SUNDAY'S SERMON AT
THE CATHEDRAL
The following Sermon was delivered by Rev. H. W. Baines at the Cathedralon Sunday morning.
Now I go my way...and it is expedient for you that I go Way And when the Comforter's come He will convict the world and He will guide you into all truth.
I have lately by the courtesy of a friend been reading a series of articles in the Morning Post of
London entitled "The Empty Pew." The articles were written by a member of the staff of the news paper and contained extracts from the written papers of a group of men and women, Londoners, et forty, belonging to what he describes as the working middle classes. none of whom was of in- dependent, means, and his
com- ments on what they had written. I may at once be said that in this "series of articles we are spared much of the inevitable selfcon- Slousness that afflicted some of the luminaries of the stage and the playing field when they recent ly contributed to another of the English papers their idens at the way the truth and the The members of the group, whose views are being published "in the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY
A POISON GAS
PLEDGE
וּ.
BREACH BROKEN '
(BY LESLIE R. ALDOUS)
On April 3, 1928. Italy ratified an international agreement of- cially known as the "protocol for the prohibition of the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous On pther gases." It had been adopt- chologist have not only brought to
ed nearly three years previously an end the barren controversy be- at Geneva "to the end that this tween science and religion in which prohibidon shall be universally the Church deserved the greater accepted as
a part of interna blame and has received the greater | Lonal law, binding alike the con-
the practice loss, but made possible co-opera- science and tion between them; that there nationa" never has been a time in our own country when sincerity and tolera- tion have been more highly valued; and that the flame of the love of
itself Christ which exprewed Ilves dedicated to His Gospel 13 burning more brightly now in all sections of the Church than any time since the beginning of the 19th century.
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In the same year, Italy signed a treaty of amity, conciliation and arbitration with Abyssinia
This went into the waste-paper basket. many months BZO, It now appears that the pledge not to use poison gas has survived for very little longer.
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CHARITY CONCERT
In Aid Of St. Vincent de Paul
CHORAL GROUP
12, 1936.
H. K. POLICE RESERVES
Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector General of Police, GENERAL
The following notifications in the Hong Kong Government' Ga- zette are repeated for the informa- tion of all ranks:—
No 419-His Excellency the Gov- ernor has approved the relinquish- ment of his appointment us De- puty Superintendent and Adjutant of the Police (Reserve) by M..
A grund concert of vocal and instrumental music, arranged by the Choral Group, will take place on the coming Saturday at the Club de Recreio, King's Park, com- mencing at 9 p.m. Admission is $2 Dudley Leonard King. with effect
and $1 (unreserved), (reserved) and tickets are obtainable at the Tsang Fock Piano Co., Marina No. 420.--His Excellency House. The entire proceeds will gGovernor has been pleased to up- towards the funds of the Society of st. Vincent de Paul.
point Mr. Cyrli Champkin to be Deputy Superintendent of the Fo- Ice (Reserve).
choral Items by the Choral Group, The programme consists of many
conducted by Prof, E. Gualdi, as well as solos and duets by Miss Yuen and Mrs. Lilian Elvie Urquhart (sopranos), and Messrs. Henry Talbot (tenor), Aleg Greaves A FLAGRAN'T BREACH
(baritone), and Eneas and Gaston The other day a Swedish air-D'Aquino (tenors). In addition, It is easy in the face of the
violin and pianoforte solos will be critics and all those who have lost man staggered into Addis Ababa. their pride and speak with no ring His hands and other parts of his contributed by Prot. F. Gonzalez
and Miss Muple Quon. of affection in their voices for the body blistered with mustard gas. Church, to say something in its de- He had been in charge of a Red Itadan airmen fence from what I know at first Cross acroplane. hand without reference, to the had swooped as low as they could stupendous output of missionary and, ignoring the plain markings Post were secure in com-effort in the last hundred years.
on the
machine, · had dropped both explosive and gas bombs.
Within a few hours of this oc- t happened that a message reached Lady
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plete anonymity. In spite of this and of the education which dne
NUMBERS MATTER
must assume they all have had. I And yet in giving any such apo-currence, must confess to great disappoint-logia, however much provocation tragic ment which increased the further there may be. I am, falling into Gladstone In England from
I read into the articles. Whether precisely the temptation. I am Princess Tsehai of Abyssinia.
coming under judgment in exactly "For seven days without break.". the same way as those who have she reported; the Italians bad
a
the criticism which attempts to account for the pew which is as sumed to be empty is from friendly or from an unfriendly quarter there is something so cal lew and unformed about it: it has all been far better done by Dick Shepperd and the Bishop of Dur-that all these efforts and fustin-nothing."
cation are worthless unless they are what he wants, unless they please Him.
so easily accepted publicity about been bombing soldiers and the Body of Christ. It is not that civitans, "including women and numbers do not matter. It is that
children, with terrible gases." we can only begin to face the Against this cruel gas we have reality of God when we
ham
confess
no protection, no
gas
masks--
And so the Princess goes on to describe the "suffering and tor- ture beyond description"-the because victims. unrecognisable"
nad been burned off
It is not as though we were with- out the perfect type of love set before us.
"I go my way" said the skin Jesus, and it was the same way their faces as He had walked publicly for thirty years and more and we know what the way that led from and Calvary and the Eastern Gar- lee and back to Jerusalem again and Calvery and the Easter Garden den was like..
THE SIGNIFICANCE Leaving aside the question whe- ther the pew really empty the significance what is and of that, do we really need to be told and does it help much to be told that, the Church alternatively is "too much concerned with the after fe and has "watered down hell too much." alternatively that it appeals too much to the eme- tions and that its services and leaders are too cold and rational;
And having seen that way there alternatively that it should keeps no room for doubt that it is the Itself to itself and that should lead the nation in "the encouragement of birth control because it has been found to be economically necessary," and divorce reform and the improvement of primary and secondary school teaching and of slum clearance.
It is all a little bewildering. But what is much worse is that there
Now that there is a temporary lub in the European situation, the public should remember what is still happening in Abysstala, Iz is only too clear that these deeds of horror wil continue, unless the machinery of the League of Nations is used more effectively than in the past to stop the war. way and that in it truth and love it will be fatal for the League are born and mercy and peace members to play with the idea of hate kissed each other.
Let us dropping sanctions, in the hope of then be judged by whether that is making Italy a loyal defender of The the kind of life that is being gen- law and order in Europe. erated within the Church; by case for imposing the oil embargo whether Christ-like people ares stronger than ever. growing from her matrix. He came and loved that we might see and that we might share Kis own lite
THE PROGRAMME The following is the complete programme:-
First Part
1. The Choral Group:
Clorinda False (Morley) April is in My Mistress Face
(Morley)
Fair Phyllis (Farmer) 2. Henry Talbot (tenor):
Star Vicino (Rosa) Quando miro quel bel ciglio
(Mozart)
3. Maple Quon (pianoforte):
Allegro (Mozart)"
from April 30th, 1936. prior, to his leaving the Colony.
the
CHINESE COMPANY » Training Course-Part D.-The following members have qualified in Part II of Training. Course Knowledge of Police Duties and Regulations) or 29th April. 1936:-- Constables RLO Soong Chung Hing, R61 Lo Yuk Nam. R65 Lo Yuk Ling: and R88 Law Thackman,
All recruits of the Chinese Com- Dany who have not yet passed Part II of Training Course will attend at the Chinese Company" Head- quarters or Tuesday. May 12th at 17.30 hours for instruction.
Training Course Part III. Mem-
bers of the Chinese Company will attend at the Kennedy Road Range on Wednesday. May 13th at 17.00 hours to fire the Part III Revolver Course under Sub-Inspector. Hop-" king. Only those detailed will at- tend.'
INDIAN COMPANY Training Course-Pars I-Mem- bers who are detalled will 2ttend Indian Company Headquarters on Voi che sapete ("Marriage of Wednesday, May 13th at -17.30
4. Evie Yuen (soprano):
Figaro" Mozart}
Vissi d'arte
cini)
("Tosca"-Puc
5. Eneas and Gaston D'Aquino
(tenors):
Solenne in quest'ora ("Forza
del Destino"-Verdi)
Encas D'Aquino: Ideale (Tosti)
hours for Training Course-Part I Inspection Parade.-An inspec- tion parade will be held at Cen- tral Police Station on Thursday. May 31st at 17.30 hours under Sub- Inspector R. J. Hunt. Dress-White:
Cover,
Uniform. Cap with White Belt with Brace. Truncheon, "Poc- ket Policeman" and note-book to
8 Lillan Urquhart (soprano) and be carried. The Equipment Officer
Male Chorus:
La Vergine degli Angeli ("Forza del Destino" Verdi!
The Choral Group:
Brindis! ("Ernani_Verdi).
Second Part
7. The Choral Group:
Bulia laguna (Antollsel) Lovely Night (Tales of HoT-
man" Offenbach)
8. Gaston D'Aquino (tenor):
Dek viene alla fenestre ("Don
Giovanni"-Mozart)
Una furtiva lagrima ("Eixir
d'amore"-Donizetti)
9. Prof. F. Gonzalez (violin):
Gypsy Airs (Sarasate)
seem to me, in the extracts that and there is purpose in His absence PROPERTY SALE 10. Elvie Yuen (soprano):
from us now that we may grow in independence as we seek to aliars
have been published so far. so few that go really to the heart of the mätter. Of course I know thatt and may become adult As we that is in part a reflection on the results of the withdrawal of Christ- lan instruction from the curriculum of the majority of schools and of the poverty of the teaching and pastoral work of myself and other clergy. Some of the points that are raised certainly are not unim- portant but there is not one critic
become so we should be able to re- ceive the word of God's comforter Who will convict the world in respect of sin and of righteousness And of judgment,"
THE STANDARDS There are the standards given which are eternal and. by which
At the
INLAND LOT DISPOSED
China Auction Rooms. |
Ebben 'n'andro ("La Wally”.......
Catalani)
Serenata (Mascagul)
11. Gaston D'Aquino (tenor) and
Alec Greaves (baritone); Mi viejo amor (Oteo)
French Bank Buliding, yesterday 12. afternoon, a valuable leasehold pro- perty, registered in the Land Office as the remaining portion of Inland
who sets out to judge himself or we must be ready to be judged, We Lot No. 1072, together with the
messages erections and buildings thereon, now known as No. 7, Bon- ham Strand West and No: 171, Wing Lok Street, was sold by order of the mortgagees by public auction.
A la luz de la luna (Pallas) The Choral Group:
Garand olezzano ("Cav.
Rusticana"--Mascagn!). Dove guard! ("Otello"Verdi).
SALARY CLAIM
will make a point of being pre- sert. No application for leave will be granted unless accompanied by a medical certificate.
Sgd: C. CHAMPKIN,
D. 6. P. (R. Hong Kong. May 11, 1936.
IMPERSONATION CHARGE
Unemployed Gaoled
for
An audacious attempt to im- personate a police constable personal gain was related at the Kowloon Magistracy. yesterday when Detective Sergeant C. H a 20 year- Goodwin prosecuted old-unemployed man with imper- sonating before Mr. Q. A.-A. Mac-
fadyen
Was
The accused. Fung Lol. fred $200 or in default was or- dered to serve two months impri- sonment,
Det. Sergeant Goodwin said that! at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday ac- cused saw a small boy energe from a pawn shop and accosted the latter for the purpose of "e search." The lad became frighten- ed and ran away. He told his mother what had happened. The accused approached the woman The property is held from the
who asked for his authority. When Crown for the unexpired residue of
taken to the station it was soon the term of 999 years, commencing
established that the accused was from the 26th Day of September
Claiming $612.50 for salary due,
a "bogus." Accused admitted a 1842.
Michael Mitrofanovitch Afanas- previous conviction
Home years The area of the whole lot is sleff, master mariner of Nathan ago, for another offence. about 1,879 square feet, and its an-Road, Kowloon, brought an action nual Crown Rental is $33.00.
the Church by standards that are have seen the way and we can relevant. There is not one who still regard and fix our gaze upon inquires whether the Church pro- | that perfect picture of life and as claims with love and with courage the Spirit of God helps us to see that there is one way to live and Him more and more
clearly in that is the way of Christ; that all prayer in bible reading, by every departure from that way 's another means so will the nature of carrying its own penalty. There is sin become more apparent. Let us not one who asks whether in the be judged by whether the Church way of life that the Church coun- having seen the light prefers the sels men to follow the old law is darkness. Is it true of us that we fulfiled. That is to say none of prefer comfort. that we avoid the our modern comforters go to the effort and the pain of living as heart of the matter and asks whe- Christ would have lived in this ther the Church is relevant to the world? Is it true that we lack needs of contemporary men and courage about the great moral is women in their search for a way sues of the day? Is it trae that
their exploration for we are content to line our of life, in truth and in the need for creative nests to corisort with the people Zellowship.
who talk 'adr ́owni ́ language and that we look with frightened pride Mr. B. V. M. R. de Sousa conduct ed the sale, while Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master were the solici- tors for the vendors.
CHEAP CRITICISM
THE SPIRIT
な
and
The upset price for the property was $30,000 and this was gradually advanced by bids of $500 until the sum of $45.000 was reached, when own Mr. Yeung Fing Ha became the
purchaser..
share
...
Action Brought By Mariner
די
against the Hang On Steamship Company and Fong Yle-chai, ma- naging partner, before Mr. Justice Hayden in the Summary Court yesterday.
Mr. D. McCallum appeared for plaintiff and defendants were not represented by counsel.
Mr. McCallum said plaintin had been engaged by defendants and entered into a contract with them
on December 30 to manage the
business in the matter of obtaine ing freight and crews. The con- tract laid down, that if the Com-
SCOTS SAYINGS OF THE WEEK
Farm policy is the only point on which perhaps we in Scotland would be at variance with the Na- tional Government-Sir Edmund Findlay, Bt., MP.
Too many Scottish works are owned by English concerns.—Mr. T, H, Gibson.
Unless the drift of Highland youth to the South is stopped some
pany had no ships in part plain-of you may see straths and clens 11's salary: would be $175 a month made a wilderness, Mr. John
Nicholson. but $350 was, to be paid while
January
The salary for
was
I am not concerned to score upon the outsider?, bo
Again, before the Spirit who will cheap points on what seem to ine cheap criticisms. It is Bg healthy convict us of righteousness Is it for the Church as for anybody else true that the Church's standard of to face honest criticism whether it goodness is conventional and come from within or without, But pharisalcal, lacking in deep charity. ncial judgment. We have to come what matters if that the eritiems more concerned to condemn those under judgment and when we rea that it faces, the judgment to sins of which its
members are lise and confess it we are walking which it submits itself should be afraid in themselves than to lift the only fond that will keep us
those who ate down
It is a scandal that huge sums right judgment. It is easy in face
their dwn journey with all who alive, so will you seek in your own ships were in port,
of public money should have been ot such shallow and Irritating es-
conscience to hear the word and timates as abound in these articles wit accept their company.
the spirit of God convicting 30u in paid, said Mr. McCallum, but in the poured into housing schemes that to yield to the temptation to dress
respect of your sla which can im- middle of February plaintiff was are, in ave cases out of six, a dis- grace to our country-Sir John shop window.
The spirit is the spirit of truta pose on Jesus the conditions of told that his services were no It would be easy to answer that and will lead us into all truth crucision in respect of your moral longer required. The claim was Stirling Maxwell, Bt.
for salary for February and an the pew is in fact fuller in Eng-taking the things of the living standards and in respect of your land than during any time in the Christ and giving them to us as devotion to Elm Who said. "180 extra month's salary in lieu of On February 2 he received a let
ter terminating the agreement, last 50 years; that the public con- we are ready to receive them. Let my way to Him that sent me.”
Pipinti in evidence said he was Cross-examined by Fong, plain- May I leave you and our friends science is much more deeply im- us then remember that if we are pregnated with the spirit of Christ to share in the radiant confidence of the Morning Post with a word Introduced to Fong who held him tiff denied that he had agree to when it has been touched at all which it up the early Church dur from that great prophet of our day self out to be anancier, manager enter into a contract with the than ever before; that the art of ing the first days of the physical Bishop Gore "Let us have fewer and No. 1 of the company. On Macao Government or that he was public worship has been immense absence of the Lord' we must b-Christians if need be, but better February 15 the steamer Yu Wan to supply business to the company 1. beautified and rendered more mit ourselves to the same discipline Christians. Let us become before on arrived. He had an interview before he drew a salary
The hearing WELS worthy; that the combined labours and not lend ourselves to the at- all else teachers and disciples of with Fong who said that the ship of scientist, theologian and pay traction of easy going, and super-the Way."
d
dotice.
was unable to leave for Manila. til
nesday.
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