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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1924

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(Continued from page 2.)

LUCKY AND, UNLUCKY NUMBERS.

The study of numbers is' a' very fascinat it unhesitatingly, have seemed to being pursuit. It is indeed an ancient art, sin against God. What followed is thus frat brought to perfection by the Chal described in my published letter to the derns who were famous Necromancers, says Metropolitans:-

writer.

The number two has always bean regard od as singularly unlucky. It was called by an evil number " and ha Pythagoras gavo many reasons for this belief. Per- haps the real reason was that the second day of the second mouth was sacred to Pluta, the gloomy rod who presided over the nether regions of darkness, and there fore, obtained an evil reputation. Yet a or study of our own history shows some justi- festion for regarding two as a rather fatal number,

"It was suggested that, with a view to a second visit, the two English Arch- bishops might informally nominate dele gates and might suggest the outline of discussion to be followed. I did not see my way to doing this, but in the corres pondence which ensued I expressed my readiness to have official cognizance of the arrangements, provided that a pouding cognisance were given by the Vatican. Satisfed, after correspondence, with regard to that point, I gave what was described as friendly cognizance to a second visit of the Auglican group to Malines in March, 1893.1

I barn quoted these words to you be ing them. I adhere to them exactly as cause some discussion has arisen respect. they stand, and I am certain that their truth will not be contravened by any one who is aware of sil the facts, Cardinal Mercier, I need hardly say, con firms them absolutely in his pastoral; Letter.

After the second conference had taken place a wish was expresed on both sides that the number of those taking part in the conversations should be a little ex tended. The point at issue, or least one och Is anxious should be adequately of the great and far-reaching matters handled, waS the quesion of Papal authority as a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. Feeling the importance of this, I say that in my view it would be! well that Bishop Gore and Dr. Ridd, as two of our divines who had given closest attention to this subject, should be add ed to the group. I asked the five men who were accordingly going to Malises for the third group of conversations to meet me at Lambeth, when. without giving any formal direction or insisting upon any particular agenda paper, urged the necessity of its being made quite clear what is our well-established and coherent Anglican position as act forth by cur great divines. This corre sponds extetly to what we have through out endeavoured to do in our conversa. tions with our Free Church, friends in England. I found every one to be in complete accord, with me on the matter.

UNLUCKY XINGS.

Take the English King William II. came to a tragic end, while his life was one long series of unlucky blunders Edward

and his horrible death in Bor- kaley Castle was an end to a wretched Monarch was known as "the fatal life. Richard II. was discrownei and his reign was full of misery for himself and the people. James II, was also dethroned and proved the last of the Stuarts to reign. George II. was a zotably un- lacky Monarch, and died with ragio suddanness.

Three

On the other hand three is represented. in Chaldean lore as the sacred or perfect xumber. Pythagoras called three the per feet number as representing the beginning.

arg the middle, and the end. There

three prongs are three; the Furies are in the Trinity Neptune has a trident of Jove the three forked light. ning; the three the Muses three times three. Thors. are also, of

Seven is the three Graces

is abun holy number dantly testified by a Thero

by a study of Hebrew and were seven talismanic days in Creation; sevem spirits before the Throne of God; seven cradlesticks upon the Altar; soron divisions in the Lord's Prayer; seven days in the week; the great Jewish foasts lasted seven days, and bo tween the first and second seven weeks olapsed,

MYSTER NINE.

Nino is the mystical number, called by the Greeks the Diapason. It will be no ticed that this number has crept into many proverbs. Thus a cat has nine Hres; apeak of a nine days' wondor'; possession in said to be nine points of the law; heraldry has nine crowns, music has nine marks of cadence; the cat nite tails, and the fogging was supposed to be more efficacious when the lash had the sacred number nine! in China nins buttons are the sign of official rank

Dum-

Four la regarded as the favourable ber in omens. In talismanicreier.co the four was, considered to show the signs to be favourable. Thus the fourth day of the fourth month was the one selected for a journey of the highest import.

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"NO NEGOTIATIONS WHATEVER."'" The third conference, or rather group of conversations, took place, and there the matter stands. Let me repeat, for the reiteration of it seems to be neces sary, that there have been no negotin tions whatever. We are not at present within sight of anything of the kind. Cardinal Mercier emphasizes this as strongly as I do. They were private con- versations about our respective history!

Tha and doctrines, and nothing more. critics of our nation urge that before any Ruch conversation can be rightly allowed to take place we ought to insist that the Church of Rome must confess the error of its doctrines and "repudiate the De

Your elaration about Anglican Orders Lordships will, I am sure, agree with

"The use of nickel for alloying thu me when I say that to describe the con- versations as being useless or harmful silver to 500/1,000 fine has been abandon- unless we secure such a preliminary sur-ed for that of copper, and the exterior render shows a fundamental riconcep of the pieces has been blanched to a tion of what is meant by the sort of greater degree. The films of pure silver conversations which can be held in order thus left upon the surface must eventually to elucidate our respective positions.be removed by well. Where should we be it, in all matters of controversy, conversation were to be pronounced useless of hartful unless the conclusion ur even conversion which on either side is hoped for bas been already secured? Were we in this matter to reach at some future time a stage in would he which the word "negotiations appropriate I should certainly feel it to be essential that those who would then be going out as in some, sense delegates. or representatives of the Church of Eng- land should be men who represent the different points of view which have a legitimate place in the Church of Eng-1 land:

This repetition of the account I have already given of what has passed may seem to be--nay, perhaps, may really be unnecessary. But I do want, if I cau, to help those outside who are criticiz ing what I have tried to do, or have abstained from doing, to realize the neces- aity of looking largely at the great ques- tion of the religious obligation which critical time in is ours at a supremely. If the Church the history of the

of Christ, interpreting that word in its widest sense, is to fulfil the trust given to us by our Divine Lord we have to see to it that to the utmost extent poss ibie, we should act together against the evil things which He hids us fight and The uniting of the forces of conquer. Christian men on earth may be a long,

But we' long way off. I think it is. must continuously and prayerfully strive thitherward. And while holding for dear. life to what we solemnly believe to be true in regard to the presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to mankind we must beware Test we turn a deaf ear or a blind eye to eren the slightest more- ment in the direction of a truer under- standing of the different aspects of the Divine messages which nt sundry times and in divers manners God has given to the sons of men.

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