THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1918.
THE DOCTRINE OF THE tinguished its now form sharply ST, GEORGE'S DAY FUND
FUTURE LIFE.
Pre-Christian Thought
on the Subject,
The first of a series of sermons on the Future Life was given at Union Church by the Rev. J. Kirk Miconsobie on Sunday porniog.
The preacher began by refer ring to the reaction in our times
from the speculations of ibe schools. Men were not merely introduced to a. belief in
the hereafter, but inspired with a determination to lay hold on the life eternal which had been opened up to them, and to liva se men who are posssesed of treasures beyond the touch of time and who valus them supremely.
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]. Turning to the Old Testament, the earliest traceable reference is one of extreme bestty and signi ficance, though it cecurs in one of the driest sections between the covare, the genealogies in Genesis from other worldlinees" i bom the only word is that "Unexpected Bonus"
6th., & liat of persons about "Oards' ligion as having created c atmosphere in which an extended they lived and died and left hudy of the
de.cerdante. The orexception problems" olj the future life would have is the case of E-ocb, and was been of doubifal utility. The so much ever packed into s dign war, however, bad, he believed, simple monoeslishler?- Enoch predooed a change. We had been walked with God, and be was forced to re-consider existence at Dot, for God tak him." It is the large in the light of its ultimate atmest that old be raid of any obj c's and value, and besides, and nothing would Le really that wan the old, keen craving of added if there bad bien long heart and mind, aroused by the chapters on the patriarch's ex last day of Socrates, condemned prevalence of death, for sore,
cellences and a lievemente. Ee after 70 years of a life far above intelligible assurance that the last lived among other men se ore of the standards of his time, because word does not lie with the grave. them, and this is what they said he was in that literal spare After inviting his kes era to send of him, that he walked with God. good for this world." Plato's tim questions on any part of the Now there is cue-thing-certain argument are suggestive and in- subject if so minded, be proceeded alcot Fuch a life sa thal; it genione, but greater than them to asy in part
points men's thoughts inevitably sil is the rest argument which morning, before Sir William Rese Life and immortality are beyond its caribly daration. atends bebinds them, which is Davier, an interesting claim was brought to light in the gospel, A time comes when this man the impression, made by the per- heard, Chenn Was and Co., com sad faib in the life everlasting ceases to go in and out song sonality of Socrates, who now, at pradores, of 43. Connaught Rosd, is a cardinal article in the Chris his neighbours, but nothing will the close of a life of rare wisdom Central, claiming $1,000 from tien creeds. But it is by no means convince them that he has ceased and uprightness, is able to face Fallman, mess steward of s confined to the creeds, and it will walking with God. He has lived death in a calm and cheerful Russian boat in the harbour, for
review the immortality before their eyea sad apirit, pot sorry to go because he goods sold and delivered. be helpful to conceptions of good men in pre- they cannot use ordinary lange believes be is about to "join the Christian times upon the great age about the close of bis life. Of society of gand men and to abide subject, especially as found in the the others it is said that they with God." It comes to this, then, Old Testament. Coleridge, in one died, of this man it said that God that the foal argument for the of his Aphorisms (No. 103), took him. That cannot mean that continuance of life, ia classes faith in the resurrection of be passed into nothingness, as worthy to be continued. the dead sa parte f the background many of old believed, still leen
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the completion of the Russian year January 12, and that since then defendant. had been doing it and had paid for all he had been applied with.
Evidence was also given by Kok Chuihin, (alias Biemarok,
At the Summary Court bio called by his resemblance to the well-known German etatesman of that game) who stated thri he
The original olsim was for
$1,845 59, but it has been reduced to 31,000 in order to bring the case within the Sammary Court, Mr. J.. H. Gardiner appeared for the plaintiff firm and Mr. E J. Griat-defended.
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was introduced to Fallman asm. Serdechnyi's partner. There waJ no question about his being as employee. He was often in the firm'a sebep ordering goods, and appeared to have sale discretion.
The witness Kwok Chiu-hing,
continuing his evidence this afternoon, said he had farther in- terviews with defendant. Defen dant on the first day of the Russian year gave an order for goods amounting to about $700. Berdechayi left the Colony four or five days afterwards. Witness
cover the
proceedings to re for ordered goods previously. money oxing Witness rereived $2,200 from de fendant on January 25. This sum applied in payment of the
of Christianity but not peculiar that bis epirit had gone to a world virtion that such a life ought to go In outlining the case, Mr. to it, being known and received af cold and dismal disembodiment, on, and will go on, unless indeed Gardiner stated that the plaintiff knew he intended to go, but did among the Jews LA Fart of the land of Shades which was the a wholly incredible waste of the firm was in business supplying not think he would go 83 soon. their national faith. Later be land of deprivation and appremost precious thing we know a provisions to ships, icaluding If he had known he would have returns to the point, foresesing, beusion to the imagination of the developed character and per- Russian sleamers. Some time ago taken ba says, charges of heresy on ancient world.
aonality is to be permitted, for a certain Rassian eteamer came Our point is not affected by the no good reason secount of his contention that it
which can be into the harbour, and the sasiat Was Dot the specific obj ct of the abundant legend which gathered suggested. The burden of proof ant manager of the firm went on Christian dispensation to satisfy round the name of Bacch in later lies with those who reject such a board for the purpose of getting the understanding that there is a times. The point is that in far conviction, not with those who crders. Several stewards were fature state, aud that neither the back ages, before ordinarily hold it. I may be more capable of seen, but the present claim
new account and not in satisfaction": belief nor the rationality of sathenticated history begins, it conceiving the matter and cir- only concerned one steward,
of the old one because Mr. Fallmsa the belief is the exclusive attribute was perceived that beyond this cumstance of that faller life in a named Serdechoyi, "who WAR
said be bad caly got 12 days' of the Christian religion. He life at ita nobleet lies. a life with parer sphere than the bound at the supplying cadets. Goods were
provision money from hie God, and that fellowship with hearth-stone is capable of sharing subarquently supplied to Ser- gees on to cite the authority o} „Jeremy Taylor to the effect that God here lande on to dwelling the intellectual and spiritns in dechnyi's orders up to the middle to be given to him for the money. superior. He asked for a receipt God had not only revealed to with Him hereafter. In those terests of his master, which area of January. On January 25th, He also seked for time-till the the Charch but had com days men did Dot epest sealed book to his lower appre- the assistant manager at end of the month, when he hered petently taught and effectively about
"principle of hension.. Bat I can at least board 89 aas and Serdechayi
to bave saved Fome money. persuaded all ren that the continuity" in modern fashion, conceive that each a faller life is then told him that from that date
He would then pay Over Houl of man does not die" but they recognised it and conceivable, and that the God he was to take his orders from a
A similar tone is taken by F. D. found it sn sid to faith. They who created this very wonderfal man ramed Fallman, to whom money for the whole account. Haurice a generation later than saw that holy living is one thing, life that now is cap, and of Bis the sesistant manager was intro- Coleridge. Io one of his temple in this world and any other world,merey will, lead Bis children into duced. Later there Wag sermone, Maurice protests against and they felt the logic of the a further experience of a kind some trouble ор board, the "monstrong" notion that we matter though they did not wrap which eye hath not seen, nor ear and soon afterwards Serdechayi, honour the Christian hope" by it "p in disquisitions about beard, neither hath it entered into with others of his faction, was disboncaring the expectation of principles of continuity and the beart of man. This view is sent to Vladivostock. Whes.com- immortality which men in fore-"persistence of energy. They the only one which is consistent plainant went to collect the gone ages had derived from one simply took
stock of their with the revelation in the Bible accounts from Fallman, be refaced ecarce and another." He adds, brother man's way of life and of the character and purposes of to pay the old account but paid again opposing what he takes to when the time came when the God.
place which had knows him koe
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Tos Old Testament has little
to say directly and explicitly about
the all goods supplied" up to the middle of January. Wheb er dechagi introduced the assistant
fullman was
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About 12 days later witpese applied to him for payment. No. Payment was made. Defendent said that was the business of Serdechayi and not hid. Thie was the first time be had The balance was still doe. repadisted his responsibility.
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be current opinion: It is not trae that those who brought for him co more they said, much word these arguments for immor. more elcqnently then all our die fatore lifa, it is true. Bat the manager to Fallmen, be said they.The following farther sub- Tuality were opposing themselves, quisitions: "He was fol; for anticipation of a future life as a were in partnership and Fallmen
to the rest of the world. They were God took him."
happy continuity of the exjy would pay the account when oriptions of the Namoa Island Relief Fund are acknowledged :— trying to justify a belief." If It is what we say ourselves, ment of God fellowship and the money had been collected these opinions are heretical, inevitably, instructively, when favour already experienced upon from the cadete.
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...$25 09 some of us will have to abide certain lives among as come to earth ie quite familiar in the there and beard what
25.00 under the ban, for we had always en end. We have said when the spiritual sad dovotipual parts of esid and he did not deny that be supposed them to reat upon aged bove passed from as full of the ancient Suipiare, We was a partner with Serdechayi. admitted fact. The "mighty hopea yeara. so bonour, with three might cite, e. g., the imperishable In giving evidence, the assist- that make as men" are instinctive, cor, four score yaara bebiod 23id Psalm, wherein
bore out Mr. the ant manager and whilst they are confirmed, them of love and patience and restored soul, gaided in the pathe Gardiner a statement, both as to enlarged and purified in Christ selab service. We have said of righteousness, fears no evil supplying goods and the inter- they are always and everywhere it, too, with somewhat diffrent even in the valley of the shadow view where be was told that Fall- sothentic gleams of the light cent, when the yang have of desib, and looks forward with man was a partcer. which
lighteth every man, been taken, too foom 38, it sore confidence to dwelling in the Qestioned by Mr. Grist, wit. ustworthy as far as they go, and would see m tou, eager, house of the Lord for ever." Moat een said that he had been "praparing the Way for the gracious, and full of promise. distinct of all is the close of Peale to Vladivostock and that the brightness of His rising. A belief, La either case have felt 16, the hymn of one to whom in firm bad B branch in in some Bort of existence it inevitable that there must God's goodness the lines bed Port Artbar, under the is practically universal amongst be a sequel, beyond, and that fallen in pleasant places: "I have name of Messrs. Bismarch. the buman race, though many much of the ordinary language set the Lord alway before me.. and Co. There was alas a firm of the forms of it are crude. The about death is inappropriate and Therefore my heart is glad and of that name here before the war, pure noble hope given us in Obrist misleading. "He was not; for God my tongue rejiceth, my Deeb tut it has been taken over by the ia separated by an it faite distance took him," is the language of the also shall rest is hope. For Thou plaintif. Serdrebosi was the from the ghost-beanted darkness heart, and, as I strongly bold, of wilt not leave my soul to Sheol. chief sienard of the bost, and, of of animism and ancestor worebip the intellect and the consience Thru wilt show me the path course, bad to employ some which are the popular supersti. no lesa, if God is God and we can of life; la Thy presence is falness Besistant. He had never been tions of millions in this day. But trust Him.
of jy la Thy right hand there told that Fullman was only an rentaries. before Christ, thought- "Thou will not leave us in the are pleasures for ever more." employee of Sarcsonyi, but he fel and upright men in many
dust;
That is the nearest to Obristian denite'y understood that Fall-SEALED Tenders will be re- Thon madest man, he knows thought on the subject which man was a partner,
ceived at the R. N. Hospital not why;
the Old Testament reaches. Is Beveral receipts for goods were until 10 am. on the 20th March,
1918, from persons desirous of: He thinks he was not made to shows life seen ordered course of produced by the witness, a good supplying Beef. Cheese Pure
die,
followship with God, leading to many of which were signed by Cow's Milk, Aerated Waters, And Thou Kaat made him; gore hope of its continuance defendant. Mr. Grist said it was Ice, and other provisions and nec-
Thou art just."
beyond mortality. Life which in frankly admisted that defendantessaries for the year ending 31st of men. Christian teaching there- 85 wrote Tennyson, and his walk with God can be the had signed for goods bat he only March, 1912 Jore fell upon prepared ground, great poem came of the impres humble sud progressive Attain did so se an employes. If his Printed Forms of Tender and not baly among Jews hat in mon made on him by the pure mens, of every
ha (Mr. Grise) "boy signed for farther particulars can be obtain degree amony Gentiles also. and noble personality of bis will put his heart joto it, goods delivered to him, surely ed at the R. N. Hospital.
Truth which thinkers in Greece friend, taken hanos in youth, but and the man who does will find the "bap" could not be sued it be and in the East had but vaguely on the path that leadeth up-springing up within bin a strong (Mr. Grist) did not pay for them. Gr any Tender is reserved. ifalt afine was clarified and vivified ward" "not, from it. One is and worthy trust and expectation Dating the couras of farther in the gapel of the grace of God; reminded naturally of the argu- that the consummation lies, not in cross emmination it transpired above viis it was suffused with a ment for immortality in Flato's darkness, and extinction, bat in that Berdechnyi gave up the work | R. N. Hospital, glow of moral peesion whichi diu. Iamone dialogue centred on the indestructible, eternal good.
of contracting for the messing on
endle had reached more or Ises de- frite col Viotions that this present life must have a beyond, which
would be worthy of the Power and Providence which ruled, zizvisible but beneficant, the livea
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Hongkong, 12th March, 1918,
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