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Empress of Asia Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Japan Empress of Asia

TO EUROPE CONNECTIONS

Arrive

Leave H.K.

Vanc. May 26 June 16 June 9 June 28 June 28 July 10 July

7 July 26 July 21 Aug. 7

Connecting Leave Atlantic Arrivo

ship. Duchess of Atholl Montclare Duchess of York Empress of Britain Empress of Britain

Port U.K. June 23 June 30 July 7 July 14 July 14 July 21 July 29 Aug: 3 Aug. 12 Aug. 17

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TO MANILA

Empress of Canada on Friday, June 2nd.

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SEE! SOUTH AFRICA

& SOUTH AMERICA

By

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24, 1939.

CHILDREN'S EMPIRE DAY CHURCH SERVICES

(Continued from Page 4)

should stand always for what is no- blest in us,. by inspiring us with a de- proach and that it alone has all the far as in us lies, to all peoples of the sire to bring peace and happiness, as

shines-though

we sun that

may think so but rather that we love it above the rest, rejoice in its great- ness, and are anxious to serve it.

One

world.

we

Among the chief things that must remember, therefore, is consider ation for others.

we

A famous statesman once said that

Now our freedom is something which two of the most outstanding signs in the British character are the will to belongs to each one of us personally. serve and the love of freedom. As you know, it gives us certain rights might rightly apply this sentence to to live, speak, think, and act as

Yet please, so long as we keep the law. In all peoples of Christian ideals. if we know our history well, we do addition, the law is so made as to give us the most perfect liberty, provided see these two noble qualities figuring our actions do no injury to people in greatly in the growth of this vast

We |general or anyone in particular. empire, of which we are members.

are as accustomed to this freedom as For Д few minutes raise

your to the air that we breathe and there- minds and hearts beyond your

fore, we are liable to take it for grant- tasks and these familiar daily

ed without fully understanding how im- In a scenes of Hong Kong.

spirit

portant it is for our happiness. of gratitude and wonderment, you

The great German poet Goethe said will see that you freely enjoy a great that freedom did not consist in despis inheritance. The older children

ing something above us, but in res- from amongst you will have learnt

pecting that which is above us. One your history books how the empire

of our own famous writers, Ruskin, has slowly moved like the ripple of echoed a similar thought when he said a stream over oceans, deserts, moun- that freedom was only granted to tains and even whole continents. There in order that obedience may be more are the great dominions with flourish- perfect. You will easily understand ing and prosperous peoples-Canada, that any kind of freedom without obe- South Africa, Australia, New Zealand. dience to our superiors would certainly There is India, that great country of become crime, just as blind obedience colour and romance with its ever snow-without freedom would soon become elad mountains and burning plains. Elavery. From Nigeria, a country seven times as big as Great Britain, to small is- lands like Jamaica, Bermuda and tiny Ascension, the empire has spread to many far distant corners of the world. We read of brave missionaries, explor-

ers

and traders, with little or no thought of self, who have undertaken this great task, and many of whom have laid down their lives for it.

HANDIWORK OF GOD

✡s

If we may be excused for contem- sub-

of

· SHADOW OF WAR plating our blessings as British Jects on this Empire Day, likewise we cannot be excused from thinking this day as one of thanksgiving and supplication, rather than of exultation. If signs are to be believed, even you children must know that the peoples of this unhappy world are living in the fearsome shadow of war-a war which, Though this is the work of the hu-if it came to pass, would be the worst man hand, we Christians believe that evil that has come upon the world in it is by destiny the handiwork of God, human history. Love of one another wrought for the spiritual as well as seems to have left the heart, to be re- for the material good of mankind. It placed by distrust, suspicion and ever hatred. The lessons of Jesus Christ, which are, the lessons of love seem to have been forgotten. The divine:stan- dard of the Cross which God raised over the world two thousand years ago,

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and which was the instrument for peace and goodwill, the symbol of love and sacrifice, is daily being trodden under foot in some parts of the world.

But even if these are the signs of the present day, surely it is still right to believe that the life and death_of Christ, were not in vain and that God will intervene at this eleventh hour if only we restore our faith and confidence in Him.

Paris, May 18.

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