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A SAINT OF THE SLAVE TRADE
ST. JOHN'S
CATHEDRAL
NOTICES September 12th Sunday After
Cruelty towards slaves seems to have been more common in later Trinity," yeats than it was in Rome in early; St. Peter Claver, whose feast oc- Christian times, and many Catholic Church. curs next Friday, deserves to be mbalonaries had thelf Ives threa.. remembered as a man who led one tened because they spoke against. ot the most herole Uves that the heartless slave owners Who history records. For forty years e treated the negroes worse than devoted himself to the assistance cattle,
o negro slaves brought from
Africa to South, America. He spent
all these years in Cartagena. In
Colombia, then an important cen-
MICHAEL BURT
In February of last year a novel
8 a.m. Holy Communion in Peak
Preacher: The Rev. G. Baker. 8.30 p.m. Evensong. Preacher: The Bishop,
CHILDREN'S" SERVICES Chapel of the Resurrection, Happy Valley. 9.30 a.m. Kinder- garten and Sunday School.
Stanley Sunday School Room, 10 a.m. Kindergarten and Sunday
on:-"
tre of the slave trade. The named "Hi Quest" made its ap- School. negroes were packed in the holdsperance, and it set people making of the slave ships: many died on inquiries about Michael Burt, its every journey and many others author. Many, however, were al- arrived dying.
ready familiar with his name as the author of an extremely witting series of imaginary correspondence In which a Catholic army chaplain in India was the victim of number - less official misunderstandings.
to
the
St. Peter Claver hurried to each ship as it arrived, giving spiritual and bodily ministration unfortunate men who
were naturally Alled with hate for their cruel masters. The saint'a chari It was quite clear from interna! table work was done in the face of evidence that he was a Catholic considerable opposition from the and fan.liar with Indian army life. Slave traders who had no feelings He was in fact a" Captain in the of humanity for the negroes and Indiari Army before his retirement did not want any attention called in 1931. He had been through to the conditions in which they several frontler
a.m.
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Friday. 7.15 a.m. (in Cantonese).
EMMANUEL MISSION CHRISTIAN SERVICE
for
CHURCH
The following are the Services
LESSON SERMON
SUBJECT: MAN
Emmanuel Mission Church, 218 mon in all Christian Science chur- the forthcoming week at The subject. of the Lesson Ser-
Nathan Road. Kowloon:---
ches tomorrow, September 4 will be Saturday. 8.30 p.m. Fellowship "Man" Meeting followed by the Lord's, The Golden Text wil! be Supper.
"Blessed are they that dwell in thy
of Heaven.
a
following
Sunday, 11 3.m. Divine Service. house: they will be still praising Preacher, Rev. M. B. Eirrel. Sub- thee... O Lord of hösts, blessed is fject. The gift of suffering for the man that trusteth in thee."
Christ." Text, "To you it has been (Pa. 84:4.12). granted on behalf of Christ, not Among others the only to believe on Him, but also citations will be read from the to suffer on His behalf" (Phil, 1.29). Bible, "My voice shall thou hear in Sunday. 3 p.m. Sunday School the morning. O Lord, in the morn- and Bible Classes.
ing will I direct my prayer unto WEEKDAYS
Sunday, 8.30 p.m. Gospel Ser-thee and will look up. For thou Holy Communion is celebrated vice preceded by Song Service at art not a God that hath pleasure 8 p.m. Preacher. Mr. E. Cox, Sub-in wickedness; neither shall ev!! Tuesday. 7.30 am. In the Pearject, "Only those who full the dwell with thee. Blessed is the Church.
conditions can enter the Kingdom man that feareth the Lord, that Thursday and Saturday at 7.30 of Heaven" Text. The Lord Jesus delighteth greatly in his command- sald "Except your righteousness ments. Wealth and riches shall be shall exceed the righteousness of in his houser and his righteousness the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall endureth forever." (Ps. 5:3.4. 112: 10.15 a.m.
Prayers for the sick, Thursday in no wise enter into the Kingdom 13). Dally & Special Service of Prayered and become as little children, be read from the Christian Science Except ye be convert- The following citations will also 12-12.12 p.m. in English. 12.12-12.24 p.m. in Chinese,
ye shall in no wise enter into the Textbook "Science and Health Kingdom of Heaven. Except OTHER NOTICES
a with Key to the Scriptures" by man be born of water and of the Mary Baker Eddy "A wicked mor- September 5, 8.30 p.m. Badmin-Spirit he cannot enter the King-tal is not the idea of God. He is were brought from Africa. Severa!
ton, Cathedral Hall.
dom of God. Strait the gate Uttle else than the expression of efforts were made to compel St. did what he calls spot of In-aral Women's Fellowship Working leadeth unto life, and few there be hatred, envy. hypocrisy, revenge September 8, 10-6 pm. Cathe-and- narrow is the way which ferror. To suppose that sin, lust, Peter to desist, but he persevered, telligence work in the Punjac and Party, Cathedral Hall. and is said to have baptised more up towards Tibet."
that find it" " than 300,000 Negroes.
The Cathedral Kindergarten and
have life abiding in them is a ten- There is therefore probably Chlidren's Service will restart at 10 ing..
Monday, 8 pm. S.A.C.A. Meet-rible' mistake. Life and Life's idea, The story of his life has been something of his own personal ex-a.m. on Sunday September 11.
Truth and Truth's idea, never well told in a book by Arnold Lunn periance in. his latest novel "Secret
Wednesday, 8 pm. Praise and make men sick, sinful or mortal. published a few years ago under Orchards" which deals with India
Prayer Meeting.
The sinless Joy.-the perfect bar- the title "A Baint of the Blave and secret service.
Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Ladles mony and immortality of Life, pos- Trade."
Bible Study Circle at No. 218 sessing unlimited divine beauty and Nathan Road.
goodness without a single bodily Friday. p.m. Bible Study Cir-pleasure or pain,-constitutes the cle at No. 3 Ho Man Tin Street, only veritable, indestructible man, Top floor, conducted by Mr. C. R. whose being is spiritual." (Ps. 239.
All are welcome
THE CHURCH AND
SLAVERY
Wars and was mentioned in dispatches. Later he
L'AVVENIRE
CATHOLIC
CATHEDRAL
"The following are the forth- coming services at the Catholle Within the last few months oc- Cathedral, Caine Road.
1/
No collection on Sunday Even-
T6.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
First Church of Christ Scientist. Hong Kong, a Branch of The Mo- ther Church, The First Church or Christ Scientist in Boston, Mass.
L'Avvendre by Procession of the Blessed Sacra- METHODISTS AND MacDonnell Road close to Tra
All people now agree that slavery casional quotations in the press September 13th Sunday after Jonsson. "was the most disgraceful thing from the Italian paper L'Avvenire Pentecost. that ever afflicted civilisation, and har aroused inquiries about the
Morning services: while history shows that it was paper, for the name is not a 1st Mass at 6 with sermon in ing. the growth of Christianity which familiar one. In that form the title Chinese was responsible for its abolitionis new, but was known for a long 2nd Mass at 8 High Mass followed .some wonder that it took so many Ttalla. & Catholle daily with a ment.
time in Bologna as centuries after the foundation of Christianity to bring it to an end.
national reputation. It was on its 3rd Mass at 10 with sermon in From the beginning the Church transference to Rome that it adopEnglish. "tried to get "slaves freed, but the ted the briefer title. Strange as it custom of slavery was as much a may seem, it is the only Catholic part of the social system then as dally published in Rome as apart the system of wages and employ- from the Vatican City, which has ment is now. Even when an in-the Osservatore Romano. dividual wished
Evening services:
At 3.30 Catechetical Instruction
At 4 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the Holy Rosary and Benediction.
September 8-The Nativity of Our Lady.
MARRIAGE
Station, Sunday Service 11.15 a.m. Testimony Meeting. Wednesday 4 p.m. A Reading Room is located at Bank of East Asia Building. '10
Divided View On A Des Voeux Road Central and is.
Declaration
open every Monday, Tuesday. Thursday and Friday from 10.30 1.m. to. p.m., 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to The Methodist Conference, atp.m. Wednesdays: 10,30 a.m. to i its final session, at Hull recently. p.m. and 2 to 4pm. Saturdays: the decided to refer back to commit-10.30 a.m. to 112.30 p.m. Ali au- tee for further consideration and thorised Christian Science Ilters- On week days Mass at 6 and report to the next conference ture is available at the Reading. 16-page" declaration on the "Chris-Room. The public is invited to Confessions Morning and Even-tian View of Marriage and the attend the services and to visit the
At 3.30 p.m. Benediction of Blessed Sacrament
7.30.
Ing.
of
to release his. Some years ago the Corriere slaves it was often difficult to do d'Italia, a Catholle paper, used to SQ for they had no means, or be published in Rome, but it died. 'Hvelihood, and no one would sup- L'avvenire,, "which appropriately port them.
means "The Future, is a paper of A wealthie
young Roman a very different type to the Cor- woman. Melania, now honoured as riere d'Italia for, as contrasted, one a saint, decided to give her. He to represents the new tradition. work for God and set about releas- Catholic journalism and the other ing her slaves, but as her tamily the old. The present paper has a had many estates, the slaves num-vtorous, well-defined policy which bered many hundred thousand and wins respect, and in tts editing and it took several years before she presentation of news it ranks, high could have them all set free: Famong Roman papers.
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
*
September 13th Sunday after Pentecost.
First Mass and General Com- munion at 8 a.m.
Second Mass at 10 am.. follow- ed by Benediction of the Blessed *Sacrament.
This Service will be broadcast. Sermon on "Death" by Rev. Father G. Kennedy S. J.
September 8, Thursday: The Nativity of Our Lady...
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On week-days, Holy Mass at &
1.MI,
Confessions are heard every day before and after Mass.
On Saturdays. the special time for Confessions is from 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH
The Saliors' Rome and Seamen's Institute, Hong Kong CHURCH SERVICES Bunday next 12th Sunday after Trinity....
8 am Holy Communion. 11 a.m. Morning Prayer and Ser-
.ZION
Preacher Rev. Cyril Brown.'
p.m. Short Evening Service. N.B-The Church is open to the general public.
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX
CHURCH
18, JORDAN BOAD, KOWLOON
The following are the services for the forthcoming week:
Saturday, 8 p.m. Bunday, 8.30 am. Monday, July 11-6. p.m. Tuesday, July 12-8.30 am. St. Peter and St. Paul.
ROSARY CHURCH
24. CHATHAM ROAD. KOWLOON
UNION CHURCH, NOTICES
1:
Family."
The declaration was placed be- fore the conference by the Temi- perance and Social Welfare De- partment. Explaining it, the Rev. E. C. Urwin, London, secretary of the department, said it was the a.m. work of 18 people for over two
years.
Morning Service 10.30 Evening Service 6 p.m.
Preacher at both services, Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow.
The immediate. future of mar-
Reading Room.
BLIND GIRLS'
PICNIC
CHRIST CHURCH. GROUP APPEAL
The Sacrament of the Lord's Mr. Urwin. There are new ten-V.D.M.A, acknowledges with grate- riage is not easy to foretell," said The Christ Church Group of the, Supper will be celebrated at the dencies at work: new standards; a ful thanks the following donations close of Evening Service.
claim to sexual freedom that is towards the twelfth annual outing There will be a meeting of the positively revolting in some quar-for the inmates of the Industrial
Tuesday.ters,
Committee On
The following are the forth-Ladies' coming Services, etc. at the Rosary September 8, at 10a.m. Church, 20 Chatham Road-Kow- foon.
"NOT EVIL THING" "There is a new frankness which
Sunday, Sept. 4--13th Sunday METHODIST CHURCH may not casily be put on one side. after Pentecost.
A: 6.30 Mass with sermon in Chinese.
At 1.30 Mass with sermon in English.
At 8.30 Mass with sermon in Portuguese.
sermon in
At 0.30 Mass with English.
Followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
At 2 p.m. Catechetical Instruc- tion in. Chinese,
At 2.30 p.m. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Thursday, Sept. 8-Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady.
Friday, Sept. 9-Meeting of the Men-Promoters of the Apostleship of Prayer at 6 p.m.
On week-days Mass at 6.30 and 7.30.
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ST. TERESA'S CHURCH
(PRINCE EDWARD ROAD)
TEL. 56217
Sept 3-Saturday, at 3 p.m. Meeting of St. Teresa's C.YL.A.
At 8 p.m. Meeting of St. Teresa's C.YMS.
Sept, 4-13th Bunday after Fen- tecost:
CHANCHAI) Opposite Royal Naval Hospital Sunday, September. 4, 1938. Preacher at 10.15 a.m, and 7
p.m. Rev. E, Sandbach. Holy Communion after the morn- ing service.
:
NOTICES FOR THE WEEK The Social Hour will be held on Sunday Evening at 8.15 p.m. in the Bailors' and Soldiers'; Home.
There will be a meeting for Pray-
Home.
tember 7 at 10.30.
which wants to be guided in the right way, and a new interest in sex which, while it is healthy at Arst, may easily become an obses- sion and An influence in the wrong way.
There was a call to Method- ism to stand on its own, and declare its convictions with courage before the world They had decided that they must start with a positive view on what marriage implied.
Home for Blind Girls which is to be held on Baturday, October 1:-- Previously acknowledged ......$51 Sir Robert Ho Tung "J.P."
Anonymous
15
5
1
Anonymous
Chinese Staff of The Victoria
Hotel, Shameen
15
$88
Previously acknowledged Offers of loan of cars 2.
Further donations and loan of cars are solicited and may be sent addressed to Mrs. Gertrude God-
that sex itself is not to be regard- Ltd, Marina House
"That is why we have declared dard, c/o Messrs. L. Rondon & Co.,
aware
er and Fellowship at 8 o'clock oned as an evil thing, but a gift of The organisers are of course fully Tuesday evening, at the B. and S. God," he continued.
that the local public is "There are far too many unhap-greatly concerned over, and their The LCA will meet at The py marriages, and one of the rea- attention directed to, the state, of Home on Wednesday morning, Sep-sons for them is that they are affairs. now existing in China and
Will our friends please note that adequate
taken wrongly. People have. in- of the demand upon the purses of
knowledge the Picnic to Cheung Chow which with low ideals, and are altogether sult of the influx of refugees, but sometimes the Hong Kong residents as the re- was arranged for September 3 has unprepared for that adjustment of at the same time. that the unfor- been postponed.
personality which marriage must tunate ones, for whom these out- Inevitably involve. That is why ings are organised annually during CHRIST CHURCH, we have lald so much stress upon the autumn. will not be forgotten.
elementary school education."
KOWLOON TONG
Į
(Waterloo Road)
Choral Eucharist; Rev. D. Rosenthall. to. Preach
The following are the Services |
6,30 am. Holy Mass with Ser-and Notices for the forthcoming mon in Chinese.
7.30 a.10. Holy Mass. Sermon.In English and Benediction,
9.30 am. Holy Mass with Ber- mon in English.
Sept. 8, Friday: The Nativity 'of] Our Lady: General Communion of the Children of Mary, at 7.15 am. Mass
During the week, Holy Mass at 6.30 and 7.15 am.
week:
September 4-12th Bunday after Trinity
BIRTH CONTROL
If they had said nothing about birth control they would have taken the coward's way. what in effect they had said was that outside of marriage contraception was wrong. The judgment of the Roman Church was that it was also wrong within marriage.
say that I believe all birth con- trol is against the laws of God You talk about the Roman Church -but it is the one Church today that is not being decimated by lota of its people." There were cries of "No."
The Ror. Noel F. Hutchcroft (Birmingham) moved a resolution, which was carried, urging the Goy- But there were certain const-ernment to restrict advertising 7.15 a.m. Holy Communion. derations which might make it methods designed to encourage the
am. Choral Eucharist
legitimate to the Christian con-sale of contraceptive appliances to Preacher: Rer. H. D. Rosenthall. science those, considerations being young people. Thursday, Sept. 8-Holy-Com-physical, and mental health, and munion at 7.15 am.
Dr. E. G. Bryant, of Birmingham, the spiritual relationship of men seconding, said that advertise- Saturday, Sept. 10-Launch pic-and women within marriage. nic leaving Police Pier, Kowloon at
ments and supplies were being sent The Rev. C. Ensor Walters, Lon- regularly to secondary schools and 3.45 p.m. Adults, 80c. Children, 40c. | don," said: "I do not hesitate to to boys of 15 and 16′′
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