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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1936.
PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES
RELIGION AND WEALTH
Indictment
Of Economic System
CHANGE IS INEVITABLE
(BY SCRUTATOR”)\
The world economic system under which we exist to-day amounts to nothing more or less than the recognition by society of the right of some individuals to live without working, and of the right of certain others to use unearned wealth to exploit the great majority of mankind whose only wealth is their power to work. That is the legally and socially established system under which we live.. Is it Christian? Does It recognise the basic doctrine of the teaching of Jesus as being true and necessary?
of religion is John D. Rockefeller.
with his "God's Gold,"
Individuals who are truly respon-
SPIRITUAL HONESTY
The situation which the Church then has to face, is first and fore- most the task of her own intellec-
sive to the truth of Jesus have theirtual and spiritual honesty. Are strongest enemy in this formula-Christians to sit still in selfish in- tion of Christianity. There is no difference because as individuals greater obstacle in the way of bro- they happen to be comfortably on, therly love than just the elaim, or to lle down under an iniquitous' that under the existing economic system because they feel that un- system, one man who is worth milder no other conditions could they' Ilons should claim that God gave be worse off than they are? him his gold.. God did nothing of the kind, it was John D. Rocke-mand for intellectual and spiritual It is at this issue that the de- feller with the expert assistance of
honesty is most acute, the devil who raised the pile!
In the first place, it is accepted, The logical conclusion of this type by the Church, and the Church accepts as members within her fold many men and women who are the staunchest upholders of this system and who derive the greatest benefit from the exploitation of their fellows. We can trace the growth of the Church's reconciliation to this system nway back in the Middle Ages. The Mediaeval Church at first opposed very vehemently any and every usurlous practice. The practice of taking interest, for a loan of money was strictly for bidden
That was the reason for the terrible persecutions of the Jews which took place in those days. they were expert usurers. The expansion of trade, however, and the need to use money to facilitate bargaining and
credit eventually overbore the moral re- sistance of the Church. And what happened? The Church then not merely compromised with financial interests. It actually sanctioned
them
!!
and sanctified them, until now, one of the wealthiest in- stitutions in the world is a Church which calls itself Christian. In Protestant circles men who make thousands by the old-time crime of forestalling. by speculating in futures, is now reckoned as good Christian, other things being equal, as the humblest peasant who wrings the most meagre living from the soll. Is this according to Christ's teaching and spirit? Or is It just an instance of the historical polley of Uhristendom, for never once during its history has the Christian Church seriously opposed what the world temporarily regard-
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TAIL CHASERS
No matter what use great in- dividual wealth may be put to, the possible existence of it is a dental of Christ's truth. The religion of good works is always a religion of failure especially under a system of economic individualism. Those who follow it, are like puppy-dogs who chase their own tails, they have accepted an evil and live by it, then spend their spare time in trying to remedy it, to clear up the. Iness which their bellefs both economic and religious, have gen- erated. There is a terrible pathos. for example, in Elizabeth Fry labouring to reform prison which were empled the human wreckage of the system which her religion not only condoned but stimulated. Christianity in its Protestant and individual form. is caught in a vicious circle from which there is no escape.
INDIVIDUALISTS
into
What has made the new form of Tue Church has bowed before. religious and economic individua- economic necessity, and not econo- liam so hateful and disastrous, ÏA mle necessity before the Church's the fact of the decrease in the size Influence,
of the world, to which we referred In a previous article. Science has made the world into one family in body but not in spirit, and al-
ATTITUDE TO USURY
the economic individua- lists are not a race of criminals— they are merely doing what they ke with what they call their own the actions of proât-seeking men never take into account the well- being of others especially when the others in question are thought to be far away. The inconsiderate ac- tions of
Is this historical policy of the Church In accordance with a truth-though ful expression of the teaching of Jesus? In Jesus and in his teach- ing we have the first and fullest expression of the religion of love love to God as Creator Father, and love to all men as brothers under God's Fatherhood. The Christian Church was founded originally upon this teaching and endeavour- ed to live in harmony with it. The outstanding characteristic of the earliest formulation of the Chris- tian Church was a pure and dis- Interested love for all men, but such a characteristic has never been in evidence since.
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economic individualists have been the root of most of the human misery and suffering dur- ing the last century and a -- half, The upshot of it `all has been a cleavage of society which is rapid- ly becoming international in char- acter and solidarity, and a clesiv- In the Middle Ages, as in its age in the individual as well with attitude to usury. the self-interest on the one side, and Church endeavoured to keep up a the impulses to generosity and un- pretence of acceptance of Christian selfishness prompted by religion, on truth. but it was only outwardly, the other. and any moral influence which she possessed then over the rank and
POSSIBILITY OF CHANGE file of her members was due to What then does all this mean to magical and superstitious in- thinking men and women who call fluence, including her claim to ex- themselves Christian? On 'every communicate In the end, owing hand, in every land, we see the evil to decay in superstition outside the state of the working-classes, which Church, and to the controlling be- supporters of economic individual-. lef within her membership, sheism, if they were absolutely honest, was forced to compromise with the would say are inevitable. "Every world to maintain her own exis- man must rise on his abilities." tence. The collapse of the Catholic "The poor ye have always with system had begun. After the Re- you." And so on! These are the formation We sce the gradual general opinions of unthinking breakdown of it. in France at the
men and women a very great many
Be Chris-
tian or perish Belleve that a change in life for the individual and tot society is possible. is in- deed inevitable, and labour to pro- i duce it, or forever relinquish the
title. Christian.
KOWLOON TONG ANGLICAN CHURCH (3 Duke Street)
HARVEST FESTIVAL
The following are the Services and Notices for the forthcoming week:-
October 18, 19th Sunday after Trinity
7.15 a.m.--Holy Communion. 9am. Mattins. Preacher: Rev.
L. L. Nash. (The Church will be decorated for Harvest Thanksgiving and gifts" of fruit, vegetables, flowers and grain should be brought to the Church before 10 am. this morning). 8.30 p.m.-Evensong and Sermon, Preacher: Mr. J. C. L Wong. Junior and Senior Sunday School will attend the 9 a.m. Service. Friday, October 23. Third Sonata Recital at Helena May Institute, 9.30 D.. Saturday, October 24. Blind girls picnic arranged by V.D.M.A. Group.
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KOWLOON UNION CHURCH
PREACHER ON SUNDAY THE MINISTER Sunday Services
Sunday School, 10 a.m.
Men
Morning Worship, 11 am.
Sermon: "What Modern
and Women owe to Christian- Ity.
Evening Worship 6.30 p.m. Sermon: "Where we Fall.".. The Week's Announcements: Monday: 8.45 pm. The Fellow
ship of Thought. Tuesday: 8.45 p.m. "Three Min-
ute" Speeches, YPS. Wednesday:-10 2.1. Women's Guild. Monthly Business Meet- Ing.
5.30 pm. Wolt Cuba.
tion.
ENGLISH METHODIST
CHURCH
Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong
19th Sunday after Trinity, 18th
October, 1936.
Morning Order of Service by Rev. Brris Tribbeck at 10.15, English Methodist Church opposite R.N. Hospital. Hymns No: 668 (Angel Volces)
408 (8t. Bernard) 848 (Samuel)
535 (Alstone 8301
516 (Trust and Obey)
Lessons:
1 Samuel 3.
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St. Matthew 19, 13–30.
8.30 pm. Fellowship of Recollec- Evening Order of Service by Rev. Erris Tribbeck at 7.15, English Methodist Church opposite R.N. Hospital
Friday:-3.30 p.m. Guild of Child-
ren.
5.45 p.m. The Teacher's Class. 8.45 pm. The Choir Practice. J. D. MacLean, Minister,
ST. TERESA'S CHURCH
'The following are the services, etc., for the forthcoming week at St Teresa's Church, Kowloon
Tong:- Saturday, October 17,-St. Hed- wige-St. Margaret Mary Alaco- que, V.
Sunday, October 18.-20th Sunday after Pentecost-St. Luke Evang: Bunday dedicated by HH, the Pope for the propagation of the faith.
6.30 a.m. First mass with ser-
mon in Chinese.
7.30 a.m. Second Mass with ser-
mon in English.
9.30 am. Third mass with aer-
mon in English followed by benediction of the most blessed sacrament.
Monday, October 19.-St. Peter of
Alcantara.
Tuesday, October 20.-St. John of
Kenty.
8.15 p.m.
Meeting of the mem-.
bers of the Active Service Unit. Wednesday, October 21-St. Ursula
and Comps. Thursday, October 22.-St. Mellon, -Saxon Missionary-St. Mary
Salome. Friday, October 23-8t. Verus.
The Rev. F. Granelli, Parish priest of St. Teresa's Church, Kow- loon Tong, is expected to arrive by President Coolige on Tuesday, 20th late in the afternoon. A re- ception, subject to his arrival, will be held at the Parochial Hall on Wednesday, 21st at 6.20 p.m. in- mediately after Benediction. All parishioners are cordially invited to attend.
"DOCTRINE OF
ATONEMENT”
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON
The abject or the Lesson Ser- Churches to-morrow, October 18, mon, in all Christian Science will be "Doctrine of Atonement.”
The Golden Text will be "Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true: but Into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for wa" (Hebrews
9: 24).
The Lessor Sermon will also in- the Christian Science Textbook. clude the following passages from
"Science and Health with key to the Scripturea" by Mary Baker' Eddy.
"The atonement requires con- stant self-immoladon on the in- nera part St Paul wrote, "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us Amongst others, the following race that is act before us that and let us run with patience the citations from the Bible will be, let us put aside mater`al self and zead. "Wherefore seeing ye also sense, and seek the divine Prin- are compassed about with so great riple and Science of all healing. a cloud of witnesses, let us lay If Truth is overcoming error in aside every weight, the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us eation, you can finally say, "I have your dally walk and conver- run with patience the race that 's fought a good fight.. I have kept before us, loolding unto Jesus the the author and finisher of our faith: better man. This is having our faith" because you are a end of the 18th century. in Russia of whom sit in the pews of our
who for the joy that was set be part in 1917, in 8pain in 1831 and 36. Churches. But this word, inevit-
fore him endured the cross, dis- Truth and Love. Every pang of in the atonement with The secularisation of Spain marks able has two distinct meanings. pising the shame, and is set down the end of the first great effort to It is one thing to see that the crea-
repentance, and suffering, every at the right hand of the throne effort for reform, every Tould society on the inspiration of tlon of human misery is inevitable
uf God. We then that are strong tought and deed, will help us to good Jesus
to the working of an economic
ought to
bear the infirmities of understand Jesus' atonement for system which happens to prevall,
the weak, and not to please our-ain and a'd its efficacy: but if the and it is another thing to argue
salvea. Let everyone of us please sinner continues to pray and re- With the decay of the Catholic that the evilworking system is this neighbour for his good to pent, sin and be sorry, he has system there arose a religious in- self inevitable. It may have been
edification. For even Christ little part in the atonement--in dividualism, but this along with an inevitable in the development of pleased not himself; but, as it is the atonement economic individualism has made society, but however inevitable it written. The reproaches of them he lacks the practical repentance, with God, for the profession of Christianity a may have been, the fact remains that reproached thee fell on me. self-evident hypocrisy. A Chris- that it is men who have made it For whatsoever things were writables man to do the will of wis
which reforms the heart and en- tianity which has its roots in the so. In other words though it is. ten aforet'me were written for our individual alone is not the Chris- inevitable that human
dom. Willingness to become as a beings learning, that we through patience little child and to leave the old tianity of Jesus.
should be what they are, it is not and comfort of the Scriptures for the new, renders thought re- It is true, of course, that this inevitable that they should remain might have hope.
Now the Godceptive type of Christianity has produced what they are: and though it is of patience and consolation grant Gladness to leave the false land- to the advanced iden. not a few very notable Saints, but inevitable that human society Fou to Christ Jesus: That its main productions have been should be what it is, it is not in-
may.with one mind and one mouth swarms and swarms of hypocrites, evitable that it should remain so.glorify God, even the Father of precipitate the ultimate harmon Fenerations and generations of The possibility of change in human them, in whose hypocrisy we all beings is self-evident, and is proved Consciously or unconsciously share, in history.
HYPOCRISY
our Lord Jesus Christ."
(Hebrews 12: 1,2. Romans 15: 1-8). A
marka and joy to see them. dis- appear this disposition helps to
The purification of sense and 'self Is a proof of progress”
(Pazes 23, 20, 18, 323).
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Hymns No: 431 (Bithynia).
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538 (Bouthport) 620 (Monk's Gate) 944 (Eudoxia).
Notices for the Week
1. There will be a Jumble Sale at the S. and 8. Home on Fri- day, 30th October at 2.30 p.m. 2. Badminton Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. Further particulars from Mr.. W. Sprague, Hon. Secretary, or from the Secre- tary, 3. & S. Home,
The
2. Vocational Training.
following courses will be held at the E. & S. Home beginning November:-Marine Engineer- ing, Electrical Installation, Motor. Radio, Practical Car- pentry, Shorthand and Type- writing. Book-keeping and Accountancy, Foreign Langu- ages. The Chaplain will ar- range for other coursee "if there is sufficient demand. and is willing to give informa-. tion regarding correspondence courses in all subjects. Fur- ther information from the Chaplain or the Secretary, 9. & 8, Home.
4. Camera Club, Further parti- culars from Mr. A. M. M. Stephen, B.Sc., Hon. Secretary, or from the Secretary, 8. and 9. Home.
UNION CHURCH NOTICES
Morning Service, 10.30 am. Evening Service, 6 pm.
The Sacrament of Baptism will be administered 'st' the close of the Morning Service.
Preacher at both services Rev, K. Mackenzie Dow.
The Social Hour will be held in the Church Hall after Evening Service. "
The S.A.CA. meeting takes place in the Church Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.30 p.m.
The Helena May Christian Asso- clation meets on Friday morning at 10.30 a.m.
A Harvest Thanksgiving Service will be held in the Church on Sun- day 1st. November, `
The Church Hall will be open on Saturday morning 31st. October for the receiving of gifts...
ROSARY CHURCH
KOWLOON
The following are the forth- coming Services, etc. at the Rosary Church, 20 Chatham Road—Kow- 1003.
Sunday, October 18.-20th Sunday
after Pentecost, Sunday dedicated by HH, the Pope to the Propagation of the Faith
All the Faithful are earnestly re
quested to receive Holy Com- munion for the Fropagation of the Faith and pray for the conversion of the Infidels.
(A plenary indulgence is granted) At 8.30 Mass with sermon. in
Chinese.
At 7.30 Mass with sermon
English.
At 8.30 Mass with sermon in
Portuguese.
At 9.30 Mass with sermon in
English.
followed by the Exposition of "the Blessed Sacrament, recita- tion of the Holy Rosary and "Benediction
At 10,45 am. Monthly Meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul's Society.
At 2 p.m. Catechism in Chinese. At 2:30 p.m. Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament. Monday, October 10. Monthly 'Meeting of the B1. John Berch- mane Sanctuary Boys Bociety after the Evening Service. Wednesday, October 21----Meeting of the C.Y.MS. after the Even- ing Service.
Thursday, October 22,-A Triduum
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ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH (Church Of England)
HOSPITAL SUNDAY
The following are the Services etc., for the forthcoming week at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Sunday, 18th October-Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. Et Luke's Day. Hospital
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Cond-
Sunday.-Boly munion 8.15 a.. Choral Communion and Sermon
11 m.
Preacher:-The Vicar (Rey, J. R.
Higgs).
Evensong and Sermon 6.15 p.m. Preacher-A Christian Doctor. Sunday Schools.-The Young Peo-
ple's Service is held in the Church at 9,45 2.II. The Primary Department, meets in the ball at 10 am. Monday. The Fellowship of Youth
will meet at 5:30 p.m. The Monthly meeting
of the
Church Council, will be held
at 6 p.m.
St. Andrew's Club will hold its
first Social of the
. Season at 9 p.m.
Autumn'
Union
Tuesday. - The Mothers'
meets at 3 p.m. Brownie Pack meets at 3.30 p.m
in the grounds.
The last General meeting of the Romany Fair Cömmittee at 9 p.m.
Wednesday.-Wolf Cubs meeting
xt 5.30 p.m. Rover Scouts at 8.45 p.m. There will be a Whist Drive in. the hall at 9 p.m. Admission 50 cents including refresh- men. Everyone welcome. Thursday.—The Women's Fellow-
ship at 3 plm.
Boy Scouts meet at 8 pm. St. Andrew's Club "Open" night
at 9 p.m.
Friday. There will be a full choir
practice at 0.30 p.m.. Saturday. Decoration for the Har-
vest Festival. Suitable gifts will be very welcome and should be sent to the Church by 10.30 am.
of Supplication for the practice of Daily Communion begins to- day at 6 p.m.: Exposition of the Blessed Sacra- ment, recitation of the Holy Rosary, sermon. followed by the Prayer "O most sweet Jerta” and Benediction.
(St. Joseph's Church annonce- raents on Pare 6).
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