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WORK OF THE V.DM A.

GROWTH OF DIOCESAN CONSCIOUS- NESS IN S. CHINA.

DEVELOPMENT OF MISSIONARY ENDEAVOUR.

Hla Lordship, the Bishop of Vie, toria, presided at the annual moot ing of the Victoria Dioccann and, Missionary Association, held at the Cathedral Hall last nights In opening the proceedings he said:

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N. Watkina, ox officio), Mrs. F. E. E. Booker (Group Secretary). Mr' E. 8. Cunningham.

Chinese Church Group: Miss A. F. Kwok (Group Secretary), Lee Kau Yan, Dr. Chau Cheung, Mr. Woo You Tung.-

CORRESPONDENCE.

All letters intended for publi ention must be accompanied by the same and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so" detired, but an evidence of quod sajth -ED.]

الحب

CHEERO CLUB AND THE CITY HALL.

(TO THE EDITOR, OF THE "MONG 'KONO

DAILY, FRISS.") #

to Sin, With reference Mr. Cassidy's speech at the recont Meeting of the Cheero Club, I de- Bersire to tabe in fairness to the Wai Government that it was the City Hall committee, consisting of a half dozen private individuals, and not the Government, which would not take she responsibility for that Club remaining in the City Hall, in con- sequence of certain warnings of risks received from the Government Fire "Authority.-Yours, nic

J. J. PÄTERSON, Hongkong, March 4.

VALUE OF THE ASSOCIATION

The Rev. C. 8. Blanchett,. In his specch Ou the value of the V.D.M.A. in the Line of the Diocesa," anid in part ten

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NO RADIO LICENSE.

BED-RIDDEN OWNER FINED.

The summons against Mr. Y Kurakami of 28, Kennedy Road. week, was concluded at Central which was adjourned from last

Magistrney yesterday whon Cha defendant was fined 80 for keepinr a radto set without a license,

In presiding for the Inap time në an annual meeting of this associa tion, I want to express thankful- nese for what has been done in the past, and to ask you to stand by the association in the days to come.

I make no extravagant claims for Looking back over the past de the V.D.M.A., but I think I can cade of Church life in South China fairly claim that it has tended to one notices the growth and down- keep alive a diocesan sones in a lopment of an educated Diocesan diocese where this is by no means consciousness which hardly existed easy, and that it has been a real before. This spiritual growth has link between supporters of this taken place simultaneously with dioceso in England and supporters the organisation of the V.DIA. and out hore. Moreover it had to its it is safe to say that this Associa credit much useful work it has tion has provided the propaganda had an educational valuo. The for this Diocessan

Outpost" and the "Outpost Tributa, must be paid to the Found Supplement have tended to focus er of the Association. It was the interest on various diocesan activ act of a masterbuilder in the ties and problems:

Church of God to sne, and to take The half yearly "At Homes" in the situation, and to see the have find the same effect, and the materials which had been prepared Chinese Exhibition held last au by his predecessors in the forma tumn, while its range reached be. tion of this Association on the day yend diocesan work, did this on a of his consecration as Bishop. That larger scale. Further, the V.D.M.A. was an opportune gesture which has called forth much willing work came at the right moment, and ap cur hospitals have been materially pealed to a wide and influential helped by the V.D.M.A. hospital sirole of people. The value of any supplies working party, and the association of Christian people de. V.D.A, stall at the Overseas sale ponds on the service it renders to in England each autumn would the Church of God. The purpose have suffered badly had thore besp and aims of the Association as no V.D.A. Sales' Secretary here to stated very simply in The Ont-heavy fine: He also pointed out:

that because sat was not. workable attend to its interests, and Christ,post" and on the Card of member no license need be taken on it was mas would have been less chcery ship, bring the members into prac

Ar the previous hearing, a re- Presentative of the defendant ap- peared and staled that a licence had been obtained half an hour before Mr. Key but yesterday, the defend A visit to the premises was made by,

ant entered a plea of guilty."

Mr. B. W. Hamilton, Postmaster General, who prosecuted, said that as the owner of the set was bor ridden, he did not apply for the confiscation.. of the set, but as the prosecution had been given con siderable trouble, he asked for a

for many had there been no secre- tical fellowship with the Chungnot a good defence.

Ewa Sheng Kung Hui in China. tary organising Christmans gifts.

to

Then there has been direct giving The increase of fellowship between the Diocese drough th the two Christian communities dur V.D.MA. latterly Buch giving har ing the past ten years has been due been chiefly through the Goodwill largely to the atmosphere created. and Freewill Offering Schemes. If, by the V.D.M.A. No human sar in the coming days.. support from.ice can be greater than that: the the Home Church is lessened, I bringing together of Chinese aurd hope you will only the more rego English people in true friendship. lutely stand by the VDM.A. and fellowship in Christ. I any, in which exist as an auxiliarly to Christ, because apart from Rim it help forward the work in this saying that the V.D.M.A. has done is impossible. If I am, right, in diocese where help may be needed, that, or contributed to that deve

most,

Leper Hospital in Pakhoi.

I have often heard it said that people on the spot do not believe; in mission My experience has been that when they have really 300nissionary work, people do believe in it. and are ready to sup port it. One recollection at any rate I shall always hold as most sacred in connection with my work here is that of my visits from time tor time to our leper hospital in Pakhoi, and the heartening welcome I always receive from the men, wo men, and children there, and of the réat privilege that has been mine in laying my hands in confirmation on the heads of many of them. It

Blanchott, who for moro

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lopment in the life of this Diocese, then it will be difficult to over asti mats its value in the life of the

Church.

Missionary Work,

of the

The missionary " work Church of England in this Diocese," in the past, has been done by two Societies: CMS. and the Bible Churchmon's Missionary Society. .M.S. officially occupied Hong Kong in 1882 (70 years ago) and har

continued its work until now. Tu the last annual report of the So eiety, the amount spent on this Diocese is £8.480. (If the Hong Kong dollar had been at 2/. the sum would have been £8,546.) Thenu

is werk like this that you in the amounts do not include the very V.D.M.A. help to support, Mr. large sums which are raised by the thirly years has worked in this Missionaries. year by year from diocese, will be able to tell you nor do they include the money spent local sources within the Diocese, more of the work when he addresses vou, It, # An encouragement to the self-supporting, and partly know that the V.D.M.A. has now self-supporting, Chinese congrega

tions. la momberahin of three hundred and elevan, of whom seventy two joined

last year.

I always feel that the test of a man's work is what endures after he has gone, so once again I ask you to stand by the V.D.M.A. with all your power, and especially dur ing this transition period, and I thank you for all that you have done in the daya paal,

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"The work of the C:M.S. has been" carried on during these 70 years on Diocesan lines. The mission aries have built up the Diocese. No workers in this mission field have been more loyal to Diocesan ideals than C.M.S. missionarice. In the 5th number of the "Outpost Sup- plement" February 1928, & brief outline of the history of the ex: Now I will call upon the Rev. pansion of the Diocese is given, and Blanchett, secretary of the it is necessary to recall the steps CMS South Chinn Mission; to by which the Diocesan ideal was speak on the value of the V.D.M... realised.

in the life of the Diocese.

Election of Omcers.

Side by side with this Diocesan growth in the Chinese Church, thora has been considerable Diocesan growth in the English Church in After the opening prayer, oon the Diocese, The Cathedral Chap- ducted by the Dean and after the lains and other Church of England. Report and Statement of Accounts clergy have all co-operated with for the past year had been approv- the missionary clergy in building ed and the Budget for 1932 duly up the Diocese. Mr. Cobbold, Mr. Tased, the election of officers took, Johnson, and Mr. Moyle all held place and resulted as follows:- Chairman: The Deanzones Vice Chairman: Mr. P. 8. Can sidy.

Hon. Treasurer: Mr. P. E.

Barker.

Han. Becretaries: Mrs. Hills, Rev. W. W. Rogers, Rev. N. V. Halward.

Sec. for Hospital Supplies: Mrs W. B. Finnigan.

Soc, for V.D.A. London Sales: Mr. M. H. Roffey.

Eno, for Xmas Gifts: Fund: Mrs. T. H. King,

Outports Secretary: Mrs. Stark, Auditor: Thomson and Co.

certain Diocesan ideala which they were unable to realino. But we arch nearer to those ideals to-day than evor before, and the V.D;M.A, has made a large contribution to their attainment. The last word has not been spoken on this subject and it is quite clear that some of our chorished ideals must be left to the next generation" to accomplish.

"Prayer Milanal.”

of I

In conclusion I will refer-to-the- value of the Prayer Manual which has been prepared and issued by the Bishop to help us in our in tercessions for every branch The Committee.

Church work in the Diocese. know of no book which gives a more Cathedral Group: (The Dean, complete and comprehensive vien or officio), Misa E. M. Gray (group than this weekly cycle of prayer, Rocrotary), Mra L., B. Hólmas, kiri. witch his et grekt need in the JB Wood and Mr. J. H. Sutcliff prayer life of this Diocese. We B. Andrew's Group (The Ray, shall remember Bishop Duppur WW Rogers, ex officlo), Mrs. R. when we use this book and pray Baldwin (Group Secretary), Mr. for the Association which owes so O. Rayen,

much to his përsonality and gitti St. Peter' Group: (The Rev Lof organisation.

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