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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1922

CHURCH NOTES,

CHRISTMAS DAY.

SENSATION IN STATUE SQUARE.

LUNATIO A LARGE.

Monday is the birthday of Jesus Christ, the day on which God sent His beloved Son into this world, to

Accosted by the police at 2 o'clock accept voluntarily the limitations of this morning, a decropit old gentleman j an earthly body, that Ifs might he wandering about in Satue Square gavo the Saviour of mankind-it is a bin name as Goozało, said he was in- mystery we cannot understand with timately connected with Th Tempest our finite minds, but with faith and adoration we kneel to worship The and asked to be directed to Mautries Word made Flesh." Why is it called where, he said, he had much business Christmas 1 - Mass was the word used appertaining. On being father que until three hundred-years ago, for tioned, be made some rambling state- Holy Communion, and so it is the dayment about having beard strange on which all who love Christ receive no ees in the sir, describing them

Him at this Sacrament under the veila as

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music.

while,

to the lunatic aaylum and locked up for the night. Our interviewer thie morning found him in a calmer mood, though the wardere spoke of high jinks during the night. I appears that the old

"marvellous sweet of bread and wine-remembering how Violently protesting the Ho veiled His glory as He lay there he was taken In the Manger, a belpless Baby,

We think of the Shepherda hasten- fig to worship Him and legend tells as of one shepherd who longed to go with the others and could not, be

an he had taken charge of a sick gentleman is well connected in Naples stranger who lay dying with no one and recently suffered shipwreck. He but Shamuel to care for him. The is to be released on Boxing Day on other shepherds thought some cime the arrival in the Colony of his ship- had unfitted him to go to Bethlehem wrecked compatriots, the sight of and when on their return they fouad whom, it is hoped, may relieve the him and the stranger both dead. Į porr man's dementia. They thought he had missed the

Vision Beautiful but we know that

they had seen the lesser vision on earth. St. John has well fulfilled

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CHURCH NOTICES.

▲ OBARGE OF ONE POLLAT

18. MADE FOR ALL NOTICES" ONDER THIS READIO,

ST. JOHN'S - GATHEDRAL,

Hosokong 24th December, 1927. tra Supper is ‘ADVENT

THE CHINA MAIL.

Boly Communion at 8. Matins 11 am. Responsor, Ferial; Vonite: Barnby; Pasir: 84 Troutbook: To Usum: Woodward, Smart, Tarle; Benedic tus: Tront (7th morning) ; Anthom

To God on High." Mendelssohn; Hyman:49.

Responses, Ferial: Pasins: 97 Mus-

Litany (li noon), Evensong (6 p.m.)

farren; Mazilicet,, Smart: Nuus Dimittis: Barnby; Carol 0: "The First Nowell, (verees 3. 5. Tenore and Basses Carol 14: What Child is This 1" Carol 2: "The Man-

xer Throne Pastoral Symphony from the Messiah (Handel) Carol 10: "Good King Wenceslas; "Carol 51 : "When I view the Mother hold. jog ;” Carsi 17; "A Child this day is born (7010 7; Trebles, 3, 4 John's Cathedral, Hoogkass, Obrist Tenora and Bass01); Hyma: 62.

18-DAY, 1912. Holy Communion (7 and 8 a.m.), Matias (11. 8.00.), Responses: Ferial: Venite: Critch. Christmas Day; Paalm: 18 Mook; To Dorm: Havergal, Trent, Havor' wal (7th); Benedictus : Bennett (13rd

St.

evening, Authen: "A Child this day it bora" Hymns: 60, 69, Holy Communion (18 noon).

GARRISON RELIEFS.

DUE NEXT MONTH.

DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.

"THE BIGGEST FAMILY IN

THE WORLD."

The following reliefs for the local garrison are due to arrive here on An doquent appeal by Rear- January 15, aboard the P. and Q. a.a. Admiral Sir Harry Stileman has boun "Delta":

issued on behalf of the largest 2/King's Regt.-6 Officers, 2 ladies, family in the world" na the well- 2 children, 188 other ranke, 2 women, known Dr. Barnardo's Homes are 1 child.

called. Since Dr. Barnardo founded RG.A.-12 Officers, 4 ladies, 2 the institution 94,000 hildren have children, I aurre, '98 other ranke, 11 been cared for and Rear Admiral women. 15 children.

Shiloman mentions that the directors are relying upon this Appeal to maintain our great family of 7,819 children during the winter 1,288 aro babies and little tots under 6. For 10/- you can have the joy of feeling that you destitute little one for a week." supporting one Those who feel that they would like to include a donation to this deserving cause-

amongst their Christmas gifte are invited to send a remittance to Rear-Admiral Stile. R.A.V.C.I other rank, 1 woman.man, Director, Dr. Barnado's Homes, R.A.O.C.-8 other ranks, 5 women, 18 to 26 Stepney Causaway, London, children. MP.S.C.-I'other rank."

B.A.B.C.-2 Officers, 1 lady, 2 children, 1 nurse, 17 other ranks, 4 women, 9 children.

R.A.P.C-1 Officer, 4 other ranks, 1 woman, 3 children.

T.E.-2 Officers, 2 ladies, I child, 17 other ranks, 7 women, children. R.A.MO-4 Officers, 2 ́ladiée, 4 children, 38 other ranks, 7 women, 7 children.

C.MA.-2 other ranks, 3 women, 2 children."

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A.E.C.-1 W. 0, 3 schoolmistrés- res, 1 child, Mra. 'Potten.

For North China there are the fol- lowing:

R.E.-1 Officer, 1 lady. R.A.O.C.-1 Officer, 1 lady, & other

R.A.8.0.-10 other ranks, 2 wo-

"Veiled in flesh" and Shemuel sa'the dying request of Jeans to be as Wesleyan Churo), Queen's Road į rauke, I woman, 2 children.

Ahe unveiled loveliness of Christ for a son to His dear Mother. Together

Termoto,

they are sitting in his home talking of

East.

they recall all the lovely memories that first Christmas day, and as Opposite Hoya Nival Hospital, Wanchai,

Christmas is especially the Feast of children. In most Christian countries, that centre round the. Manger, stockings are hung up sad filed over- Mary is illed with night with toys-by St. Nicholas eay longing to

甘 great go to Bethlehem some, by Father Christmas way the and in that came stable to kneel English children, and by a woman and adore her Son in the blessed. called the Baboushka', say the sacrament of the Holy Communice, Russians. The Wise Men on their again made flesh by the sacerdotal way to Bethlehem met the Baboushka power of His disciple John. One of the and said Come with us and worship shepherds, very old now, but never Him and the made

answer, forgetting the vision of Angels which now led him to worship the Christ Child, Inte and has also gone to the stable, and when Mary and Jobu enter they fint him asleep on the threshold.

'I will come but not She left. it too

never saw the Christ Child, so her #pirit, filled with longing, still lives, and searches for Him from boise toi house, filling the children's stockings, -as she goes, hoping that among them

she may one day give a present to the little Christ Child, Whom she' selected so long ago. Brava spirit ondering through the ages refusing to believe that with Christ it is ever too late; "In as much as she does it anto the least of one of these, My +brethren, she does it un'o Me."

In the olden days mince pies were made not round but in the shape of aradles, in remembrance of the Manger bed.

Tuesday is St. Stephen's Day, the firet Martyr, who was strued to death thirty three years after Christ. Ona of the greatest of the Christian Martyrs, offering both in will and deed, crying out, "Lay not this ein to their obarge." And they that stood by "raw his face as it bad been the face of an Angel,"

Wednesday is the feart of St. John the Evangelist, one of the sons of Zebedee. He is the author of the fourth Gospel and the Bank of Revelations.

An aroomat of the

visions vouchsafed to him while hu was an exile on the Island of Patmos,. sent there because Domitido was un- able to cause bis death, (he had had bim thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil but St. John was mira- culously unharmed,}

His Gospel was written chiefly to obviate the early berea'os (especially the one of denying the divinity of; Christ and disbelief in His existence before the Incarnation) and to supply the details amitted by the other Evangelista.

He is the Patron Saint of our

·English Cathedral in Hongkong.

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Thursday is Holy Innocents Day, when we commemorate the little Jewish children under two years old who died by order of Herod, in the vain hope that among there would be the Child Jesus. So this coming week Christmas is fo'lowed by three typra of Martyrs. St. Stephen who suffered in will and dead, St. John, who ruttored in will but not deed, and the Holy Innocente who suffered in deed but not in conscious will,

There is a beautiul story it'd by St. Jeron e ut Mary's last Christmas

·

"Starting up "Ob; am I dream-

ing "Tis the same eweet Mother mild;

Never could this beart forget her,

.she who held the blessed

Child",

Then with tears "Oh; Lády Mother, on that night to lolg alo

I was but a little shepherd, krep

ing sheep amil the snow. And I gave Him, my one treasure, of the flock the fairest lamb;

such a smile, as sweet balm,

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Sunday, 24th December, 1922.

men,

In addition the following will join the ship hero for the north: RE-1 Officer, 1 wife. R.C.8.-1 other rank. R.A.8.C.-10 other ranks, 2 wives.

other ranks, 1 wife, 2 children.

R.A.0.0-1 Officer, 1 wife, 6

R. A. M. C.-Major A. M. Pollard, Major BS Tomlinson, wife and I children, L/Sergt. Hill, Corp). Turner child, S/Sergt. Pearce, wife and 2

and 10 Privates.

13 a.m Divine Service and Naval and Garrison Church Parade. Hymara and Chant 128. Te Deum, 86, 183. 14. Subject: Christmas in the Gospel And i Christino Ex con Port LC.F. 6 pm. Special patience" Prencher Ror. C. Cls Usrol Serio arranged he tho Oranuist and Clioir 28th 10 11 m. Bho bristmas Sørvice. Armas

R.A.P.C-Captain R. B. Cart 121, 131 13:197. Subject:The wright and wife. wesleyan ailors' and Seldors Feme, on the 18th.

Christ Child in Story and Legond Prasctor, te Chaplain.

The "Delta" resumes her voyage Arsenal Street, Sunday, 2. 5 pm. Chaplain's Weeting and Bocial hour.

95th. Christians Parly from 5 p.m. Wednesday, 8 00 p.m. Worley Sale of Work, Competitions, and Games and Musica! Programite Saturday, p.. Grand Concert by "The Wayfarers in Largo Hall.

Union Chere, Kennedy Road.

Sunday, Services, December 21th 1992.

Morning Service, at 11 .. Bruning Forvies at 6 n...

And He smiled upon me Lady, Oliretions for the New Territa ies Mission: Pranchor: Ror, J. Kick Maconachic Sunday School at 3.30 p.m. Christmas Morning Ser vica, atam. Preacher: Rev. J. Kick Macon chie.

And I ne'er forgot it Lady, as a

foreign lands I tred,

For its memory ever vivid, kept me always true to God. Lady now I'm old and weary and I

wanted just to see 'Ece Iied that spot so ballowed, where my God hid smiled

on me.

Then our Lady est besid: him and oi

Jesus gently spake

Told him of His Life and Passion; how His ten'ler heart had broke,

Dawn the old man'a cheeks to fur

rowed tenderly the hot tears

ΣΒΕ,

As he listened to the story of God' wondrous love for MAD.

Like a second sped the Light hears, wh lat these twa kael eide by Bids

Tbst old shepherd and God's Mother, God Himself to - both allied

Now at midnight, at John's aummons, came the Lord of heaven to earth; Jame again the Bibe of Bethle hem to the eave that gave Hin birth.

On that night a first Communion,

in that lovely shed was made, 'Twas the shepherd's first Con

'munion; 'twas his last Viaticum.

Morning dawned. The early eun beams, lightening up that lowly short,

Showed our Indy'still in rapture

at her het. the, shepherd dead,

Yes, his simple heert had thkn

in an ostasy of joy.

And the ald min saw tho swen' smile that Lad won Shepherd boy."

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