"
SHORT SERMON.
God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him,--. 1 John, iv, 46,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MARCH 80, 1912.
SECRET SOCIETIES AND
HEALTH.
POST OFFICE.
Only fully prepaid letter and post- cards are transmissible by the. Siberian Route to Europe.
The Paros Post system to the following places in Chins it for the
We were ronding a computa- Vivid in the writer's memory tion made by actuarioa as to is a certain pago from the book which is the most healthy occupa- tiou, and we were not surprised of his boyhood.
The scene was a village church, that "member of Secret Society where an old-fashioned religious did not bead the list. To belong revival" was in progress. 1 to a secret society must be ox- was Sunday evening the place tromely unhealthy. Dolightfully and Tengyush. was crowded and the preacher sinister and all that, but un- was bringing to its close a strenu-healthy. You cannot, we mean,
ous Berinon.
be continually outing compromis
Ele and painted a striking picing letters and retain, at the same Lure of a "jealous" God. He time, anything like on jatact was pale and panting.
digestion. The largo' uinjority of this the world's secret society mom- toborship has boon swallowing
"If there is any one in congregation who wants to go hell, stand up!" he shouted.
The writer turned to his grow up-companion, terrified.
"Doos God send some people to the bad pinta?" he whisphered; half-choking with fear.
There was no answer, but the kindly put, of a warm hand calmed the little storm.
present suspended :-Bags, Hunan
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such notes at the rate of two or three thousand words a day. It is seldom that such members face the risks of detection. They would desire to do so, for any American. Maschurin, 19tis prox fate is preferable to the slow torture of acute dyspepsia. Their doctors beg them to conen consuming roams of note- All of which was revivified by paper. But the thing goes on, reading certain excerpts from because tradition defaunds that Harold Bogbie's recent book, it shall. Secret society people Singay ire and Colombo-Per Olientai, "Other Shoop," which dedle are regular sticklers for etiquette. largely with the religious situation in India to-day.
In brief, tho English layman, who is a keen observer, tells how the Salvation Army is meeting with greater success in the work of Ohristianizing Judia than any other missionary agency, and chicily because it is preaching And teaching a God of love,
Haitan, 31st Mṛr., 9 aa. Swatow, Amoy and Tamsui--Per
Daijin-maru, 31st Mar.,
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loss, whenever there is a ring at the flat-door, they do not mut: ter "list!" and cram a clogsly- writton sheet of superior Club wove into their mouths, they feel that their day has been wasted,
Fooksnug, 1st Apil, it aœ. add that they might just as woll Singapore, Penang and Caluutta-Por have been playing a round of in- Swatow-Per Haiman, 1st April, Noox. menous golf. To end this un-Macro-Per Sal Tai, 1st Ap il, 1.18 hygionic state of affairs wo aug-
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He says the flindus cannot gest that secret society letters Shanghai, Kobe and Moji-Po Nam-
Bang, let Apil 2. P.. understand why it should be no-shall be written su paper made Manils, Iloilo and Coba--F'er Zafiro, J. cossary to pray to "benign and of digestive tablets beaten out loving Heaven-Father,"-rogard-thin; a sort of oupeptic papier-Yokohama nad Kobe-Per Muttra, 1st ing such an act as superfluous mache. Any chomist ought to or of the nature of an insult; be able to prepare the stuff. And whorens, surely, it is just in evil then the insurance promium apon deities that pour and defence-members could be very consider loss humanity should humble ably reduced.The “Globa,”. itoolf before those black and awful poweIN which affiet with a chastisement utterly un- thinkable from a God of Love."-
"They have attempted to teach the Indian," writes Mr. Begbio, "what it is impossible, for a rational inan to believe or for an ⚫ honest mu
to prove that a
FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS.
A CHANCE. FOR EVERY
AMATEUR.
The proprietor of the "Hong- Creator who is perfect goodness kong Telograph" has decided to and perfect love requires to be continue during March moved by prayer bofore he will offer of two prizes for the byst act with ordinary kinduces to- photographs submitted to the ward bis creatures; and that editor by amateur photographers, prayer to such a Clod, faithfully during the month." prayed, will do away with all the
distresses of humanity.
"The Indian still thinks that
The first prize is one of
$10
our religion implies a God who And the second is one of $5.
It has been decided to widen
made the world and plundered
it; who, having made it; repent the soupe of the competition. To ed of his work and left the devil restrict it largely to active life in to do with it what he would; and the Colony excludes many ama- who afterward incarnated himself toura who are not yet experien- ced in this class of work. As the Lor a few years and failed to overcome the power of his adver- whole purpose of the competition
is to stimulate interest in photo Bary."
graphy in Hongkong it has been felt better to remove all restric- tion and to
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He also tells how a young Hindu, oducated at Oxford, once Baid to him, "If the missionaries
Give Everyone a Chance. had talked to us more of salva- tion and lees of damnation, Chris Pictures of active life, then, tianity would have made real pictures of still life, pictures progress among our educated recent or pictures taken months Seaton,
ago, pictures of life or scenes in people long, before now."
So, among those far-away Hongkong or pictures taken in "children," mentally speaking, any part of China, pictures taken has been engendered somewhat at Home-any picture, general or the same wonder which terro local, may be sent along if it rized the boy mentioned,-won-possesses interest at all. With doring if a loving Father would the competition of 80 cast into hell!
com-
prehensive a character there is a On the other hand, the "hope. chance for any amateur photo- ful and persuasive tone of the graphor in Hongkong to win one Salvation Army's teaching, and of the prizes. Tho rules of com the "earnestness, humility and polition appeared in the issue of native simplicity of its teachers," March 1.
have, according to this observer, brought extraordinary success to its efforts.
"It is preaching a Father who loves and wants to be loved;. s Father who is over ready and waiting to forgive and forgot;, n Father whose perfect love needs but to be accepted as mon accept and use the air around thein. And winning thousands through such preaching.
8 setting an example, not only for the active religious world, but for all men and wo men--an oxample of winning through light and love, which in every land, are more potent Baviors than hate and hell-fire. And in every life, as well!
Photographic Competition .
Coupon. March 30, 1912.
I agree to enter the photographic competition on the express understand- ing that the editor's de- cision shall be final, and that be may, at his discre tion, use the print sant herewith either in the. “Hongkong Telegraph " or the Weekly Telegraph."'-
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