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THANKSGIVING SERVICES. AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

St

John's Cathedral was comfortably filled, yesterday morning, when a service was held, in common with other Churches throughout the British Empire, to return thanks for the victorious Armistice and to nak for divine guidance in the moment- ous issues of the future The Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle. taking as his text: "Bear Je one another's burdens and so fulfil the

(Oslationa law of Christ."

V1. 2) preached the following eloquent sermon :-- For the last four years the first Bunday in January has been observed throughout

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God's blessing on the Allied arms and for victory It is, therefore, only fitting that We should observe the first Sunday in this your as a day of thanksgiving for the victory which has crowned the efforts of

the Allied Powers.

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allowed to endanger the peace of others, but great nations and small shall have equal opportunities.

I think we have a right to claim that the colonial policy (if there was a policy) of the British Empire has been unselfish in the past. The opportunities and advantages of our Colonies were not sel.

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fortune it has never been killed out of they please in any part of the wide, the hearts of

men. It blazed' bright world, for there exists no power any when gallant Belgium dared the Prus where which could oppose them with sion to do his worst, and to-day we celo success.

But the prospect creates no brate its latest and largest triumph.

alarm, or the contrary it is believed on One by one the liberty-loving peoples every hand to hold a promise of greater of the world have been drawn into this safety and happiness than the world has Inst supreme contention with the om ever, enjoyed before. The late enemy, fishly reserved for the British race but battled and banded despotism which of course, deprived of his ill-gotten were open to all. Men of any race can threatened to bruise the manhood out of gains and compelled to make restitution, come here and enjoy all the advantage of † men. British government. That was not so in the old days with the Colonies of Rome. It was not so in the days when Spain was the great colonising power, And it is not the case with all Colonial Powers to-day; Empire, and

we believe it

right

is for the moment full of grievances. But

We thank God that the danger of Ger- others privileges as are gladly given toliverance so overwhelming, our attitude | Switzerland,

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Ita knell has rung: no man deploresno neutral nation is trembling, no well- its burini, no woman lays flowers on its behaved member of the world community tomb. Babylon is fallen, is fallen, and fears the loss of aught that belongs to the smoke of her torment ascendeth.

it No amat] State sees itself about to Such is the change which one short year he swallowed up, no natural landmarks the British Empire as a day of prayer for but it has been the key-note of the British has brought, the year whose early part of race, language or old affinity are to i principle. Of course, there may be people was dark with threatenings and laugh be arbitrarily bartered amongst crowned who show themselves unworthy of auch ter, darkest indeed of all in one of its heads and royal chancellors, no, a tribe

and hours, the hour before the dawn. Even in darkest Africa nor hospitality, who by their conduct

a coral atoll of character prove that their ideals are so now we are quite unable to realise the the wide Pacific is to be sold or surrend selfish and ignoble that they are a danger change. And just because the sense of ered into slavery. to any country that reseives them. Such relief is so inuneasurably and inexpres

But there are joy and relief in people may have to forfeit the enjoyment

great, our thankfulness for de small and highly civilised countries like sibly of sucti

Denmark and But the British Empire in tho

Holland, is seriously humble for all its glad ex- bas stood for equal justice and

which know they have but narrowly escap equal man culture, which threatened to sweep fights, and long may that continue to be hileration, and we are disposed to prayed absorption; there is a prospect after

with the Psalmist, "God be merciful to centuries Empire is away the very pillars of civilization and the chase

responsibility

oppression for Poland, us and bless us," bless u with For the rather than a privilege, and we who are Cheitinnity, hae boen crushed.

members of the British Empire must rightly to receive the mattitude of risia and the Balkan peoples: Italy Континов have welco.ned their Just four years the warid has shudder that no selfish principles are allowed to inercies, and to respond with a readi exiles home: Armenia is for ever free from uess worthy of their magnitude. He has the yoke of bondage; the Jew will soon ed at the inhuman barbarities which have gain the upper hand in that Empire.

Bear yo one another's burden's and

indeed caused His face to shine upon us have experienced the last of his persecu hern committed by the nation who claimed

so falfil the law of Christ." The future We rejoler in the brightness of His Lion, the Arab, ie one more a

citizen to be expments of the highest eitilization is bright with the promise of a better age rising, and we solemnly feel that the new of a free land, whose decerts even already We have fell that such wickedness could which is at hand, when selfishness shall day into which we are stepping in one bave begun to blossom as the rose, now be esteemed in criing and all shall work in which He is calling us to a longer that the Ottoman blight is lifted rom not be allowed by ad to prosper. fur

them. All this is of for the common weal. Let us ench ask of service than eveu hitherto,

Turbulence We have been Bild with the pur conscience the question "As I Some successes are so great, and also

and an rest. we known sincerest sympathy for those unfortunateing a selfish life, or am I helping to

are over vast areas, anashy arising. the utmost of my True happiness can

so costly, that their effect is to auber the rather than puff up those to whom three, where uilitarism had of a ability to bens prople in the Aibed canarien why have burdens of others

so loose its powerful but degrad-| **are granted.

ing hold But the time will come been manier the harsh and crud rule of the nest be secured at the expense of

The strain, has been That

Bu long, ik as true"

the long when folly shall have spent itself nations as of int Whea and the back of a minds, dunis. We have the balance so uncertain, at times even the

and we Muli see a return to sanity in the nation that adtempled to arrogate to possibility of defent seemed so real, that Russia, in Berlin, unes pressed, thought What if the Germans, bald power of the world, and

herself, for her own benefit, the governing when at last the triumph has come it Ireland.

race is not mad, at the terrible has been received with a subdued and least

permanently, and Now the example of Germany has shown the world reverent mind.

even its vast It is little things which ignorance and bigotry can only be cx- terior of that haunting alough is gone that selfishness is not a working principle men boast about It is the easily won ploited up to attain point. And thank God thing there is no chanc of England being, ovet in part and for nations any more than it is a successes which interiente and infinie.

it be seen that the individuals. The League of Nations ist was Germany's wars of a few weeks represented at the Pence Conference do great Powers a time, at the merry of the invader.

We thank God for the vain of uur of course, far from being an accomplished

against Denmark and Austrm, and later seriously intend even-handed justice in fact but it is recognised by the leading of a few antha with France, which fed spirit of consideration and concilia- soldiers and sailors and given. and for

as the other vanuity up to the point of setting out tim, and the feude and turbulences of the wisdom wheb guided them to nitimate

That marks victory. And we have reason to thankuarantee of future peace.

the beginning of a new era in world bilariously in August, 1914, un theer the backward regions of the earth Go for the rulers of ur Empire.

politics an era in which selfishness shall sprightly expedition from which her will backward region

fore the leaves felt." Troughs were so cute hack crowned, be The result of the wat has happily, removed or at least paralysed one potent cause of trouble, Onts of late has it become known how largely German and disunan which has long afflicted intrigue was at the bottom of the unrest Rusain, ใน Balkans, India. China,

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There is not much boasting in Britain to-day, but rather à spirit of solemn thankfulness and wonder, mingled with

o futal the law of Christ. We are justifiable pride, not in our individual

Bear ye one another's burdens and allowed to-day help a little in bearing selves, but in the dear, brave, grand

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suppose that five years nge the buite of Lloyd Cleorge was unathem to my in this congregation, but today think the country cap thank thai for him, for that. had the driving power which was able to tranelord: our peaceful and peace-loving homeland inla na armed eatup, and 11 WatH in Turke, mentre due to his wise foresight the heavy burden which this war has laid old country which under God has been Mexion and the South Aurrican repub that unity of command was achieved in upon the wounded and disabled. They able to carry so heavy a burden, to do lies, and latterly even Ireland or our the monies of the Alliei nations. How

rol the homeland feels the dot the that had to be paid that you and I auch signal service, nod to make suchowa British shores Of course, like

have accepted that burden as the price Owes 16 Jun and iris cellenguer is shown

sibilities of trouble existed in generous sacrifices. by the result of the general election.

Te-day, 1 believe our people are in the regions, hut they will now be free from

those SATURDAY next, the 11th. And let us thank God for the spirit of cannot restore their shattered limbs, we mind acok for the providential the secret and sinister outside agency sympathy which the war ended forth cannot give them back their healb. but meaning of the events in which they have who fomented sedition and stirred up dis think the thing which struck me most liberally to those funds which exist for

we can show our gratitude by giving borne so large a part. We salute our content. The general atmosphere to-day when I was bore in 1917 was the way in the alleviation of their sufferings, and standards never before so proudly-but one in which responsible citizens every whut all classes and kinds of ixuple that is the cure for which our sins are the occasion is too great for mere flag where are looking toward peaceful ad. New

Like asked to-day. Let us make the collection waving.

Iernel of

of old worthy of its object.

in the justment rather than continued wraug- name of the Lord wili we wave ourlig, for men everywhere have become and in the net there even comes weary of strife and appalled by its waste- before the mind's oys the vast heroic fulness and misery. A stupendous task host of the men who gave their lives to and an unexampled opportunity lies be- fore the rotuing Conferines, and, I repeat, keep the ensign ereel in honour, and At the Union Church, the Rev. 3.

we have reason to hope they are not going still as ever, indeed more now than ever,

ve to be thrown

I think we may Kirk Macoochie preached to a large con the ng of the free. Among the allied

"Qüd regation from the text:

nauns there is a fixed determination judge from my signs, that the natione in whose hands power now lies are honest- perciful unto us and bless us, and cane that the victory so costly must be put by bent on seeking the common good. His face to shine upon us. That Thy to the highest isses. An easier triumph

The

parochialis has gone out of our The biggest attraction that has Now the unselfish spicit is the Christian way may be known pou earth; Thy would have more selfishly exploited, prayers: God is merciful to x and spint. It was Christianity which nevus- eaving health among ali nations," He according to the old evil custom which bless us"; we do not stop short with ever been brought to the East. toned men to selfishness. This is said:

has made one war always the seed and the pronoun. We dure not. We are con clearly acknowledged by a writer sa hule The spirit of these verses, which is root of future strife, But this war, so strained be conscience and reason to add. | Galety I Girls !! Giltter !!! prejudiced in favour of Christianity as that of this beautiful little Psalm terrible, so costly, has been won not as the Pulist doca, the words, which re- the Jewish writer Mr. Claud Maiorbrenglunt, is, we would fain hope and merely for the victors but for mankind. cognise that we have been saved to serve, IDEAL VOCALISTS. who has recently written: There can be trust, the spirit in which this first The Peace Conference which presently situation to-day what nation which kno

In the antemu significance of the work little doubt that the idea of self-sacrifice, Sunday of the year is being observed will meet will be inspired by larger and anything of God in Christ could nak of buring one another's burdena, uf vicurious sucrifice, consciously even volut.where. A year ago today we assembled congress which ever met before.

throughout the Empire, and perhaps eleemore generous aims than any comparable simply that its own horn should be set tarily, undergone, and realised 116 the low of life, which is both inevitable and great numbers to make our earnest Its deliberations will be controlled by redemptive, is a contribution to human supplications that it might please the the manifest fact that the whole world ethics of a distinctly Christian stamp. It Aloighty Ruler of nations and men to has in these days become one, so that beara il Christian superscription, and shorten the period of our fiery trial, and if one member suffers all must suffer. issues from the Christian mini. Yet ingrant to the world a Bonsummation in It is no longer possible in the cl. way for spite of this we Christians had no far righteousness commensurate with the tri- one nation to enrich itself at the others' That is true internationalism; not an failed to show the unselfish spirit that bulation and sorrow which it was passing expense, and I believe that far bettor impossible attempt to destroy love of NEW FERRIES TO KOWLOON Hongkong and Howloon Wharf and Godown men had reased to connect it with Chris.

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the old predatory principle is being country and reduce all mankind to one tianity. Let us thank God that the war

To-day we express our humble grati-voluptarily and intelligently abandoned amorphous amalgamation, but the ready hay convinged us of our failure, and let it he one of the lensons which the war has the that has been achieved, and by the leading nations of the world." recognition that every race and nation that we are alive to behold it. A year That Thy way may be known upon

bas its especial contribution to pour into taught us, the glory of unselfishness. In

the common stock, its place to fill and; agu few would have ventured to pre- the earth, Thy saving health among its work to do in the large coinmont that spirit and with unselfishness as our ident "let us go forward in the work of list what has actually coune to pass by nutrients, says my lext, and is there not wealth. Manifestly this comes hottie with reconstruction which must follow the this time. Calculations about the date of ground for hope that such is the spirit

to YAUMATI advent of peace. Rear ye one another's

the war's end had miscarried so oftonin which the forthcoming peace will be

responsibility to the large and

and nations which

Rdvanced

(Public Square burdens and so full the law of Christ. that men had given up making them considered ?

powerful, and to-day victorious.

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Street). "It is hardly too much to ey that in

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I may be asked if we think human are the elder brothers in the human

(For Kings Park and Hunghom.) the past our whole social and interna-simply kept moving forward their fore-nature has changed. Well at any rate family. It is for them to lead the way

5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Bvery 15 minutes tional system was based on selfishness.sts with the calendar, and were bound human beings appear to have learnt. It and to shoulder much of the burden. If

9 p.m. to midnight Writers on economies insed their theories therefore to be right some day. We knew is pretty generally coming to be under I mention in particular the two great the idea of the "purely economie what war-weariness was, nad so even stoud that for the future the life of men members of the English-speaking commu

so familiar to students & political more did certain of our Allies. man,

1st clase The in this world must go on upon a basis nity, America and Britain. erenby twenty years ago, the man who common cry was, How long, O Lord of mutualism and reciprocity instead of that

god class one overlooks others, but сло always sold in the dearest moset and Yet the soul of the untion never wavered, the old antagonisms if it is to go at all must right to speak of one's

3rd class (daytime) ... hought in the cheapest, and whose ruling There was but one mind among us, and in any civilised and tolerable way.

(after 6 p.m.) 4 To these two has fallen hitherto a very power was self-interest. Intelligent sel fishness was relied upon as the best means that held un

unshakeable resolution Perhaps even in Germany, but cer-

large share of the white man's burden, and,

MONGKOK- of progress; elfishness was snide to the theto tread the appointed road to its tainly everywhere outside Germany, this now America, having settled in strength NEW WESTERN

her own broad continent, has been drawn fearful war is leaving behind it a sense perforce into critical contact with the strongest motive in human

TSUI apprel was nude to ci so the very end.

The spirit displayed was like that of shame, which should be the beginning affairs of the older world. Neither the

(Morrison St). from (Shangtang St). individual selfishness. But even before which found perhaps it noblest expres of better things. Is there any thinking English Channel aer the war men and women were beginning sion in medieval Europe from the Scot man or woman who does not feel that Atlantic makes it possible for either of

Even the wide (For YAUMATI STATION, and Road to to realise that selfishness was leading to sink Parliament in the days of Robert such an outbreak of carnage and destruc. these to go on living to itself alone.

KOWLOON CITY. a state of things which threatened revoluBruce. The

sufferings of the little tion is a reproach to our very hum creed it was to keep cleur of European

am. to 9 p.n.: There were many in both of them whose tion, The war has shown us that men

had been cruel and long pro- that it is a conviction recorded in the and women have the power to rise about tracted. The ecclesiastical authority of sight of the universe against the grin-affairs at almost any cost. But the call self-interest, and we must act to it that the time sided, as too often since, with siples on which life on this planet earth of humanity and, be it said, the demand self-interest, shall no longer be the basis the big battalions, the Pope placing has hitherto been carried on1 Is there of necessity also, overrides the love of of our sal and international systom. Robert and His Kingdom under the ban one who would not say that unless

isolation. From being too proud to Society, has to be reconstructed on the

selfish qur: Bear ye one another's of excommunication. But Lords and ena find enough brains and heart, and to fight was soon arrived at, and, now fight the stage of being nahámed, not bardons, nad go fulfil the law of Christ Commons assembled at Aberbrothock on well exercise enough self-control to do comes the disposing under God, The exploiting of the weak by the strong April 6th, 1990, returned to the Italian differently for the future, we do not of the task of deposi must erase to be. Evergone has a right prelate their over memorable reply, deserve to have-a future-unless, in deeds We

EASTERN venture to hope, and we shall to the opportunity of living a healthy, No pence would they make which should it be true that our race is under a curse, garnestly pray that that great work will happy. moral life with time for amus compromise the complete independence and continued existence is its penalty ? be assayed with a wide" vision and, &

ent and recreation, and the cultivation of the realm; no King would they serve The statesmen who mest. for the Pentelare unselfishness, in other words that (For of their mental and spiritual powers.

And the same spirit must be shown in struggle.

who would not stand by them in the Conference are not going into abstract it 11 be done after a truly Christian 2007- international relations. In the old days

discursions about the condition of humahut nothing less is worth praying for So long as a hatred Beots were left nature. What they are going to atten Master on a memorable occasion, "lord international relations

The princes of the Gentiles," said the were formed on alive, they would continue the war forecording the theory of the "halaner of power."

atternnces of leaders freedom, which, and lo That is to say certain groups of nations JoeR BY with his

no good is the American President and our

it over then, and their great onem exor were formed whose power was so nearly

Not so sial} }, Prime Ministers to settle a basis Cise authority over them. 631923 equal that the chances of victory for

That was the age in which the Swiss for untional life which will give human it be ninong you but whosoever would

lat class become great among you shall to your either side wern so ingertain that na cnrcantous similarly and successfully defied nature a chance it has not had hitherto,

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*. * serviut even as the Son of man came the Dukes of Austrin, ready, like their dation was likely to disturb the penes of hero Winkelriet, to All their buses one which the conquering nations intender, alid to give is life a ransom for The peace they look forward to is not not to be dinistered unta, but to minis

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