1928-10-06 — Page 11

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1928.

OUR WEEKLY SERMON

"China Mail” Rakes the Globe For Messages

II-LOVE MAKES THE WORLD, GO ROUND

ciliation.

[By the Rev. T. E. Ruth,]

THE CHINA MAIL,

FUNDAMENTAL LAW

NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT

"ESTABLISHED",

HISTORIC PROMULGATION

The various ministries and com- enissions of the Executive "Y" may, according to law, issue orders,

The organisation of the Executive "Yuan", and the various ministries and commissions shall be deter.” mined by law NUT ITUZAT TREAT

SERIOUS CHARGE

CHINESE P. O. EMPLOYEES

BEFORE COUNT

PARCELS & PACKETS STOLEN

Two Year's Office The legislative "Yuan" shall be the highest legislative organ of the

Five Chinese, In the employment Nanking, Yesterday.. National Government and shall have of the General Post Office were, this An historic document was pro-power to decide upon legislation, morning at the Central Magistracy, mulgated, yesterday-the "Organic budgets, amnesties, war declara charged before Major C. Willson, Tolstol at one time thought that It binds the world in gold chains Law of the Nationalist Government tions, peace negotiations, the con- OBE, with co-operating with others Christianity Involved a communistic about the feet of God. But it has of the Republic of China. The clusion of treaties; and other im not in custody in stealing · postal anarchy. Bernard Shaw once argued chains.

'document opens with the following portant international matters. It parcels and pickets.. It is the most vital thing in the preamble

shall have a President and Vice- that it necessitates a State-organ-

The alleged thefts took place last Ised Communism. G. K. Chesterton experience of men. It is the great- "The Kuomintang of China, in President and shall be composed of week. The third, fourth and Afth denies that Christianity involved eat thing in the world. It makes pursuant of the Three People's from 49 to 99 members to be ap-defendants were discharged as there communism of any kind. It stands the world go round. The history of Principles and the Five Power Con-pointed by the National Govern, was no direct evidence against them. Mr. C. A. S. Rubs appeared for the for a properly directed individual-the world, the history of Christiani- stitution, hereby establishes the ment at the instance of the Preal- Ism. Perhaps, at short sight, they [ty is the history of love. The world Republic of China. The Party hay-dent of the said "Yuan," The Afth defendants alat kegi are all three wrong, and, in the long war proved the futility of hate. And ing swept away and removed all members' term of office shall be two The others were remanded till rum. they are all three right. Time all that Christianity has to offer in obstacles by military force, and years. Members shall not concur- Friday next at 2.15 p.DL. docs work such miracles of recon face of the acute social and indus having passed from the period of rently be non-political administra-

trial problems of the day is love. It military conquest, to that of poll- tive officials of the various organs According to official figures.. There is a doctrine of develop has solved many of our problems tienl tutelage, now must estabilah of the central or local government £10,500,000 has already been spent mont. The poles are united. Con- It would solve them all. The inter- a model government based on the All resolutions passed by the Legis of the construction of Canberra, Commonwealth tradictions, in time, cease to con-national' problem, the fear of the Five Power Constitution, to train lative "Yuan" shall be decided the Australian tradiet. The truth in every theory nations--Love casteth out fear. No the people so that they will be able upon and promulgated by the capital.

State Council. Organisation of Ands Its proper home. The mind problem of capital and labour is be- to exercise political powers and the Legislative "Yuan" shall be passes through many phases, and yond its reach and its reign. And facilitate the Party in hastening determined by law. the soul through many successive no domestic problem. It le love that the handing over of such powerg

The Judiciary stages on the way to its final philo-makes Heaven Homo to God. to the people. Accordingly the "The Judicial Yuan" shall be sophy. Rut Christianity not a moral code or a social system. It is more informed self-sacrificing of direction and supervision of the National Government and shall take love than at any period of the Nationalist, Government devolving charge of judicial trials, judicial world's history. Steady resistless upon it by virtue of its history, administration, the disciplinary hereby formulates and promulgatea punishment of officials and the the law governing the organisation trials of administrative cases. of the National Government." The granting of pardons, reprieves and the restitution of civic rights shall be submitted by the Pres The law provides that the Na-dent of the Judicial "Yuan" to the the world better or worse than it tional Government shall exercise National Government for approval Neitzsche's formula had was in your early days? It is all governing powers of the Re and action. The Judicial "Yuan” # "the will to power" In each simply another world. A great public of China and shall have shall have a President and a Vice- statement there is some great trath.spirit of brotherliness has come over supreme command over its land, President and may introduce Bills And all the truth would seem to be the agc. A Christ-like brotherliness naval and air forces, and shall within its" "competence in the included in the idea that the final better than theology or personal have power to declare war, to Legislative "Yuan"""The philosophy of life is the will to church observances.... This notion negotiate peace, and to conclude ganisation of the Judiciar "Yuan” love." Robert Browning holds that of ending war would have been re- treaties, and shall exercise the shall be determined by law. ..life with all Its yfelds of joy or garded as a mad proposal but a little power of granting amnesties, par- ···~·~Public ServiceTM

is an inner spirit. In doctrine men disagree, but beneath the superficial discord there is a deep underlying harmony. And averybody knows what Christianity is.

Thinkers have variously express ed their philosophy of life. Schopen- hauer said it is "the will to live." William James called it "the will to

belleve."

woe.

And hope and fear..

I just our chance of the prize of

learning love.

If you ask me to define love I ask you to define the fragrance of a rose or the beauty of a sunset. It is strange and awcet as mystic music, but it has the strength of the ever- Jasting hills and the force of cosmic fires. The majesty of star-thronged space is in it, and the grandeur of the act and the beauty of the dawn. Love is like that. It is more than that. It is the ultimate reality, of

(en) Kami erectil

And among men and nations there Kuomintang in fulfilling the duty the highest judicial organ of the DRAMATIC

all-mastering love.

Better Every Day

An Australian clergyman wrote the veteran, Mark Guy Pearce, a letter which called forth a charac- teristic reply-"People say to me. Is

Supreme Power

or

time since.... The best sellers dons, reprieves and the restitution The Examination Yuan" shall amongst books to-day are those that of civic rights.

be the highest examination organ proclaim an intimacy with..Jesus The National Government shall of the National Government and Christ as a transforming friendship, be composed of five "Yuan," the shall take charge of the examina-| and only recently, for the first time Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Ex-tions and determine the qualifica in the world's history a dally paper amination, and Control. There tion for public service." (The Daily Express") began pub- shall be a President and from 12 All public functionaries shall be Ilahing a "Life of Christ. Well, be to 16 State Councillors of the Na-appointed only after they have of good, cheer, the world is getting tional Government among whom passed an examination and their better, every day.”:

the Presidents and Vice-Presidents qualification for public service has of the five "Yuan" shall be ap-been determined by the Examina- pointed.

tion" "Yuan," which shall have a a Vice-President The President of the National President and Government shall represent the and may introduce Bille on matters National Government in receiving within its competence in foreign diplomats and in officiating Legislative "Yuan" at and participating in State func

Its organisation shall be deter- tions.

mined by law.

Similarly, Dr. F. B. Moyer at 81, speaks of “á new spirit moving among the people in a way that is altogether wonderful."

Love is at work everywhere fresh life, and cannot be reached by anyening every faculty, unifying all ideals, finding men who are seeking it. Love is life's immortal pursuit, Hfe's richest attainment.

vocabulary.

In the most vivid hit of literature in our language the thirteenth of the first of Corinthinas, it is admit- ted that it is so superior to speech and song that a man speaking with the tongues of men and of angels, without it, is but sounding brass or

To road I. Corinthians xiii. in the 'authorised version first, and then in the revised version, and finish with Dr. Moffatt's translation, la to act our feet marching to rew music and

n clanging cymbal-a noisy gong. to lighten life for all who know us. Love is better than anything tongue can tell. Not the tongue of men or of angels, last love speaks the final word. Love la the ultimate reality. It is more cloquent than eloquence.

It is more melodious than music. We should count time by heart- throbs. World-rhythms are pitched to the time of love. Love is the music of the spheres.

U.S.A. AND OPIUM

REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE ON CENTRAL BOARD

In Case of Dispute

the

Control The Control "Yuan", shall be the The President shall concurrently highest supervisory organ of the be the commander-in-chief of the National Government and shall, land, naval and air forces. If the according to law, exercise powers" President is unable to discharge his of impeachment and auditing. It duties for any cause whatsoever shall have a President and a Vice the President of the Executive President and shall be composed of from 19 to 29 members, who shall "Yuan". shall act in his stend.

The National Government shall be appointed by the National Gov

the conduct national affairs through ernment at the stance of

The President of said: “Yuan,” the State Council, of which, the security of the tenure of office of President of the National Govern- the members of the Control "Yuan" ment shall be the chairman. All shall be determined by law. The matters which cannot be settled

members shall not concurrently INADEQUATE CONTROL

between two or more "Yuan" ahall hold any office in any organs of be referred to the State Council the central or local governments. Washington, Yesterday. for decision. All laws promulgat-The Control "Yuan" shall have the The United States has declined to ed and all mandates issued by vir-power to introduce in the Legisla to rise beyond its verbiage. But if participate on the permanent cen- lue of the decision of the State tive "Yuan" Bilis on matters within we were rich in all prophetic lore,tral board of the League of Nations, Council shall be signed by the Pre- its competence. The organization expert in the plans and purposes of established by the Geneva Opium sident of the National Government of the Control "Yuan" shall be God and all the programmes of the Convention of 1925. The reason and countersigned by the Presi- determined by law, race, if we could understand what given ia: "Because the Convention dents of the five Yuan." Each of The present law shall be enforc is written in eternity, know what does not deal adequately with con- the five "Yuan" may, according to ed on the day of its promulgation, is in the lap of the gods for all time, trol of the production and distribu- law, issue orders, and facing all the facts and not tion of raw opium, cocoa leaves and ignoring any inconvenient period of their derivatives." So states Mr. history and any known, power of Kellogg's reply to the League's in personality, reduce the boundless vitation.-Reuter American Service. future to the level of an infallible diagram or a coloured chart-even such light without love would pro-

It is possible to "forth-tell" It in auch vocabulary as we have, and not

fit nothing and be nothing.

power.

NO DIRECTOR

PEKING-MUKDEN RAILWAY

DISPUTE

The Executive

The Ministries shall each

-Reuter.

Parly Organisation

The Executive "Yuan" shall be the highest executive organ of the

Nanking, Yesterday. In order to centralize the Nation National Government, and shall alist Party authority and to main- have a President and Vice-Presi- tain strict discipline within the dent, the latter substituting in the Party, headquarters has circularia- absence of the President. The ed the branch Party headquarters Executive "Yuan" shall establish In the various provinces and special The Tune in the Brain

the Ministries to which shall be municipalities,, strictly prohibiting Knowledge of course la

entrusted the various executive unauthorized publication of indivi- Men who know always command

duties, and may appoint commis- dual opinions in regard to Party position. Grey matter outweighs

Peking. Yesterday. sions for specified executive mat- policles and principles. General Yen Hal-shan's and Gen-, ters.

In order to avoid dissensions, muscle and sinew. But the world and life are not built on brains. eral Pei Chung-hat's differences have a Minister, & Political Vice disobedience to the order will be Heart-throbs outlast brain-waves. regarding the Directorship of the Minister; and Administrative Vice severely punished. You may know all mysteries, all Peking-Mukden Railway have tem- Minister and the various Commishenceforth all recommendations on The order further specißes that mysteries even of the God-head or porarily been settled by the ap- sions shall each have a Chairman Party affairs should be directly sub- Atonement, of life after death, your pointment of * committee repre- and a Vice-Chairman, all of whommitted to the central Party head erced may be absolutely error-proof, aenting both factions instead of a shall be appointed and removed by quarters, and on no account should yon may be as orthodox as the devil director. This arrangement is re- the National Government at the in the various branch headquarters who believes everything he ought to ported to have been, approved by stance of the President of the publish their views without first believe, but if you have no love, you, Nanking pending a new scheme, Executive "Yaan." saba fave nothing, you are nothing. which the Ministry of Communica. The Ministers and Chairmen obtaining the proper sanction of the

central authorityReuter The biggest thing about big tions is presenting to the Govero may when necessary, attend the thinkers-like that great Greek trio. ¡ment shortly-Reuter.

meetings of the State Council' and A motor-car stolen from Messrs. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, for. In-

the Legislative "Yuan." The Exe-Rashbrook and Simmons, contrac stance, whose giant intellects have

cutive "Yuan, may introduce in tors, of Rochester, Kent, was found the Legislative "Yuan" Bills on abandoned at Teynham near Faver matters within its competence. endok

invaded the thought-processes. "of

DOLE LETTER TRAGEDY

our time-la that spiritual some- thing which William James calls A verdict of Sulcide while, of "the tune at the back of their Unsound Mind was recorded by Mr. braina," According to intellectual-Ingleby Oddle at an Inquest at iam itself, greatness of heart is Lambeth, S.E., on Herbert William superior to the spark of genfus... Hillard, aged, 58, an unemployed

It is true 48 Charles Lamb aug. gested that one may go through life tame but lovely." Lamenesa dodin't so much matter. Better be without

legs than without love.

But obylonaly love."'Isn't easily at- tained. Love is no saccharine senti- montalism. It's life's hardest)

· It is man'a 'ätsfront""

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**The Legislative""!....

The meetings of the Executive yun shall be attended by the Prestilent, Vice-Président, nis

ters and Chairmen of the Commis-

Bawmills machinist, of Ethelred-on thereof and shall decide what street, Lambeth.

legislativo ·B}}13 shall be introduc

It was stated that after drawing ed in the legislative Yuan the dole for 22 weeks Hillard

ceived a letter from the Ministry of Labour saying that he wai) longer "genuinely seek He was so upset that he threw him salt into the Thêmés:

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Budgets, amnesties, war declara-

tions, peace negotiations, the con- clusion of treaties and other Im portant International matters are ZAJ to be submitted to the Legislative

"Yuan,

*** also the appointment and dismissal of "all" officials above

· third class rack, also all matters which, cannot be settled between the various ministries and comm sions of the Executive Yuan, "all" matters" which, according, to or In the opinion of the Pre- inti should be decided at ruch

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