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PRAYER A DAY OF
THANKSGIVING. SPECIAL SERVICES AT TTHE
LOCAL CHURCHES PID »
Yesterday was the day His Majesty the King, an B day prayer and thanksgiving the whol
Empire Speci
cial services were accord ingly held in the churches ongkong all of which were also to overfo
MONDAY, JANUARY 7ru. · 1918.
public worship. Thero is a mighty în Huence in the fact that millions of people will to-day unitedly sock God's blessing| upon our country. How shall we ap proach God The King saya it raust hain a spirit of reverent obedience-in other words in a humble spirit, In former timp days of humiliation have been appointed by the sovereign. There' must be an element of humiliation in pour national day of prayer. We do not humble ourselves because we are fighting
in such a cause, but we humble ourselves
amounted to $1,238.84 We are requested THE COLONY'S FINANCES to state that Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Treasurer of the Chuzh, will be glad to 'STATEMENT FOR SEPTEMBER, receive any subscriptions to augment the collection.
At 8p.m the Litary for use in War time was recited.
AT THE UNION CHURCH.
The following is the Colonial Treasur- er's financial statement for the month of September
PILVENUȚI AND EXPENDITURE Balance of assets and liabl There was a large congregation, yester-liting on 31st August, 191788,745,009.75 day evening, at the Union Church, Revenue from let to 30th Sep
ember, 1917-
amongst those present being H.. the Governor, representatives of HE. the GO.C., the Commodosa, the Colonial Secretary, the Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. EH. Sharp, K.C., the Hon. Mr. E. alifar and the Hon. Mr. P. H.
AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL At the morning service at St. John's because in the past we have not obeyed Cathedral every seat in the exered edit the low of our God. The cause which This great strife may be mainly was occupied and many were, finible, to led find accommodation, though chairs bad German lust of power, but not entirely. Amongst Our own past history has many stains been placed in the nistes:
Before August, 1914, it looked as thought thees present were HE the Land Miss
Major-General Yents we thought more of our comfort and Commodore ondeman, → Sir James our pleasure than of our duty and our Stewart Lockhart (Commissioner of mission; and ever since the war began Weihai wei), the Hon Mr
Clata there has not been in all of us the spirit Sovern, C.M., Colonial, Bir William Rees-Davies, (Chief Justick) Mr. Justice Gompertz. (Puisne Judge the Hon. Mr. HE Sharp, K.O., the Hon. Mr. P. B. Holyoak There were also a number of officers and moh of both the Services
hd
Holybalt.
During the service the hymns" For all the Saints" and "Lord God of Hosts," and God save the King" were sung. of sacrific, and service, consideration The following, which has become very and pooperation, there should have been to must not measure ourselves by our enemies or by ourselves, but by our great example, Christ. And then we are constrained to see our short- couings. We may come to any earthly tribans with our heads erect end
these Germans, feeling that wo are not as but when we really approach
thoughts, we feel we must one
our sins and say, to the poor
God be merciful to us, sinners. We have had
become very popular in Canada was sub- etituted for the second verse of the National Aathem.:---
God save our splendid men, Bend them home again.
Keep them victorious, patient, and
chivalrous,
They are so dear to us.
God save our men."
The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie preached
for Life|boganmuch to rectify since the war from the text Jeremiah c. 47. vs. 6 and 7
complete victory had been the given at the very commencement of war it might have done our national character more harm than
good
Tas Hov. 0. L. Cooper Hunt, C. infinitely only One who scans our secret intoned the prayer while the Koy
B
Hastings, N., read the
The "RAVs. Lone for the day. Copley Moyle and . G. H. Grifiths recited the specia)
prayers occasion. Those included prayer for the heroes who have fallen in the war, especial referance being made to tako from Hongkong, namely miral Beatty was right when he said
JE. Gresson, K. a. Munro,
that victory could not come till the Cunningham and H. Bone (Messrs. nation was on its knees before God Jardine, Matheson and Co. Call
with no attempt A. N. Joseland, Leonard Ekenscasou-lessract Butterfield
Swire
N. G. Walker (Messrs Gilmab
VAC. BI Elboroug
Shanghai Booking
HS Victor kary
E. G. Painting, F..
Coote, E. Carpenter,
Wakeford, W.
&
AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC".
CATHEDRAL.
At 9.30am. there was, Low Pontifical
Let us como humbly our national sina Mass at the Roman Catholic Cathedral,
to
to excuse ourselves
but with honest repentance and true determination to forsake them
every
before God with thanks SV Paul enjoias it
King couples it with prayer, Guridi land
in almos Epistle, We have much caues to be Pred) thankful. We may be thankful that our ner, leaders in 1914 chose the awful path of
K. E. honour instead of the shameful, Edward neutrality. There is no neutralichof
We here who emped Drug, H. Wilson and E. C: Rillion in being perpetrated."
give thanks to God May(Prison Department)
the breach and endured the hard Dk Stokes (Mesara Dascon, Looker, Alige of way and jeopardised their lives Doncon
those who made the supreme snor those who move thanks for the A. B. Shewan (Meesrs. Shown sacrifice.
many Allies who have been raised up for Tomes & Co., MIN
A. D. Baloy-(Mere David Buseoon and especially for that great free
State of our own blood and language Collins, a Hint and Curd for the triumphs of our arms in many
Turkish rule of the Holy City of Jetta lem, for which Jews and Mahomedans
and
which was filled with worshippers. Special music was rendered, and at the conclusion the Rev. Father Walsh preach- ed an eloquent sermon.
Expenditure from ist to 30th: September, 1917...
Banne
B63, 226.25
84,098,325,00
816,587.95
83,989,737.15
ASSETS; AND LIABILITIES ON 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1917. Liabilities.
Deposits not available Fostal agencies a Suspense account
Exchange
{ -
Total liabilities Balance
892,870,90 0,959, 56 995.87
44,084.20
$43,719.00 3852,737.15
Total
$1,820,191.74
Avets
$1,189,452.14.
Subsidiary coin. Advanoes Imprest
House service account.
Crown agents deposit ac
count
425,900.14
$6,398.83:
4,300.01
1,534,600.54.
Unallocated stores (P.W.D.). 123,179.38. Unallocated stores (Railway) | 125,6$1.25- Coal account..
Investment account
Balance, hank
Crown agents current ac-
countZOON
Total
205,099 47
195,762.83
976,549.33
8,584,19:
$4,826,435.77
BANK RETURNS.
Following are the returns
Prtaching from the toxt Phil. iv. & the Rev. Father said: People are asking
of the in these days" What is wrong with the world Nations that knew and loved average amount of banknotes in circula the Prince of Peace are fighting, one tion and of specie in reserve in Hong- another in conflict so bitter and so awful that the greatest wars of history read hang during the month ending 31st Dec, like child's play in comparison. There 181, as certified by the managers of the is hardly a person who is not to some respective Banks :--- exlout affected by the present unrest, and the glad music of other days is running into the minor chords of a universal lamentation. And yet we are requested
Bike
Average Amount. Chartered Bank 8 6,577,420
Shnughal Hairk 91,433,008 Mercantile Bank 1,149,504
tonehong and Whampós Dr places and recently the liberation from to express to God, bo-day, our thanks Hongkong
AL
Ben
Macdonald Chapiten Son)
Crawford &
(Moser, "Thos. Coak join our praises
**Let us crime before God with a great hope. In His presence there is to pise for anxiety. He says Be anxious for
giving as well as our prayer
world s
Why thank God if the arong God's world cannot be wrong God is in the heavens and all is weği His all-seing eyes, that search to the p
epth of your heart and mine are watch
W nothing? There is no pessimism possibleng the councils of nations he knows
the
and
Вресія
in Ricserve.
5,000,000*
17,000,000 550,000
*Total .............829, 160,029 : 822,550,000
--Sterling Securities, deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £150,000
†- Securities with the Crown Agents im,000.
to those who do His will. Rusu may who among the councillors are true, and Church and E. A Morzin
The
Sermon was preached
at present be disappointing, Italy may Bishop of Victoria who said: be hard-pressed, there may be months of mure and just, and He knows who, aft The King has called the whole nation hardship and sicrifice in front of us, but culpably responsible for the havoc that He bids us pray with our the end is certain. Already Germany is being wrought. In the meantime. His intelligente. We are to book A clear adopts a very power is keeping the earth in its orbit, and the ran in ite place. He is bringing understanding of the sauc at stake. We she did at the beginning. No longer does the grain to maturity, and supplying the knee or to part their line in a single. are not fighting for,
the mighty War Lord speak of our con indemnity, for wealth or
Is not for the temptible little army and the ease with waters of refreshment to the parched lips prayer to their Creator God waits for.
to
thee, And there are Chrisans whose Over which we can be crushed. Now the of men
Prayers are too salfish, who are always any people of the earth, not to utmost he hopes is that hubniarines will. It is true that, and little dildren making for undecasity oral favours. punish in any vind spirit wrong- stard us out before Amerios can strike suffer and women, and little or who are so closely wranged up in their seeking to defend the with all her might. Whatever our wisest but this is not God's action. He has a spiritual life that they all to realize
liberty and justice. An American of German birth Ofte leaders may think of the military situa wade man free and mot kore abused His greater reeds of the many Perhaps we Kahn has sent ute, a goy of his andress tion wo know that God's Cause 18 gift Yet out of suffering He is bringing are among such and God is waiting for advancing. Scripture prophecies are good to men and to nations, for this is to the Barrisberg Chamber of Com Bang fulfilled. His kingdom of Righter God's way. A future historian would be KHET OG Ip it he says: ** America of the 18th century to kuin kodep
ouances and Peace will certainly come was a great cause; her war
His lair world is not always going to be of slavery century to
was a subject to such horrors as our generation The way to hate with His pence is to be univer greater cause 20th
bury Ag highest cabal or Fill, and even now, if we make known our beedine a be-word in the market place peace of the Christ child may settle again.
ground-cry and humanity
Very
He to pray
horrors anguish, sorrow turn to the apostolic ipj nothing be anxions, but
by prayer slid supp
Jet
and
This var mych mean more to us than the loss of personal comforts; mors than our own nation welfare. We should mount ta, a height and see beyond our little solves all the nations of this earth destined by Him to add to His glory and to the happiness of men. Then with pura hearts-nds sa, if need be, through con- fession and contrition we should pray. aid, pray often. For this we need not
well within the limits of truth to anyWe are not thinking deeply enough. that in our generation so-called civilize about this war, its causes, and its remedy, nations were running very rapidly into or we would raise our hearts oftener to luxury and effeminacy; that truth bad God and 25k dita, to intervene that the any people ever unsheatheft here uests to Him, His peace will keep our and often in the assembly halls, tint upon the world. The magi brought to It is to defend the very found hearts and thoughts modesty in speech and dress was daily the crib of Christ gold, frank incense and of
the very There will be collection for mine more rare that the primary end of myrrh, symbolizing love, prayer and the sweepers of whom there are now thou marriage was being persistently and spirit 30f-denial. They did so not nations, the very
oprachble and who risk their lives every day for Bagrantly defeated, and the marriage because they wanted same material help. living together among the peoples of the us. As the Mission to Seamen's report tie, that no man should set neunder, was but because they loved God as they knew earth, against the fierce and brutal says every month has brought home to being gradually regarded as a contract Him, and they wished to adore His Son caslaught of ruthless, lawless faithl
thing the importance of the part the to be severed at will that justice was Their motives were pure and unselfish. might ta spend
the lives and fortunes British "ehmen are taking in the giving place to a selfish gread that latch Bo pence Biled their souls as they went of this generation so that doscerfd ants may be freed from the dreadful great struggle. We have Lnowned the hearts of individuals and of back to their homes, in the East. If the calamity of war and the fear of war, so along that our Navy was the nations and deadened the spirit of true prayers of men for peace will rise from dominating factor in the issue of the war, charity, the love of mon based on the love pure unselfish hearts God will certainly that the energies and treasures now but too many have failed to recognise the of God. It is not hard to see, then, why hear them Surman Corda! Lilt up
your heate devoted to plans and insturments of vital importance of our samen. There jy God permits the sorrows, of our day destruction may her henceforth" given to
the war than the Many & sinner has been brought to his fruitful works of peace and progress, nothing more heroic
nction of the men who man all kinds of knees through affliction, and many & and to the betterment, 9, the course craft to sweep for mines. Many former nation has been bettered through snder of the people.
this that fishermen, coasting crews and the like, ing. Already visible blessings have como It is an understand inspires the heroinm and the sho ften now spend their days and nights sweep through the world-war. We thank God ering for mines in the danger zones all for these and for others that are certain of our millions of sailo on all fronta, and now
kim over the world. But for them all our yet to appear. is to lead
"the communications with Europe would be. These reflections, however, do not make cut un Hundreds of these men made us less weary of the conflict, nor less In the supreme sacrifice for us Many axions that at the earliest possible ing have been shipwrecked several times moment it, aball rense, and we and our- give up our daily occupations, nor ever through the ruthlessness of the enemy's selves asking the question, "Why does interrupt them Labour can be turned piracy. I read of one sailor at Hull God wait? As we believe in Him, we indo prayer and offered to Und. And a who had been torpedoed eight times know that He has but to raise His hand silent ejaculation uttered as often as war and is still on active service. Your and the anger of men will sabside, as did thought enters it will be a prayer especi- Ruler and Arbitrator, My, Balfour
our colketion, if it should amount to the waves on the Sea of Galilee at the ally pleasing to Him Yon are only one in his last book, quotes #phile.
$3,000, might provide a ninesweepers but bidding of His Son, but God waits for of millions, but the family of God is sopher of two centuries Igns What
world think, by who hath hot some dangerous coast which, perhaps, man, Ho waits for us. Men have not made up of individuals, and God hears the
might be called "The Hongkong Hub. only been forgetting their duty to them you Pay, then to-day in presence of meditated upon God, the human soul, and such a sum would be not too high a salves and to others, but they have been the tabernacled Christ, that truth in all the summum bonum may poembly make
thriving
earthworm but he will most measure of the gratitude of such a con losing sight of their Creator Souse hai things may be recognized and soughts certainly make s sorry patriot and regation as this on a day of thanksgiv deliberately ought to extinguish the that impurity may be combated and sorry statemen. Of late, there has ing for our lives being spared. In any lights of Heaven and to drive God for justice upheld that those who by the been lega conventional religion, though case every dollar is wanted for warm from the thought of His people and even authority of God rule the antions may one hopes there is more
right clothing, minesweepers gloves, literature, from the hearts of httle ones. Others, ant by selfishness abuse the trust which oing is no means of rest and recreation under the through weakness rather than malice, has been placed in them, or by the spirit CHISTESS.
Some blame the careful supervision of the Mission to Ben have allowed themselves to drift away of hatred be blinded against the light pla
with man. If some of you are contemplating from the realization that they had been God. By prayers anil supplication the any expenditure that is not absolutely made to Love God and for ever. Many with thanksgiving, let your petitions be and necessary. I suggest that you write a chit who once wore Christian, or of Christian made known to God. blame for the amount and put it in the collec- parentage, have bowed to the spirit of At 6.30 p.m. the Titany of the Saints lare Lion instead, Anyway, let it be a real worldliness and have based their rule was sung, followed by the Benediction of
offering, worthy of our National Day of of sonduct on the weak foundation of the Blessed Sacrament Prayer and Thanksgiving. repetability. Perhaps God waits for, The hymns sung were Father to Thesauch souls; wants to be asked by them we look in all our sorrow,” “O God our to unravel the tangle which they have halpin ages past and Rudyard made; waits for them to realize that Kipling's Famous poem "God of our without His aid their efforts will be fruit pegial
Fathers which was sung to the tune of less **Eternal Father strong to Save.At Thero ato high-minded men and women tion the conclusion the National Anthem was Ive, sung by all present,
The Collection taken at the service was privilege and duty if we abandon the habit of on behalf of the Minesweepers and
Wel
ever
Phil
tongen fashionable
Clergy for not being modern thought, and som Laity for being tog pleasure seeking. It is
me another.
faults on both sides. to come back to God believe and Whome Some form of pa
elves together aspect of our
tained with even
Our Lord promi
-presence
together in His name,
on his followers the perpétual
of the sacraments
We certainly come short
knop
AT THE PARSI CHURCH.
A pocial service was held yesterday og morning at 10 o'clock by the Parai com- munity in their place of worship at Elgin
on this earth to-day whose natural vir Street. The priest conducted the tucs are admirable, but who fail to bend Jasan ceremony and offered prayers
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