- Mut Government quarry. With part he makes himself an
cause of what happened there the image, with part he makes a fire
week before. when they had been and says, "Aha, I am warm." The image warns his heart, the rest of the wood warms his body. But the God is of his making it is indeed for him "My God.” Now in these enlightened days we do not carve our ideas of God in
convinced. He was with them again THE COMMERCIAL
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speaking to them. visible in strange new way to eye and heart. One only is not 50 moved Thomas had not been with them. He scotts at the imaginings of over-strafued emotions. He comes, wood, but we carve them equally this hysteria. And then he, too, cool and collected, to withstand deeply in our minds. Again and again men and women say to me,
is on his knees, and his heart "My idea of God is this or that."
cries out "My Lord and my God." Wounded hands, wounded rect, Little do they realise that, like
wounded side, all the marks of his the idol-maker of Yaalsh's day. final failure, all the mariss of the they are
warming their hearts
weakness of love against violence before an illusion. Because for them it is "My idea of God." they
and pride and envy. These are look on it as they do on all their the insignia he carries-no crown possessions, and are most unwilno orb, as one who holds the world ling to change their idea for any other.
"No Man" says St. John, "bath seen God at any time" and yet we each 'think we can fashion our own idea of God and be content with it.
"A Conventemit God."
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INSTITUTE
Distribution Of Certificates
of
respondence. (Prize awarded),
Leong Kim Chee:-Accountancy; Typewriting; Com. Arithmetic. ̈*
Book Keeping:-Chik Yin Kai;
Dr. S. F. Lam
The prizes won by the bupils of Lui Shek Yan; Wong Shau the Chung Shing Commercial Sheung: Un Ki Shu; Chan Kwan
Academy were presented by Dr. 8. Chek; Woo Mah Sang; Wong Kim; | F. Lam." Liu Tung Hin: Lin Wen Tsoa,
(Above prizes awarded), Chan Kam Fon; Lu Tu Cheung: Chan St Hung: Chan Kwok
Chuen.
Those obtained certificates from Institute of Book Keepers London:-
(Stage II Associate) Chu Kar Chun; Memey Shu; Leong Kami Chee; Chan Lo ̈Chai.
(Stage 1 Elementary) Wong Tsul Ping" (prize" award-
Lee VI Ning.
Those received local certificates
(Book Keeping).
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Mr. Kwok Chung Shing in pre-
term said that of the 60 atudents senting the report for the 15th entered for typewriting 17 passed
the senior section and 16 the juntor,
Eight of the nineteen pupils for the commercial course passed with distinction:
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The following pupils received prizes and certificates:
Yau
Senior Course.
The Commercial Institute Mongkong held its second gradua tion and prizegiving day yesterdayed)
Bhu-pör, -„Yip " Swee-lin, morning at the Queen's Theatre
Fung Kam-to. Miss Chan Chuk hall where certificates were dis-
sing. Kot Blu-ngan, Man War-lee, tributed to the successful pupils,
L. K. Lee Tung Wing Wal, Tang Pak-tan, Cheri Hun-sheng, The awards were given away by Ching Wal Yeung, Lul Sai Sip, Wong Kam-chow, Hut Bik-cheung, Mr. Liu Yam Shiu, Chairman of Loke Chi Hing, Yong Hok Ming. Tang Pak-shu, Shum Kung-sik, the Chinese Chamber of Com- Leong Chi Fon, Tal Sun Luk, Leurig 'Pak-put Cheung Lat-kee,
Ind (Typewriting) merce who afterwards was pre-
James Lee, En Yéé and Wong sented with a silver cup contained Fung Wing Tsun, Kong Kwong Kwok-wah. in a glass case, ́.
Leong, Man Chong Hin
* Junior Course After the prizes distribution a Various amusements followed up because this concert was held and those pre- to 1 pm. noon..
Leung Wing-kwong, Wong Yuk- was his thought of God, or his de-
kwan Wa Tat-Joe, Wong Ping- sire as to what God might be. He God, the Christian says. "God has an answer snatched out of the Chung, Ho Ngok-on, Leung Kwok- ten, Ho Bhiu-wal, Miss Dorothy had dreamed rather of a God who spoken." At Bethelhem as a babe, black darkness of evil and desyn Tang Kam-fung, Winnie Ma, would drive the Romans into thein Nazareth, as a carpenter, in pair.
In his hand, no rod to strike when his anger is aroused only the wounds of a criminal death and Thomas, the sceptic, the common- sense man, calls out, "My Lord and My God." This time the words "My God" are not
Notice this about this "My God" religion, which is far too common among us to-day. The God we sea, not a God who proclaims him-Galilee as the forgiving friend, inWe cannot understand how God fashion is nearly always a con- self by the sheer unexpectedness Calvary as suffering man, in the can be like this but if Be 15, 1 venient God. It we dislike mixing of his appeal.
upper room as The Risen Lord He has come to us in Jezus to with the rather ridiculous folk who This is the heart of the Christian This is not the bed men desire build the world anew in love out run our churches, the God we faith; against common sense. or imagine or think reasonable. of the ruins of men's pride, then fashion is an Unpersonal Aloof against the surface experiences of But surely, unexpected though indeed there is meaning, hope, and Kindless, who does not worry us life against what the reason would it be it is what we need. It is an foy beyond our dreaming in our about such details. If we are consider a worthy conception of answer to lifes, deepest questions: human life.
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