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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1924.

BROTHERHOOD.

IS THE WORLD RIPE

FOR ITE

THE CHINA MAIL.

the Sons of God through faith in mont with the teaching of Jesus Christ Jesus forms the nucleus of about God's Will. The Christian that world-wide brotherhood belleves the two are identical and which is to be and in which the prays for the coming of the day WIII of the Father: will become when the collective will of the race absolute. "The Kingdom come, will be formed and brought into FortiThy Will be done on earth as it harmony with the Will of God. Thus will come not only world- a world-wide "Our method of approach is by betterment but is in heaven." means of an facident which brotherhood. occurred in the family relationship

The Rev. C. Clouston preaching at the Wesleyan Church last Sunday took as his text:- Who are My mother and My brothers! Jesus replied. Here are My mother and My brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there Is My brother, My sister-My mother:"

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CHINESE MARRIAGES. PIRACY SUPPRESSION. NECESSITY FOR PROPERLY SUCCESS IN CHINESE

THE WATERS. REGULATED CODE.

the

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outbreaks of Singapore, October 11—Mr. Ever since the Pryde, District Judge, had an piracy were reported in Chinese waters the Imperial Merchant Interesting case to decide yester Service Guild has done all that St. Luke in what is sometimes day afternoon in which a Chinese was possible in bringing pressure of Jesus, which with startling called the "Gentleman's Gospel" lady, named Soon Woon-seng, to bear upon authorities both at

the incident we

home, and abroad to assist in the sued her husband, Mr. Ang Kiang- suddenness Illumines for a moment also relates our subject and reveals the are considering.. Ha omite

suppression. Not only has this and softens hee for maintenance, Mr. J. Laycock course been taken, says possibility of a family relationship

things many wide as humanity. The question others. No mention is made of appearing for the wife and Mr. Journal of Commerce" of Septem Mark 3. 33. 35.

we have proposed; is the world" force," or of Jesus being "beside M. V. Pital for the husband. Mr-ber 16, but very considerable time rips for brotherhood? Wo answer Himself." The family does not

devising methods which would The world is experimenting in in a more practicat way seeking to send for Jesus. They appear on Pillai's contention was that the and thought have been given to Brotherhood, but the most sanguine show how the world may ripen into the edge of the crowd, eager marriage ceremony was under the prove of the most value in dealing must confess that world conditions brotherhood according to the Will listeners separate them from Jesus republican reformed style, and with attacks. These attacks have are unfavourable to success. The of God and the teaching of Jesus. The crowd pass the word to Him

really Was

at been of such a nature that it по marriage world is not ripe for brotherhood.

Readers of the Gospels will hav

that they are without. Jesus turns The world has shown itself noticed with some surprise how to the group around Him, the all. The lady in her evidence has been practically impossible

to guard against them unripe for the brotherhood of rarely reference is made to the inner circle of His followers com- stated, in reply to Mr. Pillai that

The Times'

there were no joss sticks in the the exercise of extremely in- special family relationships of Jesus. The posed of the disciples and correspondent at the Olympic earliest and latest Gospels are ministering women. My mother library, where the ceremony took tricate measures, but it is very Games in Paris came to that con- silent about His home life. The and My brother] are these who place in February of last year. satisfactory to know that these She also never saw any red energetic efforts have met with clusion. The events have shown four Gospels hint that Jesus was hear God's word and obey it."

The candles burnt. Her husband gave very great success, which has been that the world is not yet ripe for the Misunderstood; the Incom

We note the variatlon. such a brotherhood. Gaines served prehensible to His family and incident follows the parable of the her no present of any kind for the thoroughly appreciated by those to Inflame national animosities neighbours. His relatives thought Sower in which God's Word, His marriage and she did not give him serving on the China Coast. rather than allay them."

The world has not shown itself sought to kill Him; It was to the ed by Jesus is explained.

Him mad and His neighbours message of the Kingdom proclaim-one. His grandmother was, not prepared for the brotherhood of Nazarenes He said "There Is_no nations. Assemblies of the League prophet without honour except in of Nations may discuss interna- his own country, and among his tional problems, but while the own relatives and in his own home. United States of America stands

Jesus had left the carpen- outside the experiment of an inter-ter's shop and had become the national brotherhood fails. Distrust wandering Rabbi, attended by a and suspicion still separate nations. niall company of disciples and The religious world has not certain women which minister. reached that state of maturity in which a brotherhood of Cherches might employ its moral and Spiritual energies in the Interests -of-a brotherhood wide as humanity. Lambeth conferences and convex- sations at Malines remove no denominational differences and effect по union of Churches. A "fatal stumbling black to practicable reunion exists"the

reunion of which a certain section of the Church "dreams isvisionary Dean Inge. The brotherhood of Christians, rather than the reunion of Churches, appears to us to be the condition necessary to any success in the larger brotherhood movement, whether it be of sport, or churches, or nations.

Evidences of a conclusive nature prove the failure of all experiment made to form world-wide Brother hoods. The time is not-ripe, the world is not ready, the universal family consciouness has yet to be formed.

Divine Will. He reveals the Mind

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In the course of a letter on the present at the ceremony; her subject recently received from the mother was there. She (as bride) China Coast Officers' Guild It is The principle of Spiritual kin-did not kowtow either to her own

stated:

"It is noted with gratifica- ship in the Lucan Gospel is defined mother or to that of the defendant. as obedience to the Word and the

The magistrate, in the course of tion the efforts put forward Message of God. Jesus becomes proceedings, commented strongly by the Imperial Merchant Service the bearer and interpreter of the on the necessity of a properly Guild through its Parliamentary

regulated code for Chinese representatives, and also marriage and cbserved that a late the medium of the Press, with and the Will of God.

We feel that in Christ Jesus God Chief Justice of the Straits Settle- view to the mitigating of the 10 Him of their substance" comes nearer to us, becomes more ments, Sir John Buckmill, had piracy evil, for which endeavours (Luke 8.1). The relatives of personal, and that the kinship spoken strongly in this con- my committee and members are Tests could not understand their mediated through Christ Jesus is nection. He thought it was a deeply appreciative. That the strange prophet, Son, and brother, more intimate and possesses a matter for the attention of the pressure being brought to bear is productive of results is evidenced Secretary for Chinese Affairs. They sought to bring Him back to deeper emotional value.

The brotherhood which exists their family circle. Jesus was

Mr. Pillai said that the only by the fact that no piracies on attracting great crowds in Galilee among those who are obedient to thing they relied on as a guide British vessels have occurred with- by the wonder of His Words and the Will of God, is informed by was the Six Widows Case. This in the last three months, but still

optimistic, and Works. Scribes from Jeru the Mind of Christ, Who by His marriage, however, was under the whilst being

len begin their opposition and life and teaching interpreted the Chinese reformed marriage style, immediate absolute cessation of these outrages cannot be hoped for, attack by charging Him with the Will of God.

having in mind China's hopeless muddle and her masses of unpaid soldiery who must live if they are not to suffer starvation!"

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The brotherhood movements which will survive are those which are definitely Christian. The aim of those who labour for the wider kinship should be to so educate men that the collective mind as it

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Mr. Pillo's preliminary objection was that the Court had no jurisdic- tion to try the case. It was a sort of action, he thought, that should be tried by the Supreme Court.

Mr. Laycock contended that if that objection prevailed then any

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"By of unholy powers. Beelzebub this fellow doth cast out devils! His family appears among the crowds and seeks to

Of course, it is quite impossible, take Him by force; "He is he side Himself "say His relatives

whatever precautions be taken, to and friends. Jesus is sought develops becomes the mind of defendant of the Chinese or Hindu prevent the outbreak of banditry- a second time by His family-Christ and then will follow of races had only got to come to Court in a country so disorganised as is collective will in and say there was no marriage and China at the present day, and the they found Him the first time necessity a in the Temple a boy of twelve-harmony with the Will of God. To then the jurisdiction of the Court war which is now taking place How is it ye sought Me? Wist know God as Jesus knew Him is would be ousted; and the com-between rival factions in that plainsat would have no remedy. country may lead to still greater ye not that I must be about My to obey Him.

The incident, which we are There were two questions, first- troubles, unless adequate precau- However, the Father's business? They find Him a second time surrounded by a examining, to reported also inly, whether the reformed style of tions are taken. great multitude: Wist ye not, He St. Matthew's Gospel. Variations marriage would be a valid mar concentration of warships of many seems to say that I must be with instructive and characteristic are riage according to the law of countries which that war has We admit failure, but the idea My Father's family?.. Who also found.

St. Matthew tells China and, secondly, even if valid brought about may prevent further pointed to according to the law of China it attacks, or it may be that the of a world-wide brotherhood is is My mother or My Brethren?us that. Jesus slowly, surely and frresistibly And He looked round about on His disciples when He said. would be in the Straits Settle- bandits themselves will find more entering the collective mind of them which sat about Him, and "See here are My mother and Myments. The requisites of a valid congenial and remunerative occup- humanity, it spreads and grows sald, Behold, My mother and My brothers and added. For tes custom in the Straits Settlements ation as members of the opposing. the ideal glows like a fiery pillar brothers."

ever shall do the Will of My Father, were the same as the requisites of factions, more especially as the in the darkness of the night. The incident is thrice told with which is in heaven, the same is My a valid custom in England, namely piratical attacks upon ships have Desire for such a brotherhood

certainty, reasonableness and im- become less and less remunerative wakes in the hearts of nations, varying detail and emphasis but broiler, and sister and mother.

with a single purpose viz to teach We observe that the conditions memoriality. In the present case, whilst the danger has considerably imaginations are being captured the lesson of spiritual kinship to of kinship are further defined. of course, it could not be said that increased.

this custom was immemorial as the new form of marriage had, only come into practice during the last

by the ideal and emotions inflamed by the vision.

ple of every race."

ing Fatherhood of God.

Jesus.

"The account given by St. Mark S. Mark the brethren of Jesus are is the earliest and the ntost in S. Luke they are those who hear those who obey the Will of God; platuresque. We see Jesus re-the word of God and obey it and turned from the lakeside where

in S. Matthew they arc the He had preached to the crowds to children, who are obedient to the find the house where He seeks Will of the Heavenly Father. leisure to eat surrounded by a

The Fatherhood of God, as re- multitude. Among the crowd are

His relatives who came to seize vealed by His Son Jesus Christ, Him by force, for they said "He holds the secret of the universal

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Paris, October 18. "Le Journal" reports that the note drawn up by the Commission on the question of the resumption

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Wellington, October 16. reorganisation of Russia's foreign Harisons, Croshield. Ltd., under

a leader on the Replying to trade, while assuring as far as pos- the chairmanship of Mr. Eric sible the graduaf liquidation of her liabilities. It describes this as the Miller, it was estimated that the amendment to the Geneva protocol are not going to application of the Dawes principles tea production for the current year the Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey, to the solution of thb Russian Debt would be #798,000,000, and the said that we

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£88,000,000 respectively us comperinission. League of Nations of pared with 1928. The increase:

no League, that is law of the consumption is chiefly at home country and that low must stand. Mr. Miller did not see any possi bility of a large increase in pro duction for some years to come. ¡ ́. The “estimated consumption of rubber for 1924 is 435,000 tons, five

Old people are easily tired out and Ho times as much as in 1910,

weakened by coughing. For them there defended the restriction scheme and is much comfort in a bottle of Chambor Amsterdam, October 16. The aero expert who went to believed the world's consumption Lain's Cough Remedy. It stops those Philippolis has telegraphed the in 1920 would increase to 450,000 weakening coughs that keeps them which non-restricting wake nights and wear out their strength. Holland-India Committee that the tons, of

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The common impression that the idea of a universal familly has been recently evolved is not true to fact.

The idea has been re covered and appears new. Earlier by a century than Moses Akraton, the heretic Pharoah of Egypt taught the Common Fatherhood of mankind and sacrified an empire, which he would not defend by is out of His mind." (Mark family relationship. He Who was COMMERCE AND FINANCE. relations with Russia, in a very force. He reached love, th

3:20:21). "His mother and His most conscious of His Sonship and peace in the desert of the brothers stand outside and send taught that those who shared His world. Early as the ancient Greek

a message to Him to call Him." obedience shared also His privilege poets, the idea of our common. The crowd "seated" round Jesus of Sonship; that they were His origin existed. Athenian philo tell Him:-Who is My mother and brothers and sisters. "If any

Messrs. Morreau and Spiegelberg sophers agreed with the Christian My brothers? Ho

mán will do His Will he shall apostles when Paul declared the "Fixing His eye on the people know and that knowledge of Manchester, writing under date oneness of the race; "He caused to who were sitting round Him in a cludes the fillal consciousness. of September 17, report:

Cotton-Both fully good fair and spring front one (iarofather) peo| circle. He said: "Here are My The family circle grows

mother and My brothers! For spreads; daily there are being Egyptian and middling American Jesus taught the brotherhood of wherever there is one who has aded those who accept the Fatherly Spot prices have been reduced man and gave to the idea the been obedient to God, there is Will of God as the rule of their life. since our last report. The most validity of eternal truth by reveal My brother-My sister and My Their consciousness of Sonship notable reductions however have

deepens and with it a sense of been in the American section. their kinship to all the Children Liverpool prices, What is happening to-day, how. motlier." (Mark 3.33:35).

Jesus disclaims no relationship of God. These form the effective American Mid ever, is that the idea which

Spot Sept. Oct. Nav. but claims only a widerrelationship, possessed the minds of thinkers and seers has begun to enter the He teaches that the higher kinship family of God and the nucleus of

August 27, outer circle of the collective mind is not dependent upon accidents that world-wide family which is Yesterday...13-23 12.63 12.27 12.18

192417.20 16 14 15.65 The prayer which Jesus taught Egypilan Sakellaridis F.GE. and the race consciousness. The of birth, family and nationality ideal of a world brotherhood but upon the circumstances of a

"God and a us to pray, should teach us also spYesterday...2405 20.77 16.57 17.77 consciousness of appears to be less remote, comes

August 27, within the realm of the possible, practical recognition of His Rule to live and to labour that "the Will

1924. 25.95-22.75 21.20 and is slowly being transformed and Authority in obedience to His of Our Father, which is in heaven, A relationship to Him may be done on earth as in heaven;

Yarns-Demand of a practicable achievement. The feeling deepens which is not carnal but spiritual. and that His Kingdom may come kind is far from extensive, al into an aim, purpose and goal of Will. and spreads that the world must i Those who share Christ conscious- and the brotherhood of man arrive. though bundles are meeting with November 18...

The world pens for brotherhood a better inquiry, and are wanted be made safe for brotherhood, ness of God and His obedience to otherwise an apocalyptic catas- the Will of God, share also the according to the measure in which for both India and China ship- trophe threatens mankind. Experi- privileges of the family to. which the world is being influenced by ments.

Owing to the continued short ments may end in failure, progress He belongs. Such are the brothers Spiritual forces rather than by pru

dential considerations Humanity time in the Spinning Industry may be Biful and uncertain but and sisters of Jesus.

The principle of family unity must Become self-conscious of deliveries are becoming very men of vision know not haste but patiently wait and trust In. God. Jesus proposed is eminently God.and recognise in His Will the extended, and a great deal of The God Who is patient because logical. Divisions arise from the principle of order, harmony, peace business bas been, missed on this conflict of wills. Our life is and goodwill. The collective will He is eternal.”

Cloth. The market is again Modern brotherhood movements divided when the Will of the of mankind must be controlled by owe their origin and Inspiration to Spirit and the will of the flesh the Eatherly Will of God. The plentifully supplied with inquiry, while manufacturers give Jesus Christ, His teaching and the conflict-family life: social, in collective mind must be informed but influence of His Spirit. Doubt dustrial, national and international by-the Mind of Christ. The out prices freely they are not of meeting with any substantial nay deny the origin but not dis- are divided by antagonisms. Jesus collective self-consciousness prove it. For nineteen centuries teaches that fo harmony of wills, humanity, whenever that may response in the shape of workable the church, in public, and obedient to the one will of God, arrive, must be transformed into business.

The bearish reports which come Christians, in private, have been is to be found the principle of a universal family consciousness,

Sald Jesus: My mother, to hand from America, and the praying for brotherhood. True, it (order, unity and kinship.

We have said that the Lord's brother-sisters are those who do consequent further casing off in may not have been the latention of those who prayed but it was the prayer teaches us to pray for the the Will of God; who hear His the futures niarket are causing intention of their prayer. Jesus common brotherhood of Man. We Word and obey it and who do the buyers to hesitate

"Thy

Will of their heavenly Father." Calcutta, Madras and Bombay taught and men have prayed. understand the petition "Our Father. Thy Kingdom will be done on earth as in heaven" The family circle which gather of the Indian markets have been and Thy Will." Where that as a family petition. "My brothers, ed round Him was negligible noticeably interested, and have prayer is answered and God sisters and mother said Jesus numerically but that circle has placed a fair amount of business. Chios demand is slow, but not known as Our Father are those who do the Will of world to-day, with its experiments wholly negligible,

enlarged and is enlarging. The

and gray we attain to that consciousnesa God.".

brotherhoods of sport, or shirtings have been put down for of Sonship which is real only so Christian idealists and men of in far as it issues in the Spirit of action are working to make, the nations, reacts 10 that enlar the Straits. Java operates very brotherhood. The test of our Will of God supreme in Council gement. The Christian idea slowly, we sonship is obedience to the Will chambers and the Councils of the grows, the ideal glows and the South American market appear of God g this law of the family le nation They are acting a brotherhood of man exists as an to be basler than they have been, the Will of the Father Thy accord with the teaching and aim, a purpose und a goal. The and the goods that have met With be done. Where the Spirit of Jesus, Divine Father wills His Son most success include sattodas, Fatherly Will of God rules Students of H. G. Wald may revealed it and aled that it might velvets and Heavy,goods generally. family consciousness 16 created compare his doctrine of Goodwill, bez realised, le order that Her home has not ficted to unduda piritual kinship 15 in which he ands the molive force might urite isto one body all the angry but small business his established The brotherhood of and prop toey of all world betters far-scattered Chlidren of God want a variety of closa

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