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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1928.

OUR WEEKLY SERMON

"China Mail" Rakes the Globe For Messages

IX.-YOUTH'S UNFAILING GUIDE

[By Mr. G. O. Beveridge, Christchurch, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg]

THE CHINA MAIL,

SAINT ANDREW'S

BALL

GAY GATHERING

SCOTTISH SETTING AT THE CITY HALL

FRATERNAL GREETINGS

With the customary galoty and,

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of course, largely to the akirl of the clan Text: "Wherewithal shall the young Turn now to the New Testament.

man cleanse his way? By tak-In John 1:29, when John the Baptist bagpipes, amidat tartan, ing heed thereto according to saw Jesus, he said "Behold the shields, thistles (electrically Thy Word..." (Psalm 119:8). Lamb of God which taketh away (or luminated For the occasion) kilts cleanseth away) the elu of the "and a' that," all of which went It appears to me that the mind of world." Again, in the first epistle far to create an atmosphere as the thoughtful young man of to-day of John 1:7 "The blood of Jesus Scottish as it was possible in the is full of questioning, and the sad Christ His Son cleanseth us from circumstancea, the annual "ball of our the Saint Andrew's Society of thing is that very often there seems all sin," and "If we confess to ba no reasonable answer to

eins, He is faithful and just to for-Hong Kong was held in the City legitimate questions which concorn give us our sins, and to cleanse us Hall last night.

Fully, a thousand dancers partie spiritual matters of supreme tm from all unrighteousness."

Now, assuming that we have cipated and, what with the dazzi- portánce, and which have a direct relation to life and conduct. The taken heed according to God's ing dresses of the ladies and the uniforms naval,, military-and subject put forward by the Psalmist Word three things are evident: otherwise of a large number of is one which troubles many thought (1) All need pardon of, and cleans the men, the scene was indeed bril- ful youths to-day. Put in simple, ing from sin. (2) That pardon liant. As stated in yesterday's every-day language the question and cleansing is promised to those "China Mall," the sceno presented might read: "How can a young man who confess their ain, and (8) That was "Edinburgh Castle" and have his sinful past cleansed away cleansing is obtained through the Scottish glen, and the effect in the and walk daily clean and pure?" shedding of blood. Faul in writing St. Andrew's and St. George's hall. When good men reach the stage of to the Hebrews: chap. 9, verse 22 was extremely fine-very credit honestly putting that question to revised version), says "Apart from able to Mr. George Duncan and to themselves, it clearly, indicates they shedding of blood there is no remis-all who had assisted him. are under no misapprehension region."

sinful nature, even garding their though they might resent being called, in blunt language, sinners. It is indicative of the unregenerate spirit, and only the Holy Spirit, the third Person in the Trinity, can lead you and all men to see their sinful nesa, and seek to be cleansed from it. The Word of God is very am-mean the giving of life, for the stairway headed by two pipers of phatic on this subject, and warns blood is the life of the body. In the 2nd Batin. the King's Own Scottish Borderers, when they men not to be deceived.

other words: When Christ was crucified on Calvary He gave His reached St. George's Hall the Pip- life by means of His out-poureders and the rest of the party drew blood to meet the penalty due by you and by me for our sins.

The Supreme Object The Supreme Object of the Devil is to prevent men seeing themselves au God sees them, er in other words, to deceive them by the simple ex- pedient of leading them to believe that they are not so bad. In writ ing to the Roniane, the apostle Paul

Bays:

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But It may be said "How can the shedding of the blood of one Person pardon, cleanse, and put away the

Arrival of His Excellency, His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.)

in of another?" That, of course, and Mrs. Southorn arrived at 9.30 is the all-important question, and promptly, and were met by the the Word of God makes that as- Chieftain (the Hon. C. Gordon sertion again and again. When we Mackie) and the Committee.

The party proceeded up the speak of the shedding of blood, we

Demand of the Law

back to form a Guard of Honour while His Excellency and the Chieftain 'walked to the centre of the Hall

The National Anthem was then' played, after which the Chieftain led His Excellency to the dais.

The Dance Programme is The dance programme was as follows:

"Ladymoon" Amella

Extra Waltz.

1. Lancers`;

2. Fox Trot "Honesty and Truly? 3. Caledonians... "Caledonians"" 4. Fox Trot.....The Sunrise" 5. Eightsome Reel

1. The Deil Among the Tailors.

2. Jack Wilson...

3. The Black Haired Laddie..

6,

Waltz ..... "Little Mother"

7.

Fox Trot... "Changes"

8.

Strathspey and Beel-

We cannot meet the demand of the Law, for we are- ainful. But He was holy, and therefore able to *....... all have sinned," and meet and satisfy that demand. John, in his first epistle, wrote: "Until justice had been fully met we say we have no sin we deceive there could be no forgiveness or ourselves and the truth is not in cleansing from sin. The blood of ...."I believe that the em-Christ answers forover to all the law. phants here is to be found in the could say as to the guilt of sinners.: words "deceive ourselves," a we

If we look at the Old Testament most certainly cannot deceive God, account of the Tabernacle Services, and only dccasionally can we deceive we find, among others two most our fellow-men on this subject. To interesting things In the Court. emphasise the importance of the First: The Brazen Altar. Here the query, the psalmist begins by show-sacrifice was offered and the blood ing how leased it is to live a life shed as an atonement for the sin of of purity, goodness, and truth be the people. This typified and fore- fore Col. He says: "Blessed are shadowed the sacrifice of the Lord! the undefled in the way who walk Jesus. But these animal sacrifices in the law of the Lord." and "Oh, were repeated again and again, 3, that my ways were directed to keep whereas Christ offered Himself once 10. Thy statutes." Then, still com-without apot to God. They were 11. templating blessedness, the subject imperfect, and needed to be con- 12. of our address seems forced from stantly repeated, whereas by reason 13. him: "low may a young man be of the sinless nature of Jesus, His 14. so cleansed that this blessed experi-sacrifice was perfect. His shed 15. once may be his? I know I am a blood atoned for all our guilty past 16. sinner, but, oh, I do so want to be and cleansed It away forever. As pardoned for my past sin, to have Psalm 103 so beautifully expressos it put away forever, and thereby be it: "As far as the east Is from the enabled to live a pure, undefiled life, west, so far bath He removed

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Good News" Waltz

"Diane"

Fox Trottili love you" Fox Trot. "What'll you do

"Ramona" Waltz

"Caledonians" Caledonians..

Fox Trot ... “Dixieland" Highland Schottische-

1. Stirling Castle..

2. Brechin Castle

3. Louden's Bonnie Woods and

'Braestare

Fox Trot "My Blue Heaven" Eightsome Reel-

1. The Fairy Danco.

2. Kate Dalrymple.

3. High Road to Linton. Fox Trot,

"Among My Souvenirs" Strathspey, and Real-

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walking in the law of the Lord." (cleansed away) our transgressions

Do any of you young men, to from us." But some of you may 19. whom I am privileged to speak to-any: "Yes, I bellova Jesus died for day, really desire the answer to this my sina, and that if I confess them great and vital question? I trust and seek Him with my whole heart, you do, and may I say that such I can be sure of forgiveness and 20. desire indicates the working of the cleansing for the past, but what Holy Spirit in your heart and mind. about everyday life? I feel it is 21. Our text puts us on the right track almost impossible for me to live a to obtain n satisfactory auswer. clean life day by day. Well, He can That answer is: by taking pardon and cleanse away the past. 22. heed

to thereto according Thy You may remember Paul said after Extra. One Step Word." By giving attention to describing various types of sinners what the Word of God has to say "And auch were some of you; but on this all-important subject. You ye are washed; but ye are sancti-

The "State Lancers" will no doubt have noticed that the fied; but ye are justified in the name The State Lancers with which the writer of the psalm does not suggest of the Lord Jesus." Surely then ball invariably opens was very gay, any alternative method, such as we can trust Christ to keep us day those participating being :- trying to rid yourself of sin by for by day, But at the same time the II.E. the Officer Administering gotting about it. No, he offers one saved sinner reeds daily cleansing the Government (the Hon. Mr. Negri Sembilan Sandakan remedy only, and that is: Go to

W. T. Southorn, C.M.G. and Mrs. Zamboanga from the World's. defilement. God's written Word, and "take heed thereto."

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Fraternal Greetings Tha Hong Kong St. Andrew' Society sent the following tele- grains:-

"HEARTY GREETING,

MACKIK, CHIEFTAIN; To the Secretary, St. Andrawal

Society,

C. 6. S. Mackie (wife of the Chief Saigon tain); the Chieftain (tho Hon. Mr. Taingtoo

May I say without the slightest This leads me to the second Inc. G. 9. Muckie) and Mts. Southor; Calcutta hesitation that any prescription for❘teresting

item in the Tabernacle air. W W. Hornell, C.1.E. and Mrs. Bombay the ills to which human nature is The Laver, led with pure water J. 1 Pearson; Mr. J, W. C. Bonnar Mudras. heir that is not based on God's Holy taken from the smitten rock at and Lady Pollock; Mr. A. H. Rangoon word car be classed as quack Horeb, was expressly for the use of Ferguson und Mrs. Luard; H.E. the Kuala Lumpur medicine." Be very suspicious of the priests. Sin had been put away tieneral Officer Cominending (Major Pening those who direct your attention to at the Brazon Altar, the place of General C. C. Laird, C.B.. CM.G.) Singapore any remedy which is not found in death: but daflement took place and Mrs. Ferguson; the Hon. Mr. Bangkok

Bible. I love the Church of during the walk from the altar to. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., C.BE and Manila England to which we belong, be the door of the tabernacle. Hence Mrs. H. T. Creasy; Commodore J. L. Cebu

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'cause every doctrine put forward is the necessity for the Laver. You Pearson, C.M.G., and Mrs. RM. d

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The Oficial Reel. The following telegram Scripture. Sixth of those wonderful Saviour stooping to wash his feet;

The official eightsomsreel was*** HEARTY GREETINGS FRAE BRITHER XXXIX Articles reads "Holy Scrip- and the Lord's words to him "If I also one of the outstanding dances of

SCOTU, ture containeth all things necessary wash thee not, thou hast no part the evening, and taking part in it MAOKIE, CHIEFTAIN to salvation; so that whatsoever is with Me." Jesus can pardon and were Mr. M. A. A. Maakintosl was not read therein, nor may be proved cleanse away the past sin and de- and Mrs. Mackie, Dr. and Mrs. thereby, is not to be required of any filement, and keep the soul pure that GD. I. Black; Mr. and Mrs. C. I. man, that it should be thought re-fully trusts in Him

Cookes, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Suthor- quisito or necessary

When living in London I was land, some gang to salvation." Such being the case, let us turn with interested in a man whose whole The Supper deep eamestness and seek to find life was just the very opposite to As usual supper was served in the Malaces out just what God's Word has to say pure, Filthy in language, filthy in Theatre Royal, which was also

on this subject

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sent to Mr. Stevenson, B.P. Aeness, and to the Mantus.** The following, telegrams were coived by, the Society —

HEARTIEST DREETINGS FRAS BRITTER

Iloilo

Selangor

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51, Des Voeux Road Central 1st Floor.

Tientsiu. Mickla Bute unë? **Bole."

B.S. Mantua. Greetings frao

Brither Scots."

Stevenson Greetings to Brither

Scots."

Conton. Neebours Greetings,

frad Cantou Scota." Poking. Here's a Health too

"yo a'.”

Templeton, Mackichaa and David *** *son. —** Heartiest Greetings.”

་་་ Henderson, Greonock."Grect ings frne a Brither Beot Long Hearty good wishes to

Brither Scots."'- « Carmichael and Worthing

Greetings froin Brither. Scots-Lang may ye flourish. Jack Macgregor. Hearty Groot

ings too Brither Boots. Formosa. May ye ne'er be sair

'furfefchen.'

Taingtao. "Henriricht Wishes. 2nd Battalion K.0.8.B.-" Greef.

ings from Borderers." Swatow-Lang may your lum

reek."

Yesterday at noon, the Chieftain laid a wreath on the Cenotaph, with the following inscription;! "St. Andrew's 1929. President and Members of the St. Andrew's Society.

The party assembled on the stops of the Hong Kong Club and walked to the Cenotaph in pairs headed by the Chieftain and Mr. Bryden. The wreath, carried by Mr. Bryden, was handed to the Chieftain when the Bhse of the Conotaph was ranched, and he laid it while the gathering afood uncovered, in silence. Accompanying the Cineftain were Messrs. E. M. Brydon. (Becretary), JW. O. Bonnar, George. Duncan, B M. Dyer, - K. E. Greig, D. Harvey, P. W. Ramsay, Lieut. Col. J. A., Robertson, A. L. Shields, R. Sutherland, P. Tod, B. Wylio.

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