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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1937.
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RELIGION: PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL
VI: The Personnel Of The
Early Churches
(BY SCRUTATOR)
Following upon Apostles there were Prophets and Teachers, the nature of their positions within the fellowship was like that of the former. If their gift was good they were at liberty to exercise it everwhere, but they had no power, to compel others to listen, yet, if good, their pronnoncements were equally valid in all parts of Christendom, and not only in preaching but in matters of discipline as well. Inspiration to preach the word of God meant meant Inspiration to lead the Church in many lines,
Deacons were appointed for the regular supervision of the temporal affairs of the Church.
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others what they themselves had learned from the apostles, and the value of their work depended upon how faithfully they could reproduce. what they themselves had heard. Their primary function was to conserve, not to reveal, truth. Thus a definite line is drawn, in organis. ed Christianity, between Apostles and those who followed them in all succceeding ages. The Apostles, in certain schools of thought, have come to be regarded along with the Old Testament prophets, as being the sole recipients of the divine re- velation, Indeed. this is the view adhered to by the majority of the organised Christian Churches. The bishops and their successors, minis- ters, pastors, preachers, whatever
ST. JOHN'S
CATHEDRAL
21st March, 1937. Palm Sunday
8am-Holy Communion. (Codi-
municants Fellowship).
8 a.m.-Holy. Communion in
Peak Church.
10 a.m.-Children's Service with
Procession of Palma.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ST. TERESA'S CHURCH
LESSON SERMON ·
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG
The following are the services etc., for "the forthcoming week at St. Teresa'a
Church, Kowloon Tong:-
The subject of the Lesson Ser- Sunday 21st March-PALM BUN-
mon in all churches of Christ, Scientist, to-morrow,” March 21,
11 a.m-Mattins. Preacher: The will be: "Matter."
Bishop.
12.15 p.m.-Holy Communion. 8.30 p.m.-Evensong. Preacher:
The Bishop.
Com-
Holy Week Monday: 7.15 a.m.-Mattins Tuesday: 7.30a.m.--Holy
merion. Wednesday: 8 a.m.-Holy Com- munion in Peak Church, 5.30 p.m.-Evensong and Ad-
drea.
The Golden Text will be: "I have declared, and ye have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: there- fore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God,” (Isaiah 43: 19);
DAY-St. Benedict, Abb. a.m.--First mass with reading
of the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew in Chinese. 7.45 am. Blessing, distribution and Procession of the Palma lollowed by Holy Mass and reading of the Frasion (St. Matthew.)
There will be Benediction of the the Most Blessed Sacrament after mass,
9.30 a.m. Holy mass and reading of the Passion (St. Matthew.) No palms will be distributed except during the 7.45 3.1, ser- vice.
Among others, the following citations from the Bible will be read: "All the commandmenta which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord Monday 22nd March-Holy Week sware unto your fathers. "For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a a land, of brooks of Ante-good land.
Thursday: 10.15-Holy Commun-
ion
Good Friday
** 7,15 0,m.—Mattina.
7.30 a.m.--Litany and
Communion.
10 am Children's Bervice, 11-2 p.m.-Three Hours Service
of the Passion. 5.30 p.m.-Evensong,
9 p.m."The Passion of Our Lord according to St. Mark" Sung by united choirs of the Cathedral and St. Andrew's
Church.
water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills: beware that thou forget nut the Lord thy God. in not keeping his commandments, and his judge- ments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: but thou halt remember the Lord thy God: God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit" and in "truth." (Deut. 8:1.7, 11,18, John 4:24),
Bishops: The need was very early felt of someone to supervise and regulate congregational worship especially eucharistic services. We do not know definitely when these -services, began to be formal in character, but certainly before the "end of the first century the process of stereotyping had begun, When an Importance had once been made of form and order, a leader became necessary to see that they were carried out and so bishops were appointed to meet this need. In addition to their attention to re- ligious services they also received and dispensed aims Later there was added to their responsibi- they may be called, are simply the CHAPEL OF THE RESURRECTION from the Christian Science Text- lities that which was formerly authoritative exponents pr the the work of apostles only, the apostolic truth.. By the end of the duty of maintaining discip-second century, according to the line,
Tim. 1, (I
et sq.) Didache, the ability to carry out 4. Bishops thus constituted the suc-office was regarded as a 'charisma,' cessors, or to be more accurate. the and if anyone was appointed to substitutes. of the apostles, pro- the office of bishop, or pastor, It phets, and teachers. They owed was because his charisma was re- fellow-bellevers, their existence, in the first place.cognised by his
UNIVERSAL SYSTEM
to the fact that men, especially and believed by them to be valid. Inspired to fulfil these offices were not always at hand. In the ab- sence of such men the Churches had to do the next best thing and so she appointed the most trusted members of her followship to taka their place.
THE OLDER MEN
God. Christ, Apostles, Bishops, Deacons--the divine order, accord- ing to Clement, an Individual episcopate which applied and func- tloned in every individua; -fellow- ship or Church-It is not dimcult to see how this system could be changed into a universal one, as It commonly happened that such happened later under Rome. The men were among the older and change from the first formulation more experienced, for, since Chris- of the Church, a little fellowship tian life was at that time generally of pupils or learners, waa tremen- regarded as a divine gift, the older dous, but the process was natural men were more likely to be more and gradual. It did not involve fully endowed with it thun the the primitive belief in the presence ..younger could possibly be. Even of Christ, and in the special In-. among the older men some were spiration of certain individuals, but more Atted for one job than for it did mean the subjection of the another and so there arose the dis- spirit to exterior regulation and of tinction between bishops and pres- the individual to the institution, byters, or elders. (I Peter, : 1) and thus foreshadowed the rise of Titus 2 et. sq.) In the latter of these two passages we have the distinction made between elders and 'appointed elders or bishops. In the absence then, of apostles, men immediately inspired by the Holy Spirit, these brethren took over the task of teaching what they themselves had learned, thus it came about that the teaching function, as well as the supervision, of the worship and temporal affairs of the Church belonged to the martyrs 15 the seed of the bishops from the beginning.
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HISTORICAL DISTINCTION The vital historical distinction between them and the apostles was that they could only impart to
EMMANUEL MISSION
CHURCH
The following are the Services for the week at Emmanuel Mis- Blon Church, 218 Nathan Road. Kowloon:-
Saturday, 3.00 pm. Scripture Union Saturday, 8.30 p.m. Fellowship 'Meeting followed by the Lord's
Supper.
Subject for Meditation, Ephe-
alans 4; 1 to 18
Catholicism. This process was im mensely speeded up and greatly elaborated by the exigencies of the years of Roman persecution untfi it is true to say that the measures adopted as temporary expedients to strengthen the Church in time of persecution and severe trial. be came the accepted system for its conduct of its life in ordinary cir- cumstances. While it may be true in a sense, that "the blood of the
Church, it is not true, what is often facilely submitted by his- torians, that persecution was an unalloyed blessing to Christianity. (To be continued next week)
UNION CHURCH
Morning Service 10.30 am. Even -
ing Service B p.m. Preacher at both service Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow.
The Social Hour will be held in
Easter Eve
7.15 am-Mattins.
7.30 a.m.-Holy Communion 5,30 p.m.-Evensong and Address.
9.15 am, Children's Service.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH
(Church of England)
The Lesson Sermon will also include the following passages
book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "Dost thou" love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind?" This command in- cludes much, even the surrender of ali, merely material sensation, af- fection and worship. This is the thy mind?" This command in- volves the Science of Life, and Sun-recognizes only the divine control
United Demonstrailon on Good Friday
Holy Week Services Sunday, March 21st. Falm
day.
the usual evening 6.15.p.m., the choir
Stalner's Cruci-
Boly Communion 8.15 a.m. Choral Communion and Address, 11.am. Preacher: The Vicar (Rev. J. R. Higgs.) Subject: "Life flows down from
the Cross." Instead of
service at will render fixion " Young Peoples' Service 9.45. a.m. Primary Sunday School 10.a.m. Monday-Holy Cominunion, 7 a.m.
Fellowship of Youth, 6 pmL, Church Council, 6.p.m. St. Andrew's Club Committee,
8:30.p.m.
St. Andrew's Club "Open Night,"
9.p.m
Tuesday. Holy Communion..?
0,00.
of spirit, in which Boal is our mas- ter, and material sense and human will have no place. We shall obey and adore in proportion as we ap- prchend the difine nature and love Him understandingly, warring no more over the corporeality, but rejoicing in the affluence of our God. Religion will then be of the heart and not of the head. We
We worship spiritually, only 25 cease to worship materially, Spirit- ual devoutness is the soul of Chris- tianity." (Pages 9,140).
NOTICE
Thursday, April 1st., a Christian Science Lecture will be given by Mr. Frank BELL of the Christian Selence Board of Lectureship at 6 pm, at the YM.C.A., Kowloon-All are welcome.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mothers' Union Devotional and
First Church of Christ Scientist. Enrolment Service, 3.p.m... Hong Kong a Branch of The Mo- Brownie Pack, 3.30p.m.
ther Church. The First Church of Confirmation Class, 6.p.m.
Christ Scientist in Boston Mass. Supplementary Hymn Book MacDonnell Road close to Tram
Committee, 8.30.p.m. Wednesday. Holy Communion
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7.0.00. Wolf Cuba, 5.30.p.m. Rover Scouts 8.45.p.m." Thursday.-Maundy Thursday,
Station. Sunday Service 11.15 a.m. Testimony Meeting. Wednesday 8 p.m. A Reading Room is located at Bank of East Asia Building, 10 Dea Voeux Road Central and is | open daily 10.30 a.m.-2 p.m. Satur- The united choirs of the Cathed-days 10.30 am-12.30 p.m., evenings ral and St. Andrew's will ren- except Wednesdays and Saturdays. der the "Passion according to St. Mark at 9.p.m. Holy Communion, 10.p.m. Friday. Good Friday.
Matins and Address 10.45 a.m. United Demonstration of Chris
tian Witness opposite the Al- hambra Theatre at 12 noon. Speaker; The Bishop of Hong. Kong The Rt. Revd. R. O. Hall)
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the Church Hall after the Evening ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH Bervice as usual
The 8.A.C.A. meets in the Church Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.30
t'd
The Helena, May Christian Fel-
There will be a meeting of the Committee of Management at the close of the Morning Service.
Bunday, 11.00 am. Divine Service lowship meets in the Institute on Preacher, Dr. H. L. Curt. Sub-Friday morning at 10.30 am ape- ject, "Wholeheartedness." Text. ker is Bishop Hall "My people would not laten, Israel woull have pene of Me- so I left them to their own self will, to follow their own devices" (Fsalm 81; 11,12). Sunday, 3.00 p.m. Bunday School. Young Women's Bible Class Young Men's Bible Class. Sunday, 8.30 p.m. Divine Service preceded by Song Service at 8.00 pm Speaker, Mrs. Clift. Bubject, "The Return of the Lord." Text, "If I go, I will come again" (St. John 14;3), Monday, 7.45 p.m.. B.A.C.A Black-
board Meeting. Tuesday, Tuesday is the Fortnight-
ly Day of Prayer. You are Invited to come and pray with us-any half hour between 7 AM. and 7 P.M.
Tuesday, 8.00. p.m." Young People's
Club.
Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. Ladles Bew- ing Circle at 1, King'a Terrace,
8.00 Wednesday.
p.m. Bunday School Teacher's Preparation. Wednesday, 8.00, p.m. Praise and
Prayer Meeting, ... Thursday, 10.30 a... Ladies Bible Study Circle at. No. 216B Na- thari Road. This is open to all Ladies in the Colony who are interested in the Bible. Thursday, 8.00. p.m. Bible Study Circle. for men conducted by Mr. James Rraga,
The Bervices are open to ahí
No Collection on Sunday; Even-
·ing.
Ji
5. GARDEN ROAD.
21st March: Palm Sunday.
First Mass and General Com-
munion at 8 am N.B-Owing to the manoeuvres there will be no Service for the R. Army and Navy at 9 am on this Sımday.
At 10 am. Blessing of the Palms, Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Catechiam for Children at 3 p.m. 25th March: 'Maundy Thursday.
Holy Mass and General Com-
munion at 8 a.m.
From 9 a.m. to 9 pm. Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament. 26th March: Good Friday.
At 10 am.: (a) Sermon. (b)
Miserere, (c) The Way of the “Orean,
27th March: Holy Saturday, Holy -- Mass at 8. n.m..
28th Mar: Easter Sunday.
First Mass and General Com-.
munion at 8 am...
5-7 p.m. All authorised Christian Science Literature is available at the Reading Room. The Fublic is cordially invited to attend the ser- vices and to visit the Reading Room.
UNION CHURCH KOWLOON
PREACHER ON SUNDAY. The Minister
The Church Sub-Committee and the Finance Committee will meet at the close of the Morning Ser- vice.
SUNDAY SERVICES
Sunday School, 10.30 am. Palm
Sunday Flower Service. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Worship. 6.30 p.m.
The Week's Announcements:" Monday 6-8 p.m. Table Tennis
Club." Wednesday: 10 a.m: Women's
Gulld: "Speaker, Rev. K D. Mackenzie Dow, M.A.
8.30 p.m. Fellowship of Recol-
Icetion. Thursday: 8-11 p.m. Table Tennis
Club.'
Children's Friday: The
session is concluded. 8.45 p.m.-Choir Practice.
Guild
by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Confessions are heard every day Bervice for the R. Army and before and after Maas On Satur- days the special time for Confes-
Navy at 9 a.m. ̧.·
At 10 am. High Mass. followed sons is from 4.30 p.m. to 8 pm.
88 Benenuto and Deogratias, Bps.
Tuesday, Mar. 23rd.-Holy Week-
St. Turibus, Bishop.
8 p.m. Meeting of the members
of the Active Service Unit. Wednesday, Mar. 24th.-Holy Week
-St Gabriel the Archangel Abstinence. The reading of the Passion (St. Luke) will be at 6.30 and 7.30 a.m. masses. ..5.30 p.m. The office of Tenebrae. Thursday, Mar. 25.-Maunday Thursday-The Announciation of Our Lady-Lady Day. 7 a.m. Low masa, General com- munion and Procession to the Repoeltory.N.B. This will be the only mass and No Com-
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"munion will be distributed CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC NEWS
after this mass, Promoters and members of the Apostle-ship of Prayer, members of the St. Teresa's U..MA. and members of the Third Order of St. Fran- cls are specially invited to at- tend the Procession to the Re- pository. NB-Adoration of the Blessed. Sacrament at the Repository will commence at 9.00 a.m. and continue during the whole day and night until 8.30 am, next.. morning when the Blessed Sa-
will be carried. crament procession to the Main Altar. 5.30 pm. The office of Tene-
brae.
Friday, Mar. 26th-Good Friday-
St. Emmanuel-FAST DAY. 9.30 a.m. Singing of the Passion (84 John) The uncovering of the Cross. Procession from the Repository to the Main Altar. MIES of the Presanetified NB-Those who took part in the Procession on Maunday Thursday and all the faithful are invited to follow the Bles- Main sed Sacrament to the Altar.
1 pm Way of the Cross in Chi-
nese.
3 pm. Way of the Croas in Eng-
Ush
5.30 pm The orice of Tenebrae. 8.15 p.m. SOLEMN PROCESSION with the statue of the 'DEAD CHRIST, followed by a ser- mon in English on the passion by Rev. A. Granelli,
Order of the Procession. 1. The Cross. 2 Members of the Our Lady of Seven Sorrows. - 3. Third Order of St. Francis. 4.
Altar Boys and Clergy. ..'
5. The Statue of the Dead Christ,
6. The Children "of Mary,
7. The Choir and 8. The faith-
ful.
All
N. B. The Procession will take
place inside the Church. persons who take part in the procession are requested to hold a lighted candle. Saturday, Mar. 27th-Blessing at the fire. Blessing of the" Pas- chal Candle and of the Bap- tismal Font. Baptism of Adults. | 7 a.m. High Mass and Holy Com-
munion.
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All the faithfull are requested to make a special effort to the cere- monies during the Holy Week.
CHRIST CHURCH,
KOWLOON TONG
(Waterloo Road)
The following are the Services and Notices for the forthcoming Week!...
March 21st, Palm Sunday 7.15 am-Holy Communion. Bam-Choral Eucharist. Preacher: The Venerable R. de Voll, Archdeacon of New Quines, Celebrant: The Rt. The Bishop:
of Hong Kong.
6.30pm-Choral Evensong. Preacher: Mr. J. C. L. Wong," Sunday School Juniors at 9 a.m. at the Church House, 3 Duke Street.
The following are the forth- Catholic coming services at the Cathedral, Caine Road: March 21st:-PALM SUNDAY—Be- ginning of the Holy Week St. Benedict.
Morning services:
1st Mass at 6
At 7.30-Blessing of the Palms
and Procession. 2nd Mass at 8-High Mass with the solemn singing of Gospel of the Passion of Our Lord. 3rd Mass at 10:30 with sermon in
English.
Evening services
a
At 2.30-Religious Instruction to
Young People.
At 3.30 Catechetical Instruc-
tion to Adults.
At 4-Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. At 8---Recitation or the Holy Rosary-Hymn-Sermon of the Lenten. Mission by Rev.-FT, H. Mc Nulty S. 3. Hymn and Be.. nediction of the Blessed Ba- crament March 22nd-At 6 pm. Recitation
of the Holy Rosary Hymn Sermon of the Lenten Mission
Hymn and Benediction. March 23rd-The same as Yester-
day Evening. March 24th.--At 5 p.m. Office of
Tenebrae.
At 6 p.m. Recitation of the Holy Rosary--Hymn-Closing ser- mon of the Lenten Mission-- Hymn and Benediction
AND NOTES
The Lenten Mission
Every year at this time there is a "Mission" in the Catholic Cathe- dral. This consists of a series of sermons and other religious exer- cises, which are intended to recall people to their duty to God, and to prepare them for the worthy. reception of the sacraments at Easter time. This year the prea- cher is Rev. Hugh McNulty, B.,' who has come from the Philippine" Islands for this purpose." This, is Fr. McNulty's second visit to Honz Kong for the Leniten Mission, as he
was
the preacher on a similar occasion fourteen years ago. In the interval he has been all the time in the Philippine Islands, where he has worked in various places among both the native and. the foreign population. The Mis- sion devotions, which begin each evening at 6 o'clock, continue” in the Cathedral until next Wednes day. Each year the crowds that attend the church on the occasion of the Mission are most remark- able, especially when it is remem Dered that many have to come trom a considerable distance. The
custom of holding a Lenten Miscion exists in Catholle churches in all · parts of the world.
HOLY WEEK
The church services of the com March 25th-Maundy Thursday..
ing week are the most impressive At 1a.m. General Communion. of the year in the Catholic Church, At & am. Pontifical Mass and for while the ritual · In a very Consecration of the Holy Olla. striking way recalls the events of At 11 a.m. Washing of the feet. Christ's Passion, the music gives Adoration of the Blessed Sacra- | expression in an equally striking,
ment all day and night.
way to the sentiments that the sad
At 5 p.m. Office of the Tenebrae, memories of the week arouse. The March 26th-Good Friday-Fast | week is called "Holy Week" because
day.
of sacred events that it commemo-
At 5 p.m. Once of the Tenebrae. At 5.45 p.m. The Way of the
Cross.
Adoration of the Cross all day. March 27-Holy Saturday. ···
At 8 a.m. Blessing of the Pas
chal Candle and Baptismal Font.
At 8 am. Blessing of the Pas- rates. It begins with Palm Sunday
sanctified.
to-morrow. In the churches palms are blessed on this day, to recall the occasion when the Jews waved palm branches in their hands to Welcome Christ as He entered Jeru- salem before the festival of the Pasch. On Sunday, Tuesday, Wed- nesday and Friday the gospel story of the Passion of Christ, from each At 7.30 a.mi-Solemn High Mass of the evangelists in turn, is sung
in which five Chinese Deacons
or read during the Mass, the sing-- of the Mission of Hong Kong ing of it being one of the most will receive the Order of the remarkable features of the Mass on Priesthood, and several Be- Friday." minarists will receive Minor Orders. Confessions morning and even-
ing.
We
Seniors at 10.15 am. at" the
Church. Maunday Thursday, March 25,- Holy Communion at 7.15 a.m.
Good Friday, March 20
Holy Thursday and Holy Satur- day are the names given to these two days in Holy Week, but-Friday. is called "Good Friday", to recall the benefits of the Redemption which was completed on that day. On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri- day evenings, there is "Tenebrae" -- in the churches, This name, which means "darkness is given to the part of the Divine Office that is sung on these days. It was for-- merly sung in total, darkness, but 9 a.m. Children's Service. Ad- now it is only at the very end that dress by Mr. R. Ashton Hill. there is darkness on the altar, and 19.15 am-Matting and Litany; this is reached by the gradual After this Service, members of i extinguishing of the lights while the congregation are asked to the Office is being recited, the United Bervice of Witness which will be held at 12 noon. The preacher being The Bishop of Hong Kong.
On Thursday the events of the Last Supper are vividly recalled in the ceremonies of the day, and at (Continued on Page 11).