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AUGUST 19TH, 1922

NATIONAL-But we wish to make is clear that

EMBEZZLEMENT OF GOVERN; THE

MENT MONEY, PORTUGUESE CLERK, SEND TO PRISON.

CHINESE

the study of the Holy Scriptures should CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE.

not merely be for its literary or intel- lectual interest but should mainly and China's Millions says:--

Primarily be for the guidance of "actual" We have received an advance copy of living. We as a Church hereby renew the the Report of Conumission lil, the Chair-pledge to follow the light of Holy Scrip- man of which is the Rev. C. Y. Cheng, D.D. This Report wns awaited, with ven- siderable anxiety, lest some futulamental doctrines might be overlooked or imper. Christians in their religions education in service man, with a clean war record. aas

are in our individual, social and national living.

(c) SOUEAL REGENERATION.

s-We hereby lay emphasis upon the value of the wants Rible and call upon all the home, in schools and colleges, in the fectly stated. Including the Appendix. which narrates The History and Work and its seminaries, to make the Bible and the hole Bible ceptral in their of the Commission," it occupies thirty teaching. Gre pages, and we have read it with the greatest pleasure and thankfulness. It is a trupet call to Christian service, and utters a simple and orthodox statement of truth which will be received with dep satisfaction by the many who are jealons to maintain the old doctrines of evangeli- eal faith in the Mission-fielal, `` We von tare to quote, at ante considerable length, extracts from the Preamble, and Chaptor" I., as follow′′N 2

THE MESSAGE OF THE CHURCH.

Fredinble.

AN APPEAL FOR CLEMENCY,

John J. M. Remedios, a clerk in the ploy of the Government, and an ex-

CONTRACT-

EXCHANGE

ACTION, TAMPERING WITH DOCUMENTS DEFINITELY ALLEGED.

When the exchange contract action was renewed before the Puisse Judge (Mr. J. & Wood), yesterday. Mr. F. ('. Jenkin mul farther refererer to sugge

sesterday sent to prison for three months tions he had made over-night, s with hard labour by Mr. Lindsell, for Bossibility of documents being tampered

ambezzling certain sums of money from with. He said he, had undertaken, if his.

Government was $2,186,

1. We take this occasion to state in the office of the "Custodian of Enemy Pro. had any charge to lowel in cannection with most emphatle tons our realisation of the perty where he was employed. The Crown the book he had mentioned, that he would tragic reality of siu, its hideousness and Solicitor yesterday stated that the total do as soon as possible. It was call it amount involved was. $2,800 and the the Exchange Contract Book, 1915" its all-pervasiveness, and to testify to the saving grace of Jesus Christ, through whose death we are reconciled to the Hely amount the defendant still owed to the and 4 pages of it were occupied with ei) In all, three traets-45 in 1918, 21 in 1919 and 3 in the and righteous God,

We believe that sin is not only charges were preferred against Remedios, Ou page 29 the contract was not stuck in fundamentally an individual problem but that it is also serial. We believe that an / They were the larceny of three cheques, for and it was stated that it had been with veonomie order, an unrightegus each which had een handed to him drawn from the book about a year ago. political regine, unfair treatment of any by the Police Departalent in respect of in connection with discovery of docu human being, or of any 'group. is un- acceptable to the righteous and loving rents paid for certain buildings. Aboat a

month previous Remedios was bound over The purposes of producing this, book, by the Magistrate for the larceny of $100 shall contend." "sid Mr. Jenkin, was to support the contention of the from the same offer.

Yesterday the detenguat pleaded guilty defendants that the three contraçes in this.

action, which it was alleged were made to all three charges.

without the authority of the defendant

anjust

God.

This is the largest and most representa tive Conference of the Christian Churches in China that has ever been held. Th representatives of the various Churches We hereby call upen the Church to who served on the Committee of Arrange mobilize all her forers to work for the ments for this Conference entrusted the regeneration of the hou, of economic duty of presenting the message of the conditions of political standards of Church to as Chinese Christians. Weeducational, industrial and commercial accept their responsibility with full life, in thought and in pretion, through realisation of its importance. or the spiritualising power of Christ, and especially because of the fact that this is the first opportunity which has been, by general consent, given to us Chinem Chris- tians to express ourselves in this repre sentative way.

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While stating the Christian message in ite national apert, we have tried als 10 remember its international bearings and to see it in relation to the Church of Christ, throughout the world. We do not aim to give a history of the past or make a prophey about the future, but to state the message in the light of present-day nerds, and those needs as we see them are not only the needs of individuals but of the social whole.

Most important of all, we recognise that the very heart of the Christian message is Jesus Christ Himself, and so we ain to make this message focus upon and centre in Him. Who is the Hut of the

Church.

THE DEFENDANT'S PAR SERVICE.

ments.

as

This w

Mr. Leo P'Almada, appearing for the proprietor, and which it was alleged in the cross examination of certain witness to accomplish it at any cost and at what defendant addussed the "Magistrate and before the Eegistrar last year. Wara mady ever sacrifice the Church may suffer, so that we may hasten the speedy coming of: About four weeks ago I was under by Mr. J. M. Xavier as a matema God's Kingdom and the full realisation the disagreeable accessity of appearing vate speculation on his own. of His will on earth as in heaven. before you to plead guilty of the part of produced to support that ease and by way" of showing that the three disputeil.com- this defendant on a charge of larceny of tracts are not in the book, are not recog 2100 from the Crown. And, to-day it is rised by the firm, and are unknown to the

firm. more to plead

() INTERNATIONAL #ECTHERHOOD." 8.--Wo as a Church believe that God has a special mission for each nation on this earth; that each nation has a desivite con.y painful duty once

Pages 20 to 34, counsel said, covered the tribution to make to the progress and guilty to further charges now laid against material period in this case. Contracts enrichment of humanity; that China, which has been preserved by Him through the man and pues more to plead you for pasted on pages 1 to 28 had no punched out these ages as an independent and the elemency of the Court to be exercisedolea-those pasted on pages 30 to 34 had two holes punches in the left band side. sovereign nation, has her distinct destiny in favour of this unfortunate man. It is showing that they had been on a file. The and contribution to make to the world; that in the present world conflict and necessary that I should first tell your Wor-position was that the Curt were to be restlessness and under the ycke of ship.that some time after the outbreak invited to regard this as the official firm accumulated national humiliation, w of war this young man yolunteers! his contract book and to take it, that the absence of the three disputed contracts Chinese Christians feel at one with our services and enlisted for the battle front, showed that they were not the firm's but fellow citizens that we must turn same-

Mr. Xavier's contracts.

where for genuine leve as the only solu- and when the armistice was signed, al- tion for the present international situa- though he had every opportunity to that morning retrivel a letter from thag tion. Therefore, we call upon the whole himself discharged from the army and to Church to exert her influence to demand

Mr. Jenkin told the Judge that he had defendant's solicitors to the folowing

from time to time adequate hearings from return to his native Land-Hongkong-beeffrect.: ..... the nations of the world for cur claim to did not de an, Kit again volunteered to the inalienable right-of our nation to her

serve with the British Expeditionary sovereignty and to her unfettered oppor repre-tunity for development and growth, and Force, which was required for the pur- that the Church should work with untirpose of fighting the Bolshevics in North ag zcal through some definite programme Russia, whither this man" went and. for to promote such international service as will attain the end we seck.

more than six months, faced the hardships i

CHAPTER 1 TO CHRISTIANS. (a) THE UNITED CHURCH. 1.We Chinese Christians who soat the various trading denominations express our regret that we are divided by the denominationalism which couea from the West.

4-We recognise also most vividly the crying need of the Christian salvation for China today, and we firraly believe that it is only the united Church that can save China, for our task is great and enough strength can only be attained through alid unity.

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(9) EVANGELISM.

of a country which was absolutely new to

"In gard to the contract book pre- duced by us we were under the belief that the contract on 4th December, 1919 (page 29) bad been pasted in this book. This is not so. It has never been in this book. The contracts with two holes in them were only pasted in yesterday. The others were pasted in when made. "I shall charge the defendant" an

We Chinese Christians declare that him and in a climate dangerous to his nounced Mr. Jenkin with having de we have the emission from the Head effealth, considering the fact that he was liberately pasted all contracts from page:

Gospel to every creature, the Church, Jens Christ, to proclaim the

After service in 30 to 34 into the book for the purpose of larn in the Tropics. North Russia he was sent back to England supporting his case in the manner. I have and from there returned to Hongkong indicated." 6-We hereby declan that in our arou, the Army with a clean and credit about two ago. After his discharge

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MESSAGERIES MAHITIMES,

able record he received the war medal and He then obtained the victory medal.

employment as a clerk in the office of the Custodian of Eremy Property and as such gas entensted with certain meuies of the Crown,

It is unfortunate that in the position of trust in which he found him. self he abused the trust placed upon him by his superior officer.

Counsel added that, incidentally, the defendant had refrained from producing the three contracts in dispute.

The Puise Judge: I have not sera them, have 11

Mr. Jukan: No, beanse in keeping with his case that he knows nothing about them, he has not put them on this record.

FURTHER EVIDENCE.

Mr. Perosha Ardesvi Jamsstji, the broker who put through the disputed con tracts gave evidence." He said he did not. know Mr..thin Tin Cho and had nevert

He had done. done business with him. business with rite British Chinese Trading. The witness reettled having Company. put through seven contracts for the firm-

the first two with a Mr. Baptista and the rest with Mr. Xavier.

Mr.J. F. Moulder, exchange manager

evangelistic efforts we stand solidly on (6) THE INDIGNOUS CUVECH.

the evangelical faith of the Christian 3. The history of China, the charae Church, the faith which has given its bar teristics of the people, the nature of the genuine religious experienes and which work, the results of our past experience has led as into intimate relationship with and the rapidly changing conditions of God our Father through Jesus Christ our the country all demand an indigenous | Lorni. We also emphasise that the Church which will present an indigenous | evangelical faith which we, proclaim is Christianity, a Christianity which dors also the faith of an abundant life which not sever its continuity with the historical actually manifeats God's love as revealed Churches but at the same time takes through Jesus Christ and which is being

THE CAUSE OF REMEDIUS'S DOWNFALL. eagnisnner of the spiritual inheritance of continually revealed and witnessed in our

I would ask your Worship not to look the Chinese rate.

hears by the Holy Spirit.

on this man as a hardened criminal such Therefore, we appeal to all the!

as you see in this dock nearly every day, followers of Jesus Christ in China, with

But, rather to look upon him,, as one of united effort, through systematic giving,

those young men, who, by the constant to reach the goal of self-support, through

abominable temptations of the women of persistent practice, fearless of experiment Accounts to November 20th, 1921, show the lower classes in this Colony, has found aud failures, to reach the goal of self- | profit gaaz.000 francs, copipared with | himself a pray to their atrocious demands. government, and through religions »luca- | 1.son,odi franes for proceding year. In I think in my duty to say that his late of the Bank of Canton since its opening tien, an adequately trained leadership, view of the persistent crisis in maritime father served IM, Government when the in 1019, gave evidence about a pumber and devoted personal work, to attain the industry, however, the Council of Al-Praga Reclaminion sebes were being of exchange contracts made with the Bank goal of self-propagation,

ministration des it adviable to b-carried out and left the service with by the defendant firm. Xavier was the 7.-We declare further that the time has stain from distribution of dividend. Total credit, I am not pleading for leniency only person with whom he did business on come when Chinese Christians should revenue from passengers, merchandise, in his favour so much as on behalf of his behalf of the firm. Xavier appeared to make" a curéfuì study and with courageous | mails, subventions. prediums,

poor old widened mother, who has been, be conducting all the business of the experimentation and out what are the mounted to $4.15,165 franes while and, is still prostrated with grief at the firm, except that he had no power to sign forms and organisations and methods that general working expenses were disgren, which has fallen upon her by cheques, and witness bad never heard his

the doings of this young man; and, I Authority in other matters questioned. would ask your Worship, ander the Mr. C. A. dr Roza stated that he was eircumstances, to temper justice with member of the Hongkong Exchange mercy and to exercise your discretion in Brokers Association and that the six con such a rianner as will not make his cas tracts (produced), mnde betwerts Nove- harder for her than it

ber 7th, 1918, and May Sl1019, were now is,

made by himself on behalf of the defen- THE STIGMA FOR LIFE.

dant firm, either with the Mercantile Privy Council Offier, ifth July, 1912

Whether your sentence upon him will Bauk, or the Bank Industriell Kotic is hereby given that a Potitian

Chin Tin Cho was then called to stand Council by The Peninsular and Orienta! has been presented to His Majesty, for one day or for one year the sama

result follows, for in wilt he con by the box and witness was asked whether team Navigation Company praying for red in the eyes of his friends he had ever en him before. He replied,

of his people, in the Never." On the occasions of the ma

a most practicable and helpful for the franes, establishment of an indiges Church.

4) THE DEATER CONSECRATION OF TRE

CHURCH

1.We roignise that the personal con. duct of individual Christians and the behavior of this Church as a body is the living testimony to the flospel of Christ.

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-We thank thod for His creation of ppportnuities which have Maing the indifferent attitude of the Chinese nation to Christianity, to an artiful of dust scrutiny. This demands an

genaine Christian life on the part of every Christian and on the part of the Church

As a burly.

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(f) MÕNE DILIGENT STUDY OF THE WORD

OF GOD.

1-We Chinese Christinas nesept the Bible as the inspired Word of God and the supreme guide of faith and praction.

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FIEUZAL, GLASSES. Out of doors there is nothing so restful and comfortable for the eyes as the light redected from green Selds and trees, the 3.We are fully souscious of the fact absorption of the ultra-violet and orange that the Chinese Church as a Church is yeurping for a Bible for the Chinese fays by the chlorophyll of the leaves which is the work of the Chinese. Just hence the introduction of Fieurs Glass, na the English Bible is the work of Eng yellowish green in colour, which is pre- lish scholars and the German Bible is the Auced in several shados, ad lenzen made was 82,196. Since the man's lust appear. December 10th, which was written for

rault of thể"Jabonar, of, German men of

that His Majesty having referred the sides of the connnunity, and among thowing of the contract, he added, there were Petition to a Committee of the Lords of with whom he associates, a criminal for several other persona prsnt.

Thin concluded the evidence. the Contil, all petitions for or against the rest of his days, and nothing will such grant should be, went to the Privy him through his unfortunate fruits and mitted that there was no case to 40

remove the mark which has fallen upon Mr. Alabaster for the defence, sub-

ucglect.

because, assuming that all the evidence: Sr. Almada pointed out that the submitted was true, the other gide hail not defendant had confessed to everything and proved what was neary for them to and helped the auditor to clear the prove to make the defendants liable in Regarding paragraphs 5 and 4 off accounts. He had made a clean breast of law. everything.

the statement of claim the defence set up Mr. T. M. Hazherige. Assistant Crown a denial that they ever agreed at any time. Solicitor, after outlining the charges said made, or authorised the coutracts stated.. that the defendant had made a clean

Mr. Jeakin, is reply, stated, regarding breast of everything and the total amount the suggestion that the bank had know- of the defalcations was $2,800. Of this ledge that Xavier had no authority to amount the defendant had paid backcsoms, give instructions, that the bank at that and the sum still owing to the Government time was in possession of a letter, dated ance in the Court he had assisted in the the purpose of informing it that the investigations into the accounts He did purison who would look after the busi not press for a heavy penalty but would news of the firm was Xavier. At th leave the case in the hands of his Worship. time the firm opened an account with th The Magistrate pointed out that the bank, and the signature of Chin Tin Ch responsibility to the general public had was accepted for registration. There wa to be thought of and from that point of no limitation at all on the authority view the case was a serious one. On the Xavier, and no document giving the latte first charge he would send the defendant power was required in such matters P to prison for three months' hard labour.exchange. Regarding the other two charges he had Mr. Jenkin had not finished his addre

God, so the Chinese need a version of the of this may be worn' a"a protection by Scriptures which is a product of the over-sensitive eyes where it is desirable reverent scholarship of the Chinese race.

to tone down excessive Eight and glare, Fisural lenses of say prescription in 6- We believe that since the Bible is the Word of God, the truth of God fears either regular or Torio forms are manu na test. It can stand any investigation Iactured by the Hongkong Optical Co., of a reverent heart. We wish to waka

successors to Clark & Co., Manufacturing known that we fear no application of any and Refracting Opticians, 50, Queen' genuine scientific method to the study of the Holy Scriptures.

Road Central-Any-

decided not to convict,

when the Court adjourned until to-day