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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1929.

CHRISTIAN REUNION

Canon Streeter's Striking Views

THE PRIMITIVE · CHURGH

In his book, The Prin itive Church," published this year, Canon Streeter says:-

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to be held on MONDAY, the to follow a primitive and apostolicing with a living voice, to see it in in 855 and 49 metres:- order; they differ as to what this the right historien framework.

3 p.m., at the Offices of the order was. But suppose there was River. Church Theologians

Mainly in order to enable patients | Public Works Department, by variety in the early Church? If the

in those locii hospitals equipped Order of His Excellency the Gov- Episcopalian, Presbyterian and In-gians of rival churches have armed Society's performance, the matinee at Mong Kok Tsui, in the Colony For four hundred years theole- with radio to hear the Philharmonic ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land themselves to battle on the question of "The

Gelsha" at the Theatre of Hong Kong, for a term of 76 of the Primitive Church. However Royal to-day is to be broadcast years, with the option of renewal grent their reverence for zientifle

dependent each preserve a usage really primitive, one grave obstacle to Christian unity has disappeared.

That sach variety existed is the truth and historio fact, they have The tranmission commences at 4.30 at a Crown Ront to be fixed by the

Church History Not Dult The following are extracts

the introduction:-

pt

from

were

the result of

main contention of this book. I at least hoped that also aims at providing in clear, nontheir investigations would be to technical language a general intro- vindicate Apostolis authority for the duktion to the history and literature type of Church Order to which they of the first hundred years Christianity.

themselves attached. The Episcopalian has sught to find episcopaty, the Presbyterian prehby- terianism, and the Independent a system of independency, to be the form of Church government in New When I first began to reud Testament times. But while each Theology more than thirty ye ni party to the dispute has been able ago, I found Church History so dull to make out a case for his own view, -especially after reading Greek he has never succeeded in demolish- and Roman history for "Greats'-ing the ease of his opponent. The that I dropped the subject, and offer-explanation of this deadlock. I have ed for examination Textual Critic-come to believe, is quite simple. It ism instead. I discovered later is the uncriticised assumption, made by all parties to the controversy, tha: in the existed a single type of Church first century there

Order....

what the matter was: it was not that 'Church' history was dull, but that what was then presented to me 8 burh was not really history. Whether the present volume is dull, or even history, it will be for others to pronounce. I only know that have enjoyed the writing of the hue and ery after new discovery, the following up of hitherto unoticed clues, the delimitation of conflicting tendencies, the envisaging of inter- action between personality and cir- cumstance in testing situations, noting the intermittent fronies emergent in all things human.

The Epecial reference to the Origins of the Christian Ministry was ue in the first place to the im- portance of that topic in relation to the present-day discussion of Christian Reunion. But m my in- vestigations led me to detect the existence of a far greater diversity and variegation in Primitive Chris- tianity than is commonly recognis ed, I came to see in the study of Primitive Church Order the most convenient skeleton, so to speak, round which to form the living body of early Church history. It led me

The hypothesis of a primitive diversity in Christian institutions may, or may not, succeed in com- mending itself to the judgment of scholan; but in the meantime it has, at any rate, one merit: it is not likely to add fuel to the flames of ecclesiastical controversy. Indeed, if my hypothesis is correct, then: in the classic words of Alice in Wonderland, Everyone has won, and all shall have prizes'. At any rate, I am entitled to presume that among those who profess and call themselves Christians-there' will be but few of those unfortunates, to whom it is no satisfaction to be right unless they can thereby put others in the wrong.

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H. M. Grenadier Guards." "Aldershot Searchlight Tattoo, Part 2"

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London, Yesterday.

lowing closely upon the death of By a 'tragic coincidence; and fol. the Governor of North Borneo, Mr. JL. Humphries, the death is reported from London of Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, K.C.M.G., who was Governor of North Borneo He was afterwards 1910, British Resident In Perak 1904-

ing literature of the first hundred years of Christianity—including the New Testament-a

in the development of sound ple-

Searchlight Tattoo, Part 3" which I seemed to see the several tures last night when the Fox

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Guards. its special place in the development Through Different Eyes," was "Aldershot Searchlight Tattoo, Part 4" of the organism, as well as of the presented at the Queen's Theatre. (Choir and Band), thought, of the Christian communi- Entirely aside from its sound

Batid of H.M. Grenadier Guards. ty; and most of them, though in perfection, "Through Different

10.30 p.m.-Close Down. different ways.

exercised a deter- | Eyes" is a highly dramatic, enter- minative influence on that develop-taining production that stands on players, in New York, to show ment. Indeed, unless £ writing its own. It is a unique picture Broadway how it should be done.. produced a profound impression on

in that tells the story of a Miss Page assumes

Sir Ernest Birch was 72 years of contemporariesor, like Philemon murder trial in three different the younger, whose cleverness is in 1876.-Reater.

the role of age, and entered the Civil Service and 2 and 3 John, bore the name of ways-first, as seen by the defence marely a presumption. Mas Love an outstanding leader in the cir- attorney, then the district atas business manager for the act cumatances of the early Church it torney, and finally an It really seems destined to land them in the would have little chance of being happened.

"big time" through the influence copied and, therefore, of survival, The cast is of unusual excel- of her boy friend, portrayed by

It is my hope that many who take jence, featuring Mary Duncan, Charles King. no special interest in the history of Warner Baxter and Edmund Lowe. However, after being given a Tang Seng-chi has hurriedly evacu It is reliably reported here that Church organisation may find this Miss Duncan will be remembered tryout, they fail to make the ated Chengchow, and retreated in book of value as a general introduce for her outstanding performances grade. The younger girl is put the direction of Hsuchang on the tion to the literature of early Chris- in the recent silent dramas. "The into the show as a model and the Kinhan Railway, on account of the tianity, seen from this point of view. River," "4 Devils" and "Our Dally older sister is forced to content movement of Shanaf troops from A past age lives in its architecture, Bread," as well as her great suc-herself with a new partner and a Shihchlachuang to Changtel and its art, and its literature; but where, jeess on the stage in "The Shang- booking on the road. as in this case, hardly anything re-hal Gesture," and other produc- Harry. Beaumont, responsible of the Yellow. River.-Reuter.

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*London, Yesterday. -- Mr. Arthur Henderson, the For- eign Secretary, stated in the House Colourful Scenes

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vate and professional life of the enjoyed their delightful perform Miss Gladys Cole, who accom- ever interesting chorus girls. ances, when last they were here, panten Levante, playa delightful Using New York's colourful "main and "the short farewell season of gusto on a huge accordeon Her street as a locale, the author has three nights which commences at first programme at the Majestic woven into this spectacular drama the Star Theatre on Friday. Theatre to-day will Include the very essence of the stage, should tar the capacity of the

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