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FROM THE PULPIT.
Christ the Loving Teacher.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MUNDAY, ELBRUARY 28, 1916.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The opinions expressed by the those of the "Hongkong correspondents are not necE ES- Telegraph]
faished product on his gradua tion day. For the rest of life his coveted diploma is only a certificate that on a certain data in the past, he was able to answer certain questions. Much more asily important, he had learnt to ask Yesterday was observed at the questions. The successful teacher Union Church, în accordance with 18 he who torna cat students, not the request of the Students' finished articles, minda with s Christian Federation, as a day of capacity for continued study, a prayer för stadents in all landa, love of knowleige and eagerness
A GERMAN FLOGGED ON SHAMEEN.
The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie in quest of it. The true Uni (To the Editor of the Hongkong
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Telegraph.) chose for his text at the morning Tersity is not an institution service the words "Learn of Me, to supply the market with for I am
meek and lowly in s required number of teachers, Sir,-Since I wrote on the 21st heart.” We append notes of the doctors, chemists, engineers, instant re the above incident,
neither is the student rightly so Nathansohn has seen fit to cir We are need to thinking of our named whose o'ject is just to onlarise Shameen denying that be bad inanited a French lady and Lard oftener, perhaps as the Good : himself to make a living or a Shepherd or the Great Physician fortune by supplying a given stating also that with regard to than as the Loving Teacher of demand. The true educational the flogging he had rendered more men. Yet his was always teaching, institution trains minds rather than be had received. for among men's sorrows He had than fills them; and the educated
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Those statements are all untrue eye-witnesses were present on both occasions apart from those concerned.
a keen eye for their ignorances; man or woman is one whose He and compassion on the mal-mind has been trained rather than titudes," we read, "and began to specialised for a given purpose, teach them many things." At Reference was made recently at a Besides this, one other recasion Any time and in any circumstances prize giving in this Colony to at least cecured in which this He was always to teach, in aniden said to exist in some cir-worthy representative of the great the village synagogue, in the cles in the East that a mastery of and glorious (?) German nation Temple courts, on the hill Western knowledge can be gained showed decided unwillingness to side, from a bost's edge, to few by getting up a few textbooks make way in ordinary, politeness. For his own sake and that of or many. His immediate frier de gross error wherever it may were known as deciples, learners, exist It is net unknown in the the rest of the German people an and as they went with Him in West itself, and one has come Shameen he would have been well
Yours, etc.,
ENTENTES Canton, Feb. 25, 1916.
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company heavenly lessons were across its counterpart with regard advised to let the matter drop as opened up to them on every hard.o religion. Religions education doubtless, it will be the business The familiar incidental things ofis sometimes thought attainable of the rest of the Allied male life became so many windows by filling children's minds with community, at least, to through which Bouls might Bible facts and catechism that Nathansohn has no farther glimpse the Father's purposes explanations, which may no opportunities of insulting ladies. and learn to apprehend Hia char. more be religion than alphabet acter. Hy was Muster in the realm and grammar are education of Divine things, yet how aupre-The risk of making religion a tentious is the invitation to Eis school subject is that when school school. Learn of Me, for I am days are over the thing may be meek and lowly in heart." It is thrown aside with other school not thus we are accustomed to subjects. One sees numbers of offer our academica to the world, men and women whose attitude or that the balls of learning dian only be accounted for on the played the qualifications of these supposition that they consider who minister their tastraction they learnt all the religion they Yet there is a place for true need during school days. They humility in sil successful redago- quite approve of Bible lessons, gics. Real learning suits ill with catechism, travers, morning and pride. the pupil, pride evening in school, church on precedes destruction, an examin-Sundays for their children. Bat stion resalts are apt to show there is nothing of it all in their The teacher who is deeply own homes, and what other learned is usually humble-mind-impression can possibly be gath ed, proad to remain a learner,ered by their young people than and aiming to make his pepils that indifference to Christian follow-students with himself. The habits and ordinances is one of The Divine Master was.
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The Artillery and the Naval contingents had a most exciting encounter for Senior League hon- Saturday afternoon. From the ours on the Military ground on start, the gunners attacked vigor- ously, and the naval defence W&S given & hct time, but they soon managed to clear. **Tars then took the
one who the privileges of adult life? You leather, and a fae" break away,” taget with authority," as cannos reduce the Faith to a found is at the gunners' territory every teacher should, and not department of pedagogica, but where fine attempt at scoring as the Scrites. Tet it was the can very easily reduce it to was effected, which Lowever, the Scribes who took the dogmatic fatility by the attempt Religious goalie just managed to clear hectoring tone, laid down the education
is the haining of beautifully. Play was then confin- law, bound men down be precise the soul, and how that is to ed to mid-field for a considerably regulations. The Lord Himself come to en end to long as long period, both teams exhibit- was gentle, persuasive. It was the soul itself esatiates is in- ing some fine play and excellent His way to open windows and conceivable. Christian training combination, and it was at this bid theg look through, to is companionship with Christ,
the sad that, is a thing which, once ed with no ser registered.
stage that the half time was sound- suggest, vivify, awake mind and get it to refect began, ges on from more to If say church assumes to speak greater. The Lord et Poners played a faster game, but In the second moiety, the gun- with an authority which does not other college that companionship aim to carry, men's own cona- with Himself. "Leato of Me," were often "nipped in the bad," by the naval backs, who played cience and reason along with it, He says to all teachable souls and
cleverly. The leather was soOD it is far from the spirit and me- the very remotest, most incant into the gunners' territory, thod of Christ. One can say the grous notion to associate with where the naval contingent made Credo, or sing it, gladly 28 the it is to read it as though it spelt another vigorous attempt at scor. solemn and joyful expression of "learn for a little while and then ling, but the goalie again proved what men have found in Christ. go away and forget, get some Bat to impose its acceptance on smattering of familiaity with realising the situation, made a superior, The gunners - DJW, pain of excommunication here the externals of Divine thing brilliant combised attack, and and perdition bere after in as and think you know all you need once more visited the naval goal, anlike the Lord's own way 38/troable about" Yet are not these where the goalie was hard tested,† can be conseired. What a drop it pretty much the words that many and, although he cleared several is to take the theme of praise and would have to ase if they pat good shots, he was at last besten turn it into a sinister threat into plain words the thoughts by by a fine effort from Caple, which "Lesen of Me," says the Loving which they justify their lives? brought the gunpers one up, a Companionship with Himself is little before the close. Although Taucher: Say no Shibboleth,' is what has too often been utter what our Lord very specially the "Tara ed in His name. Learn of Me, cffered to the young men, equaliter, the final whistle found played hard for an for I am meek and lowly in gathered around Himse disciples. the R.G.A. winners by the only
His call is clear to young men and score of the game. heart :" it means that catch. His spirit, that we study to women still, an there is somet be like Eim, that we coms by dething not quite natural sbou. grees to share His thoughts, His the south or maiden who is deaf: aime, His sacrifices, enter into the to is call. It is a right instinct
Canton Ladies' War Work. followship of His Croas. Widely which has bound together tens
The following articles made by our Saviour did certainly of thousands of students of both expand men's knowledge of God, sexes and all branches in the the British ladies at Canton have it was Los primarily by imparting International Federation which recently been sent to the British information, if one may put it so, asks for the prayers of the Red Cross Hospital at Alexandria It was by living a life, including Churches to day. How unspeak the result of one month's work)- the dying of a death. It was by ably precious is young life! Did 22 paira socks, 1 pair mittens, 1 imparting a spirit in which we say we ever realise it as we must to-day shirt, 8 bed sheets, 63 triangular "Abla, Father," pot because we when so much of it is being ruth- bandages, 58 many-tailed, 32 have been instructed so to speak leasly sacrificed in the waste of dozen sponges.
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of God, but because anch speech war? Were there victory to-mor has come to be the instinctive row we should still be desolate.
language of the soul. That is Our hearts are
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