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RATIONALISM AND MODERNeven some opposition, etc., which

CHURCHMEN.

XT, the Pditor of the China Mail)

Sir.-1 had not intended to write another letter in connection with the present controversy, but the contribution of "Anglican" in! to-day's issue clearly calls for an answer defining the aims for

which our Association stands.

One of the difficulties that Rationalists have to face is the fact that our opponents' are so disunited. An answer to onel party is sure to be regarded as af parody of their views by another. It may appear, when I go on to

n say that the R.P.A. Simply claims to apply reason unsparingly to questions of fact, that the charge may rebound on our own heads. But in practice this is not the

case.

let me, first of all say clearly that in what follows I am speak bers of the R.PL.A. so far as their ing in a general way of the mem-

may be roused against him. No one admitres à man môre than he who gives his own opinions, who uses, his critical judgment and

who gives you his own convic- tions. Let us hope we may see many more such laudable school maxlers.

"Never be afraid to be in the minority of one majorities are mostly wrong, was I believe,

famous saying of Whitehead.

With many thanks.

Yours, etc.,

CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Hongkong, April 23,

THE CHINA MAIL.

BIBLE FACTS

(To the Editor of the China Mail)

generally the ones who pretend when in company that they can't see a joke unless it would be pass ied by the "dear curate and yet who are the first to book.seats at

Sir-The idea of ridiculing the performances such as were men Holy Scriptures never entered into tioned by another of your cor-my head when writing my, last respondents yesterday and are letter granting Mr. Jordan's there to be seen-oh, dear, no, not measurements, the Ark was no "casting up their eyes anto larger than an average oceun heaven in the orthodox manner" liner, There were three floors but sniggering furtively behind and many separate rooms. Where, the palm of their hand..

I should like to know did the light "Who is to say," plaintively come from in the two lower floors? cries, Back to the Apes' "where One window would be even insuffi-

it will all end if individual clent to, give light to the top opinions are allowed to four. Granting Mt. Ararat to be

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To the Editor of the China Mail.) Sir, What is the matter with ulterior motives of the little bag- the application of the rod on the gars who so craftily refuse to divulge the whereabouts of their "employers?" Add a cold bath, with plenty of soap, and scrubbing brush and there would be an end to an intolerable nuisance. Yours, etc.,

PEARS SOAP.

Hongkong April 24..

"CISSY SHIRTS."

[rum riot?" I know where some unknown mountain, would (To the Editor of the China Mail.) |

I should like to see my correspondent suggest, that it

it end: Individual opinion was a low one when the Arki Sir Why should it be con- should follow individual gifts, struck ground three. If God has given a

months sidered infra dig for a European man or before land "was sighted to wear Chinese clothes?. Is not a woman a shapely arm shapely neck then by all means let highest peak in the ridge.

or a Evidently Mt. Ararat was the the wearing of these light silky him or her show it. God knows,

garments in the hot weather like- ly to militate against the discom- there are enough unshapely

fort of constant or occasional things in the world, for them to

perspiration? Failing this, what is the matter with the sarong?

Yours, etc.,

SARTOR.

counterbalance.

Hongkong, April 24.

My strong point, however, which is carefully avoided by Mr. Jardan is that regarding the two con I know "Back to the Apes" will taking in of animals.

tradictory orders given about the I would read into my statements all sorts ask my correspondent to look" of meanings which I do not intend carefully at the verses in chapters. but Hont Soit Qui Mal Y Pense. 6 and 7 and with his thirty years I think there are more evil- of study tell me whether the (To the Editor of the China Mail.) minded among the sanctimonious so-called inspired writer did not than among the more freer of make a slip. speech. I seem to remember slip or if you admit the two con-hanging The very name sounds If you admit this the term "Cissy shirts" deserves Sir, The chap who invented reading of words which fell from tradictory statements, then you the very One whom they claim as must admit that the world has silly. No man is likely to stand their exclusive leader about it not been fooled into the infallibility shirts." Is it too late to attempt

much being that which fell from a theory and the sooner matters are

chaffing about "Cissy man's lips which defied him but adjusted the sooner would the another name? that which was within.

Old Testament be taken as a record of alleged facts, coloured considerably by tales told by wandering minstrels and ignorant priests.

Yours, etc,

HOPEFUL.

Hongkong, April 24.

(To the Editor of the China Mail.)

Sir,-All your ailvocates of an, undress summer will find abun- dant encouragement from the aricsha and chair coolies--trousers rolled up above the knee, bare to the waist, but plenty of perspira-

Yours, etc..

A. B. HORRENCE. Hongkong, April 24.

(To the Editor of the China Mail)

Sir, I hope I may venture to

tion.

Yours, etc.,

TAIL END.. Hongkong, April 24.

TENNIS POINTS.

(To the Editor of the China Mail.)

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If you" delve into Babylonian discover accounts of a world flood and Chinese histories you will in which only a few survived, and tennis tournaments often watch a these floods are recorded to have game without knowing how the Sir. The spectators of the taken place long before the flood contestants stand. This is due to of Noah's time. The explanation, the umpire's voice being inaudible I think, is that each region has except to those near him, us was had some great flood in the course quite noticeable at yesterday's of its history which has surpassed doubles game. One does not, of all previous floods. The survivors course, expect the umpires to of such a food naturally regard strain their "open neck" muscles (To the Editor of the Chine Mich.) few, to be in God's protection of Col. Robertson, which ring

themselves, as being the fortunate in cultivating a voice such as that Sir- -Your correspondent "Back

Human nature being what it is out, clearly to the remote end of submit the following quotation as to the Apes" is very funny imaginative tales are gradually the arena, or into the other court. profitable suggestion to the dia- Quite a Sam Weller he is in a way added to the original as the story Also I noticed a few days ago an cussion so interestingly given by But unlike Sam Weller he is funny generation to generation and like "he having won the first two." is handed down verbally from umpire uttering something like your various correspondents. It to no purpose.

For what does he say? He says swelled into a whale.

the sardine that John caught has Would it not be better and more is from a speech delivered by the

satisfactory to the spectators, if", Baldwin, at a meeting held re-attack the entire philosophy of have found it necessary to be so benefit also, to hear "First two British Premier, Mr. Stanley that if you attack the collar you

God, the ever merciful, cannot the utterances are made for their opinions are known to me.. Many certly in Leeds in connection with clothes; you take the first step barbarous, erude, ignorant and sets-White" (or Green), as the !!

the National" Council of Free back to the apes. Fiddlesticks!

When were men happier than cruel as to kill all the birds, case may be? A little considera- they were in the great days of just because man had offended will lead to an intelligent interest animals and insects in the world tion by the umpires to this point "There is not one of you in Greece? an assembly like this who has know it to-day is barely a hundred number of babies and helpless

Yet the collar as we him. Besides this think of the in the game by the onlookers. not known it one time of your years old. Would your correspon women subject to the torture of life a character which can only dent suggest that the Greeks, a flood.. Imagine the feelings of have been formed on the model with their superb culture, were the large number of people who of Our Lord and Master-some nearer the beasts of the field than had helped to build the Ark. God man, some woman, it may have we are in these sordid, material cannot have been so cruel. God (To the Editor of the China Mail.) been someone among the highly times. I think not. educated and fortunate in this

cannot have been so barbarous, world, it may have been a work-ments would hold water, which of could have removed, all the correspondent. "J.M.B. of Macao" If your correspondent's argu- No, No, by merely wishing it, he ing person. But we have all course they won't, we would still undesirable human beings then for his lucid explanation of the Sir, I am indebted to your known, at one time or another, he wearing the most impossible living on earth. such a one, in our pilgrimage garments and the muffled up turned them into dust just as he One thing more and I will not He could have Residency sketch by Chinnery through life

to look to that medieval ages would be the apex made their first ancestor of mud presume to take up any more of example and to walk to some of civilisation. extent in the light that they

Again 1 say We cannot be punished for think-your valuable space. cast on their path as they pass-

ing too well of God.

Will your ed along.

"Ignorance is the mother of inform me what the Portuguese correspondent be good enough to devotion." especially

among name of the street known as believers in the

infallibility"sixteen pillars," is? theories.

members would not be bound by

this, and many who are not mem-. bers I might instance the Dear of St. Paul's himself-have excel- Jent title to call themselves Rarionalists. I wish also, to neglect the points on which we find ourselves in agreement, with the Modernists, as my object is tol justify the existence of the R.P.A. alongside of their body, of which we might, perhaps, he call- ed the left wing.

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In the first place, most of us. are non-theists, "Those of us who, like the present writer would willingly accept the idea of a 'God as the word is

even be Julian Huxley in the essay ferred to in my first letter, prefer to call ourselves, when called upon to do so, atheists, agnosties, considering that any other term would darken counsel and be even more misleading than any definition in one word neces- surily is, Secondly, most of us are disbelievers in a future life as generally understood. Here again I put the matter bluntly, holding that any definition of the words which includes both the ideas of George Eliot's well- known ode and the popular pic- tures of heaven to empty the word of nearly all meaning.

Churches:

"Now Churches may rise and Churches may fall, but the influence of lives like that will go on for ever, and it is by the light of such lives the re- demption of this world will ultimately come, and they will survive persecution, and deri- sion, and coldness, and apathy. "And we shall never see those times, nor our children, nor our children's children; but it will be by the succession of such lives as I have endeavour-

fiddlesticks!

Yours, etc.,

PLAIN: BILLI Hongkong, April 24.

To the Editor of the China Mail.)

Sir. It is really painful to see your correspondents side-track a question when a few of the more sensible render a public service by suggesting that we be comfort able when the heat becomes un- bearable,

Yours, etc.,

NUDA VERITAS. Hongkong, April 24.

HONGKONG'S BEGGARS,

(To the Editor of the China Mail.)

Sir, It is satisfactory to learn Look at the "young bloods" who that the police have at last taken

Yours, etc...

LOVE-FORTY, Hongkong, April 25,

HISTORIC MACAO SKETCH.

Yours. etc.,

CHENG YU-CHAU. Hongkong, April 24.

ST. GEORGE'S DAY.

SIAMEEN'S "ENJOYABLE

CKLEBRATION.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

ed to depict that, some day the now don bowlers simply because action to abate the beggar Kingdom of Heaven. will come prosperous stockbrokers have nuisancé as evidenced by the fast in the most difficul: times Street, is one up. It is now up to day, on earth, and if we cannot hold taken up the fashion. Ice House number of prosecutions yester- St George's Day was celebrated

Shameen. Canton, April 24.

yesterday at the Canton Clab to ideal of that kind we shall the medicos, architects, taipans, " These dimunitive mendicants, theatre where & children's party find that we shall be suffocated onentities. etc.. to make a many of them girls as the C.S.P. was held under the auspices of the in the daily toil which most of counter move by being the first to says, have been an annoyance to Royal Society of St. George

us have to undergo, and as a wear a sport shirt between May 1 users of the streets, particularly (Canton branch). The Club was people we shall go down and and September 1, perish for lack of vision."

We claim that on these two essential points the adherents of the churches have not made out their case. While recognising that the success of the Modernist party will make our campaign more difficult. for many will be contented with the lengths to which the Modernists will go and will join them insiile the churches, we may still place principles words to speak for themselves I think I may safely leave these above party so far to wish them without attempting to enlarge on well in their task and to

co- them. operate with them in so far their principles are consonant

Yours, etc., with our own.

ABSALOM. Yours, etc.,

Hongkong, April 24. A MEMBER OF THE R.P.A. Hongkong, April 24.

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Sir, The furious "storm" lately.

CISSY SHIRTS AND OTHER ITEMS.

Yours, etc.,

LAUNDRYMAN. Hongkong, April 24.

MEN AND APES.

at the foot of Wyndham Street, beautifully decorated for the occa where the congestion is most sion and blueinckets from H.M. marked with chair coolies and Ships in part helped to entertain idlers other than those who have the children. to use the street as

Mr. Anderson, known as the a thorough- fare or for the purchase of "Charlie Chaplin and he treated Shameen conjuror, dressed up as flowers. A few days ago on being the kidlies to stants and a conjur pestered by one of these tiny beg-ing exhibition." Gumes for the

(To the Editor of the China Mail.) gars, who became brave enough children were organised and, at the to tug at my coat sleeves, I com- conclusion, each child was given "Sir,-Without being drawn into this individual simply grinned at Both young and old enjoyed them- plained to the Indian on duty, but a toy balloon and some sweets. any discussion so childish as that the offenders who stood clear of selves immensely and everybody about "Cissy Shirts" (good him. The same day I met a girl went home happy. heavens), may I correct tha glár- with an infant strapped on the] (To the Editor of the China Mail) (To the Editor of the China Meling error made by one of your back worrying people visiting the the Canton, branch of the Society This is the first celebration since correspondents in to-night's Central Market fruit stalls. was formed. Sir, I had no idea of taking paper. "Back to the Apes"- created in your valuable paper, as up the cudgels on behalf of any incidentally, why back to the beggars earn a lot of money with jackets sold St. George badges in

There is no doubt that these

During the morning, a few blue- a result of the diversity of thing other than "open necks" apes-implies, if he does not their wails, as a ten-cent piece is connection. opinions over religious questions when I wrote my first letter, but actually say, that Darwin was the least one would throw at them Society.

with tho London! has brought, into the limelight a the sanctimonious hypocrisy of father of the theory that men are to be rid of the nuisance. I have champion of the Modernist" "Back to the Apes" is really descended from monkeys. This is seen on occasions the stalwart

beyond the limit.

an old mistake, for Darwin taught Indian with his almighty baton It seems so far, or rather one the collar is to go, why not also coveries have proved that men are ricaha puller as if he would smash "For perpend." he wrote, nothing of the sort. Recent dis poised in air chase an offending can almost infer that most of our the hat, and after that the sleeve. not descended from the monkeys his skuli. Similarly a little wand local clergy, among whom no And so on." How he must have as we know them to-day. doubt there may be a few learned smacked his lips over this and his and monkeys are descended from men used on a tender part of these Men in the hands of some plain clothes theologians, are rather reluctant final comment "where will it all a common ancestor, which is a able-bodied beggars would sorve to put their hand to anything end?--woads and shells." I hope very different thing. When will to bring home to them the offence that France wil savouring of religion, outside the he cast his eyes unto heaven in that stupid legend about the more than any prosecutions. At bounds of their churches.

Inadvertent as it would be for when he penned the words. mythical creature has been to the away from the business part of the proper orthodox manner "Missing Link" (what a boon the any rate it would scare them me to write openly, I heartily admire Mr. Featherstone for people your correspondent would

I've no time for the kind of cheap wits!) finally die out 7 the city. Paw frankly admitting, even in the appear to be who wrote the letter

Yours, etc.,

Yours, eter face of strong indignation and I have referred to.

EVOLUTION.

J. WALKER. They are Hongkong, April 24,

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