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SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929.

OUR WEEKLY SERMON

Is A Philosophy Of History Possible?

MODERN CHURCHMAN'S VIEWS

[By Professor.A. S. Pringle-Pattison, LL.D., D.C.L., F.B.A.]

(Continued from July 4.)

and

THE

CHINA MAIL,

RACE PREJUDICE CHINA AND RUSSIA SHADOWS befoRE.

AN ASTONISHING ALLEGATION REASON FOR RECENT, ACTION

IN MANCHURIA

CHALLENGED

CHINESE AND HOTELS

THE 1924 AGREEMENT.

it..

Harbin, Yesterday.

an amicable settlement.

Equal Power

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Entertainments Te-day Cabaret Entertainment, Repulse Bay Hotel.

July 15 Cabaret Entertainment,

Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.

To-day Quech's Theatre; "The Foreign Legion.".

"Ramona."

To-day World

Miscellaneous

Theatre;:

Another allegation by Chinese propagandists at Home against General Lu Yung-kuan, President of British institutions in Shanghai has the Chinese Eastern Railway, bas been challenged, as shown by the which he states that the steps which issued a circular telegram to-day in following letter addressed to the the Chinese authorities have taken in It is in the Prophets that we find, angels-and the forces of goodness. Managers of the Majestic, Palace, the last two days have been the most characteristic expression In this transformation of the issue American citizen of Shanghai, and hold the Mukden-Moscow agreement of and Astor House Hotels by an sitated by the desire of Mukden to up. of this Jewish philosophy of his and in the pictures of the Last the reply. The astonishing state-1924, which has been repeatedly violat tory, and, as I have just said, it is Judgment the influence of Zorons- connected in the closest way with trian conceptions on the originalment by Dr. T. 2. Koo, to the effected by the Soviet.

would Since the agreement. Makden has the monotheistic faith to which Jewish faith is clearly traceable. that no Chinese gentleman they had fought their way and in The most outstanding feature of Hotel in Shanghai through the main abrogated it many times, but desired to enter a British loyally carried it out, whereas Moscow be permitted

has flouted Mukden could have which they educated their country-the. judgment is the men. For these great preachers of overthrow

of entrance, was published in a volume punishment

Today Star Theatre; national righteousacks, although those supernatural powers of evil reporting addresses delivered in

"Square Crooks.” Israel remaine a chosen people, the to whose malignant agency the Liverpool last January. A letter

General Lu, in the capacity of Pre-"The Way of All Flesh"

Today Majestic Theatre; favour of Jahreh is not something Apocalypses commonly trace the from the general manager of the sident of the C.E.R., called to the at- to be counted on as assured by the deflected course of human history. Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, tention of the Russian general manager

Ltd., states that natural kinship between the nation.

no such refusal that under the agreement the Chinese and its God: it is dependent alto- It was in this atmosphere that of admittance to Chinese of that should have equal power in manage- gether on personal and social Christianity was born, and, as we class has ever been customary-inment of the railway, and an equal number of employees, and that Chinese righteousness. "Seek good and not all known, the New Testament their hotels. -

should be the official language with evil, that ye may live," says Amos, writers outdo the Jewish Apa-

Russia. He hoped the Russians would the earliest of them, "and shal calypses in the ascendancy which

realise their mistakes, and carry out, Jahveh of hosts be with you, as ye they ascribe to Satan in the present

the agreement, but recent events have say." And in another passage he world. St. Paul actually calls him

the been disappointing. scornfully repudiates any special "the god of this world" (11 Cor. iv,

In the recent raid on the Soviet Con- claim for Israel on the ground of 4), and the title "prince of this "W you kindly inform me if such an sulate, documents were found showing nationality. "Did not I bring up world" occurs three times in the incident as the following alleged re- that the Soviet used the railway as an Israel out of Egypt he imagines Fourth Gospel. And besides "the fusal of admittance to a British hotel instrument for Communist propaganda In China, and all important Russian he hears the old nationalistic plea: prince of the power of the air in Shanghai could have occurred?

Philis himself (Eph. ii, 3), St. Paul delivered by Dr. T. 2. Koo, of the while the unions

"This quotation is from an address officials were engaged in propaganda, yes, he answers, "but the

of strengthening tines, an less, from Caphtor and the knows many "world-rulers of this Chinese Y.M.C.A., before the conven- Moscow's hold on the line. Syriars from Kir" Thus in Amos darkness"the principalities, the tion of the Student Christian Move acts were detrimental not only to the

the spiritual hosts already Jahveh comes instinctively powers,

of ment at Liverpool, January 1 (publish-railway but also were a grave menace to be thought of as the shaper of wickedness in

the heavenly re-ed in a volans entitled, "The Purpose to the safety of China, the

Foreign Sympathy

in

a

Ascendancy of Satan

St.

Letter to Hotel Managers On July 1 the American resident in Shanghai addressed the following letter to the management of hotels mentioned:--

These

whole world's destiny, thegions" (Eph. vi, 12). The first of God in the Life of the World') :- universal Providence who allots to generation of Christians lived in

But, oven after all those unequal Moscow made no effort to carry out each nation its place in the world daily and hourly expectation of the

treaties are abolished, we have only her agreement, and had done every consummation. And apocalyptic

touched.one and its mission in history.

phase of this inter-thing to destroy it. national tangle. Let me give you an well-known Paul habitually assumes that the

"For the purpose of preserving Chin- when. Isaiah

illustration of what I mean. A little ese interests phrase speaks of Assyria as "the event will take place in the life-

and guaranteeing the over a year ago, in Shanghai, I had agreement, and with orders from the rod of Jahveh's anger," the uncon-time of those whom he is address

to call at a British hotel for a friend, Government, I therefore proceeded to scious instrument of his purpose ing: "we shall not all die, but we

As I walked into the main lobby of carry out the terms of the 1924 agree for the punishment of his rebel- shall all be changed."

the hotel I was suddenly grabbedment." ligus people, we have already, in

from behind and asked what busi- set terms, the beginnings of philosophy of history.

Future of Jewish Nation It is essential, if we are to under! stand Hebrew prophecy aright, to remember that in the prophetic an-

of God to be established in the

future, the reference is throughout to the terrestrial future of the Jewish ration (and the future of

But how. ever intelligible it may have been in the circumstances of the time, this conviction of the immediately impending end of the world must be regarded from the standpoint of a philosophy of history as a coun- sel of despair. It is, in effect, a

ment of man's creation has proved failure. What we asnally mean

neas

trance."

Reply From Mr. Suckling

by Providence is a divine guidance Mr. P. H. Suckling, general manager The following reply was sent by

To-day-C.C.C. Radio Night.

Lammert's Auction July 17-At Sales Room, house- hold furniture, 2.30 p.m.

Home Mail To-day-Inward via Negapatam ("Bensider").

MR. L. M. WHYTE

DEATH FOLLOWS A SERIOUS

-OPERATION

GREAT LOSS TO COLONY

A large circle of friends, both here and in the outports, will regard

principal of the firm of Messrs. the passing of Mr. L. M. Whyte, a

Donnelly and Whyte, as a personal

|

loss.

The death of Mr. Whyte occurred

at the French Hospital at 7p.m., yesterday from peritonitis following

an operation for appendicitis which He is confident that he has the sym-was performed of Tuesday night.

Mr. Whyte at first bore the opera-

situation."-Reuter.

Official Statement

had to come into the hotel by pithy of Chinese and foreigners with the main entrance Did I not imow his motive, and hopes the Soviet will tion well, but subsequently his that Chiramen can only come in by at once accept and carry out the vari-condition caused anxiety. He had the side entrance?

is proposals brought up for their con-been sinking steadily since Thurs- "My impression is that I have seen sideration. "If they remain obstinate, many Chinese gentlemen go into your we will take such action as we deem day until he passed away last night. nouncements of a reign or kingdom confession that the divine experi, hotels freely through the main en-At and necessary to cope with the

A Life of Activity Mr. Whyte was an active worker in the cause of the Navy League, Peking. Yesterday, of which he was Hon. Secretary Eave a tiffin to Press correspondents of years. Indeed, but for his great Dr. C. T. Wang (Foreign Minister) of the local Branch for a number to-day and made a short statement re-enthusiasm it is doubtless whether garding Russian relations,

He said: "My Government is not

the local branch would be in exist- tie or catastrophic solution pro-managers of our Majestic, Palace, and inimical towards Russia at ali.

In ence to-day. Пе was also a reeds

on the assumption that Astor House Hotels, respectively, rela-fact, since I have been in office I have prominent Freemason, being P.M. of a happy end to Israel's troubles, ed from providential control: in the statement made by Dr. T. Z. Koo re-out Communism and Communist pro-

human affairs have entirely escaptive to an enquiry re truthfulness of maintained relations with Russia, but of Lodge Perseverance, P.L.

my Government is determined to stamp Cathay conditional upon national repent-

prezent world the powers of evil garding admittance of Chinese gentle-paganda in China, in any form. In- ance and a return to Jahveh. "In that day," says Isaiah, "shall Israel have definitively gained the mas-men to British hotela.

formation gained through the Harbin be the third with Egypt and tery, and nothing remains but to

raid has made it necessary to stamp

the neighbouring nations so fer as that future is involved in

the

destiny predicted for the chosen people), Almost without exception the Prophets hold out the prospect

of human affairs, such as the of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hebrew prophets believed they had discerned in the course of their

Hotels, Ltd.:

"We beg to refer to your letter under National history. But the apocalyp-date 1st instant, addressed

to the

"It is difficult to believe that an in-

of

Assyria, a blessing in the midst of close the record, and to evacuatejcident such as the alleged refusal of out Communism there, but, I repeat. service for a period, and held the

the earth" Actually situated at the small remnant of the faithful admittance of a Chinese gentleman to the centre of the then known world, the position of Israel is to be

Ammon on

the east,

are to

Eastern Railway.

that Soviet

Concordia Mark Lodge, in addition Chapter, and W.M. of

to which he was an officer of other masonic institutions.

During the War, Mr. Whyte saw

rank of Captain.

As a Cheung Chau resident, ho will always be remembered for his efforts to improve the amenities of the island. He was a prominent member Residents' Association and at one of the Cheung Chau

island, and provided a house for the He organised a golf club on the headquarters but owing to lack of

support the club ceased to exist. In the 1929 typhoon the roof was blown off the clubhouse, and it was never

repaired.

of the local Saint Andrew's Society, The late Mr. Whyte was a member and associated himself in several of its activities.

The funeral is to take place to- day, passing the Monument at 5 o'clock.

The Christian Theory

a British hotel in Shanghai could have we are not unfriendly towards Russia." And yet, long after Christianity We seek for and welcome

occurred in one of our establishments not received any communication From Dr. Wang stated that hitherto he had Chinose central and dominant. The Philis-had made good its position as the patronage. and we have the honour to Moscow regarding the Harbin events tines on the west, Edom, Moab and official religion of the Empire, this include in the vast patronage accorded

Reuter. be remained the Christian theory. In our various establishments a very large

Japan Watching brought into subjection, and the the beginning of the fifth century number of Chinese ladies and gentle-

Tokyo, Yesterday. While no action on the part of Japan merchandise of Tyre is to be for A.D., we find Augustine in his City men both as resident guests, and as them that dwell before Jahveh, toj of God working out what is usual-participants in the numerous dinner is thus far called for, official circles time held the office of President, j

make little attempt to conceal their an- eat sufficiently and. for durable ly deseribed as the first Christian dances and like functions held, clothing" (xxiii, 18). But the as-philosophy of history on the same Chinese patrons use the main entrances sible developments in Manchuria fol. "It can be observed daily that our xiety or minimise the gravity of pos cendancy of Israel is not envisaged dualistic and catastrophic lines and lobbies of the hotels as freely as lowing China's seizure of the Chinese as conquest and oppression after His reading of history is stili based do our foreign guests. the Assyrian fashion: Israel is con on the traditional apocalyptic con- "Chinese messengers, parcel delivery

The spokesmen summed up the Gov- ceived, rather, as central in a comtrast between two kingdoms, cities men, tradesmen, etc., are, of course, ment's present attitude as one of munity of nations who shall share or communities the civitas dei, compelled to use the side entrances to "very close watching and waiting." with her in the knowledge of the the kingdom of God, and the civitas the hotels, but similar rules prevail

In spite of rumours the God. The philosophy of his terreno, the earthly kingdom, or practically overywhere for that class treat concentrating on the fron tozy

The of caller to botels whatever the na-tier and that Russo-Chinese hostilities is nationalistic but not the kingdom of the devil.

tionality.

are inevitable, official despatches fail to ignobly so. Time passed, however, origin of the two communities he back ultimately, as the

"There have been periods at times confirm this-Reuter. and the, vision of political ascen- traces

when disturbed conditions prevailed dancy faded away. The great pro- Jewish apocalypses did, to the fall phet of the Exile looks for no more or revolt of certain angels; or, as rary to exert extreme vigilance in con here during which it has been acces- than local autonomy and religious far as mankind is concerned, tonection with Chinese without creden- freedom under the suzerainty of the fall of Adam, from which have tials and who were not known to staffs. one of the great Empires which issued "two kinds of men, two secking entry to the hotels. On these divided the world between them.great communities-the one ruled occasions perforce every precaution had He lays exclusive stress on the by self-love and self-will, the to be taken with a view to avoidance spiritual mission of: Israel-other by the love of God and man; of the possibility of disturbers gain- Israel, Jahveh's righteous servant, the one predestined to reigning entry and fomenting trouble The Borden Company, the well. "the people in whose acart is my eternally with God, the other to amongst our native staffs. Unfortan-known dairy products concern, has Law," given "for a light to the suffer eternal punishment with ately the class in question were in the acquired 52 other corapanies en- Gentiles," to spread the knowledge the devil." The world was, accord-majority of cases well-dressed and ex-gaged in the milk and associated

ceedingly plausible. of Jahveb and his righteousness toing to Augustine, in the sixth and

businesses, including Messrs, Amos, "We can assure you that our guards Bird, and Company, of Shanghai, last period of its history, the period or watchmen at the hotels are not in and the Cascin Company, the uttermost ends of the world.

Exclusive Spirit of Race

which began with the birth of structed to refuse admittance to Chiu-

The time still to elapse lese of the gentlemen class, and we are sales in 1928 were $36,000,000 But in the sequel the savage at Christ.

Borden Company's gross tack upon their religious liberties could not be precisely estimated, not aware of such instructions being. by Antiochus Epiphanes in the but as soon as the number of the in existence in other British hotels in Reuter's American Service. middle of the second century. B.C. elect has been completed, he says, Shanghai."

The allegation by Dr. T. Z. Koo is inflamed the old exclusive spirit of a number known only to God, the race; and in the Apocalypses, present world will come to an end, similar to various other false state which form so marked a feature of and the Last Judgment will usher Palestinian literature in the two in the Sabbath rest of God and his centuries which followed,

the people. Gentiles appear for the most part

as the enemies of God and the ob

ments which have been wide pub- licity in the United States, Great! Britain, and other countries, such as the assertion that a wealthy Chinese Sacred and Profane History

gentleman who desired to make a The importance of Augustine's deposit in the National City Bank

The

MILK TRUST÷

BORDEN COMPANY'S

ACTIVITIES

New York, Yesterday.

M. KLOTZ

EX-FRENCH MINISTER'S

MR. H. ABEND

JOB FROM THE "NEW YORK TIMES"

Peking, Yesterday. pointed Mr. Hallett Abend its The "New York Times" has ap-

Reuter. chief correspondent in China, with headquarters at Shanghai-

The Nanking Government recent Ty requested Mr. Aband's extradition. on the grounds of "offensive and un- true comment on Chinese affaire."

SENTENCED

PROHIBITION CAPTURE

jects on which his vengeance is to treatise is not to be denied. To the of New York in Shanghai was rude-tenced the ex-Finance Minister, M. brought in a speedy 75ft. Canadian

Paris, Yesterday. The Correctional Court have sen-

Boston, Mass., Yesterday. be wreaked. The writers of these spirit of the passage which I quotly ordered to go to the back door, Kietz, to two months imprison-motor-beat, the Mareut Lendole, American destroyera, have Apocalypses have surrendered all ed at the outset of this paper, he which was proved by the manager ment for fraud and abuse of trust loaded with liquor. The boat was the prophetic hopes for the ter- does make an attempt to represent of the Bank to be a pure fabrica in issuing worthless cheques.Reu- captured off Cape Cod yesterday. restrial future of the nation. They the course of history as a single tion The similar notorious he aster. have ceased to hope for deliverance movement in which a definite purto the sign outside one of the zhrough any natural evolution of pose is realized. Yet, how imper public parks in Shanghai, "Dogs events or any human agency. The fectly is the idea apprehended and Chinose not admitted, is triumph of the righteous cause can to him we owe the absurdly lopsid familiar to all. came only through the direct inter-ed antithesis, which so long per-

vention of God or of some supersisted, between sacred and profane astrian vision of the end when a natural Being clothed with his history, the history of the Jews as river of molten metal, flowing over authority, and such intervention the staple theme and the history of the whole earth like a purifying will mean the catastrophic end of the rest of the world episodically stream, is to purge the wicked of what they call "the present age introduced at convenient intervals, their wickedness and usher in the the close of human history as it has And what are we to think of a universal reign of God: Augus hitherto existed on this planet. The theology which, in the words of tine's treatise may be a "ple of Jews, or at least the pious core of an eminent theologian; "leaves the salvation for a favoured few, but the nation, are of course in the kingdom of the devil as not less en-It offers us no tenable philosophy foreground as the representatives during and more populous vastly of history as we ordinarily under- of the righteous cause; but the con more populous, may was not say 73 stand the term. And as our Freel fict assumes in these "Apocalypses, than the kingdom of God, so that dent has reminded us in his open- the dimensions of a cosmic drama. the ultimate goal of history is for ing address, "the catastrophie The imminently expected end is to the majority of human souls one miraculous slew of history which it be the culmination of an age-long ufeternal sin and suffering embolles. struggle between supernatural How much more really dualistic is modern ways of thinking.

wholly allen from forces of evil revolted or fallen auch conclusion, than the Zorg

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