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To.day.

(February 4.)

Queen's Theatre: Golden Calf” World Theatre: "Hung Lin Tai". Part 10 (Chinese picture),

Star Theatre: Merry Widow.” | Annual Meeting of Humphreys Fatate & Finance Co., H.K. Hotel, 11.30a.m.

European Mail:-Outward Europe via Siberia (Courageous),

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Wednesday.

(February 26.) Queen's Theatre: "Golden Calf." World Theatre: "Hung Lin Tai” Part 16 (Chinese picture).

Star Theatre: "Merry Widow,"

Thursday.

(February 96.) Queen's Theatre: " Black Mail," World Theatre: "Hung Lin Tsi” part 10. (Chinese picture),

Star Theatre: Ben Hur, Hong Kong Horticultura! So ciety, Anaual Flower Show, City Itall, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Annual Meeting, Ladies Itecrea- tion Club, Heléna May. Institute,

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Legislative Council Meetong. Ten Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dances: Poninsula and H.K. Hotels; 8.20 p.m.

European Mail-Inward: Europe tie Buez (Rawalpindi)..

Lawn Tennis-Open Singles: Paul Kong e. J. W. Leonard; Open Doubles: S. A. and H. D. Rurnjan E. and F. R. Zimmern, G. W. A. Tufton and Major J. O. P. Tosh's W. C. Hung and Chia Chun Chiu, D. W. Doage and W. N. Petch A. D. Humphreys, and H. Owen Hughes

European Mail-Inward: Europe ria Siberia (Tokuva Maru).

Friday. (February 27).

Queen's Tavatre: Black Mall World Theatre "Hung Lin Tai" Part 16 (Chinees picture).

Star Theatre:"Ben Hur." Ordinary Ceneral Meeting, Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., Jardine's Board Room, 12 noon.

British Economic Mission Din- nor, Peninsula Hotel, 7.45 p.m.

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MAHOMET OR CHRIST.

DEAN'S WARNING TO INDIFFERENT CHRISTIANS.

"WHEN THE SCIMITAR CUT DOWN

THE CROSS."

At St. John's Cathedral on Sunday morning, the Dean (tho Boy, A. A. Swans) preached, the first of a special-course of Len- tern sermons, his sibjoet being "Mahomet or Christ."

Lent in Hong Kong. The Preacher sniði-

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This leads me to our Special Sub- This is the first Sunday in Lent, jest for this morning. The rise of the fast" of the Spring, the time Islam in the sixth and seventh of growth. What is it going to centuries was made possible by the mean to ust In an English parish, weakness of the Christian Church where the tradition is good, there in certain areRs. would be a large number of Comunquestionably a man of rent con- municants at the early Celebration viction, especially in his early of Holy Communion last Wednesdays. By means of the form of character which he possessed and day, Ash Wednesday morning by the power of the conviction Very probably that would be the which possessed him he gathered beginning of a Qulet Day, the his followers and shared bis inc Soon after womenfolk would come in the morn his death Islam spread with great

spiration, with them. ing, the men in the evening, some rapidity and power, and where the would stay in or about the Church Cross was not very secure in the all day profiting by the addresses, Scimitar cut it down and raised hearts of Christ's followers the

the Crescent in its place. So that reading, meditating and praying.

In any case, whether there was in Damascus and Constantinople a. Quiet day in progress or not, a you can see to-day great Christian considerable proportion of the Com- Churches converted into Moslem municants of the place would make Mosques, and great Christian texts their Communion, and a good con- look down from the walls on | gregation_would gather in the multitudes of worshippers who vio- evening. There would be an evident Jently repudiate them. The North desire to do something about Lent, of Africa, once one of the glories and to begin it properly in jof. Christendom, was soon stamped Church

into the Mohammedan mould; 'Asia

Last Wednesday was bitter Minor, the scene of St. Paul's great disappointment to me, it was as work and triumphs, succumbed to unlike Ash Wednesday in a live the wild enthusiasm of advancing parish at home as anything could Isten. Persia, India, the Balkans, be. Especially we missed those who Syrin. Turkey, Mesopotamia and we might have expected would be Anlasa, all experienced the power beginning Lent rightly, and setting of this religion, until you have now 150,000,000 followers of the an example to others.

Prophet. The advance of Islam is one of the 'world's most potent warnings to the Christian Church against infidelity and apathy.

We are beginning two courses of addresses to-day. We shall try to make the subjects dealt with really useful. But believe me, listening

I do not mean to say that wher to addresses does not constitute a ever Islam is now found it estab well spent Lent. A well spent Lent lished itself by conquering Chris one which gets us nearer to God tendom. That is not so. But there in beart and mind and nearer to

are enough areas where this did our fellowmen, and which is a happen to give us Christians cause time for concerted attack upon self- of real humility. Where loyalty to indulgence, and for the corporate Christ was half-hearted it was no

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Saturday,

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Mahomet's Power.

It obviously impossible for me! The pull away from the Church's to do justice to a religion which Servies in this Colony is de claims the allegiance of 150,000,000 sperately strong. Very well in people, in the time at my disposal Lent real determination is needed this morning. Such numbers are to discipline ourselves so that we not disciples of Mohanmed unless put first things first. We church his teaching appeals to them with people are failing our Master if great power and no summary of we are not setting an example worth mine could be a fait representation of that teaching. Yet there are following. I am convinced that in Lent that example ought to be shown points of similarity between it and mainly in determined Churchdradent Christianity, and points going. Of course, there is much of contrast, with the genuine article. more in it than this, but this will that may be useful in helping us be the outward and visible sign of to value and pursue the latter. the inward, and spiritual grace. (9) (Continued on Page 4.)

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