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SERMON BY THE REV. H.

COPLEY MOYLE..

The following sermon was preached on Sunday morning at St. John's Cathedral by the Rev. H.. Copley Moyle, Senior Chaplain

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1924

HIDDEN HAND IN CHINA. SOVIET OUTBURST AGAINST

GREAT BRITAIN..

Events in China have furnished Moscow with a fresh opportunity for launching a campaign of abuso against the British Government which is necused of being

CRICKET NOTES..

THE INTERPORT, TRIALS,

The cricket on Saturday last was ingat refreshing, apart from the collapse of Pearce's side, and most people ran:pretty PERING, October 15th.

true to form. Pearce's injury, is not Though there be still an absence of serious, but he was very unlucky in nos

PEKING NOTES. FROM OUR OWN CORRENTUNDENT.]' NANYUAN RACES POSTPONED BY CORRUPT OFFICIAL

"We are members one of another. the secret driving force of the Chines real news from the Northern front, therebeidz able to get a knock. He has not civil war, writes a correspondent in The is an undoubted feeling of confidence had much practice" in the middle." Ho

in the capital. very different to the unhas however been very regular at mela

of religion. In the temple of Artemis at arming the warring Chinese generals, in I was learned that the Nanyuan Races to a difficulty about Hockey To ask that

means.for

silence which hides this predatory con

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Era. v, 25. The Ephesian Christians were Gentiles, Times and amongst them the religious life had It is the "hidden band" of the "inter- Leasiness evinced last week. Apprehension and in this sets a good example to a lot been, one in which the most gross sensational financial robbers" which is reached its climax last Friday when of prople. I am sorry to hear there is sual vices were practised under the cloak

order, says the Pravda, "to throttle the he opened that day could not be run one day a week may be takoa, for it in Ephesus there were large crowds priestesses, whose trade was really pro- newly-born aspirations of the Chinese owing to military intervention. No pre- quite reasonable. But on the other hand stitution, and the religious rites practised

people for national liberty." These as-

per statement was given by the author the position of the Selection Committen were of an abominable character. St Paul telis his bearers that now they are pirations, according to the newspaper ities, but it was understood that they is equally sound. If they think people Christians they must live an entirely were given an impetus by the recent

want every bit of practice they can gat, different life to that which they had lived. Treaty with the Soviets, which, alone of wished to convey that they would not

That ye put off the old man, which is all the European Powers, treated the accept responsibility for the safety of and find them playing hockey-well, corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your Chinese people as equals. It is, there foreigners outside the city wall, parti- what about it? Doubtless these gertiemen mind, and that ye put on the new man, fore, not a mere coincidence that the in-cularly in that neighbourhood. Naturally will take the stand that if they are not which after God created in righteous tervention in China coincided with this action engendered a feeling not so good enough to get in, with one night off ess and true holiness. Wherefore put-renewal of the campaign against the much of alarra, as of uneasiness, suggest. (a week, they don't want to get in. That ting away lying speak every man truth Union of Soviet Republies. The Soviet with his neighbour for we are members Treaty placed an obstacle in the way of ing as it did that the authorities them is fair enough, but where an Interport one of another, The truth and beauty the European policy of exploitation and selves were apprehensive of certain un-is concerned, I think they should sink and purity of the religion of Jesus Christ domination, and the so-called Great was in sharp contrast to the vile super- Powers' are hastening to apply the screw welcome developments. It was bruited their personal feelings, and work for, the stitions of the worship of Artemis and of before the Chinese people are able to abroad that there had been a mutiny at Celony. If I have misrepresented the the image which was said to have fallen get rid of the oppressors. If the Briti Tungchow the previous day and that the

case I am sorry, but I have gathered it from heaven. To pass from one to the and their allies obtain a firm footing in other was like going from darkness to China, through the success of their hire- disgruntled soldiers might visit Nanyuan, front their own lips. And, as they know light. It was as sharp contrast as lings against Sun Yat Sen, British capit attracted doubtless by the presence of well enough who I am, I trust 1 shall could be imagined. In some countries alists will have acquired fresh

considerable money on the course. Again, not be accused of anonymous slander! :I. the Soviets there is the same difference to-day. You putting pressure on

Therefore,

continues the Pranda it was suggested that the soldiers were pass over the question of injuries,, busa. find in Africa that religion..is sometimes

the struggle

of the Chinese people mixed up with the most vile and degrad- ing practices, and a native of some, back closely concerns Russian workers and the restive, and that the knowledge that is an old hockey player, I can honestly ward tribe on adopting the Christian faith entire international proletariat. It is there would be considerable sums of any it is a very real danger. ands himself in an entirely different at our duty to rend the smoke screen of money at the Race Course would induce After Saturday I feel inclined to pro- mosphere from that in which he has been brought up. To be a Christian in such spiracy of international Imperialists them to visit Nanyuan. As a matter of phesy, and I fancy the following very to that which the heathen live. The con- the international proletariat mest collect cbow, but that had happened a week pre-Owen Hughes, Bowker, Reed. Webster, places is to live an entirely different life This will be the first step, after which fact, there had been a rutiny at Tung strongly-Hancock, Pearce, trast is marked, and life is thereby simple force in aid of the Chinese people.

The Irestia publishes statements by viously. Moreover, there were no troops Hargreaves and Quick. For the remain- fied. But with us it is otherwise. Chris-

Li Tig-ao, the Chinese Political Reprat Tungchow on the day in question, and ing two places (or three, if Hancock can- tian teaching and Christian morals and sentative in Moscow, and with the secret- Ethics have influenced the whole society ary of the Chinese Seamen's Union, Lanal was quiet there. Later in the day not play) there are a great many com- in which we are accustomed to move and Vailan, now in Moscow on his way from it was declared that the order forbidding petitors. (I am sorry to hear that Rum though Christianity cannot be said to the Hamburg Congress of Transport the Baces had been issued in mistake by jahn is definitely out of it, and wish him, have won a complete victory yet it bas Workers. Both of these gentlemen are so far succeeded that vices are recognised not sparing in their expressions of grati- some unfortunate underling in one of then speedy recovery. He would. I think, as evil, and the Christian standard is tude to the Soviet Government. which ministerial departments, and that the undoubtedly have got in.) I myself fancy recognised as forbidding them. If you alone is raising its voice in defence of the take for example one thing mentioned in the epistle, lying is recognised amongst us as an evil, something of which we are ashamed, something disgraceful, whereas in some places where Christianity has not influenced popular standards, lying is not regarded as evil but merely as a matter of tactics. The very fact that the society in which we more has been in- fluenced so largely by Christian teaching and yet is very far from being ideally Christian, makes life a much more com- plicated thing for us than for the newly converted African. In the early ages of Christianity the line of demarkation be- tween the church and the world was clear. so St. Johis could write We know that we are of God, and the whole world leth in wickedness, but now the church and the world are mixed up, the taren have indeed grown up amongst the wheat, the standards of the world have been elevated by Christian teaching, and Christian standards have too often been lowered to satisfy the demands of the world. 50 instead of a clear bläck and a clear white as ja the early days, life seems all grey, a terrille mixture of good and evil. The duty of all who profess to be followers of Jesus Christ to-day in to take no stan dards for granted but test all things by comparing them with Christ's life and teaching, and then to maintain the Chris-

standards, and the embodiment of those standards in. Christian lives,

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Chinese people, strangled and oppressed Races would accordingly be held a day by the British Labour Government and behind schedule. When this news spread its predatory allies."

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Mitchell And I am very thankful thi us of selection does not fall, on me.. trust however, that a team, will only be selected for the arst match. If we had dropped Farthing after the Shanghai

The Soviet newspapers are full of it crented a feeling of relief, and people resolutions of sympathy and demon breathed more freely or went to had strations in favour of the new Hands happier. Complete reaction came Of China Sirty coming from remote districts and hamlets. testifying to Monday with the intelligence that the

the profound interest of the Russian rebel movement at Shanghai bad collap-match in 1020 in favour of a soundor

workers and peasants in the fate of the d

of suffering Chinese people." Meetings protest are staged in various industrial centres..

I am informed that the trouble, arose

deep field Riches would never have won the match. for the Straits. Truly, the

The British Government is accused of through a certain individual in the catches tha; men drop dive after them! sinister activities in the Near and Middle Ministry of War approaching the Bace. Ramsay was very unlucky, to be out East Events in Arabia. in the opinion authorities for "squeeze" which, of so early on Saturday. He is a very sound of the Izeratie, are due to the subversive course, was not forthcoming. The stop. intrigue of the British Government, which is inciting King Husein in order to step in and annihilate the last rem pants of Arabian independence.

deep field, and I know he is by no means out of the running. I can, get no sure

ping of the Races naturally caused in- news of E. G. Lammert. Opinion on bi gairies to be made, with the result that is strongly divided. I know he got the responsibility was traced to this tremendous lot of wickets last year, but it must be remembered that he played for particular individual, who was Almost the side on which were most of tho immediately taker, out and shot. "

THE WAR CHEST.

It is no good for people to shriek against

class" buts of the Colony. My own Bolshevism, they had far better get to

view is that he would be far too expen work removing the evil.conditions which

sive against men like. Barrett, Leach, encourage the spread of the Bolshevik Marshal Wu Pei Fu and his staff left Hayward, Ollerdessen and Quayle. Is i doctrine. When then have work and food Peking on Saturday morning for the awfully dangerous to judge from sgures and leisure and amusement they do not

unless you know the facts For instance, become Bolsheviks, but when they are front at Shanhaikwan. Prior to his des I am told a critic in a contemporary workless and starving and have nothing parture he raised a war chest variously proved conclusively from last year's to do but think over their grievaness they stated to amount to thirteen million, and League figures that Reed need not be con- are likely to become Bolsheviks, The

spect and trust amongst different nations.

to the wicket.

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tina standard at all costs and in spite of, Christian should never be willing tà taler- sixteen million dollars: The methode i sidered even. I did not see the para- graph, and I think my informants are all opposition that of tourse is not an ate conditions for others which he would employed to achieve this result were pulling my leg. But the story a non easy thing. We shall find at times that consider intolerable for himself," for we rather forceful. He is reported to have vero, è ben trovato," and it has afford it brings us up charp against much that are members one of another:"

el a lot of amusement to the best judges the world sanctions, and at other times At this time Christians need to pro-induced the Tsao family.to put up two of cricket in the Colony. (No, z64 in- we shall find that it makes us maintain claim the principle the brotherhood of millions," and "several nearby tuchuus eluding R. Abbit: he merely burst into much which the world disallows. Yet the humanity in no uncertain turns to the one thing which the world needs to-day nations of the world. We are constantly furnished amounts, almost

tears.) Anyway Reed's figures for Corn farge FLS

wall against Devon at Cambourne in 1923 more than anything else is the definite hearing that the growth of the spirit of while the Ministry of Finance provided were pretty useful, and I know from per- and fearless proclination of Christian nationality is a characteristic of this age, four millions. In the interviews with "sonal experience that the Devon side were

but it must be said to the nations as well assembled bankers and wealthy men be not exactly rabbits! as to the individuals " ye are brethren."

Oree more. a great many singles were St. Pant in the text enunciates a grostis is a pernicious and anti-Christian doctold them that he must have the money. lost through stack running on Saturday.. Christian principle. We are members trine to say that the good of any one They had it. It was needed for Govern. There is no excuse for this. Of course, one of another," He gives it here as the nation is to be sought at the expense of ment purposes, anas martial law was

a short run is never worth a wicket, but reason for being truthful. We would not another. The ethical code must be the deceive ourselves and so we must not

there were so many which could have been. same for nations as for individuals, and operation he could sequester the funds taken with no risk, whatever. The field deceive others for their interests are our it is the duty of Christians to do their that were required. His threats even ing is looking up. The catching is quite interests, their welfare is our welfare, utmost to encourage international amity went beyond that. However, the extra- good, but more accuracy in direction and We have in these words a far reaching Out here where we are constantly meet! principle which we ought to apply to all ing people of many different nations we ordinary thing is that Marshal, Wa has length are required in returving the ball our conduct. They are the contradiction have a good opportunity, each of us in got the money that he needed. That ho Saturday's game will be replayed after of all selfishness, and selfishness is the small way, of encouraging mutual rehas gone to the front so well equipped-tiffin on Wednesday, with one of the zy root of all sin. All ye are brethren, our Lord said, and when we realise the The Christian aim must be the improve he carried one million dollars with him- players. It should be worth watching by brokers and anyone else who can steal truth of that saying we shall see the meat of all nations at the expense of is recognised as a big achievement. Ita balf-holiday.. Kingdom of God cone with power. The none. If that scems to you absurdly ||

R. ABBIT. Christian teaching that we are alidealistic remember that a thousand years gives him the opportunity to improve the brethren, members one of another, has ago a native of York would regard a feelings of many soldiers whose wages been slowly, very slowly sinking into the native of Winchester as a foreigner. The were in arrears, and with, that the pros consciousness of the world. It took many man of those days put bis own city inpect of any of his divisions selling years before men realised that slavery was the place of honour and had no thought out to the ather side a lessened. Un inconsistent with Christianity Just of the country as a whole. To-day such doubtedly the money to be disbursed and Club received a telegram yesterday g

The secretary of the Hongkong Cricke hundred years ago there was consecrated local patriotism seems incredible, and we the first Bishop of Jamsies, and when he must hasten the time when the so-called, the Marshal's confidence have inspired aing, Shanghai's fall team which will reached his diocese he found that 317,000 patriotism which seeks for the injury of renewed faith in this leader.

travel to Hongkong for the Interport" slaves constituted the bulk of the popula- another nation in order to promote the COMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPTED. match tion and they were owned by 5,500 pro- good of one's own land will be equally

The players coming are:-Capt. Bar- prietors.

Meanwhile communications are serious rett, O'Hara,. Leach, Quayle, Rawsthorne, To-day the island has a popula out of date. The true lover of his own tion of free and happy people, who are land can honour and respect all true lovely interrupted. The censorship has been Barnes, Burr, Gardner, Carr, Ollerdet- enthusiastic Christians. And to come of other lands by their people. We ought tightened, with the result that corres- pearer home it was only within the last all to be anxious as Christians to back pondents are diffident about despatchingen, Clifford, Wilson and Peek.

The Shanghai men are expected on few years that the system of mui tani up the League of Nations, which is trying, messages which may be emasculated and November 10th, and the Singapore teac was abolished by the Government in this in the face of grost difficulties and mud rendered meaningless or unintelligible. is due to the 10th or 11th. The first Inter~- Colony in consequence of the growth of apathy where there ought to be support, The Chinese papers carry practically no a Christian spirit which would no longer to bring the people of the world together news about the war except that which is port will be played on the 14th. tolerate the system with all its inevitable in a real family of nations. The League officially supplied. Discussing the war

ANOTHER TRIAL. is the one practical attempt to give life in public places is, of course, forbidden. Today we see in many countries, into the vision of the poet of The Parlia Mails are delayed. The journey between next, another trial will take place, com

At the Cricket ground on Wednesday eluding this land and our own home land, meat of man. the Federation of the Tientsia and Peking takes from ten to mancing at 1.45. The teams will be:-" a great attempt being made to stir up world," and the whole strength of the thirty hours, and is extremely uncom- class hatred, and to kindle a warfare Christian Church ought to be behind the fortable by reason of the overcrowded A w Rameny, Rev. E K Quick,

T. E. Pearce (capt.), N. Balbatchet hetween different classes of the nation. effort. "Wo ATO members one of trains,

evils,

SOLDIERS.

SHANGHAI'S TEAM FOR INTER PORT MATCH.

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The realisation of our human brotherhood another." My friends I ask you to take IN CONFLICT WITH JAPANESE Powell, H. Owen Hughes, C.Q.M.S is the only effectual natidote to the pro- those words of the text home in your paganda of class hatred which is being minds and think if you are living up to preached to-day. And that realisation the spirit which they expreas. In them is must he not merely a pious sentiment but to be found the key for the solution of come into conflict with Japanese soldiers Mazabal 'Wu's soldiers have apparently a practical rule of life. It is often the most of the world's problems.

selfish actions of those who wish to get And let us remember that the one thing guarding the Peking Makden line, and rich quickly that create social conditions which enables us to realise our fellowship some awkward incidents have occurred, in which class hatred thrives. The Chris- with our brethren is devotion to our Lord repetition of which might lead to setien tian spirit must pervade the business Jesus Christ. As our devotion to Him on the part of Japan" which might be world if our civilization is to continue.

grows we shall be drawn to others as interpreted sa amounting to interven (Continued on dest column.) fellow members of His Body,

tion.

Q.M.8. Jacob, F. N. Young, Rev T. B. Stripp, E. F. Stewart, F. H. Pendered. G. R. More, and Lieut.Comdr. Jotham EA. Webstor, A. C. L. Bowker, B. W

A. E. Wood (capt.), E. F. Lyall, Hamilton, B. D. Evane, E. J. R. Mit chell: F. H. Holdman, Capt. Kést, U. Omar. E. B. Red, Pay-Lieut. Hargreaves and H. G. Wallington.

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