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TSANG FOO VILLAS

MURDERS.

"GOVERNMENT GRANT TO

SURVIVORS.

COMPENSATION TO MR

BREWER.

At to-day's anesting of the Fin ance Committee, HE the Governor will present for the, consideration of the members the following items of supplomontary expendituro!-- Hong Kong Water Works, . North Point Balance Tank. To complete the work

$6,730 It was not possible to complete the work fast year as anticipated. A voto equal to the unsport balance in 1931 is therefors requested to meet the final accounts. Education: Repairs to St.

Paul's College

..... 83,000 Provision made in Estimates: $1,000.

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BEAUTY IN CHURCH AND SERVICE.

`INTERESTING DISCUSSION AT VICTORIA DIOCESAN

CONFER

CEREMONIAL

AS AN AID TO WORSHIP.

Music is a fareful weapon in the hands of those thas wield it. I can lift men to the stars or make them weltor in a hot bath of engivating effortless Motion. The fact that we like a tune is no guarantee that it is good for us to sing it: some tunes are posi- tively treacherous and have halled many a conscience to slumber." Thus the Rav. H. V. Koop, MA., in appealing for more beauty in the Church and more tunefulness in the hris, during the course of a very controversial address, he delivered last everung at the second session of the Victoria Diocesan Conference at the Cathedral Hall. is Lordship the Bishop Victoria presided, and there was a very representative gathering present,

ELECTION OF SYNOD DELEĜATES.

The meeting was oponed with prayer by the Bishop, after which the roll was called. Then followed the election of fraternal delegatos St. Paul's College, an-English Grant in Aid School, was damaged to the Diocesan Synod, the Rev. by a landslide in the autumn of Messrs. Carpenter and Blanchett 3920. The cost of repairs amounted being elected, to $6,703:00

The School is entirely dependent en pupil's fees and the grants, gov. Lerned by the Grunt Code, which it

receives from Government.

Application is now made for $3,000.00 under Article 50 of the Code which reads:-

The Bishop then called on the Rev. Mr. E. V. Koop to deliver his (address on 4 The Place of Training of Worship in the Life of the Church."

Rev. Mr. Koop said in part "What is the Place of Training

How many and

us of the almost infinite variety" of spiritual species gathered in an ordinary leongregation. There is the saint after his kind and the sinner after his kind and the plod- dor after his. diverso are the reasons which bring them to Church-and our task, hav-| ing. got them there in a thoir various stages of spiritual experi- ones, is to help them to worship, that is, to feel God amongst them. and to offer themselves body, mind, and spirit to Him, in adoration,

:: Fin Worship in the Life of the Thanksgiving, Confession. Ronolu

Ceremonial.

In spite of the differences, how

dispense with all outward aids to eye worship, but people who are accustomed to worship' in a special building and with special cere monies which are designed to help them to do so.

"A Grant not exceeding one Church I would say unhesitation, Intercession, Dedication: half of the natural cost may be tingly "the first place." Chris- It is as well, before we begin to made to build a new school or to tianity is a Faith in Action-Action criticise, that we should realise the : enlarge or repair 471 existing springs from the disposition, or magnitude of than task. ・school,"

attitude of the whole personality. The above is to be met from any-That attitude for a Christian is one ings under "Capitation Grants." of worship—it issues in deed, hence Compensation to Noel In-

we say truly this work well done jafever, we may presume a certain stond Brewer ... 841,000 worship, but it expresses itself measure of agreement,

The great As a result of the investigation more often in feelings of admira-majority of those who cimg are; by the Secretary of State and hition." gratitude or resolution and members of the Church of England, legal advisers and by the Execy the like addressed to God in spoken that is to any not. Quaiters who tive Council into the conviction and or unspoken word. This when ex Pentence to 4 months' imprisonment pressed corporately is what we without "hard labour of Mr. Noel generally mean by worship and to Instone Brewer, a free pardon has that menning these remarks relo. been granted by H.E. the Governor.

The Church is the building where Government has also decided that such acts of worship should most aa en gratie payment of £1,000 appropriately and most easily take should be made to Mr. Brewer as place, I say, should, because it is compensation. The above sum of not always the case. Whatever may 814,005.93 paid on 12th February. be the cause of that it should be 1932, represents at 1/5.1/18the the a matter of grave concern to those dollar equivalent of £1,000 at the pin. Church. If churchgoing is dull, rate of exchange of the day. Medic, Department Electric Refrigerator onl ......897? Additional refrigerating plant is urgently required in order to cope with the increasing amount of material being dealt with. Appro- val is requested for the purchase of another refrigerator. Reconstriction of Bowen

Rond Conduit, East of Stubbs Rond. To channel and surfaes the portion of the Tai Hang Road between the tunnel and Stubbs Road

85,800 Provision made in Estimates':

· 32,000.

A sum of 83,800.00 is required to channel and surface the portion of the Tai Hang Road between. the tunnel and Stubbs Road. Owing to the delay in completing and in strengthening the Conduit it was not possible to proceed with this work in. 101. The unexpended balance on the vote last year was 817,003.

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The building itself therefore should be as beautiful as we can make it, for God is in beauty. It is true that people differ in their appreciation of what is beautiful but that should not excuse us from taking care that there shall be nothing ngly or discordant in our churches. Many people have no taste for science but it does not Mattins serves a very useful pur- the service the collection which he

allow us to run our railngs on un- scientific lines. If scientific method is propor to a railway, beauty is proper to a church.

There is a prayer which was The second object of our concern written by Tubby Clayton" for is what some would have put first: hia: famous Church All Hallows" to foster the spirit of the place." Barging by the Tower and is some-That is not a matter of stones or timen used here which ruDS--

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pose in keeping 20th century clergy present competes with a hymn for out of mischief but its value lies in our attention to the detriment of its constant repetition rather than both. The Notices might precede its power to rouse men to real, the Collection and the Offertory worship.

itself be a solemn act in which all

But even as it stands it is a ques- the people take part. One morg tion whether we make the best word about the Creed--it is sung use of it. To begin with there is to a good plain song in the Com- stained glass windows but of human little or no direction given as the munion service; why must we sing “O thou who' whkest the morning hearts and not least of those whose reason for its different parts. The note sometimes above the reach of

and the midday and the even-duty it is to lead the worship of printers of even the new prayer, the congregation in Mattine? ing of life

the Church. Much can be done by book do not try to make Mattina Last but not least, is the prob Hither let children love to come daily prayer to make an atmos intelligible. What could be done lem of church music. Here we meet An old folk as children to phere of prayer in the Church. in the way of making the various the Noah'a ark complex with a

pruise

The vergers, cleaners, and voluntary stages of our worship plain is shown helpers all have their part in. setting in the admirably lucid and helpful opinions.

vengeance. So many rien, so many

introduction The the tone of a church. It is a con- book in green covers which the Songs and Praise says that there stant reproach to us as well as Dean, has provided for our Choral

were 140,000 Hymns in common use hindrance to the development of Communion,

and the parson has to choose.

Hitler each age in turn may they

be drawn by Thy love."

The Young Idea.

..";

to

re.

Each age in turn and surely none a right spirit in our Cathedral, bere But it is a question whether there more important than childhood. that so many of the coolies are not is any coherent plan about Mattins.

Kusic in Church. Recent researches in psychology Christians.

Dean Stephens divides it up into seem to indicato that here is the

Continuing, the Rev. Koop Legal expenses, Legal de-

Finally the people themselves three sections-Confession, Thanks-ferred to the power of a weapon key position to the capture of the tha come fence of police officers.

can make or mar a giving, Intercession hut what the such as music in the hands of those Messrs. Hastings, Dennys

world, for Christ and that the service. They should come, ex-b1at Ps, or the story of Joseph have that wield it, and asked if it was Bowley's costs, includ Chure must summon all its repecting a blessing. They should to do with Thanksgiving it is dif-honouring to God or helpful to ing Counsel's fees 82500 cures to win the children to be on the look-out for strangers ficult to see. The Palms to be men merely to come and have a good Provision made in Estimates: love for the Father's House and and make them feel at home; we really intelligible should come as shout in Church without thinking $2,000,

The action of certain police offi- Worship. Of the training of child can be selfish when in church. If an Introit to the whole service about the words or the meaning of zers concerned in a raid upon ren in this matter I am only you are thinking of writing Beati when they were sung by the Jews the hymns at all. house suspected of being n. common learner and am not competent to tudes for Churchgoers put this themselves-and while we are on gaming house was questioned and serious charges were brought speak, but this much I know, that down amongst them. against the officers. The complain of the many blessing which the

this subject it is high time we gave ants retained counsel to conduct the Dean bas added to the Cathedral: |

up expecting people to enjoy the prosceution, and it was considered

musical steeplechase of trying to sing the Psalms without the point

Thoy deserve the best we can give and they get it and whether it falls to our lot or to others elsewhere to have the spiritual charge of them we must see to it that nothing damps their first ardour or cause them to grow tired of the place which they once loved

advisable that the police officers | not the least is his Sunday Child. should be similarly représented ron's Servico to which I know The complainants failed to appear children do love to come, in Court and the case against the police officers was dismissed. The costs amounted to 82404.57. Ex ponditure of this nature is only in curred in very exceptional circum stances which cannot be foreseen? Miscellaneous Services:

Anti-Japanese Riots... #15,000 Provision made by Supplement ury Vate: $20,000.

De gratia payment of $15,000 to the surviving children of Yamashi- ta Sumilire murdered by a mob.nt Taang Foo Villas in September, 1937 and rauty dopurdents of the mardored-meid nervant to be paid through the Japanese Consul Gen Terak

"Happy is he that sitteth in the

middle of an empty pew: For he shall have friends on

either hand."

·

ing.

Concluding, the speaker anid: If this is the spirit of ones theft it must move mento

our Chur

worship, and, to quole again ́ All Hallows prayer: They will o hence, their doubts dissolved, and faith renewed, their courage, high," Why, again, is the Creed where their purpose firm, their sina dis- called Thanksgiving section or is it is? Is it tacked on to the soupelled, their hearts, afame,” for rent paychological Analysis of it intended to be an introduction thanked the Rev. Mr. Koop, "not The Dean then rose and warmly our present forms by spiritual ex- to prayer, an act of Faith to move

The Bervices,

themselves and here I would plead Then we come to the servicen

The Creed,

perts to see whether they do in us to pray? If the later would it only for his address, but for the fact meet the needs of the average not be better if it came before our very great help in the arrang- way in which he had rendered him That leads is naturally to the kind of congregation. whole question of adult worship.

special intercessions or at least In the prayer" book Baptism Ser-

I ss We Ar told, Matting vice the Church is compared to originally designed to keep monks dietinot from what has gone ba

after a pause which would make ing of the service at the Cathedr No's AFC This may not be very out of mischief is it adegunta to be complimentary to the people who

face

On the Bishop intimating that the

two and two to their Sunday the one corporate act of worship Perhaps thin too would be the worship but it acrves to recommend in the week f I am sure that place for that important item in

al.

subject was open to discussion,"

Oontnued on Page 10.)

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