FROM THE PULPIT.
Vision and· Life,
Notes of a sermon by the Bev. J. Kirk Maconachie at Union Church on Sunday morning :-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER
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1. The right of the superus! glory did not stupefy and com- found. Neither in any other way bad it unfitted these men for common life. It" bad not rapt them away out of the body, so to put it. Saul of Tarsu", stricken down whilst on his perrecating'
The second annual · squatic "Then went up Hoves and mission by a fish of heavenly Aaron, Nadab and Abibu, and glory, was three days without sporte in connection with the seventy of the elders of Israel:ight and did neither sat nor Hongkong and China District of And they saw the God of Israel; drink." Bat the elders of Lamel the St. John Ambulance Brigade and there was under his feet as is were not checked on a perverse Overseas are to take place at the Awers a paved work of sapphire cose, they were on the path of Victoria Recreation Clab'e bath stone, and as it were the body of Towed obedienos. And on the on Saturday next, the 13th instant, heaven for aleatness. And upon path of obedience the glimpses by kind permission of the Com the nobles of the children of we obtain of the Divine do not mittee of the Olab. The pro- Israel He laid not his hand and arrest and paralyse. On the game commences a-2 p. Entries close to the Hon. Secretary pass from they beheld God, and did est and cotrary, drink "- Exodus 24/11.
them to the duties of everv|(Mr. A. Morris) to-morrow. This vision of the Divine is day inspired and cheered, and will be seen, the events include recorded here as in closest con- knowing that a ray of glory two items specially arranged for OUT, earthly the benefit of men of B. M. nection with the solemn covenant lien apon between Jehovsh and Israel. We pathway to transfigure it with | Services:- read that the words spoken to Moben were twice recited in the ears of the people and twice by them accepted in the response, "Ail that the Lord hath spoken will we do and be obedient."
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light that never shone on ees or land. There is no terrorto the pare in beart, when, according to the spiritual order, they "see God."
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What is it that makes the thought of God a dread at any The spiritual essence of this time? What bat our conscious- je permanent in religion, though pers of disobedience. If we shrink the mode and manner of it are from the heavenly vision, if we remote from us today. With as feel there is an impassable gulf the vision of God does not mean between our daily living and the glory visualised, and we may Divine holiness, that ear asosl variomaly interpret this manifes cocupations and pursuits would tation to the elders in the moant not be easily remmed after so throne of whilst agreeing as to the heart of unveiling of thể trath in the record. We ought sapphire, it were well to consider not however to overlook the exherein these require amendment. treme care and reverence, as "They beheld God, and did eat recorded in the chapter, of the sad drink;" if we would have it preparatione preceding this mye so, let as renews our vows before terious theophany. There is the sprinkled altar, saying "All nothing casual, trivial, nothing that the Lord hath spoken will anbe fitting the dignity and ma- we do, and be obedient,"
Before passing from this The Japanese and the Dagger. jesty of the Eternal in thus mani- Tenting the oatekirts of His thought, let us note alto its glory. The occasion was moment-suggestion of reverent f-miliarity.
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT,
"ber, 1917, to the Company's HONGKONG DOGʻAND CAT
Bankers in Hongkong (The "Hongkong and Shanghai "Banking Corporation) and that the dividend of $2.00 "(Doliars Two) per share sanctioned by the Company "in General Meeting on the. Sixth day of October, 1917, may. should any share "bo'der 50 desire, to the, extent of $1 50 (Dollar Ons and Fifty Cents) le set off” "against such call.
"That the Secretary of the ** Company be and is' hereby
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with the nation appointed to be under whose feet is the espphirs Court this morning, with being His channel of blessing to all the pavement of the beavene, and possession of a degger at Bay Viów, 'Hin Worship inflicted a families of the earth. The Incar-whom the heaven" of heavens nation linelf, God's manifestation cannot contaio, in ready to "make fue of $10, in the fleab, is credible only His aboda" with such as are of a because its purpose is adequate bamble and contrite heart." "How
2. Living as having the establishment of a new coven. The wes koown of them in the ant in Obrist, and the far-resahing breaking of the bread," was asid The glimpse of the enpernal glory redemption which we look for in pce of car glorified Lord, and is did not anfibean men for com Him. It is said here, "They saw there a touch in the gospel story ma life Tine, but common life God," but no form or similitude on which it is more pleasing to could sfterwards be to them jcet is indicated. Here, as in other linger? Trus it is that if our love what it had been before. They Biblical visions of the Divine, we were but more simple our lives might leset with joy, but it we are pointed to the infinite. More would have more sarshine from no more festivity to men who had is left unseen than can be reveal the realised presence of the Lord. just gzd upon the esppbire ed, "They saw God;' mark There is much unreal reverence pavement under the feet of God. what follows: "And there we in thie dieobedient world, dread The c moon remained, but the ander His feet na it were a peved and anation rather then true ancleanses was parged out of it, work of aapphire brightness, and fear of the Lord. Few are closely and surely that should be the as it were the body of heaven for enough acquainted with the result on life of every vision of Father of spirits to think or God. Not to wrap us in ecalasy clearaser."
"Under His fret," the atmost speak of him as ebildren are does God show as Bie glory. Not which mac on glimpse of God privileged to do. We do hear that we might gaze and admire pears on the Company's Register remains infinitely beneath Him.sach language on the lips of did he unveil Himself in Christ. on the Sixt day of October, 1917. All of which, even an effort at little children, and 'sis's pity that It was that we might live sacred-are hereby called upon to make. payment to the Company's description, can be essayed in a men and women grow older ly. He is known to us in the Bankers in Hongkong (The Hong- bat what is under Bis feet, and each language should grow 80 breed-breaking far more than just kong and Shanghai Banking that is the vault of pellucid sapph- rare. Heaven does lie about us to give us a sweet society; it is to Corporation) of the call due from ife which tresoende anreach closer than we think. Our com- hallow the meal and consecrate them in respect of their shares ably Bis footstool the earth.mon thoughts, our common words, to noble ases the life which the in pursuance of such resolution Sach, indicated in tentative and our common going should be mealsustaine, Men are more ready on or before the Tenth day of reverent language, instinct with wearer God. There should be to make God the helper of their November, 1917... reserve, is the vision of glory; more reverent familiarity between joys and the comfort of their We should observe slso that it is us and Him.
DEED.
the Lord of Hoet."
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SHOW 1917.
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are fully paid up.” Shareholders whose name ap
Should any Shareholder desire Borrows than to ist Him bs the to set off the requisite porti: n of a manifestation of grace. "Upon A large dinner party was once Lord of our lives. The side of his or her dividends against the the nobles of the children of given by the grand old man of the ovenant which promised said call he or she must fill up and sign the requisite RED FORM Tersel He laid not His hand." The the city I lived ic. No one seemed protection and support is oftener for that purpose which can be nearer man's vision of God; the to expect a grace over the meal, in the mind than that which obtained either from the office of deeper his sense of unworthi but the bot layman I may records our own row and duty; the Company or from the Com
Before Him the Chery and a Unitarian by denomin. "All that the Lord hath spoken pany'a said Bankers but should rubim veil their faces and thestion-rose in his place and will we do, and be obedient." The each shareholder desire not to parest may. wall ory devoutly and impressively recited teat of a Christian is not that he set off the requisite portion of I am undone, for I am a man of the words commonly used in the has been with Jesus and admired his or her dividends against the uncless lips, and I dwell in the prefers to the Commanion servios: Him, but that be has practically said call he or she must fill in and sign YELLOW FORM which midst of a people of unclean lipe; "Our Lord Jesus in the same learnt of Him. for mine eyes have seen the King, night in which he was betrayed "No man hath seen God at can also be obtained either from took bread; and when He had any time," but "the only begotten Company's said Banters and in the Company's office or from the In the lowly Jeans, the glory given thanks He brake it, and Son who is in the bosom of the either forward the Compary's was veiled under the form of said: This is my body, which is Father, He hath declared Him letter of the Seventeenth August common humanity. Yet Peter broken for you; this da in re The nearer our vision of the holy 1917. DULY FILLED IN BY THE spoke for all who have been in-membrance of Me." Now I do Christ, the deeper the auaredness COMPANY, together with the RED timate with Jeson over since, not say we all ought to do like of the whole life, the greater the OR YELLOW FORM according to when he fell at His feet and wise. But I do say that the reverenos with which we shall circumstances and the ANKEKED tried, "Depart from me, for I am feeling of strangeness, or of live in this world over which he Bankers' Receipt, together als a sinful mar, O Lord!" Yes, shock, if such it be, with has right and lordship, because with such shareholder's" DIVI- who can approach even to the which ench an cocurrence strikes He gave Himaal! to redeem it. DEND WARRANT or REMITTANCE to the ompany's said Bankers, eatskirts of the glorious Presence you is a feeling to examine your. What is needed for our time and on or before the Tenth day of and not feel that "it is of the self about, not to accept without for each of ourselves is a ncarer November 1917. Lord's mercies that we are question sa pare reverence for vision of God. We need more Should any shareholder fail to nat consumed ?" Bat God gives what in snored. If one is conscious voices which can speak to us of pay the said call on or before the grace as well as glory.
|ef nothing bat incongruity in the common things in the light of the Tenth day of November 19:7, The sons of ignorance and use of such a grace before a com- enpernal glory. Bat may we the Board of Dectors
night.
mon meel, it is worth while sakesch see that for our part we live xercles the power of forfeiture May dwell in the Eternal Lighting if the sprinkled altar bas its in socord with our best moments, in respect of such shareholder's Through the Eternal Love. right place in one's common life, not, se too often, in despite of shares as provided by the Arti Not to condemn the world did I mach midoubt much that them, that the whole of life for uscles of the company.
Upon presentation at the the Son of Man come into it. passe for reverence in the con- be exored, and whether we sat of office of the Company of the "Wa rebeld His glory," it was ventional way. How mech of it is drisk or whatsoever we do, sil be sad Bankers said Receipt forthe testified, “glory sa of the only ignorance, alienation or that wide-done to God's glory: the unclean said Call duly signed, together begotten of the Father, full of #prend, unspoken, fatal determins- news perged from the common with the shareholder's Car- "Upon the tion to keep relisions thing new, till it be written on the belle tifiests or Certificates of alares grace and truth." zobles of the children of Israel remote from conduct, is at anyrate of the horses, "Holines unto the a note that such shares are fully Be laid not His hand."
a mauer to be thought over. See-Lord." Lest like Nathan and pay up will be endo sad on the This brings us to the final ing yet living; it is not to be Abilba in later years, we be found Certifieste or Certificates by the clause, our special text "They acieved by making the vision one offering strenge fre unto the Secretary. beheld God, and did ext and thing and the living a thing an- Lord, and is be said to us who drink. Two shonghts:-L. See related and divergent: They have eaten and drank in Hilber, 1917, ing et living. 2 Läring an beheld God, and did eat and presence, Depart from me; I having men.
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