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[The opinions expressed by the correspondente are not neces*~ srily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."}
'FOREIGN MISSIONS,'
[To the Editor of the Hongkong
Telegraph]
Sir-I"Neutral" will read my letter again ho will find that I do not quote (as he asserie) from the Gospel of St. Mark, but from the Gospel of St. Matihow (Rovised Version).
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1915
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putation in the South Afrioin War, says Pearson's Weekly.
Appointed Major-General to: command the Cavalry Division in Natal in 1889, he was at the head of the troops at Elandslangte, and be commanded the cavalry in Sir George White's forosa in the Most Bible students are aware
bottles of Reilfontein and Lom! that the closing verses of this, than we have to asume board's Kop. In the operations Mark are probably an interpola that electric light is produced by round Colesbarz he was in colu- tion, but the same cannot be said the action of the molecules command for over a year, and whee of the closing verses of Sr. Matthew. These are found in all posing the filament of the electric imberley was brilliantly re- the principal Greek MSS, and brain I see nothing but an in- who rodeat the head of the British bulb. In the grey matter in the lieved, it was Sir John French think what people would prefer strament, whose ability for work cavalry, to accept the testimony of scholars depends upon its delicacy, tad
When Lord Roberts went out like Westcott and flart rather which it is very easy to put out to South Africa and took en reme than that of the Rev. Dr. Etaabdall of order cr to arou, erpecially command of the British forces, whose name is.not familiar to me, if we do not know how to use it, the greatcavalry leader continued though of course be is not to be But when it (the brain) is worn bie winning way. Ila was in less esteemed on that account.
I see no reason for supposing charge of the cavalry at the However, there are plenty of other verses in the New Teals that the mind ceases to exist, cptures of Bloemfontein and for even .on the moat Pratoria, and until the end of the ment which slate orimply that it
material basis, we koow war he led successful attacks is the duty of the Christian that the gray matter does not case against the rebels. Church to evangelise the world.
Sir Johe Fraach was, indeed, For example, Mathew viii firm. Personally, on this point, one of the British cfficers who did
to exist, but ineraly changes its; Lnke x 9, Luke xiii 29, John I am inclined to quote as evilence not lose his reputation in the iii 16, John x 10, to say to hing of the conticuity of Life, the grave of reputations"; he e- of verses in the Epistles, while prculiar phenomenon of charauter hanced it enormously. the Acts of the Apostles is main|
usage of the term.
out,
what may perhaps be
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THE QUESTION OF
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The Malter of an Adequate Supply.
FOOTBALL.
Three Matches Played Yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon, the Happy Valley in the Second
Government to ensure that the ball League, Queen's College me! The action taken by the Tritish Division of the Hongkong foot loss of the beet sugar of Germany the University on the Naval and Austria shall not starve our ground, and, as the result of so industries does not, of course, interesting game, the Ollegiana ly an account of the Missionary more awarately described as Just Escaped from Ladysmith, intervention on their part. In goal scored. In the first hall exhaust the possibilities of naafuĺome out the winners by the only 'activities of the curly Church, the But, as a matter of fact, all this with which wo start life; for differing chiracteristics
General Ballor gave the casting caring, by the use of Pritish Queen's College secured thei is somewhat beside the point. [do not think that.
I wrote my previous letter for can be denied that we all of a being chosen to command the the Leeds of the moment; but it University tried hard torqualise it vote in favour of Sir John French credit, & sullent supply of sugar goal from a shot by Mosdeen and
for our markets, they have met though in the second moiety thei professing Christians. And the
start life with a paychological cavalry in South Africa,but it was is necessary to look forward and their efforts proved of no avail and verae quoted in that letter is as well authenticated as any other something in ue, which differs only by the skin of bis teeth that
to see if the present emergenoy
the points went to Queen's very much from the psychological he got free to take the command. cannot be utilised for the ultimate verse in the New Testament. that particular verse is rejected/mething in our fellow men. Nor He just managed to escape from dvantage of the Empire aa a A friendly game between thei
Police v. R. E.. do I see that we have any reason, Ladysmith when war was declared, whole. Wo bave deflected a large Royal Engineers and the Police on then all the othor verses in the except that we cannot prove it, by hiding himself under a scat is supply of fugar to ourselves, but the Clubground resulted in a draw. New Testament might be rejected fer denying that this perobiological the last train to leave that town. in so doing we do not, necessarily, The soldiers scoured their two with equal reason. But the person something is the concrete ex
That he should have achieved increase the amount availaule for points before the Police got into who did this could hardly olaim to be a Christian in the ordinary Where Missions, Buddhism, sad soldier is a little curious, for sailor things are left like this the re-half had elapsed the Police reduc
perience of past lives,
the great position he has as а the world's consumption. if their stride, but before he first With regard to the other ob. Confucianism are concerned, ing was bis first love, jections raised by "Neutral," about Missions or Confucianism, Commander John French, R.N., will be merely a matter of time, Wilecnequalised, the Police being feel that I really know so little Tas only eon of an Irish father, chase of sugar from the Continent Reid and in the scend bal! sumption of our ordinary pured the lead through the agency of should not consider the very that I am hardly justified in and a Scottish mother, Jack pecaliss work of the "Sainte entering the discussion, or pecially French, nate was called, was born bee: crops may lead to a shortage;
It is probable that neglect of the rather fortunate in Enfance" Society as being fairly so after "Neutral" vary effective in 1854. Both his parents died but this must be only temporary,
so doing. representative of Missionary work
Tamar v. St. Joseph's College. letter, with which I
when he was quite a child, and he for the industry is very firmly College in a friendly match by aix in general. "And is certainly does
H.M.S. Tamar beat St. Joseph's not afford a reason why Christians very much in agreement, fnd was brought up by two sister-
established, it has been pointed particularly £0 should withhold their support mentions the intellectual in-
babe bad fivesisters altogether. Where
cat that the beet anger industry goale to one, the secrers being, for from all Missionary Agencies. feriority of missionaries, though paratury school at Harrow, and of Napoleon, when the Continent Mason and Hopper, and, for the His sisters sent him to a pre owed its origin to the enterprise the Tamar, Martin, Nobb: (twice), For on tunt line of argument no believe that this is not the rule when he was about thirteen be was cut off by British ses power failed with a weak taam and a must not support the National now-a-days. But, if I might be passed into the Britannia-to from the asual sugar supplies; and
College, Xavier. Tae Boholars Relief Fund because of the permitted to urge a perhaps learn to be a sailor. He was in our last issue we suggested that goalie who did not shape wel, existence ol indiscriminato
rather Shavian point of view, wild ycungnon in his school days charity.
In conclusion, I have read a would it not be rather a pity that a regular young rascal," fall an opportunity now occurs for the end they were ill-advised zot to people who are doin, practical of mischief, high spirits, and industry in Great Britain. Tais before they did, five of the goals make a change of custodians development of the beet-sugar large. number of "ilissionery good among the Chinese should boyish impudence, but without an view is much criticised by those being already scored when they books, and i am personally be made to asase their work be ounce of vice in bim. acquaiatod with the results cause the nations which sent them The call of the sea gripped him would be to develop the sugar
who believe that a sounder course aurived at that decision. achieved by Foroiga Missionarios. are doing practical evil among for about five years, and he had industry in the West Indies; but. And I can only say that what themselves, and that, in direttisen to the rank of lieutenant so far as United Empire is con- I have seen and heard and lead disobedience of the commands of when he suddenly utonished his cerned the two convinces me of the value of their the Master whom the Missionaries relatives and friends by "chuok have never been regarded as possibilities laboutz.
profess to obey?
ing" the Navy for the Almy. Further it has seemed to me
antagonistio, bat Through the militia. he was complementary.
rather Mary Frances Crane, wife of Mr. that the Christianity which gazetted to the 8th Hussure, and babitually use cane sugar have designer and writer, was found Those who Walter Crane, the noted painter, Chinese Mitsitne teach, contains in 1884 he went with the 19 not only medical evidence in its dead beside the railway tracks at an active and praction element Hussare, under Lord Wolseley, un favour, for it is accognised as a King'e-north in Kent. By the in which both Confusionism and the Nile Expedition. Forus valuable heart stimulant, but are coroner'a verdict the death is Sir.-Your correspondent "V" Buddhism are lacking (or upon services in Egypt he received a firmly convinced at it is both recorded as a base of suicide. in bis very interesting letter, has which they do not lay sufficent medaland clasp and the Khedive's
economical and pleasant for made the assumption that because emphasis) and I have received stur.
household purposes, being of I reverence St. Paul, I therefore the impression that this very
greater sweetness and more igree with everything he said, element is just what the Chinese
avour than the best product. and also that I am a Obristiau. most need." Of course Buddh
Chemists declare that sugar is
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Since then be has always been The latter assumption will, 1 feel ism in Cuins is us degraded and marked for promotion. To icok always sugar-its chemical in- sure, have caused great pain to debased as Christianity is among at him you would not consider gradienta do not vary; but, as Mr. Tozer and many another the igaomnt types of Roman bim an ideal cavalrymen. In his Sir Henry Blake says in an article worthy Obration. Nevertheless, Catholics. Alto Neutral" hus, boots ho stands only about five in the Nandeenth Century, they I think that I can perhaps I think, overlooked the reference feet six inthes; and he is broad might just as well say that milk olaim to belong to
that in Luke 0 and 10. If Missionaries and thick-set, and inclined to be is always milk, yet we know how daily increasing body of men, take their standpoint on the end stout. Bat give him a crae and much it varies in quality. Grant who, though they call themselves of the 9th Chapter, Leave the a division behind bimand you see ed, however, that cane sugar in Christians because of their love dead 10 bury thoir
dead; one of the finest and most skilfully the superior article, can it be for the precepts of the Carist, for bat go yourself and curry daring cavalry leaders alive grown at the same rates is best the some reason find it impossible for and wide the news of the man who would not think twice root sugar? If not it will not be to accept that peculiar pruduct of Kingdom of God," then they about riding into the vary, valley able to compete in the market the ecclesiastical mind which gaould also, if they wish to be of death itself, if needs be. 88 the staple for many industries. calls itself Christianity, for my logical and consistent, carry out And Sir John French is some- The critics of beet-growing point, belief that I am upon the right the order which cooura in the thing more than a brilliant leader to the not very successful attempts track is strengthened by the fast early part of the tenth Chapter, in the field. After the mazouvres in that direction made in England that, as my philosophy growa, sovia. Do not take any purse of 1894 a good many shortcomings hitherto, but the fact remains that does my reverence increase for with you, or a bag, or sandals." were apparent in the British beet sugar is most economically can be supplled at cheaprates at the Master and His servant Paul. I quote from the "Twentieth cavalry, and it was considered produced in countries adjacent to SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK
As to the question, "Do we be Centary New Testament. Finel necessary tore-organite this branch the British Isles, and that, after lieve?," it is my opinion that we ly, though I fear that I have made of the Service. The first thing to the war, our industries will revert At these ports steamers calling
(British North Borneo), undoubtedly do believe, or, to be my letter inordinately long, re the be done was to re-write the Cavalry to using that product unless they for bunker coal exclusively aro more aconrate,
we know, but quotation which "Cephas" makes Drill book, and to do this Sir John can get it equally cheap elsewhere. exempt from all shipping dues are unable
to believe. Man's in reference to St. Paul, though I French was brought in from half. The advcostes of best-culture in and charges. knowledge of his immortality, be do not deny its trath, cr its partial pay retirement to the Horse England eee in it a supplementary ing a thing Spiritual, is absolute; truth, nevertheless I do not think Guards. He did the work with a advantage as a new agricultural whereas his beliefs are men that it is fair to blame good conciseness and thoroughness industry; but, again, it is difficult tal, and therefore limited by whiskey because fools get drunk characteristic of him,
to see how such an industry can the state of progress to which on it.
each individual mind has attained.
V says that "We know that
thought is directly produced by
Yours sto
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the action of the grey matter of Indignant" a heretical chuckle P. S. Would you please give the brain'. But I do not see that from mod we have any more right to sasume : Hongkong, Jan, 28, 1915,
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