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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1933.

MACAO WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT

MACAO-THE HOLY

CITY

Pagodas And Shrines Grace

The Colony

(From Our Own Correspondent)

There

are over forty pagodas and shrines at Macao." Some, be- cause of their interest and their importance, are worthy of men- tion.

One of there is the Pagoda of Barra, called by the Chinese

specially by persons who, are des irous of doing injury to others, for by the use of suitable incanta tions they believe that they can succeed in getting the aid of su- influences to harr pernatural

For this other human beings.

Ma Kok Miu," specially favour-purpose the supplicant' arms him- ed by "the men who go down to self with a piece of paper on which the sea in, ships." It is exceed is written the name. age and other ..ingly artistic

and picturesque, particulars of the victim, and with and attached to it is a poetic leg-it, very often, other objects relat- end of some beauty. It served as ing to the unsuspecting victim. the architectural motif for the such for mstance, as photographs. Macao Pavilion at the Exposition effiglés, etc, much depending on at Seville. Another very interest the nature of the injury which is fog temple is that called "Kunrequired. All these paraphernalia Yam Tong at Monghs, where are placed within little jars which doors men venerate the goddess Kim may be found behind the

At the same Yam, sometimes called the Queen or under the altar. of Heaven by her devotees. There time loss-sticks are burned as is also the Lin Fung, Miu." near well as the paper already 'men- Green Island, one of the biggest tioned. This, act is supposed to and perhaps most carefully tend- have occult powers with the spir- ed.

its of evil. These magical pro- It was the residence of a Buddhist bishop. connected with cesses are very popular among the even extended which is the historical episode of Chinese, and are the signature, within a pavilion to the homes of the victims and erected in one of the gardens, of some of the charms are believed the first treaty to be signed be to be so potent as to be used for tween China and a foreign power the destruction of humans.

(The United States of America) in 1834.

FIRE GOD

TAI CHI KONG

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

What It Is And How It Works

(BY PETER V. ROSS, C.S.B.)

The lecturer spoke substantially as follows:-

Mr. Peter V. Rose, C.S.B., of San Francisco, California, a mem- ber of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship, delivered a lecture entitled, "Christian Science: What It Is And How It Works," last evening, under the auspices of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hong Kong, in the Roof Garden, Hong Kong Hotel

The lecture was introduced by William Baxter, Clerk of the Jocal Christian Science Church, who said:--'

First Church of Chriss, Scientist, Hong Kong, welcomes you, and invites you to share with it this Lecture on Christian Science, It believes that those earnestly seeking release from fear, sini, 'dis- ease, financial embarrassment, will find great benent from the Truth expressed in this lecture. My own experience, extending över some seventeen years is that Christian" Science 'will supply one's

every need.

Like many others I was most antagonistic to the name Chris- tian Science. To associate Science with Christianity seemed wrong and appeared to me as rank heresy. When a friend, not a Chris- tian Scientist, asked me to try it as a means of curing a condition which had been present with me since boyhood, I refused. How- ever, this disease, dyspepsia, became so unbearable that I was willing to do anything to get rellef. In this state of thought I bought the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Berip- tures." by Mary Baker Eddy and conscientiously sought Night on its teachings. Healing of disease was claimed to be definitely ac- complished. At this time I was obliged to take medicine every ".. second day, Christian Science said this was not necessary. In view of this I dispensed with all my medicine, throwing it through the porthole of a ship in mid-Pacific. Some few days after this I found I had a greater sense of freedom, a greater peace of mind. The pains still continued but I did not seem to be troubled by them. I found courage to eat the food set before me and it was not long before I had complete freedom from that painful experi- ence. This was a proof of the teachings of Christian Science and I set out to find how it was possible to heal disease after this manner--the quest has proved to hold rich blessings.

Our Lecturer, Mr. Peter V. Ross, C.S.B., a member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, the First Church of Christ. “ Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, has happily chosen as his sub- ject: Christian Science What It Is And How It Works." and it affords me great pleasure to introduce him to you..

THE HUMAN BODY

It is no more than an erroneous bellef that man is a physical figure, So many feet in height, so many pounds in weight, and occupying a 'definite amount of space. And out of this belief come the dangers and diseases to which flesh is beir. While out of the fact that really man is spiritual consciousness rather than corporeality. outside the body rather than m. ft, come freedom and safety and irrepres- sible' life.

The from of matter of immediate interest to each of us is the human body. Physiology would have us believe that the material body with its material mentality is man. Clearly it is not. for man is Immeasurably more than humàn body and tefiècă, as presently will be Srbught out. The body

is the human mind's lifted, dis- torted hense of man. In other words, the human body is.. the product of the human mind 'or consciousness. Hence the higher and clearer one's thinking the better his body; and our, purpose, obviously, is not to destroy or discredit the body but to improve and normalize it. The human mind or consciousness constructs the body and supposes that the Individual lives in it, his capacities cramped, his existence endangered, thereby. All this, in belief. only. for man is not finite and corporeal, but incorporeal and spiritual, un- confined and safe.

DEITY INVISIBLE

"Why spiritual and unconfined? Because God is. Spirit and man must be like his creator. Certainly one in this enlightened age would contend that Deity is cor-

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poreal, for this would amount to denial of His omnipresence. Tradition says that when the Roman legións entered Jerusalem Fompey, their commander, striding through the temple, tore aside the curtain from the Holy of Holles. intent on viewing the Hebrew God. He had expected, presumably, to find a magnificent image or statue.. He found-nothing that the eye words of Mary Baker Eddy, the can discern. He stood face to face with "the sublime conception of Discoverer and Founder of Christian God invisible. Less than a century afterward Jesus, conversing with Science, in this connection.

the Samaritan woman at the well, says: "Consciousness constructs a better body when faith in matter defined the unseen God as Spirit. has been conquered. Correct ma-

more definitely proclaimed Him terial belief by spiritual under-In our own times Mrs. Eddy has standing, and Spirit will from you, divine Mind. Life, Love, Principle. 425).

She

All Chinese life offers much of temples In addition to these

interest to the observer: Tamily enumerate H Lengte as well as public life, eve une may Miu" or "Lin Kai Mia. in Sa in business and in the banks, and Kong, the shrine of the god Wa Kong, the guardian against fire; the "Kuan Taj Miu," a very smal temple but where important cele- brations take place, in the very centre of the city of Macao next to the Macao Market in the parish i llets are established in age-old said, "This is the first time I have anew" (Science and Health, page,

or

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down to the very junks and sam- pans. One may also see in Chin- ee homes everywhere the loss sticks burning before the family's shrine to "Tai Chi Kong." the patron of the home: These be-

superstitious and practices, and it may be said that nothing of any moment is done in the fam-

ly life without consulting spirits through the different me- thods established for this pur- pose...

the

Not long ago, after delivering à leltures somewhat like this one, I stood watching the people leave the auditorium. Presently a woman in She was middle life came along rather more than walking. She was so full of vigor that she was As she passed me she striding.

walked out of the church" She had been helped into the place. she had been helped out of it, I do not know how many times, but on this occasion she walked out on her own power.

What had happened?

This concept of Deity is not only in conformity with Scripture but it satisfies reuson and allences the unbeliever. For no one sup- poses that things just happen without cause or direction. Your watch did not happen. There was intelligence back of its construct-

pression.

of St. Domingos.

The remaining temples, many

-RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISEASE of which bear the general name

What, then, stands between us of "Fok Tak Chiu "Temple of

and better health, more freedom? Justice and Happiness-are, in the

Our material beliefs, our belief in maw, a kind of sanctuary

Some of matter. This apparently hard, chapel where ancient spirits are

lon. worshipped. These saints guard In the tiny temple called "Nai the fear which had been bearing heavy stuff call matter scholars

There is law governing its protect certain

and

movements. There is law, intelli Char Mia," which is situated in her down into helplessness had in these days explain away. But areas.

Her long years ago Mary Baker Eddy,

rence one of the most interesting parts been lifted and dissipated.

purpose, underlying and their feast is generally celebrated

And. thế on the 2nd day of the 2nd month of the city, the third son of the thought had been clarified and then comparatively-unknown, now directing all things.

a woman of world-wide reputation universal Mind, Life. Love, Frin- of the Chinese calendar. In these trst emperor of China is venerat-uplifted: All a result of the truth

she had heard. And with the through the discovery of Christian ciple, underlying, animating, and little temples of shrines there are

ed. He is supposed to be parti-

зат the unreality of directing all generally lanterns which bear the cularly successful as a miracle transforming of her mind came Science,

things. Christian And she set forth her science declares is God; and man characters

overcoming the renewing of her body. For the matter. representing

"Fox

worker especially in Tak Happiness and Justice.

evils and in effecting cures. Re-I human body is what the human conclusion in words now familieris God's noblest witness or ex-

"There is no life, In the little temple called "Pan medies for such purposes are ob- mind makes it. When the human to millions:

mind is depressed or confused truth, intelligence, not substance Kung Mlu" men worship a slagu-tained from a kind of shop in

with fear, I can scarcely be ex-in matter. All is infinite Mind and iar god. the guardian against the vestry, or house adjoining the

pected to construct a normal body. Its infinite manifestation, for God lightning with whom there is temple. In this vestry. gur-

But when

this mind is clear, is All-in-all" (Science and Health, connected a curious and compli- mounting a kind of alfar, is the

page 468)... cated legend. It is stated that be-gure of a "virgin" saint. decked buoyant, and confident, it con- structs a better, a healthier, a fore this god's birth an evil spirit with smulets, and surrounded by

stronger body. You may recall the changed the god's face (which was most beautiful) and subsitut- joss-sticks and decorated paper. ed therefor another face of awful aspect, black in colour, as it had been struck by lightning. In consequence of this the god is called "Pan Kung" oz King of the Lightning. Other "phases of this legend are known to exist. This temple has been bullt under, the very shadow of the ruined fac- ade of St. Paul's Church.

1| The Moon--A Divinity ·

INCORPOREAL MAN For God must express Himself, otherwise He would be practically And He expresses Why all this concern about nonexistent. matter? Because bellef, in matter Himself through man, imparting is responsible for our diseases and to each individual divine inteli difficulties. Matter is not the entity gence an inextinguishable Hfe. ofspring. The moon is also con- it appears. If it were it could not His Intelligence thereby becomes be explained away. Matter is a your intelligence and His Life In most of these temples var-sidered as" a divinity, and at full-

moon the Chinese perform the bellef that things, and even living becomes your life. Hence the onen. lous feasta are celebrated during each year, and the celebrations appropriate ceremonies soliciting creatures, have weight, solidity, ess, the unity of God and man; are attended by large numbers of good marriages and that the location:"and therefore that there hence the harmony, the energy, Chinese residents of Macao as marriages should not take place can be accidents, diseases, de the continuity of individual ex- Small wonder that you Whereas in a universe | istence. well as of other places. There are

during the first or third month struction. bellefs many curious

connected of the Chinese Year, The third of Mind all things are mental and feel.

"through all this fleshly dress with the worship carried on month is that set apart for the incorporeal, abiding in peace and

HENRY VAUGHAN. these temples. Thus in

spirits of evil, and no celebrations safety.

Bright shoots of everlastingless." there -is

We have to believe that things Fung Min"

in honour of these spirits are ob-

In reality, and despite material escape served although the ceremony of are dense and localized in order! kow-towing is performed to the that they may collide with one appearances, there is no accompaniment of the burning another. You have to belleve that from the conclusion that man is of fire-crackers

you are a bulky physical mass in consciousness rather than cor- graves of the departed that order that you may have collisions! poreality, abiding: in the realm of the souls of the dead may not and accidents and diseases. And Spirit nos matter... Since God is be tormented by the "King of yet in a realm of mind, which is Mind and Spirit man must be Darkness." The saint, "Choi Pak Suf the real we live in, actually, you Kwan," is worshipped in the tem- cannot be otherwise than spiritual and incorporeal, out of reach of ple of the same name as well as in other temples and is the giver disease and disaster

"Lin

altar

BLACK MAGIC . Another peculiarity about this temple is that the shrine is used where married persons plead for

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MATTER DISSIPATED

. Whence comes this belief in

mental and spiritual. You are convinced of this the moment you close your eyes to outward physical phenomena, and, through intros- pection, observe mental and spirit- ual processes in operation. Fearfully. and wonderfully is man made, not as matter, not of atoms and cells, but of thoughts and ideas.

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is very popular among Chinese matter, this mistaken-beller that girls.

things are ponderous and dimen- Thoughts and ideas make up The English writer Dyer Ballsional? It comes from the human consciousness; and consciousness call this colony "Macao, the mind. The human mind is itself is the genuine man. He is, to use" Holy City, the Gem of the Orient limited and material. It therefore Mrs. Eddy's words, the conscious Earth”! because of the many entertains a limited and material identity of being" (Bcience and Roman Catholic churches which sense of whatever it contemplates: Health, page 475) Man, therefore, are to be seen in Macao. For Matter, with the limitations and instead of being a physical figure the Chinese too, we are led to mortality that follow in its train, is an individual consciousness, a state of awareness. This helps to believe, this city may be consider will therefore disappear as we ed holy, by reason of the fame exchange the limited human mind explain how Jesus walked the enjoyed by the temples to be for the limitless divine Mind And Waves. In sleep you have some- found in this Colony.

this is what happened in the times found yourself walking on the air, material weight gone but experience of Christ Jesus. He put aside the human mind, which yourself intact. In these moments speaks of matter and danger and you have approached reality, the realm of freedom and, safety as discase, and put on the divine distinguished from the dream of Mind," which voices health and heaviness and danger which in freedom and boundless Life. There some unaccountable way appears by he was enabled to het distance to have enveloped mankind. and solid walls at naught.

Spiritual man is more than im- On one occasion, it will be re- ponderable, he is impalpable to called, he put himself across the material, sense, that is unreach lake, instantly. On other occasions, able by any blow or destructiva he entered rooms without troubling agency. Hints of Imponderability to open doors. That startling | and impalpability abound in the material phenomenon, the radio, material world. The sunshine is hints the possibilities in this impalpable. One cannot seize a direction. The radio knows little handful of it. It is elusive, eva- or nothing of distance and inter- sive. Jesus, talking to Nicodemus vening walls. They scarcely exist of spiritual things, used the wind to the radio: They do not exist as an illustration. He said: "The to spiritual man And there is no wind bloweth where it listeth, and material már except in beller.

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