HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1936.
PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES
CHURCH'S
GREATEST
CHALLENCE
MODERN WORLD SOULLESS.
(BY SCRUTATOR”)
The Christian Church's loyalty to the truth of her Founder is being tested more strenuously to-day than ever before in her history.
it is not only the challenge of Communism and the Red Terror, nor even only the chalenge of an3 different and sceptica. youth which she has to fuce, but a cha- lenge which is embodied in the very physical existence of the modern word itsel. The deepest and most searching of all demands is being made upon the Church. shes being asked to sacrifice her own life to become the soul of the world. The modern word is soul- less, is complete.y unaware of Itself and is bearing us all blindly to disaster.
wated the secrets of creation and surprised the movements of the stars. She has reduced the world to a very smal place.
. That ours is also an age of pleasure it is no mere easy to re fute. Pleasure.. as distinct Iron recreation, has always made a very strong appeal to men of all ages. and while the Romans had lier courtesans and their tri- sumphs, their gladiatorial arenas and b cod-sports, we, in a effeminate manner, have added to the age-old vices of mankind worse amusements than even Nero could
more
years ago.
To recognise and accept the truth of life to-day requires the same upheaval in personal ex- stence and thought as the accept- ance of the truth of Christ meant nineteen hundred Christianity still means all or nothing. For a long time it has meant very little, but now that it is writ large over all the world it means everything. The word has been made flesh againn a grim and awful way-not in the body of one Man is it manifested but
in a world-body has the new in- carnation or the will of God swept
body we cannot be one body; now that the nations of the earth are
devise. True it is. that our plea-over" us. Now that we are one sures efe often just celu od fakes, buc Sc'ence has seen to it that their seeming reality is guaran-physically united by selente ac- reed To enjoy the many bene-hievement, they cannot attain the spiritual unity which is necessary for the successful continuance of their very physical existence. Now become increasing.y necessary to that we are
members one of possess an abundance of money,
members. Money has become the symbol" of self-rrat feaifon and a low form. of self-gratification, the goal of the lives of the majority of man kind of all races.
The world is becoming smaller and smaller. nations are being confined into ever diminishing space and they have not learned how to live together peaceably under the new conditions. Every fits of scentine discovery and the where the black death or a rank pleasures which with her aid the materialism is creeping unhinder-te'sure of millions is filled. It has "ed and unimpeded over the mind of man and what could be the Immense blessing of our moderu scientific age is becoming the cürse of humanity. The situation Is fraught with the possibility of immediate tragedy unless a fresh access o spir.tual power is given. to meet the tremendous needs of the hour. If the Christian Church
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cannot supply this need she wil eternally lose her realty and her last vestige of influence will dis- appear. In spite of the depressing evidence of Russia, Germany, Aus- tria. "Italy and Spain. we belleve that the Church has within her the power to meet the demand, but whether or not she is prepared to pay the price which its use requires the remaining years of this century will record.
AGE OF SCIENCE
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another, we cannot be one of another. Our only salva- tion is in the Church which is the body of Christ.
NEED OF SALVATION Can the Church rise superior to her own dissensions and divisions? We believe that she can and that she will, that in Christ she will
CHURCH SERVICES AND SERMONS
UNION CHURCH, HONG KONG
Morning Service, 10.30 am. Evening Service, 6 p.m. Preacher at both services is Rev.
K. Mackenzie Down. The Social Hour will be held in the Church Hall after the Evening Service.
The 8.A.C.A. Blackboard Meeting
will be held in the Church Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.30 p.m. The Helena May Christian Asso- ciation meets in the Institute on Friday morning at 10.30 a.m.. The Women's Guild meets in the Church Hall on Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 am.
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
The following are the forthcom- ing services at the Catholle, Cathe- dral. Caine Road: " September 20-16th Sunday after
Pentecost
MORNING SERVICES
1st Mass at 6
ST. ANDREW'S.
. CHURCH
(Church of England)
....
Rev. J. R. Higgs To Preach To-morrow.
Annual Conversazione
The following are the Services etc., for the forthcoming week at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
Sunday.-20th September.-MI- teenth Sulday after Trmity.
Holy Communion 8.15 am. Matins and Sermon. 11 Preacher: The Vicar (Rev. J. R. Higgs).
Evensong and Sermon at 9 pm. Preacher: The Vicar (Rev. J. R. Higgs).
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Evensong and Sermon at 9 pm. Preacher:-The Vicar. (It the weather is suitable this service will be held in the grounds)."
Sunday Schools.
The Young People's Service is held at 9.45 3.m. in Church. The Primary Sunday School meets in
2nd Mass at 8. with sermon in the ball at 10 a.m..
Chinese.
Monday-S." Matthew's Day
3rd Mass at 10.30, with sermon in Holy Communion 7.30 am.
English
EVENING SERVICES
Ir
At 3.30. Catechetical Instruction. At 4. Holy Rosary and Benedic-
tion
September 21.-St. Matthew, Apos-
tle and Evangelist September 24-Our Lady of Ram-
son.
On week days Mass at and 7.30 Confessions Morning and even-
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST
Branches of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scien- tist in Boston, Mass).
Macdonell Road, by Macdonnell Road Tram Station.
Sunday Service. 11.15 am Testimony Meeting. Wednesday.
.6 p.m
A Reading Room is located ut voeux Road Central, and is open Bank of Asia Bulidings, 10 Des
daily, except Wednesdays
Saturdays;
10.30 a.m. to 2 pin.
and
TRAGICALLY TRUE. This may seem a large and sum- mary definition of the life-purpose of the majority of men and wa-prove herself to be the saviour of men. but, from the conscientious the world-of the new world which parents who desire for their chil-
is still so terribly inconscious of dren, professions, which shall be
her need of salvation. The Church's above everything else. lucrative. story is one of prolonged but herole down to the most debauched rake struggling against uncountablé dif- of the lowest under-world. It is ficulties, and there is much in it substantially and tragically true:
that gives us courage to believe to make it complete of course.
that she will again triumph in her many things would need to be add-
loyalty to Christ. "Hated of all. ed and elaborated, but in essence
nations' wrote Tacitus of her, with- the statement is incontrovertible.
in the first decade of her existence. And so to the eyes which are open,
and it may be that his words will be fulfiled again, but even though she should fall, as Christ did, to win all men to the truth, she will have obeyed his, command, the command, which of old-time was spoken on the quiet green hillis of small world in which we live, the Galilee, but which .o-day is graven command that we should love one upon the world itself, the new another.
there appears the smallest world in history over-run with the greatest host of money-mad peo- ple, each person seeking to grab for himself the utmost he can steal from his fellows.
That ours is an age of Science. no will be found to deny; an age conspicuous above all others for Its discovery and invention: age in which, though we ourselves belong to 1 we hardly know whether to admire most its breath- less rapidity of progress, the Until now the Christian Church genius of its investigators, or 'the has falled to face the whole situa- variety and greatness of their low and has hidden her fallures achievements. Our minds are behind a variety of expedients; she lled with the conceptions of has attacked gambling, contracep Science, our language is aaturated tives. drunkenness but has failed with her phraseology. Miracles to catch a vision of the terrible are her stock in trade.
She raises enormity of her task-the creation
her hand and averts a pestilence of that consciousness of life and Her
voice travels on the ether faster and farther than did the voice of Jehovah. She has pene-
IMPORTANT TO LIVER SUFFERERS
By Dr. Quignon Of The Faculty Of Medicine. Paris
of the universe, of life as a bro- therhood and of the universe as a home, which the provisions and achievements of modern Science and Economies have made A
FATEFUL QUESTION.
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5 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Wednesdays 10.30 am. to 2 p.m. Saturdays 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. All authorised Christian Science Literature is available at the Read- ing Room,
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attend the Services and visit the The Public is cordially invited to
Reading Room.
MATTER
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON
The subject of the Lesson Ser- mon in all Christian Science Churches to-morrow, September 20, will be "Matter."
The Golden Text will be "That which is born of the Aesh is flesh;
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the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
"Einerge gently from matter into Spirit. Think not to thwart the
spiritual ultimate of all things, but come naturally into Spirit through and that which is born of the better health and morals and as Spirit is spirit.” (John 3; 5.) the result of spiritual growth. Amongst others, the following Not death, but the understanding citations from the Bible will be of Life, makes man, immortal. The read. "Whom shall he teach know- belief that life can be in matter ledge? and whom shall he make or soul" in body, and
physical reality. "To create the spirit capable of living. harmoni- ously in this new physical world is the work of the Church. To do it she may have to die! Certain it is that she will have to give up many of the things, money, social prestige, and temporal power, which she at present values, and Just now I am kept very busy by will in the end have to go forth as an epidemic of "liver" disorders went her Master, naked to suffer. a great many people feeling "aut The Reign of God is verlly at hand. of sorts.". bilious, depressed and and what was once labelled as a unable to enjoy their food. Un- mere counsel of perfection is now doubtedly the best" remedy for an a stern reality. the only means of upset liver is provided by certain world salvation, obedience to famous Continental .... Mineral Christ's command, "Love one an- Springs, but science has now made other." it possible for all liver sufferers to enjoy, in their homes, all the bene- fits of Continental Spa treatment, This command, moreover, is now at little cost. By reproducing in not only the challenge of the life crystalline form the essential prin- of Jesus of Nazareth, it is the de- ciples of seven world renowned mand made by the very tissue end Spas, including those at Vichy, texture of our social and economile Carlsbad, Aix-les-Bains and lives.
The fateful question whe- Marienbad. Alkla Baltrates' pro- ther or not we will be converted vides what is probably the anest to a true spiritual acceptance of liver tonic and corrective known life is the same as when it was It is obtainable from all high class | first uttered, but the alternative is Dispensaries and Stores.
no longer the mythological hell of To men and women who are the early Christians. The wheel feeling liverish and "out of sorts," | has turned full circle, and what and to those who are suffering from was once the challenge and de- Rheumatism, Lambago, Kidney mand of a single individual life 'trouble and High Blood Pressure I has become the urgent require-9.10. Matthew 5: 1-3, 3., 6. 20, 48.)'' can recommend 'Alkla Saltrates' ment of the whole natural order. with confidence and I advise them | Christianity, from being a super- *to start the treatment without natural religion has made its great
delay
que In the natural world.
That
that man to understand doctrine? For pre-springs from dust or from an egg. cept must be upon precept, precept | is the result of the mortal error upon precept; line upon line. line which Christ. or Truth, destroys upon line; here a little, and there by fulfilling the spiritual law of a little: And seeing the multitudes. being, in which man is perfect, he went up into, a mountain: and even as the "Father which is in when he was set, his disciples came heaven is perfect." When we fully unto him; And he opened his understand our relation to the mouth, and taught them, saying, Divine, we can have no other Mind Blessed are the poor in spirit: for but His-no other Love, wisdom, their's is the kingdom of Heaven.or Truth, no other sense of Life. Blessed are the meek; for they and no consciousness of the exta- shall inherit the earth. Blessed tence of matter or error. are they which do hunger and į matter is 'substantial or has re thirst after righteousness: for, they and sensation, is one of the false shall be filled. For I say unto you. beliefs or mortals, and exists only That except your righteouness shall in a supposititious mortal conscious- exceed the righteousness of the nesa. Hence, as we approach Spirit scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in and Truth, we lose the conscious- no case enter into the Kingdom of ness of matter. The verity of heaven. Be ye therefore perfect. Mind shows conclusively how it is even as your Father which is in that matter seems to be, and is heaven is perfect." (Isaiah 38: not. Divine Science, rising above:
physical theories, excladés matter; The Lesson Sermon will also in- resolves things into thoughts, and clude the following passages from replaces the objects of material the Christian Science Textbook sense with spiritual ideas (Pagez "Hèlence and Health with key to 435, 205, 378, 123.).
A Conversazione will be held in the Hall at 9 p.m. to which, all friends and 'members of the church are invited. The Vicar will use the opportunity to speak of his plans for the Autumn and Winter. There will be no meeting of St. Andrew's Club on this evening but all members are invited to attend "the Conversazione.
Tuesday.--The, fortnightly' meet- ing of the Mothers' Union will be held at 3 p.m.
Speaker: Mrs. A. J. Bennitt. The Brodie Park meets at 3.30
p.m.
Wednesday, Weekly meeting of the Wolf Cub Pack at 5.30 p.m.
The Rover Scouts meet at 8.45
Fellowship
p.m.
Thursday.-Women's
at 3 p.m.
!
All ladies are given a warm Invitation to jola this Fellow- ship which is organised for social, entertainment and cultural pur- poses. A charge of 30 centa la
prizes for made to cover the cost of tea and the games. The Boy Scouts meet at 8 p.m.
The Annual General Meeting of St. Andrew's Club will be held at 9 p.m.
All Members are asked to be present. The report for the year will be presented together with the statement of accounts. There will be the election of officers and
matter relating to the well "being opportunity for discussion on any
of the Club.
Friday. There will be a full choir practice at 6.30 p.m.
Saturday.A Jumble Bale or- ganised by the Women's Guild wil} be held at 3 p.m.
Proceeds to St. Andrew's Bene- volent Fund. St. Andrew's Club launch Bathing Picnic leaves the Police Pier at 3.30 p.m.
"All members and friends of the Club and the Church are welcome to attend. Charge to non-guar- antors $1.
EMMANUEL MISSION
CHURCH
(Undenominational)
The following are the Services for the week at Emmanuel Mission Church, 218 Nathan Road, Kow-
loon:-
Saturday. 8.30 p.m.-Fellowhip Meeting followed by the Lord's Supper. Subject, "Remem- brance." Text "The memorial of Thine abundant kindness shail be shewed." (Psalm 145; 7). Sunday Service. 11 am-Prea- cher, Dr. H. L Curt, Bubject. "The Road to Heaven a Battle- feld." Text, "Let not him that girdeth on his armour boast himself as he that puttath-it ..;off." (1 Kings 20; 11). Sunday Evening Service, 8.30 pun-Preceded by Song Ber- vice, .8 p.m.
· Monday. - 7.45 · p.m. - 8.Á.C.A.
Blackboard Meeting.. Wednesday, 8 pm-Praise and
Prayer Meeting. Thursday, 10.30 am-Women's
Bible Study Circie. Friday, 8.15 p.m.-Sunday School
Teachers' Preparation. Friday, 8 p.m.-Bible Study Circle for Bervice. Men and their friends conducted by Mr. J. Aslétt.
All Service and Meetings are open to any strangers. A
There is no Collection on Sunday Evenings.
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UNION CHURCH, KOWLOON
Sunday Services Sunday School, 10 am. Morning Worship. 11 am. Introit: Incline thine
Hummel.
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ROSARY CHURCH
KOWLOON
The following are the forthcom- ing Services, etc, at the Rosary Church. 20 Chatham Road, Kow- Icon.
ear: Sunday, Sept. 20-16th Sunday
after Pentecost,
Anthem Halli Gladdening light:
Martin.
Sermon: Jesus, Saviour. Evening Worship, 6.30 p.m. Sermon: The Indwelling Christ.
The Week's Announcements
Tuesday: 9 p.m. YPS, Commit-
tee Meeting in the Manse. Wednesday: 10
Gulld.
F
8.m.
Women's
5.30 p.m. Wolf Cubs, 9th Kow-
loon.
At 6.30, Mass with sermon in
Chinese.
At 7.30, Mass with sermoz in
English."
At 8.30, Mass with sermon in
Portuguese.
At 9.30, Mass with sermon ih
English. (Followed by the Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament), At 10.30, Monthly Meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul's Society. At 2 pm. Catechism in Chinese. At 2.30 p.m., Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament.
Thursday: 9 pm. Whist Drive. Wednesday, Sept. 23-Meeting of
the C.CY.W.8, at 5.30 p.m. ⠀ Thursday, Sept. 21-Feast of Our
Lady of Ransom. Friday, Sept. 25-The Novena in preparation of the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary begins at 1,30 am. Monthly Meeting of the Men-Promoters of the Apostleship of Prayer at 6 p.m. General Choir Practice at 6.
Ticketa 50 cts. Friday: 8.30 pm. Choir Practice. Bunday School Teachers' Meet-
ing 5.30 pm: · Saturday: 2.30 Conducted Tour, New Territory Churches. 8 p.m. Congregational Supper.
ORGAN MUSIC
Morning Opening Voluntary: Folk Tune:
Whitlock,
offertory: Slow Movement, "New World Symphony": Dvorak. Concluding Voluntary: Choral
Fantasia on "Ein" feste burg": Foulkes.
Evening
Opening Voluntary: Choral Pre-
Jude, "Eventide": Parry. Offertory: Adagio: Alan Gray... Concluding Voluntary: Bolemn
Melody for organ and strings: "Wallord:"
p.DL.
On week-days Masses at 6.30 and
7.30.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM
YEEE TO THE FUBLIC MACDONNELL ROAD Opposite Houses 9-11 Authorized and approved literature on Christian Science may be read, borrowed, or purchased, First Church of Christ, Solentiat: