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HOSPİTAL SUNDAY.

MODERN CHRISTIAN TEACHING AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.

NO CONFLICT OF IDEAS.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22nd, 1928.

Some who are engaged in the Service of Health hold themselves aloof from the worship of the

UNION CHURCH.

Church, because any believe that REV. F. C. YOUNG'S FIRST

her teaching About sickness and disease is unsound.

Here again "the Church in the past has certainly been to blame, and once more we humbly admit it regret it. A great deal of nonsense

THE DEAN'S EXPOSITION AT ST. JOHN'S used to be talked about sickness

CATHEDRAL.

Yesterday was kept in the Protestant Churches of the Colony' as Haspital Sunday and a special appeal was made for the attend. ance, whenever possible, of the members of the medical profes sion..

Preaching at St. John's Cathedral at the morning service the Very Reverend the Dean of Hong Kong (the Rev. A, Swann)' gave a clear and able exposition of the attitude of the Church towards service in general and medicine in particular. Frankly admitting the errors and bigotrics of the past, the preacher claimed that the present attitude of the Church was one of entire sympathy with modern research, and indeed, sciener had revealed a mych truer conception of God and of Christ than had been held in the past.

The collections at the Cathedral amounted to $237.69 which is nearly 930 more than at last year's Hospital Sunday,

The Dean of Hong Kong said:- We are glad to have the op- portunity provided by this "Hos- pital Sunday to express what we consider should be the attitude of the Christian Charch towards all who are engaged in the work of restoring, preserving or increasing the health of mankind, and to try

Medical Profession is concerned with the health of human bodies and minds, the Church is dealing with the elusive element called the soul: with the result that men and women of good will, to whom the needs of body and mind, are obvious and urgent, while those of the soul are somewhat vagine, turn their atten-

*SERMON.

"THE WILL TO HEALTH.".

The Rev. F. C. Young preached his first sermon at Union Church on Sunday morning in the presence and the Will of God. For long of a large congregation. years disease was.' regarded as Taking as his subject. "The Will God's punishment for wrong doing; to Health and basing his sermon the incident at the Pool of men spoke of the chastening and on correcting hand of God in such a Bethesda, particularly the words, way as to lend them to au attitude Rise, take up thy bed and walk," of passive submission in illness. the preacher commented on the "God has sent you this sickness, wide use at the present day of the you must humbly submit to His netaphors of the sick room in de "will" Such statements ns this scriptions of modern civilisation! were caused by the holding of aand the state of society. From totally unchristian idea of God. America came a book called "The Malady of Europe" and an article in a well-knows magazine, referred to the malady of America..

do not believe that God ever ende sickness or disease. There is not a shadow of ground for such a view in the Gospels' record of Jesus Christ. On no occasion is He re ported to have met a sick man with any words but those of hope and encouragement to overcome his sick ness.

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The Church, they were told, was a dying institution and no sane man could deny that there were defects in every institution, but it was necessary to remind oneself forcibly that "Disease is not the Wrong Ideas Of Ged.

whole truth." The majority of the" In primitive days God WAS

race were healthy. The British En- thought of as a God of vengeance, pire, though reported as dying for is the last hundred years, waa not who rented His wrath on children and punished them by send-dead yet, and the Church still had ing plagues of various kinds. The an amazing degree of vitality.

A Will To Health. Old Testament is full of this primi-

firmer

We often do not cultivate what ideas of Him grew slightly higher Jesus always created-a "Will to it was thought that Love was His Health." The man of to-day ask motive in there visitations, that the church," what can you give me. Ee still sent illness and catas for a sane and healthy daily life, as a loving cor- what tonie that will give my life trophies but now rection. That idea has unfortu|a, value and a meaning, what nately lasted right up to the pre strength for duty, what sent day. In fact, if you were to faith, what truth" This church, to open the Prayer Book in front or any other, is not dead, but of you at the order for the Visita-living.

What had Jesus to say of the tion of the Sick you would find this false conception running right mood of self-despising? In the through the Service.

words of the man by the Pool of Bethesda one could discern the self- despising and self-pitying excuse.

to show how intimately all such tion away from what ther mistaken-tive and faulty belief. Later, when work is connected with the life of le regard as the Church's work, the Christian Church, which itself and towards something which they depends for its origin and sustain-call practical This erroneous ing power on the Author and Giver, attitude has arisen partly, we must of all Health, I hope also to dispose admit, through the Church's failure of some of the misunderstandings, in the past to welcome new know which are too common to day, con-ledge given to the world by Science, and through a tendency to neglect cerning this relationship,

But at the outset I want to assure the body while concentrating atten. all these engaged in any depart-tion on the Soul. The attitude of ment of the work of preventing or the majority of the Church's leaders healing discase that the Christian and of its rank and fils during the Church most gladly acknowledges last century was certainly regret- their great contribution to the hap table. We humbly admit it. But we are thankful that better counsels piness and well-being of men, and believes quite certainly that they now prevail. aro concerned in a work which is entirely in accordance with the Will of God.

The Church A Great Family.

However, this does not altogether account for the mistake. We have We remember the years of steady allowed men to hold an inadequate training, which have been neces-view of the ideal of the Church sary to equip men and women for their work, often involving very considerable sacrifice on the part

Thirty-eight years have I laid here waiting, and when I step down someone is before me.".." I never get a chance." "Get up, lift your met, and WALK," said Jesus.. Not in the pool, but in the strong soul of Jesus he found the echo 'to his deepest want.

It is to Science that we owe our present release from this untruth about God. In the Revised Prayer The Book you will not find it. causos of the majority, of human diseases are now known and we see that, for the most part, they are the result of our own mistakes, either individually or corporately We are reaping what we ourselves or Society as a whole have sown. Our debt to Science for showing The true ideal of the Church is that this is very great, and not least

The primary thing in any anti- of a great Family, topposed of men because it makes it possible for different and individual contribution, guided days, to believe intelligently sought to call forth the Will to and women, each of whom has aus, as it never was in the old mis cipated cure was the Will of the patient to be cured. The doctor Health, and Jesus had the same Love as revealed by Jesus Christ is method. What is religion for but the Cross. He is not a God who with it health itself. It gives a sends His children sickness, but one sound mind in a sound body; more, Who Himself suffers with them and

a healthy spirit" in a healthy body. gives them, if they will, power to overcome.

The Medical Profession is an

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Net Auto-Suggestion,

of their parents or themselves. We to make to the well-being of all. in a God of Love. The God of thank God for the skillful diagnosis, But a family in which ench is the quickness of thought the prompt action, and deftness of animated by a common Spirit and most perfectly shown by Him upon to give us the will to hesith, and.

strengthened for his or her life's "touch, which have saved countless work by a common Power. The lives. We recognise with admira work of the Medical Profession, I tion a wealth of cheerful endurance use the term in its widest sense, of weariness and strain, both phy should be thought of as the invalu, sical and nervous, nights of broken able contribution of those engaged rest, long hours in the heat of the in it to the well-being of the whole operating theatre, the strain of Family of God, and all so engaged exercising patience and self-control should look to the divine Head of in difficult and trying circumstances that Family, namely, Jesus Christ, We see in these things marks of for direction and strength for their the presence and the Spirit of our beloved master, and we are grateful splendid work. for this exhibition of His character. We are glad to acknowledge the hours of keen, thorough, and pains taking work spent in research, a Jesus Christ clearly showed the work which has set the Science world, by His life on Earth, that of Health, with all ite benefits, God is keenly interested in the striding ahead in the last few health of the whole man. Health decades. Our debta to Chemistry in the case of a human being, is and Physics, Anatomy and Phy- auch nrger thing than the health to of an animal. It is convenient, siology, to Psychology and Bacteriology is very great. We are though not always very satisfactory, glad to acknowledge it. We, in this to think of a man as composed of These Colony, have need especially to be Body, Mind and Spirit. grateful to this latter Science for three departments of his life are having made uur Island so com- obvious to any observer, but they are so intimately connected that it paratively healthy in so short a

is impossible to say where one

time.

Laws Of Healthy Living.

essential part of the Church, not. something separate and distinct.

such a statement is quite untrue.

Mind And The Body.

If we place our confidence in Him, there are no difficulties that if a clergyman or any friend were auto-suggestion; this is no psycho- Any doctor may well be indignant will bear us down. This is not to come and tell his patient that legical dodge for persuading our- he must submit to his illness as

selves; it is because we have made the will of God, because, apart from being the worst possible suggestion, because we have discovered a per- contact with a living personality. On the other hand he may welcome sonal faith,

The task of every minister of re- one who comes to his patient bring ligion to-day, who really wants to ing hope and encouragement. We do his job is the task of every now know enough of the power of Christian soul who really wants to the mind over the body, to make he like Christ. I want to show you us take real trouble, in our treat

that in the personality of Jesus ment of physical ills, about the Christ you will find all you can mental "outlook of the patient. We

ever want or hope for, and if I try to make his room cheerful; we

do that, shall have done my job." fill it, if possible with bright flowers: we do all we can to produce a hopeful mental atmosphere, and to remove worry and anxiety. And it is here that the wise phys gician or nurse pays attention to the whole man. There is no more begins and finother ends. No one powerful destroyer of mental peace department is ever active without and hopefulness than Spiritual sick- the other two in some way in-neys. fluencing the activity.

We remembered with gratitude the many discoveries which have reveal ed the Laws of Healthy living,

Chris The Greatest Physician. which men, are wise to respect and obey. Through these discoveries we Now Christ's work on earth, both have learnt the need of maintaining in His thirty years of physical life sunlight and fresh air, pure water in Syria, and also for ever in and clean food supplice, and wo Spirit in His Church, is that of hope to see the rapid spread of giving Health to men, that is what this knowledge, so that everywhere the much maligned word." Salva- there may be an increase of healthy tion means. I came," he said, conditions for human life.

that they might have life, and The benefits conferred upon man have it more abundantly." It is kind by all the many departments the Divine Intention that the whole of the Science of Health are so man shall be healthy. Man be- numerous that we might go on comes what he is intended to be numerating them for a much longer when he is truly healthy in Spirit, time than is now at my disposal. Mind and Body, and when all these It must be sufficient to include them are acting in harmony. all in our gratitude, and to thank God for the evidences, which they provide of the activity of His Spirit of Wisdom and Love.

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T. E. E. Murray, Chartered Bank, (2) C. A. Roberts, National Bank of India, (3) W. H. Jackson, Mer- cantile Bank of India. Time, 33

secs.

London Banks' Invitation Four Lengths Handicap Tear Race:- (1) Standard Bank of South Africa, (2) Barclays Bank, (3) Lloyds Bank, Time, 1 min. 54 seca.

Eastern Banks' 88 Yards Cham-

pionship: (1) Mercantile Bank of India, (2) Hong Kong and Shang,

NEW ZEALAND.

GROWTH OF MOTOR TRANSPORT.

Mr. E. 5.

Williams, New Zealand Minister of Public Wokra, in his annual statement in Par-. liament, said that the works now

being undertaken must prove bene-" ficial in the development of the

the divine command to love our

The seventeenth annual swimming neighbour; but. God certainly can make use even of War for the entertainment of the Eastern Banks development of character and the was held at the Lambeth Baths, training of mes. In countless ways Kennington Road, S.E.11, on Sep- God is constantly bringing good tember 251b, and passed off with An uneasy conscience is a out of evil. This is abundantly true

hai Bank, (3) National Bank of country's natural resources. The doctor's serious enemy. It upsets of illness When we break the customary auccess, on which the India. Time, 53 3-6 Bocs..

extension of the hydro-electric the balance of the whole man, Divine laws of health, either in officials, including the hon. Bec,

Veterans' One Length Handicap: services to primary producers and the improvement in rail and road nothing so effectively ruins a quiet dividually or in society, and either and confident hopefulness. Where consciously or in ignorance, we Mr. D. MacDougall, N.B.I., as well (1) V. J. Wells, Chartered Bank,

of India; (3) A. Cross, National During the year 118 miles of rail- patient will allow a priest to bring upon ourselves the results of as the contestants, have to be con- (2) J. F. Seaton, Mercantile Bank access tended to increase exports. him to a fundamental peace of our mistakes. And how else should

way had been completed and trans- mind, between them they have been we learn. When illness comes,

The proceedings were Bank of India. Time, 40 3-5 secs.

ferred to the Railways Department. able to assist the doctor greatly in God, who never loses an opportu enlivened with an excellent pro- 220 Yards London Banks'" A.S.A.

Mr. Williams anticipated that nity to teach His children, if they gramme of music, discoursed by the Championship:-(1) A G Watts, the expenditure during the cur his healing work

Co-operation Between Priest And." are prepared to learn, takes this

Physician.

chance of help them, co in St. Dunstan's Dance Orchestra, Midland Bank, (2) A. Findlay, rent year would be 5084,000

Midland Bank, (3) T. W. Me- railway construction and £1,200,000, Chesny, Midland Bank., Time, 2 on the hydro-electric works, the There may well be happy and knowledge of His Will, and in composed of blinded ex-service men,

any strength and depth of character. A. C. Dona, of the Mercantile min. 42 3-5 Becs.

latter providing for the completion useful co-operation between

To sum up, I have tried to show Bank of India, broke the record of

One Length Back Stroke (1) A. ot the Arapuai installation. The doctor who desires the best for his

that the Christian Church gladly the 88 yards championship in 55 3-5 G. Donn, Mercantile Bank of new Waitaki electric development patient, and any minister who has recognises the work of preventing sets, the Mercantile Bank team also India, (2) W. D. Johnson, Charter in South Island was expected to be the true idea of God and of illness,

I am anxious that it shall be and healing disease as a part of winning the Eastern Banks teared Bank, (3) H. L. Snook, Mer-completed within three years. In It should be clear, therefore, clearly understood that responsible the operation of the Divine Spirit race championship in 1 min. 49 seca cantile Bank of India Time, 32 view of the increasing prosperity, he was confident that the unemploy- that all who are in any way work. leaders of the Church do not be among men, which is the work of This Bank is very fortunate in hav-sees.

Ladies' Four Lengths Handicaped would be absorbed during the ing to increase the true healthiness lieve that disease is ever the will producing and maintaining the truc ing in their team of this year such of the whole or any part of man's of God, but that it is an evil which health of every part of human redoubtables as Doan and Shirreff, Team Race:-(1) Hong Kong and coming summer without heavy ex-.

nature. And I have attempted to who received congratulations on all Shanghai Bank, (2) C. B. L. Time, penditure on relief works. nature are carrying in the work, God desires us to help Him to over-

set before you a true conception of sides for their achievements during 3 mins. 38 secs.

He emphasized the necessity for of Christ, and can look to Him for come,

Eastern Banks Half-Mile Cham-caution in the development of I now turn to consider the re-inspiration and guidance in their There may be some here, how the nature and purposes of God so the evening's entertainment.

ever, who either in themselves or that you may help us to spread true

The following were the principal pionship:(1) Mercantile Bank of motor transport. New Zealand had lationship between the Medical Pro work.

India (A, G. Donn, time 14 mins one commercial motor vehicle to results:- We see, fession and the Christian Church,

with great pleasure, in other people have seen wonderful ideas amout health and disease.

spiritual results produced by sick- In conclusion, I would remind you

Diving (three plain standing 33 3-5 secs.), (2) Mercantile Bank every 62 of its population, the and to dispose if possible of two many engaged in medical and nurs common misconceptions concerning ing work here with us this morn.

ness, and may be wonderful how that the organised life of the Church

mins, 2 secs.); (3) Hong Kong and States. Between 1914 and 1927 the their relationship.

ing, and we earnestly hope that this can be so if illness is always with its Sacraments and Services, dives)(1) A. D. Ogilvy, (2) H. of India (J. B. Shirreff, time 15 highest ratio next to the United spent £108,000,000 on One Length Ladies' Handicap Shanghai Bank (W. A. Grandage, Dominion

roads, motor tires, spares, and First, let us be clear that the after this Service they will go back contrary to the Will of God. That has been built up for the express H. Parlett, (3) W. A. Winslow. Church and the Medical Profession to their good work with a fuller this is so no one who has had even purpose of helping men and women

to get into touch with and to main (44 yds.):-(1) Miss P. Heley, (2) time 15 mins. 25 secs.).

The Eastern Banks' Champion petrol. It was questionable whe- are not two organisations, separate consciousness of their fellowship a little experience of attending the

ship Cup was won by the Mercantila ther the country was not paying too and in water-tight compartments, with Christ, and with more readi-sick will deny. But the answer is tain contact with the source of all Miss E. Iach, (3) Miss M. Macin-

Eastern Banks Team Race:-(1) Bank of India, with 10 points, highly for the convenience of long- each having functions, which, ness to seek from Him strength really quite simple. God does not health and wholeness. And I would tosh. Time, 53 3-5 secs.

xion especially that the God whom are distinct the one from the other. difficulty of that work. This notion is often held with the There is a second source of mis Will of God, men cause it by their you serve is ready and anxious at Kong and Shanghai Bank, (3) Shanghai Bank with 13 points, the ways were still necessary for deve

tional Bank of India with

beavy goods.it unfortunate results. It is quite understanding which I want to re- refusal to love in accordance with all times to give you the strength National Bank of India, (4) C.B.I. Chartered Bank with 11, and Na-lopment and for the carriage of

(Continued on next Column). "which you need for your work. falsely supposed that, while the move, if I can.

The Church And Medicine."

though parallel and complementary, with which to meet the strain and cause sickness or disease, but He assure you of the Medical Profed Mercantile Bank of India, (2) Hong followed by the Hong Kong and I distance motor transport. The rail-

certainly uses it. War is not the

Time, 1 min. 49 sec.