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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1937.
PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES Are You Tortured by
RELIGION: PERSONAL
AND IMPERSONAL
VIII:
The Church In Rome
(BY SCRUTATOR)
From being merely a Jewish sect, Christianity within four centuries had become the religion of the Roman Empire. It is impossible to contemplate that fact without a certain sadness, for, to an impartial study, the achievement is not without its disap- pointing aspects. Quantity and worldly dignity was gained at the expense of quality and spiritual purity.
The Nicene Creed, for instance, all but imposible ideal for a great which Theodosius established as | worldly and temporal institution. the criterion of the Roman Its religious authority came to be Church's faith, is a very poor thing when compared with the sermon on the mount, and, sadder still. the Church was more concerned
now with her creeds than with the
ST. JOHN'S
CATHEDRAL
1st Sunday After Easter:-8 a.m. Holy Communion; 10 a.m. Kinder- garten and Children's Service: "11 a.m. Service of Confirmation; 6.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Preacher: Rev. H. W. Baines.
Week-days: Holy Communion is celebrated on: Tuesday (Annuncia- tion of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Thursday and Saturday at 7.30 s.m. Wednesday at 7.30 a.m. in the Peak Church Friday at 7,45 am. (in) Cantonese).. Prayers for the sick, Wednesday, 10.15 3...
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Other Notices:-April 6, 10.15 a.m. Mother's Union and Women's Guild | p.m. Mother's Union Working Party, Corporate Communion. April 6, 3 Cathedral Hall. April 7, 10 am, V.D.M.A. Working Party. Cathedral
used for purely secular and. poli-Hall. tical ends. Its formation of dif- The Chapel of the Resurrection" ferent alliances with different. 9.15 a.m. Children's Service. kings led eventually to its capture
by the Kings of France and the
The Concillar Movement was an attempt made to restore central organisation and to introduce de-
Gospels. From being a quality of transfer of the Popes from Rome life, purely and simply that, Chris- to Avignon. In 1378 the great tianity had become a religious pro- { schism began when there actually fession. Thus it came about, that, ¦ existed two rival popes, each® | during the aucceeding centuries, claiming the true apostolle succes- Contrary to the affirmations or stor, one in Avignon and one in certain religious ntstorians and Rome." certain other writers whose zeal. for converts outweighs their in- telligent understanding of the his tory of their faith, not Jesus Christ, nor even Christianity, but the Christian Church in Rome con- quered and spread all over the civilized world. We must bear that fact in mind if we would save our selves much heartbreak and dis- appointment in our subsequent
consideration of personal religion.
mocratic control and a modifica-
ton of the papal powers in the affairs of the Church, but it led. naturally enough, to quarrels be- tween the popes. and the Council. The Renaissance attracted the best minds away from the Church and even the popes became et- fected by the new learning. Leo I it is recorded, called the life
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
4th April: Low Sunday.
First Mess and General
munion at 8 a.m.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG
Subject: UNREALTY
The subject, of the Lesson Ser mon in all churches of Christ, subject. to-morrow, April 4, will be: "Unreality."
The Golden Text will be: "Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it." (Job 35:15)
Among others, the following citations from the Bible will be rend: "Happy is the man that fin deth wisdom, and the man that
thou walk in thy way safely, and getteth understanding. Then shalt
thy foot shall not stumble. When thou llest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt "lle down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Be
of the
not afraid of sudden fear, neither desolution of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall by thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken." (Prov. Com-3:13,23-26)
Service for the the R. Army and
Navy at 9 a.m.
Third Mass at 10 am.. followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
This Service will be broadcast, Sermon on: "The Sacrament of Perance" preached by the Very Rev. Father T. Cooney & J." Catechism for Chlidren at 3 p.m
On week-days Holy Mass at 8
3.01.
Confessions are heard every day before, and after Mass-On Satur days, the special time for Confes
STORY OF STRUGGLE
of Jesus. "a fable." Scepticism sions is from 4.30 p.m. to 8 pm. The history of the Church is the
became popular, morals grew lax, story of an, institution striving against its own inherent weak-popes were poisoners and pro-
neases to be Christlike. It is no longer true to say of the Christian Institution what was said of its first formulation by Jesus, that the Church and the Kingdom of God are indivisible, the one being the
fligates. There arose a clamant need for reform.
(To be continued)
The following are the forth- Catholic coming services at the Cathedral, Caine Road: April 4th-First Sunday" after
Easter.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH
(Church Of England)
The following are the Bervice etc., for the forthcoming week at
Sunday, April 4th. Low Sunday.
Holy Communion 8.15 am Matins And Sermon 11 8.3 Preacher: The Vicar. (Rev. J R. Higgs.) Evensong and Sermon 6.15 p.m
Preacher: The Vicar.' Young Peoples' Service 9.45 a.m. Primary Sunday, 10a.m.
visible expression of the other. The CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL st. Andrew's Church. Kowloon, whole history of Christianity from this time onwards is the story of the struggle of personal religion against impersonal institutional ised religion; on the one hand we have an utter dependence upon the Holy Spirit and a true desire that the Church should be pure, on the other, we see a process of incor- poration and codification of that which is as free, as the winds of heaven
The Christian institution had its opportunities for secular achievement in the gradual decay of the Roman Empire. Rome, which wasn't built in a day, didn't fall in a day, although we may say that after Alaric the Goth sacked the City 410, 50" far western Europe was concerned the influence of imperialistic Rome dis-
Dark appeared. The
Ages. fell upon European civilization and her salvation dwelt in the monasterica. Spain, half of France, Asia Minor. Jerusalem, north Africa, fell to the power of Islam until only the Church in Rome, alone of the cri- ginal fve, was left. And when Rome was deserted by her Emperor she began to look to her "patriarch" jor leadership and salvation. Gregory the Great, Hi- shop of Rome trom 540-804 A.D., had unwillingly left who cloister for the rulership of the Church seized the opportunity offered him of stablishing the Church's position in the land. In fighting to save his own temporal property against barbarian in-. vasions, he was fighting to save the people, and in this way he gafried for himself and for the Church, very great temporal power. His example was followed, and the title which he claimed for himself, Chief Bishop, because his chair
Morning services: 1st Mass at 6.
2nd Mass at
The Lessop Sermon, will also in-
CATHOLIC NEWS
AND NOTES
ENCYCLICALS
The last few weeks have brought from the Vatican news that is in
remarkable contrast with that of
only a few weeks ago when there
was the gravest anxiety about the health of the Pope. Though Ha been restored to normal, yet the fact that he has resumed a good deal of his former activity is proved by the fact that he has is- sued no less than three Encyclicals
Holiness' health has by no means
dealt with Communism, and the of the highest importance in the space of ten days. These letters position of the Church in Germany and in Mexico. An Encyclical let- ter is a circular letter-the term is an old one from the Greek— addressed by the Pope to the BL- shop of the Catholic Church either throughout the world or in some particular country. Buch a letter is only issued in
circumstances of particular Importance. and the rapid succession of Encycllcals now
issued, which is almost unprece- dented. Is probably accounted for by the fact that they were delayed by the Pope's Illness. They are
far
from being documents pre- pared by officials to which the Pope puts his signature. The con-
clude the following passages from the Christian Science Textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "Christian Scientific prac tice begins with Christ's keynote of harmony. "Be not afraid!" The physical effects of fear illustrate atency of the policy pursued by its illusion. Gazing at a chained Pius XI throughout his pontificate lion, crouched for a spring, should
aman. The body 13 has all along" framed his own po- is largely due to the fact that he not terrify affected only with the belief of Hcy and taken a moet minute part discase produced by a so-called in carrying it out. Naturally he mind ignorant of the truth which does not write the entire Encycll- chains disease. Nothing but the power of Truth call prevent the cals himself, but they are so much an expression of his own ideas fear of error, and prove, man's that it is impossible to imagine
any one of them could be issued
their
preparation, From
the
dominion over error. The more difficult seems the material condi- when he was too ill to supervise tion to be overcome by Spirit, the stronger should be our faith and the purer our love. The Apostle John says: "There is no fear in Love, but perfect Love casteth out
feat...He that feareth is not made perfect in Love," Here is a dednite and inspired proclamation of Christian Selence." (Pages 410,380).
UNION' 'CHURCH
broadcast summary of these three Encyclicals it is clear that the mark of the firm hand of Pius XI is plainly visible in each of them.
THE BLESSING “URBI ET ORBI”
The Heater bulletin, giving 150,000 as the number present; in the great square of St. Peter's when the Pope gave his blessing
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SCIENCE
Lecture At The Y.M.C.A.
Mr. Frank Bell, C.S.B., member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Charch, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Mass., delivered a lecture on "Christian Science" at the YMC.A., yesterday when a large gathering attended. Below we give the second instal, the body. Each of the activities within the body can be truthfully ment of Mr. Bell's talk:-
The common belief about a man's
ufe is that he lives within a phy-
¦ described only as an effect of something else. If that something
Morning Service 10.30 a.m. Ever, on Easter Sunday, la, judging from sical body, that his identity is. else were inside of the body it
ing Service. 6 p.m. Preacher at both service Rév, K. Mackenzle Dow.
The Social Hour will be held in
the broadcast accounts from the Italian and other wireless stations, either. a mistake or a very con- underestimate. Anyone siderable who is familiar with Rome knows when
8-Solemn High Monday-Bible Reading Fellowship the Church Hall after the Evenink the crowds that assemble
Mass followed by the Proces- 'sion at the Blessed Sacrament
and Benediction.
3rd Mass at 10.30 with sermon in English.
Evening services
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and Fellowship of Youth 6 pm
Cinematograph Performance
nn "The Berlin Olympic Games 1936." will be given to St. An- drew's Club at 8:30 pm. Mem- bers of the public are invited Admission $1.
At 2.30 Religious Instruction to Tuesday-Mothers' Union 3
Young People.
At 3.30-Catechetical Instruc-
tion to Adults,
At 4-Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Recitation of the Holy Rosary and Benediction. April 5th-St. Vincent Ferrer. April 9th-At 7:30 Mass, begins the
Novena in honour of St.
Joseph.
On week days Mass at 6 and 7.30. "Confeastons morning and even-
ing,
the EMMANUEL MISSION
CHURCH
The following are the Services for the week at Emmanuel Mis- sion Church, 218 Nathan Road, Kowloon:
Saturday. 8.30 p.mi. Fellowship
p.m. Speaker: Mrs. Staunton. - Brownle "Pack 3.30 p.m. V.D.MA. Comittee Meeting 9.30
p.m. Wednesday-Wolf Cubs 5.30 p.m.
Rover Scouts 8.45 p.m. Thursday-Womens' Fellowship 3
p.m.
Boy Scouts 6 p.m.
Service as usual
The 8 A.C.A..meets in the Churen Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.30
D.M
There will be a meeting of the
Ladies' Committee in the Church
Hall on Monday, April 5 at 10.30
31.III.
The Helena May Christian Fel- lowship meeta in the Institute on Friday morning at 10.30 am.
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the Pope descends into St. Peter's and the Pope gives his from the loggia above the main
door of the churcli
blessing
tle assurance.
located inside a material structure scarcely could have escaped detec- of flesh and bones: How Hte got†tion by this time. into the body, what keeps it there, The situation is illumined by how it is to get out, and where it | such statements as this from the is to go when it gets out, are sub- Christian Science textbook, "Scien- ce and Health with Kay to the fects of much speculation and t-
Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy, All human ills are associated page 208: "You embrace your body with the sense of life in the flesh. in your thought, and you should delineate upon It thoughts of St. Peter's can hold over 50,000 Therein man is supposed to live &
precarious life and to die an in-health, not of sickness." A mo- persons even when no special pre-
evitable death; therein are his ment's consideration makes it plain. parations are made by the erec
that we do embrace our materiai tion of stands, and there is rarely aches and pains, his fears and dis- a vacant space for every admission appointments, his sinful habits, de- | Body in our thoughts. Therefore ticket is applied for three times vastating appetites, illusive plea- both we and our thoughts must-be
süres. The sorrows and sufferings in fact outside of that body. One- over, When the Pope visits St.
could not well be inside of that from which mortais pray to be de- Peter's generally only a few times each year-crowds assemble outlivered all have to do directly or which he embroces. We contem- side, even though none will see indirectly with the so-called cor- plate our so-called physical selves him, but when it is known that he poreal, fleshly selfhood, Including from without, not from within. will appear the whole of the Plazza that which is called the mind is filled, and it can hold up to within the body." Christian Scien- a million persons. On the present ce, concerned with the overcoming of human ills, that the inherent occasion when the Pope has re- Sunday Services, April 4, 1937-covered from a serious illness, it rightness of Ges creation may is certain that the crowds were appear, invites men to consider First Sunday after Easter.
Morning Parade Bervice at 10.15 greater than ever. The affection the reasonableness of the propoal at the English Methodist Church Visiting Preacher from Canton:- Rev. John Foster, B.A.
Evening. Service at 7.15 at the English Methodist Church: Visiting Preacher from Canton:-Rev. John Foster, B.A.
ENGLISH METHODIST
CHURCH
Hong Kong (English) Circuit Queen's Road East, Wanchal, Hong Kong (opposite Royal Naval
St. Andrew's Club Badminton Tournament 8.30 p.m. Friday-Full Choir Practice 6.30 Hospital).
p.m
ROSARY CHURCH
20 CHATHAM BOAD KOWLOON
The following are the forth- coming Services, etc. at the Rosary Church. 20. Chatham Road-Kow-
icon.
UNION CHURCH KOWLOON
Sunday Services Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Primary,
of the Roman for the Pope is not tion that since discord is found merely traditional, it is something only within the realm of physical that is not easily parallelled in sense, the way out of trouble lles the world, and the sight of the through the taking on of a better vast square filled with people and sense. It is possible to do this in cheering when the white agure a perfectly natural way." appears, is one that would never to hold to the belief that man be forgotten. The blessing from Lives inside of a material body one the balcony of St. Peter's is “urbi must well-nigh ignore the fact that et orbi"-"to the city (of Ronie, of actual life hus not been found in which the Pupe is bishop) and the world."
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I man does not really live in the desh, then clearly he ought not, to go on belleving that he does. Inspired thought beckons us out of materiality. In Genests we are asured that true man is the Image and likeness of infinite Spirit. A psalm reminds us that we shall be satisfied when we awake in God's likeness, the likeness of Spirit. Isalah urges, "Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? Jesus, commanding his fol- lowers to take no thought for the body, declares that real life, life (Continued on Page 11)
Sunday, April 4-Low Sunday: At 6.30, Mass with sermon in Chi- nese; 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 Sacra-
THE DATE OF EASTER
been so many changes in connec- "Low Sunday" is the most com Every Year 27 Easter comes tion with summer time that very
mon name. Various ingenious ex- ment. At 2 p.m. Catechism in Chl- 10.15 a.m.: Senior School. Morning around there is sure to arise some few people could tell offhand what planations of this have been aug- nese. At 2.30 p.m. Benediction of
of "it" now. the Blessed Sacrament. Monday, Worship, 11 am. Evening Worship, discussion as to the possibility of countries make use
6.30 p.m. The Week's Announce-fixing the date of Easter, and there Whitaker's Almanac records more gested, but the most likely one la April 5: Feast of St. Vincent Ferrer,ments:-Monday: Table Tennis, 5-8 generally proves, to be an impress- than a dozen calendars existing in the simplest that it was.
p.m. Wednesday: 10 am. Women's on that, it is the various Christian the world, and no country would this name until with the almost complete Sunday. 8.30 p.m. Divine Service April 9: At 6 p.m. General Chatr Guild; 8.30 pm. Fellowship of Re-Churches, and especially the Ca- readily risk adding to the number. | “high” éėlebrations of the Sunday
had been founded by Saint Peter, was also 'claimed by his successors,
destruction of the other Churches which disputed his claim, the ques- tion was settled and the Papacy arose out of the turmoil and con- fusion.
BRAUTIFUL REGIME Hildebrand is the next outstand-
Meeting followed by the Lord's Supper. Sunday, 11.00 am. Divine Service Sunday, 3.00 pm. Sunday School. Young Women's Bible Class Young Men's Bible Class.
M
C. Wednesday, April 7: At 6 p.m. meeting of the C.YMS. Friday.
preceded by Song Service... at 8.00 p.m. Speaker, Mrs. H L .Practice. On Week-days Masses at Cuft Subject, "The Heavenly 6.30 and 7.30.. Feast." Text, "They that were ready went in." Matt, 25:10.
** | Monday, 7,48 p.m.. B.A.C.A. Black-
Doard Meeting.
ing figure at the initiation of this Tuesday, 800 p.m. Young People's new and in many respects beauti-
Club.
ful regime. He became Pope Gre-Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. Ladles Bew- gory VII, and it was he who gave. his blessing to William the Con- queror, and the Norman Conquest
of Britain. During the Papal period (1050-1300) there lived men like Saint Francis of Assisi, Anselm, Dante; the Crusades took ed: Universities were founded all over Europe and a great revival of learning swept over the continent and was not devoid of effect even in Britain. But, the Papacy Tell through it own lack of wisdom, and its fallure to be Christlike, an
ing Circle at 1, King's Terrace, Wednesday, 8.00 p.m. Sunday
CHRIST CHURCH,
KOWLOON TONG
(Waterloo Road)
BISHOP HALL TO PREACH The following are the Services and "Notices for the forthcoming
week:- -School Teacher's Preparation. Wednesday, 8.00 pm. Praise and April 1st Sunday after Easter
Prayer Meeting,
Thursday, 10.30 am. Ladies Bible Study Circle at No. 216B Na- than 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 Braga.
7.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 9am. Choral Eucharist, Preacher: The Bishop of Hong Kong,
collection.
given
in contrast with the
Thursday: 8-11 p.m. tholic Church, that stands in the Incidentally, Whitaker remarks before, which is Easter Sunday. Table Tennis Club. Friday: 8.45 way of this reform. This, is not about China that the Government
The Catholic technical name: is p.m. Choir Practice,
correct, for, as far as the Catho has adopted the Gregorian Calen Sunday "in albis," or "in white." lic Church is concerned, it is many dar. but it adds naively: "It Is This is almost a case of lucus, a ST. TERESA'S CHURCH years since it was made known believed however, that the old non lucendo, for in the old custom that, provided agreement between Lunar Calendar is still in use to it was the Sunday in which the The following are the services the different countries was fairly some extent." It is not correct to newly-baptised at Easter were not etc. for the forthcoming week at general, the Catholic Church would state, as has often been stated, in white. The term is an ab St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon accept a fixed Easter. It by no that part of the dinculty of breviated one. There is an essential Tong:-
means easy to get any degree of ing a day for Easter is due to the word omitted-It might be "de- agreement about the axing of fact that it is so hard to dechte ponendis signifying "put away.” Easter, as this change would mean on the date of the actual Remur In former times those who were an extensive alternation in the rection, Day. It hard to decide baptised wore their white baptism- whole calendar, and the systems of on the day, but it is equally hard al robes all during the week, and calendar reform, are numberless to decide on the date of the Na- appeared in the church on this It has been sometimes argued that tivity, and yet it has been possibleSunday in their ordinary clothes. some country should take the bold to have a fixed Christmas,
Still another name given to it step of adopting some regular sys- tem of reform which would eme To-morrow the first Sunday like, from the words with which body a fixed Easter, and that then after. Easter, is, of all the Sundays the Mass of this Bunday begina all the other nations would follow in the year, the one that is known The spelling of this word is often "as la' the case of summer tine." by the greatest variety of names, confused with that of the famous Guild Omce at the Church at The comparison of summer time is and many of them need explana “Quasmodó" in Vector Hugo's 8.30 p.m.
not a good one, because there have tion.
"Hunchback of Notre Dame."
Saturday, April 3-8t. Richard, Bishop. Sunday. Low Sunday 8t Isidore. Bishop. Monday: St. Tin cent Ferrer, C, Tuesday: St. Xys tus, Pope and Martyr. 8 p.m. Meet ing of the members of the Active Bervice Unit. Wednesday: Bt. 6.30 p.m. Choral Evening. Pres- Wpiphany, Bishop and Martyr,
cher: Mr. J.-C. () Wòng. Thursday: Bt. Walter, Martyr, Pri Senior Bunday School children day: St. Mary of Egypt. Penitent,
will attend the 9 am, service: Kindergarten Sunday School as
usual. Thursday, April
8th-Servers"
LOW SUNDAY,
la “Quasimodo," meaning “Just **