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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1936.
PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES
WORSHIP AS SOCIAL
SERVICE
STIMULATING ACTION
(BY "SCRUTATOR ")
The Church is often condemned, for being a hymn-singing" Institution and the condemnation is based on the belief that wor- ship, as such, has litle or no place in the social life of any com~ munity. This is a fundamental error and it is responsible for present-day irreligion.
Many good and able men and women are thinking thus,
Poverty, and disease, and ugil- mess, they are arguing, are as damaging and as depressing as sin. They degrade human lie. The world would be better with less hymn-singing, less preaching, and with more energy and thought devoted to abolishing social evils. { Moreover, not all the people who think thus are divorced from in- stitutional religion. Some of them are deeply religious, but there are others, thousands of them who are either lukewarm or utterly hostile to the Church because they feel that she is not wholehearted, that she is not sincere on this matter of "social reform and social righteous- ness. They find the Church main- ly interested in a somewhat meagre and negative personal morality ("not gambling." "not being im- .pure") and afraid to speak of the big problems of social or institu- tional morality with decision and effectiveness.
mean some-
POSITIVENESS " Can the Church rebut these charges? Yes, of course she can! Do not the names of men like Stud- dert Kennedy, Charles E Raven, Reinhold Nienuhr, thing? What of the Church "and Nation Committee of the Church of Scotland, the Industrial Chris- tian Fellowship in England? Are the Salvation Army, are the Church's model lodging-houses, res- que homes, training farms, reliet and emigration, schemes, are our hospitals, which without the Chris- tlan inspiration and without Chris- tian generosity would not exist, are these no answer to the social re- former's charge? And Boy's Bri- gades and Scouts, and YM.C.A. institutions, and clubs för mer and boys, are these nothing?
Aren't these a substantial contribution to human welfare? Don't they fight against poverty and ugliness, and disease and ignorance.
DEEPER THAN MATERIAL And more! To the social re- former critic who tuinks religion irrelevant, the' Church states, and rightly states "Your social pro- gramme is not enough! I re- ligion has allowed itself to be too much divorced from social service. you will not help but seriously hin- der social service by making the decree absolute. Without the Chris- tian vision of the true values of
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON
Firat Church of Christ. Scientist,
Hong Kong.
Subject: "Adam and Fallen man.'
life. nourished in worship, your social service will loss all direction. and will eventuate in a dull, life- destroying materialism. We may ¦ all get baths and electric Ught and television receivers, and in the lururtance of things, lose sight of the truth of God and of the deeper than material meaning of human existencè in this world.
The
THE MASSIVE TASK
“And yet the Christian in honest; hours does feel that the Church has in fact mostly shirked the massive task, the most fundament- al in our time, of Christianising the essential social relationships. world in which men work and breed is a sweaty world, noisy, dusty, un- tidy, cruel world. It is a world in which, unless men are truly Chris- fight each other. man against man. tian, they soon learn to hate and
class against class, nation against nation. Yet the Church ought to be, but isn't, right there where the real struggle is going on. It is into that world that worship, of God. | of Christ, of mans must be born. It is exactly there that the Church can do its biggest and most charac- teristic plece of social service. It is surely one of the main functions of the Church to bring every as- pects of our social life into a Chris- tlan scrutiny and inspiration. The Church must bring the solid real· world of work and labour lato its worship of hymns and prayers, of Bible-readings and sermons.
Father of men, in whom are one All human kind beneath the sun, Stablish our work in Thee begun. Man lives not for himself alone. In others' good he ads his own; 'Life's worth in fellowship is
known.
O Christ, our Elder Brother, who By serving man God's will, didst
do.
Help us to serve our brethren too.
We should be prepared to deal with all questions which agitate rrformers, parliamentarians," nove- lists, and always from the distine- tive-point of Christian moral values. | We must be prepared to relate our religion intimately and in some de- tall to the whole human strugglë against poverty, ignorance, disease, ugliness, and sin. In such a union both social reform and · religion ¦ would be revitalised, and the forces of each would receive a great accession of numerical strength", and of living power.
Spirit of God dwell in you. (Ro- mans, 8: 1-8.)
The Lesson Sermon will also in. clude the following passages from
the Christian Science Textbook. "Science and Health, with key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy,
"The son of the Virgin-mother. unfolder une remedy for Adam or
The Subject of the Lesson Ser-erfor; and the apostle Paul ex- mon in all Christian Science Churches to-morrow, November 8, will be "Adam and fallen man."
The Golden Text will be "They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God." (Romans 9: 8.)
Amongst others, the following citations from the Bible will be read.
"There is therefore now. no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made from the law of sin and death.
me free
plains this warfare between the idea of divine power, which Jesus presented, and mythological ma- terial intelligence called energy, and opposed to Spirit. As the in- dividual idea of Truth, Christ Jesus came to rebuke rabbinieni error,
and all sin sickness, and death.
to point out the way of Truth and Life. This ideal, was demonstrated the whole earthly through out career of Jesus, showing the dit- terence between the offspring of Soul and of material' Bense, of Truth and of error, John saw the human and divine coincidence, shown in the man Jesus, · 28
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
NOTICES.
8th November, 1938. 22nd Sunday after Trinity. Armistice Bun- day.
"a a.m.-Holy Communion.
8. a.m.-Holy Communion in Peak
Church.
10 a.m. Kindergarten
Children's Service.
and
11 a.m.-Martins. Preacher: Rev, H. W. Lainez "To avert war or to make
peace."
6.30 p.m.-Evensong Preacher: Rev. A. J. Bennitt: "The Coming of. Christ. "Tarael's History' (3).
Wookdays. Wednesday, Armistice Day. 8 a.m.
Holy Communion of Comme- moration followed by the lay-. ing of a wreath on the Cathe- dral War Memorial Gross. Holy Communion is celebrated
On
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
at 7.30 a.m. Friday at 7.45 a.m. tin (Can-
tonese).
OTHER NOTICES Wednesday. Armistice Day. .9.15 p.m. St. Andrew's Church! Brahms' Requiem. Hong Kong Singers.
EVENING SERMONS
at 8.30 p.m. The Coming of Christ."
A course of sermons on this title will be preached in prepara- tion for Christmas. Studies
from the Old Testament for November will be:- 15th-Amos and Hosea. 22nd. Isaiah.
29th-Advent Sunday.
SPECIAL SERVICES IN THE AUTUMN
at 11 a.m. Noverber, 15th: Aviation Bervice, November, 29th: Missionary Sun-
day.
December, 27th: Cathedral Sun-
day.
ENGLISH METHODIST
CHURCH
Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong
22nd Sunday after Trinity, 8th November, 1936. Morning Order of Service by Rev..
KOWLOON UNION CHURCH
PREACHER ON SUNDAY The Minister
A Bale of Work will be held to- day in the Church Hall at 3 p.m.
The following are the services:— 10 a.m. Sunday School. 11 am. Armistice Service," 6.30 p.m. Theme Service:
membrance.
Retiring Collection at forenoon
service for Earl Halg Funda Monday: 6.15 p.m. General Com-
mittee Meeting.
Wednesday:-10.45 am. Brief Re- 8.45 p.m. Fellowship or Thought.
membrance Day Service. 8.30 p.m. Fellowship of Recollec-.
tion.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH
(Church of England)"
́REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
SERVICES
Brahm's Requiem
The following are the Services etc., for the forthcoming week at Re-St. Andrew's Church,, Kowloon.
Sunday. 22nd Sunday after Trinity.
Holy Communion, 8.15 a.m. The monthly Holy Communion Fellowship Breakfast will fol- low this Service, Morning Remembrance Service
11 am. Preacher: The Vicar (The Rev.
J. R. Kirgs). Subject: The Cost of Peace. (The collection will be given to Earl Halg's" Fund.) Evening. Remembrance Service:
6.15 p.m. Preacher: The Rev. H. C. Davies
M.C., C.F. Sunday Schools: The Young Peo- ple's Service is held in Church at 9.45 a.m.
Friday:-3.30 p.m. Guild of Child-
ren.
耐
5.45 p.m. Teachers' Class. 8.45 p.m. Choir Practice:
ROSARY CHURCH
KOWLOON
The following are the forth- coming Services, etc. at the Rosary Church, 20 Chatham Road-Kow-
Joon.
Sunday, November 8-23rd Sunday
alter Pentecost,
At 6.30 Mass with sermon in
Chinese.
At 7.30 Mass with sermon in
English.
At 8.30 Mass with sermon in
Portuguese.
At 9.30 Mass with sermon in
English,
followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
At 2 p.m. Catechism in Chinese. At-2.30 p.m. "Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament. Monday, November 9. Monthly Meeting of the Children of Mary at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 11.—Meeting
of the C.C.YW.S. at 5.30 p.m. Thursday, November 12-Monthly Meeting of the Ladies- Fromoters of the Apostleship of Prayer at 6 p.m. Friday, November 13 - General
Choir Practice at 8*p.m. On week-days:
Mass at 6.30 and 7.30.
EMMANUEL" MISSION
CHURCH
(UNDENOMINATIONAL)
The following are the Services for the week at Emmanuel Mission Church, 218 Nathan Road. Kow-
loon-
JJ
The Primary Department meets
in the hall at 10 am. Monday: Women's Guild 10.30 am
Fellowship of Youth 6 p.. St. Andrew's Club Whist Drive 8
p.m
Tuesday: The Mothers' Union will visit the Salvation Army Home
at Kowloon Tong, leaving the
Church at 3 p.m.
The Brownle Pack meets at 3 30
Wednesday: Armistice Day.
p.m
A short Remembrance Service will be held in Church at 10.40 a.m.. for those who will not be attending the official Service in Hong Kong. The Wolf Cubs meet at 5.30 p.m. The Hong Kong Singers will render Brahm's "Requiem" at 9 p.m., in St. Andrew's. Every one Welcome. Proceeds will be divided between the Minister- ing Children's League and St. "Andrew's Church Benevolent
Fund.
*ird
The Rover Scouts meet at 8.45 Thursday: Women's Fellowship 3
1.10.
CATHOLIC NEWS CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
AND NOTES
UNITED EFFORTS
The success of the Bazaar for she. 'Society of St. Vincent, de Paul, which was held in Kowloon Last Sunday, was the result of united efforts on the part of many Catholic organ,sations in Hong Kong and Kcw.con. Over three hundred persons were direct y en- gaged in the work of preparation, and the attendance at the bazaar was over two thousand."
As was only fitting in connec- tion with a society which shows no religious discrimination In its beneficiaries, many non-Catholics helped in the various stalls and many also visited them as patrona. The organisers were:-Mr. Arthur
for Alves, who has been many years the Hon. Treasurer of Hong Kong branch of the Society and Mr. Marques, the Hon. Secretary
at the Bazaar Committee.
the
The feature" that makes work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul unique among`charitable organisations is that all its mem- bers have direct contact with the poor in their own homes. The
divided into Society is
"Con- ferences.". of which there are Each of four in Hong Kong. these devotes its attention to a particular district, and every week some of the members go to visit families to whom regular relief is given.
the
The following are the forthcom- ing services at the Catholic Cathe- dral Caine Road:
November 8th.-23th 'Sunday after
Pentecost.
+
Morning Services:
1st Mass at 6.
2nd Mass at 8 with sermon in
Chinese.
1
3rd Mass at 10.30.with sermon in
English.
Evening Services: 2.30 Instruction for Young Peo-
ple.
3.30 Catechetical Instruction for
Adults,
4 Recitation. of the Holy Rosary and Benediction of the Bleased Sacrament
November 10th-A: 7.30 a.m. High Requiem Mass for the Holy Bouls
On week days Mass at 8 and 7.30. Confessions Morning and Even-
ing.
"CIVILISATION IS CRACKING"
Dr. Lang's View Of Europe
Dr. Lang, Archbishop of Canter- bury, speaking at the dedication of the new church of St. Francis of Asisi, at West Wickham, Kent, re- cently, said that it seemed plain that the civilisation which we thought was so secure, and which In this way they not only establish friendly relations with our fathers so laboriously wrought the poor but also acquire a know-up, was cracking in its very found-
things happening in
ledge of the district, and also be-ations, states The Observer."
"We see come well qualified to judge whe- ther applicants for rellet are or civilised Europe to-day that recall the worst phases of the Dark Ages," are not deserving of it.
he added. "When we see Christian people being taught to accustom themselves to the idea that it is through war that their strength is being tested, and when'in place of God dethroned there are enthron- ed new.gods of race; when we see these things and realise the cor-
Are
In these days when poverty is so widespread and when, at the same time, professional begging is such 3 lucrative employment," people who
anxious to do their part to help genuine distress are glad to have the he'p of an organisation like the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to assure them that their a'ms will go into deserving hands.
HONG KONG AND MISSIONARIES
letions that are everywhere being stirred, and the passions that are being roused, then we must needs realise that this civilisation holds nothing in itself by which it can achieve its own salvation.
The opening of the new railway
"There is nothing that can save to North China is likely to make it but the incoming of the rule of Hong Kong a more important the unseen and eternal Kingdom centre for missionaries than it
of God." has been in the past, for it will probably be the starting point for many missionaries who pre- Meet-viously went by Shanghai.
Boy Scouts at 6 pm St. Andrew's Club Badminton
Trisis 9 pm. Friday: V.D.M.A. Committee
ing.6 p..
Full Choir Practice 8.30. p.m. Saturday: Diocesan Girls' School "and Old Girls' Association Jumble Sale in the hall at 3
Business people can realise the consequences of this, as it may easily make Hong Kong the source of supplies of necessary articles from abroad which were hither got through other ports.
Already one missionary group
WEDDING
The wedding took place at the Registry yesterday of Mr. Gordon, Snyder, Chiet Buperintendent, c/o Pantranco Dagupan Pang, Philip- pine Islands, and Miss Romana
Erris Tribbeck at 10.15, English Saturday. 8.30 pm Fellowship ST. TERESA'S CHURCH has made arrangements for open- Guevara. Mr W. J. Lockhart-
Methodist Church
* R.N. Hospital.
opposite
Hymns No: 659 (Ellacombe No.
Lessons
836)
285
858 (Stories of
Children).
Al
the
780 (Ottawa). 831 (For
Saints). Genesis 28 or Psalm
119, 1-16. Acte, 7, 1-16... Evening Order of Service by Mr.
Sydney Boulton, at 7,15, English Methodist Church opposite R.N. Hospital. Hymns No 280 St. Agnes),
318 (Cross of Jesus). 303 (Bentley).
Lessons:
་་
667 (St. Clement). Daniel 12 or Psalm
139.
Acts 7, 17-35. Notices for the Week.
1. Camera Club. Provides Dark Room for developing, printing, en- larging etc.
Membership, $2 per annum. Further information can
Meeting followed by the Lord's Supper Sunday, 11.00 "in-Divine Service Preacher Dr. H. L. Clift, Sub- ject, "Coming Judgment and the Upper Room." Text, "Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and make manifest the counsels of the heart." 1 Cor. 4:5. Sunday, 3.00 p.m.-Bunday School Young Men's Bible Clasa. Young Women's Bible Clam.
Sunday, 8.30 pm-Divine Service.
Preacher:
Mr. James Braga. Subject, "Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus." Text, "This poor mari cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles." Pr. 34:6. Monday, 7:45 pm-SACA Black-
board Meeting.
Wednesday, 8.00 pm-Praise and
Prayer Meeting Thursday 10.30 am.
Women's
Bible Study Circle. Felday, 6.15 pm-Bunday School
Teachers' Preparation.
be obtained from the Hon. Secre-Friday, 8.00 pm-Bible Study Cir- tary of the Club, Mr. A. M. M. Stephen, on Thursday nights from 8.30 onwards."
Marine Engineering, Electrical In-
cle for Service men and their friends.
The Services are open to all No Collection on Sunday Evenink.
KOWLOON TONG
3 Dike Street) ANGLICAN CHURCH
Bey, N. V. Hawaïd To French
2. Badminton Club mesta on Mon- days and Tuesdays at 7.30 pm. Further particulars from Mr. W. Sprague, Hon Secretary, or from the Secretary, B. & E. Home. For what the law could not do, in divinity embracing humanity in 3. Vocational Training: The: fol- that it was weak through the Life and its demonstration, re-lowing courses will be held at the flesh, God sending, his own son inducing to human perception and S. & 8. Home beginning November: the likeness of sinful flesh, and for understanding the Life which is sin, condemned sin in the flesh; God., In divine revelation, mater-stallation, Motor, Radio, Practical The following are the Services That the righteousness of the law tal and corporeal selfhood da Carpentry, Shorthand and TYP and Notices for the forthcoming might be fulfilled in us, who walk appear, and the spiritual idea is "writing, Book-keeping and Ac-week not after their flesh, but after the understood. There is but
one countancy, Foreign Languages. Spirit For they that are after spiritual existence, the Life of The Chaplain will arrange for other the flesh, do mind the things of "which corporeal sense can take no courses if there is suficient de- the flesh: but they that are after cognizance. The divine Principle of mand, and is willing to give - the Spirit the things of the Spirit. man speaks through immortal formation regarding correspon- For to be carnally minded- 'is sense, The standard of perfection dence courses in all subjects, Fur- death, but to be spiritually mind-was originally God and man. Has ther information from the Chaplain ed, is life and peace.
God taken down His own standard, or the Secretary, B. & 8. Home Because the carnal mind is and has man· ́fallen?. God is enmity towards God; for it is not the creator of man. and the subject to the law of God, neither divine Principle of man remaining Indeed can be. So then, they that perfect, the divine iden or reflec
are after the flesh, cannot pleasetion man, remains perfect. Man
God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the
is the expression of Gods being. (Pages 534, 30, 561, 72, 470.)-
WEEK OF PRAYER
November 15 to November 22 'na the The Bishop of London has fixed Week of Prayer this year.
November 8, 22nd Sunday after
Ca Trinity
7.16 a.m-Holy Communion. 9.00 am Choral Eucharist Preacher: Rev. N. V. Halward. 6.30 p.m.—Evensong and Sermon, Preacher Mr. G. 8. She Sunday School: Juniors at 9
Beniors at 10.15 m.
A Tuesday, November 10-Annual Meeting of Men's Fellowship at 8 pm followed by a Social at 8.45 p.m. to which all church members are invited./
The following are the services. etc., for the forthcoming week at St Teresa's Church, Kowloon Tong:-
Saturday, November 7-8t. Her
culan, Bishop and Martyr. Sunday, November 8-23rd Sunday after Pentecost St. Pelagia, Penitent.
11
7.00 a.m-First Mass with ser-
mon in Chinese.
ing a procuration here." This is Smith, Deputy Registrar of Mar- the Franciscan Order, which has clagen, officiated and the witnesses- more than six hundred 'm's were Mrs. E. D. Balmosda and Mr.
in s'onaries. China, When the N. B. M. Whitley. railway to Hankow is running Franciscan missionaries wi'l go to the north through Hong Kong. and those who need, a seek it here.
VALDICTORY
rest will PALESTINE
COMMISSION ES
DEPARTS The death of Fr. Finn has rob-
London, Nov. E searches into the early history of sion on Palestine left Victoria Sta- bed Hong Kong of one whose re- Members of the Royal Commis- Hong Kong were followed with"} great interest by foreign archaeothis afternoon. The Colonial Se- tion en route for the Near East-
8:00 am. Second Mass with ser-
mon in Egilsh. 9:30 amThird Mass. with. ber-
mon in English followed by logists. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Monday, November 8-Feast of the Dedication of the Archbasilica of Our Saviour in Rome. *** Tuesday, November 10-St. Andrew
Avellino, C.
Boon after, at the House of Com- mons" question time, Mr. Ormsby Gore made a statement on imigra- tion
It is particularly pad that he cretary and other officials were at had gone to represent the Govern should have died abroad when he station to see the party off.
ment and the University at a scientific congress. His report on the discovery of ancient Historical remains in Hong Kong, attracted 8.15 p.m.-Meeting of the mem-interested comment when he made bers of the Active Service Unit. it at Oslo last August, and, Wednesday, November 11. St.numerous invitations poured in to
Martin, Armistice Day,
him to visit museums and ob Thursday, November 12-St. Mar-
serve excavations tin Pope and Martyr.
He was due to return to Hong Friday, November 13-St. Stanis-
Kong next March laus Kostka, Canion.
great hopes of new discoveries.
Week days: masses at 6.30 and 7.30
a.m.
guese. Baturdays: special time for con-
fession from 4 to 8 pm.
UNION CHURCH NOTICES
and he had
in the few years that he lived in
Hong Kong he contributed notably to the fund of our knowledge on
He Bald His Majesty's Govern- not there should be a temporary ment had considered whether or
suspension of immigration, whilst the Commission was carrying out its inquiries. They had decided that a temporary suspension would not be justifiable either on econo-
mic or other grounds. At the same time they thought it right in the
present circumstances to ask the
High Commissioner to take a con-
Confessions are heard dally in Chinese, English. French, Spanish, Italian, and Portu-Bouth China before the writing of
the movements of civilization inservative view of the economic re-
sources of the country.engka
It had accordingly been recom- history..
mended that-the-six monthly la PAPAL “FOREIGN SECRETARY” | bour immigration schedule, due to be issued last month, should be A good deal of interest has been aroused in the European press by 1,800 certificates, and this recom
fixed at an effective maximum of
the visit to various foreign "coun- tries of HE Cardinal Pacelll, the mendation had been approved by -Morning Service, 10.30 a.m.
His Majesty's Government.— Papal Secretary of State, who is
British Wireless. Evening Service, 6 p.m..
at present in America. The post- Preacher at both services, Rev, K. | tion? which Cardinal Pacelli ́holds: Mackenzie Dow
is equivalent to that of Foreign Minister and since the number of His present mission is beleved to foreign states. In diplomatic redeal with the prevalence of Com Intion with the Holy See is close munistic propagands. He is well in the Church Hall after the Everon thirty it is obviously one of suited for direct negotiations with ing Bervice.
Morning Service will take the fórm of "Armistice Remembrance.
The Social Hour will be held
1. The ⠀ BACA. meeting" is held in the Church Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm
very great importance.
foreign states as he has outstand- The person of its present occu-ing qualities as a linguist pant has added to its importance, On, the occasion of the second for Cardinal Pacells is interna International Congress of the The Helena May Christian tonally recogn'sed as one of the Catholic Press În Roma DAWO Fellowship meats in the Institute most important personalities now, monahs ago he prey dad at the on Friday morning at 10.30 am. in pable life, and his tact in opening session, and in the couss The Sacrament of the Lord's curcult diplomazic simations has of h's inaugurat discourse addres Supper will be celebrated at the helped greatly matters of state as ed the delegates in turn in seven close of the 'Morning Service, well as of religious Importance. languages.