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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1930.

A NEW UNION CHURCH FOR KOWLOON.

FOUNDATION STONE LAID YESTERDAY BY HON. MR. SOUTHORN.

A PERPETUAL INSPIRATION FOR HAPPINESS

AND WEAL OF MAINLAND.

The cherished hope of many Kowloon residents was fulfilled yesterday afternoon when the foundation stone of the new Church Building and Manse of the Union Church, Jordan Road, Kow- loon, was laid by the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary.

The service of laying the foundation scone was held in a matshed over the spot where the stone was laid. Quite a large gathering of members of the Union Church congregation assembled to take part in the ceremony. Among those present were Rev. J.. Horace Johnston, Rev. Frank Short, Rev. W. W. Rogers, Rev. J. C. Knight Anstey, and members of the Church Committee. presentatives from the Union Church, Hong Kong, in the persons of Messrs. C. C. Hickling, H. Lamb, A. T. Hamilton, J, L. McPherson, were also present, also a large number of ladies, in-. cluding Mrs. Harvey, Mrs Nelson, Mrs. Forsyth, and Mrs. Short.

The Ceremony.

The Rev. W. W. Rogers led the ceremony with a prayer of invoca tion, followed by an address given by the Rev. J. Horace Johnston, who said: We have the joy to-day of seeing our hopes taking shape. This evening's ceremony marks a definite stage in the progressive realisation of our purpose. Our aini is to establish in this part of the Colony a centre of Christian life and influence to build up a Church where Christian folk, of whatever nation or denomination, may find a spiritual home and unite in the service of God and man-to found, in fact, a Union Church, that shall be worthy of the

name.

Re-

To you, Mr. Johnston, who now see the abundant fruition of you" six and a half years of devoted service, and to your colleagues. I offer my best wishes for the strenge.. ful completion of the new church and my earnest hope that it may be a perpetual inspiration for the happiness and well-being of the people of Kowloon.

To the Glory of God."

The Hon. Mr. Southern was then presented with a silver trowel, a gift from Mears. Leigh & Ornage (architects of the Churen Building) With which Mr. Southern assisted in the stone-laying.

Having carefully adjusted the stone on 'ita foundation, Mr. Southorn pronounced the work complete and said: "To the glory of God and in His Service, I do declare this stone well and truly laid."

The Rev. Frank Short then gave

a prayer of dedication, followed by

a hymh. This stone to Thee in faith we lay," by the congregation. The service closed with the Benedic- tion by the Rev. J.-C. Knight Ansley.

The New Church,

The new Church Building, which value and still retain $10,000 or ia expected to be completed by about more, as a very necessary endow the end of the year, stands on an fhent fund. Our numbers are extension of the present site of the small, but our people are large Union Church in Jordan Road, hearted and, already, $4,500 have Kowloon. When completed, it will been received towards this year's accommodate over 300 persons, and 85,000 mark. (Let me take this in addition a Church Manse is be opportunity to announce an ad- ing built. The whole work is be- dition to the above figure. Yestering done by Messrs, Sang Lee, con- day, I received a donation of 8150 tractors, and Messrs. Leigh & Or- 1 from the Hon. Mr. Southorn. We ange are the architects. The new tender him our most grateful Church and Manse are being built thanks for this further mark of at a cost of $80,000. The present his goodwill. It is an encourage small Church will be used as a meat which is greatly appreciated). Church Hall and Sunday School.

In these days of religious un settlement, when habits of Sunday. observance and Church attendance hava beer thrown carelessly aside, the task of building up a Church This lun has been cherished over is one which makes a big demand sinte Kowloon began to attract on the faith and courage of our British residents in any consider Tittle flock. But our work is well able number. As far back as 1902, founded and we know that small services were held in Kowloon beginnings may lead to noble re- British School by the Rev. C. H.

sults. Such is our thought "this. Hickling, then Minister of Union afternoon as we proceed to the lay- Church, Hong Kong, but they were ing of the foundation stone of our 500n discontinued owing to the Church edifice. And we are proud difficulty of finding a suitable hour. t have associated with us in this In 1905, the Church of England was net one whom we have learned to enabled, through the gunerosity of respect very highly, both as a man the late Sir Paul Chater, C.G., and as an Officer of Government. ULD., to obtain a splendid site We welcome very sincerely the as and erect a Church in Kowloon,sistance, to-day of the Hon. Mr. The services were simple and W. T. Scuthorn, C. M. G., because evangelical and members of all we believe that he is in sympathy denominations were made welcome. with our aims, partly on account Thus the need for a second Union of his own connection with a non- Church on this side of the harbour.conformist Church, and partly on. did not become neute until about account of his connection with the 20 years after Mr. Hickling's early Government of the Colony, for experiment. Then the Rev. J. Kirk within these walls now rising, men Maconachie, his successor, initiated will be taught in the a fresh effort, and Sir Paul Chater Christ those exalted ideals of life came forward again with an offer and sound principles of conduct to defray the cost of a Church, if which conduce to worthiest citizen. the Government would provide a

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great honour to me to be invited to lay the foundation stone of the new Union Church ia Kowloon. I have, as you know, a great faith in the future of Kowloon, ‹ and though I do not expect it to oust In the meantime inquiries were

Victoria from its place as the buri. made at home in England for a

ness centre of the Colony, I do ex- HOP in NATHAN HOAD. Excellent suitable minister, and the present

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[9249 and was welcomed to the Colony by building a habitation worthy of ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. on November 23, 1923. Services were begun in the Central British its high purpose, and I am glad to School (by kind permission cf be thus associated in your work. Government) on the first Sunday in January, 1991. Not long after wards, a provisional agreement was reached with the Government. "On the one hand, permission was given for the erection of our present place whose liberality knew no bounds of of worship, as a temporary struc- race or creed, and to the wise cau ture, and it was opened on Septem- tion of those who have managed ber 19, 1924, by Lady Severn, ac- your affairs, you have every pros- companied by Sir Claud Severn, pect of opening your new church who was Colonial Secretary at that not only free from debt but with a time. On the other hand, reservation substantial endowment to assist in was made of a large site beyond the its support. I wish you every suc Kowloon Hospital in Ma Tau Wei, cess in the raising of those addi for a permanent Church.

tional funds to which Mr. John- ston has referred

I congratulate you on the care with which you have husbanded your financial resources. Thanks to the generosity of that large. Sir Paul Chater, hearted man,

When the period for the reserva. tion expired, it was unanimously I thank you, Mr. Johnston, for. agreed that the site in Ma-Tau Wei your kindly reference to myself was too remote from the present It does give me special pleasure to congregation to justify the erection assist in the erection of a Union

of a Church there. Accordingly Church. I am a firm believer in that spacious site was surrendered Unity and have always felt that in exchange for a strip of land in the disunion of the Christian Chur- Jordan Road, which will just suffice ches is one of the greatest stumbl- for the buildings we require. The ing blocks to the universal accept- Hon, Sir Paul Chater died on May ance of the basic principles of the 27, 1928 (four years ago to-day) and Christian Faith. I, therefore, pay yet he reposed such confidence in high tribute to those who, sinking. Mr. Maconachie and the success of those minor differences of outward the issue, that he passed over the form, were inspired to raise in this princely gift of 8100,000, while the Colony undenominational churches negotiations were still at an early dedicated to the teaching in their stage and the prospect of his see simplest forms of what you have ing the completed work was already so well expresed as "those exalted growing, dim.

ideais of life and sound principles of conduct which conduce to worthiert citizenship."

An Endowment Fund. The cost of our present Ittle Kirk was met out of the interest on the To such work this new Union- capital sum. And there has further Church is dedicated and I take this. accrued, during the past six years, opportunity of expressing the uni- a considerable amount from the versal regret that you should have same source. This has encouraged been deprived, by the lamented the congregation to make an effort death of the Rev. F. C. Young, of to save part of the capital naan the assistance of one who woul.! endowment fund, So, in June last have been a tower of strength to 33YE98195442559yakདག་ལ་ག་ནི་ the building scheme, it was recrutable wisdom of Providence, in solved at the same time to open the prime of life, Mr. Young, in Church and Manse Building and his short career in this Colony, had furnishing fund, whereby it is already won for himself a high hoped to raise: 810,000 within two place in the esteem of the people years. This, when added to the ae and had given promise not only of cumulated interest, will enable us preserving, but of raising still to place on this site a group of higher the beneficent influence of buildings approximating 8100,000 the Union Churches.

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