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ECONOMICS & RELIGION

Dr. Norwood's Sermon At Union Church

RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF MONEY

Dr. F. W. Norwood, minister of the City Temple. London, now on a world tour, preached to a large congregation in Union Church, Hong Kong, yesterday morning. Amongst those present were HE. the Governor Sir William Feel (accompanied by Capt. R. F. Walter, A.D.C.), and Sir Thomas and Lady Southern.

Dr. Narwood conducted the whole service, is reading of the lesson the parables of the Unjust

Ige, and the Pharisse and the Publican was instinct with dramatic power, His prayer-on, "how to pray"-will long be re- niembered. -

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Dr.. Norwood took as his text the words "Man ought always to pray and not to faint," and the later passage, in which, Christ concluded, with what sounds ke a sigh. "Nevertheless, when the Son of Man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" The preacher

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is the same everywhere, the remedies which are suggested are parochial and partial, and futile. Burely nobody could look upon the world to-day" without feeling that its pre-eminent requirement is s great spiritual dynamic. Almost all men admit that," though multi- tudes of men despair of discover- ing it. The fact is we are not great enough to match with the greatness, 'of the hour. We need reinforcement within,

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 1 1934

H. K. N. V. FORCE SATURDAY'S TRAINING Committee Appointed

By The Governor

The Committee appointed by His Excellency The Governor, con- sisting of Lieutenant Commander A. "L Besant, RN.Lieutenant Commander G.-C. P. Menzies, R.N.. H. S. Rouse, Esq., and S. H. Ross, Esq. with Commodore F. Elliott, Q.BE, R.N., as Chairman, have commenced their examina- tion of those who have made ap- plication for enrollment in' the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer De- ¡ence-Force. A brief explanation. of certain matters in connection with the organisation and forma tion of the Force may therefore be of interest.

The Ordinance, which provides The only apparent remedies that for the Establishment of the. we seem to be attempting to pre- | Volunteer Naval Defence Force, scribë' are such remedies as the lays down that the Force will Imposition of tariffs, or the pre-function within the waters of the paration for war, or the mant- | Colony and the precinct thereof pulation of money. All these and the duties will not take the things have been tried out and members away from their Hong have failed. It does not need a Kong domicile. great deal of acumen to perceived their fallacies.

It is obvious that when we refuse to buy, we also limit our power to sell. It is obvious that we have. remarked that com-

made money to be something entators and expositors had which is quite distinct from in- never been happy with that say- dustry. All honest money is the ing many have tried to explain servant of industry. There is no it and most to explain it away.) honest money in the world excent It sounded like a contradiction in that which represents an equi- terms and had perplexed- "men

valent amount of labour done, or through the centuries.

of value created. It is a mere Perhaps (continued Dr.

Nor

medium or exchange but we have wood) this is one of those cryptic made it a god. We have worship styings of which the only exposi-ped it for its own sake: we have

peary

GREATEST DAY THE WORLD HAS SEEN

men

may

divorced it from the service of the. needs of man; we have made it a thing with which juggle; to which they apply false values, so that it comes between man and 'Nature.

that we

tor is a world crisis. Perhaps we ourselves may be nearer to the it than the understanding of people to whom He said it, for surely we are living in a day of the coming of the Son of Man, and just as surely are we are All of us can see when we think living in a day when the faith of it, that we do not engage in of man is sorely tried, and "ap-industry primarily for the meet- even to be vanishing.ing of the needs of men: we are Whenever Christ spoke of Himself engaged in industry primarily for as the Son of Man he was always the making of monetary profit. *thinking directly of humanity. We do not grow food for the Other men were discussing whe-hungry: we grow, food ther they might speak of Him as may sell it to the wealthiest people the Son of God: He loved to think we can possibly find, who, inevit- of Himself as the Son of Man, ably, are the least hungry. We and surely there never was a day do not grow the great materials of -perhaps since the world began the world in order. that we may -when the sons of men of whom clothe the naked: we make them Jesus is the supreme representa-

up. Into clothing'in order that we tive, have more truly entered into may tempt the fastidiousness of the rich. We have no place in our their day

civilisation for man's abject need save charity, or some other pseudo- charitable contrivance which is This is potentially the greatest forced upon us by 'necessity. The day the world has ever seen. real truth is that abject... need. Never before has the power of

means abject poverty; and because: man over the forces of Nature there is lack of that "medium of been comparable with that which exchange that we call "money." he exerts to-day. There seems to therefore we quite consciously and be no objective that man can deliberately stop the upward pro- envisage, to reach which he isgress of mankind,

Were his objectives forbidden: really the coming of the sons of Now this is not economics I am men, were they the elimination of talking: It is religion. I mean that poverty, the cure or prevention of If Jesus Christ be true, if He disease, the dispersal of ignorance, meant what He said. If He really never since the world began, has reveals the character and purpose the power of man been so potent. of God, then, inevitably these But, at the same time, we are things must be attacked and cured, conscious of a state of world or they must produce crisis. It crisis. That is the word which is would be a much more immoral upon our lips continually. It is world if there were no crisis. not a new word: the world is always more or less in a state of crisis: without a crisis there never is progress of any kind. But

there are some features about the

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NOT ECONOMICS

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Instruction drills will take place on shore and opportunities will be afforded for members to pro- ceed to sea for training in Har- bour Launches and ships of His Majesty's Navy when members are able to take"a" day, or ;two "away from their business.»

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Uniform". which will be similar to that worn by corresponding ranks in the Royal Navy-with certain deviations with regard to distinction stripes-will be provid-Ivory Idol red from the funds of the Force,

Pay and Allowances, when call- ed up for service, will be as ́ prescribed by the Governor In Council

It will not be possible to enroll" up to the full complement at first and consequently any man who is csted and keen to make use of his spare time in a very useful madzer should apply for the tecessary, forms either to the Comincaore, Hong Kong's Office, array Road, telephone No. 90361, extension No. 5, or to H. S. Rouse, Esq. of the Public Works Depart nent, telephone No. 39, extension 206..

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These processes of which I have spoken lead inevitably. ta That truth has been burned into us in these tremendous post-war years. We used war to the full some fifteen years ago. We used it with honesty of purpose, very One of them is that the crisis largely; with great devotion, with is universal. It does, not matter infinite courage, with marvellous where you go throughout this skill: we used it so determinedly of ours whether from that we gathered up into its ser- China to Peru, as the old phrase vice all the forces the nations used to be you will hear men possessed. We used it so widely speaking of crisis.

and universally that seven-eighths

WHAT. ARE YOU AGAINST?

In Good Time There is a sense in which this of the human race were politically

Jibsheet state of crisis is a reflection of involved in the war, that is to

What are you praying against, Little Beauty..... man's universal power. He has so say, they were instructed by their and against what is your mind'

Loch Ranza discovered and encompassed the Governments that the only way to and your speech and your labour Racing Spirit world, so thrown about it his in- peace and honour was by the de protesting in this day of the com- Racing Strain fluence, that the same pheno-struction of life and property, ing of the Son of Man? For Red Fox .... mena are reproduced everywhere. And if we are surprised that repeat again, this is the greatest Rolling Bay That is new in history, so far as the aftermath of that should be day, potentially, this world has Sarabande.. I know.

world-trouble, then we do not

ever known. In our "day when the Sincerely Yours Another feature of the crisis of really believe in Jesus Christ. It biggest things in the world are Skiddaw our time is that it does not would be a much less Christian waiting to emerge, when human- Smiling Face emerge directly from man's world if there were no post-war weakness, but rather from his crisis. What is happening in the ty is travailing in birth of a bet- Soldier of Fortuns. All over the world the world to-day, surely--at least letter, saner order just then is our The Bodega one word which in every tongue as trust so and believe sols that faith falling? I do not believe it The Carp is on the lips of men to-day is the in the minds of men, there is com- will ultimately fall. I can quite The Ruddy word "Over-production." Does it ing a fairer appreciation of this believe there may be many trou- "simply mean that man has more tremendous truth. We cannot yet bles and trials before the coming power to produce the things that see our way through, but it is safe of a better day, but I beleye Willdo

Young Chap he requires or desires than he has to say there is more logical think that, as surely as the sun flses

Young ever had in history but he has ing, more, moral desire in the so mankind moves onward to larg not the power to use them ade-world 10-day than there has ever her experiences to wider vistas quately? It is his power that been since the world began; it is and to deepening inspirations In- perplexes. In: Els Lower over the day of the coming of the Son to the mind and spirit of Jesus. his contrivances, his universal of Man.

There are some things which are institutions his great and won- At the time when Jesus used being burned into our souls to- derful machines are his embar- this expression he was speaking day, of which we would have rassment. They have created de- of prayer: that was the purpose scarcely ventured to speak a few stres In the hearts of men every of His parable to stimulate pray short years ago. This for in- Time Permitted For Fireworks where" which have made them er. It is about time we överhaal- stance) Testless.

It is not that men are, more

ed our prayers. We should ask I know the need of the world.

When the earth shakes neath ourselves not only what we are unfortunate to-day than in pre- praying for but what we are pray

the tread

d vious times it is not that they ing against. Are the pragera of are more hungry or more im- the Church directly and positive poverished. Rather the oppositely levelled against the evils of the from that, it is that their experience, and stil more their world? Do we pray against the vision of the possibilities that are injustice among men? Do we pray corporate systems that perpetuate in life have led them to compare against the misuse of money that their actual attainments with the latent possibilides, and has pre- withholds the privileges of life sented mankind with a new state

from the unfortunate. of world crisis,

Do we pray against the forces baby, that make for war? I never want WHERE WE FAIL

On to speak lightly about war, I was It would seem that t the crisis in the war, I was for two years that presents such common fex- among the troops of my own comm- tures everywhere would call for a try. I carry in my heart an un- common remedy, but It is there dying respect and section for that we fall For while the crisis the gallant men whom I knew. Is

Of men who marched to the

fight

When rivers with blood are red: When there is no law but might; When the Wrong way seems the

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