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THE WORLD'S CALL TO. THE CHURCH.
ADVENT ADDRESSES AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
Proaching at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday morning, Advent Sunday, the Bor: F. H. Copley Moyle, took for his subject The Call from Africa." During Advent the same preacher is giving a series of sermons on the subject"" The World's Call to the Church." and these addresses will summarise the report of a commission appointed by the English Church to consider the question of the world's call to the church, as expressed in terms of money and service The Rev. H. Copley Moyle said:
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"The fortnightly price current and mar- ket report of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, dealing with in- ports, states.—
Cotton Piece Goods and Faney Cotton Goods-Since our last report enquiry has broadened and sales of Brosades and Drills for quick delivery and Italians and Venetians for the Autumn trade are re- ported. The market has ruled quieter during the last few days and deliveries have fallen off considerably. The raw material shows a further decline, the latest quotations being those of is inst. Eg. Sakel 14.30d. Mid. Amer, Spos!!
8.730.
14,200 bales! Bargaina: 13,400 bales.
Woollens-Market dull
Raw Cottons.-Nothing doing. Metals Prices slightly easier but mar- ket dull...
Flour Market.-Stocks; About 400,000 Market: Continues bags of all sorts.
American Patent, weak. Quotations! 84.40-4.30 per sack; American Straight, 345-3.70 per sack; American Cut of $3.50-1.50 per sack; Shanghai Flour, 83.30 per sack; Australian No. 1, 33.75- 3.55 per sack; Australian No. 3 and Aus. tralian No. 3, no stack; Canadian Cut off,
3.35-3.45 per sack; Canadian Straight, 1 83353.40 per sack; Canadian Mixture, $3.10-3.30 per sack; Canadian 2nd Clear.
3.00-3.10 per sack
Sundries. Local stocks very low. Sugar.-Market firm.
The subject for our thoughts on these Sunday mornings in Advent is the
Cotton Yarn. In sympathy with the World's. Call to the Church. In case there are any here this morning who did decline in the producing centres, local not hear the Bishop's introductory sex prices have experienced a further drop mon last Sunday, let me say that the of 8 to $3 per bale, and market con tinues quiet. Quotations are purely Missionary Council of the National nominalNo. 10 $140/160: No. 12. Assembly of the Church of England ap 8713/165; No. 168 8160/170: No. 20s. pointed last year five commissions to
8175/180. Arrivals: 900 balcs Ship- bring out, in co-operation with the Miments: ....Sales: Ji....Unsold stock: sionary Societies, a comprehensive state ment of the spiritual needs of the world in terms of money and personal agents. The commissions were to report on Africa, India, the Far East, the Moslem World, and our own people overseas The last of these reports is not yet issued bat,the other four. were issued fast Janu- ary. The object of this course of ser mona is to pass on to an idea of the con. tents of these reports, and I hope there are some here who will get the Reports for themselves and read them. They can be had for 1/- each. The contact of Western civilisation with peoples of other lands is to-day producing gigantie chenges all over the world. Old reli- gions, old customs are being shattered by the impact of new inventions and new thoughts. The world is being brought closer together. Places which a few years ago could only be reached by many months of arduous and dangerous jour deying are now reached in comfort in a few weeks Places which could not re ceive news from England till many months after the event now are in wire, less communication and receive news Archbishop of Cape Town contains the from England in a few seconds. People dioceses of Cape Town, Bloemfontein, who had never seen Europeans are now Damaraland, George, Grahamstown, in daily contact with them. It is absurd Johannesburg, Kimberley, Lebombo, to any leave people to their old cus Natal, Pretoria, Southern Rhodesia, St. toms and beliefs The on rush of John's and Zululand. The Church is or Western civilisation cannot be stopped ganised and self governing but some of and we must resolutely face and solve these dioceses include a territory two the many problems which confront our
or three times the size of England. In generation. This can only be done by East and West Africa there are yet no people who take a broad, just and un-provinces but the area is divided into selfish view, and by people who do not Bishoprics some of them far too big for make the mistake of leaving out Christ one man to oversee. In the industrial when they try to sober these problems centres hundreds of thousands of African For Christ has a message for all men, labourers are brought from their native and for every race. Western civilisation villages to work for a time in the mines owes whatever good in it to Him and and other industries and their return to to pass on the civilisation without the their distant homes with their wages, knowledge of Him is to court disaster, and their new ideas gathered from their Experience has shown that people of contact with the white iman. every race and colour can find in Christ the satisfaction of their soul's need. I firmly believe that the reason why God has given us our great Empire is that we may spread the knowledge of Christments, and especially the British Govern-
as we have it in our church. And that the Empire will only continue if we give ourselves to carry on the purpose of God.
Foreignar and Native.
Saltpetre.-Stocks: 14,000 bags. Mar- ket ruling very steady throughout the fortnight since last circular.
A New Factor,
In Africa to-day a new factor has to be realised; and that is that Govern-
ment, have recognised that the only hope for the sale development of Africa is that the Christian Church should be the greatest constructive influence is that development. The Governor of Kenya Colony last year called a conference be There is a type of person, not uncom-
tween Government and Missions to con-- mon, who regards himself as infinitely sider the best way of developing the superior to what he contemptuously alludes to a native races." He will people of that territory, Two or three months ago there was held in Belgiam tell you that Force is the only thing an International Conference on the Chris- the native understands" and he speaks tian Mission in Africa, Government offi- of "Japa" and "Chinks and pig- gera" I hope no one in this Cathedral cials like Sir Frederick Lugard, Mission- aries, doctors, financiers and professors ever uses those contemptuous terms, and took part. Dutch, Portuguese, Briton that you will always check anyone, y90 and American, natives of Nigeria, Basu bear using them, such people should not toland and Zuhiland, consulted together. be allowed to leave their home country, This shows how wide spread is the feel- or if sent abroad to widen their minds they should be muzzled till they have lag of Africa's need. The Report states Unless a native Christian civilisation learned better. They do infinite harm can be developed there must inevitably to the Christianity of which they are sup-be disaster on the grand scale. Obvious posed to be examples, and to the Em-: ly the chief method at the disposal of pire of which they are such unworthy representatives. They think the Empire was made for them. But Empire is not so much a privilege as a responsibility and we are only justified in having 40 Empire if we are improving the mental, moral, spiritual and material condition of all those who live under our flag.
the Church to build up such an African Christian civilisation is that provided by the Christian school; and there is no shadow of doubt that either the effective Christian education of the African native must be provided by the Church in this generation or else the opportunity for using her most effective weapon will be This morning we are to think of the lost for ever, it depends very largely Call from Africa. The frat thing which on the Anglican Church whether or no strikes one about Africs is its vast size, this Christian education can be given to I was greatly surprised to read in the Africa One thing, and one only can save report that there is room to put the the situation, and that is an immediate whole of Europe, the whole of the United outpouring of life for Africa by the States of America, and India and Chins Church at home. This can only be accom- into Africa and still have room to spare plished by a spiritual, movement in the Yet the population of Africa is very little Church itself so profound as to lead to larger than that of the United States of an unparalleled offering of lives for the America, less than half that of India, and work of the Church overseas and to the not a third that of China. Africa pre-offering of such unprecedented financial sents all the problems which are found in help as will make possible the utilization other parts of the world, racial problems, of these lives by the Church throughout industrial problems, economic problems, the length and breath of Africa.” problems of Government and commerce. meet the needs of Africa, there are need And some of these are likely to assume ed at once 120 men and 50 women and very acute forms in the near future. The an extra £100,000 a year. racial problem is assuming already very serious proportions.
And because so much of this vast con- tinent comes within the British Empire, we have a heavy responsibility for the future of Africa.
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