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THE INDIVIDUAL AND

COMMUNITY

Rt. Rev. Bishop Hall's Sermon Yesterday

Perhaps the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1934.

PEITAIHO SUMMER IN FULL SWING

THE

Quiet Is Assured This Year

Peltalha, June 1. Rod fishing for the manth of May has not been bad, and some decent catches of bass have" deen, taken. Prawns have

MAD.

morality is tot morality. It is merely trusteeism." Understand what I mean by Trustee morality. 1 am not referring to their rela-

"We have had, visits from the tion to their trust. That Telstion-

been more ship is one of the highest moral director of the Peking-Liaoning

numerous this achievements. It is because he Railway, who came together with

SEASON that has a reputation for this high some Japanese officials, writes a

the history of morality that a men is made a correspondent. After staying some known, in Trustee. But a Trustee like the days at the beach they went on They have been sold at 80 to 90 Doubtless the cents per hundred pain' against most famous re-, out in lovely legal language and Captain of a team, though he him- to Shanghaikuar, mark made In the Commons in signed by each party in the pre-self displays the highest individual discussions of through trame be about $2 per hundred pairs In Peking and Mukden took previous years. Other fishing, has this century was made by a re- sence of the other"and of a com-

morality, by the very nature of tween tired Admiral-an ardent supporter missioner of oaths. of the Navy League. Here it is. You promise everything you have captaincy-or his trusteeship place during this trip. It is ex-not been so good, the "drifters” and cannot lead his group in the same pected that this service will re- the beach nets have not paid, in

fact have been a loss so far: "If we are to depend on the Ser- mon on the Mount for the defence That is the basis alike of mar-moral qualities of unselfishness commence shortly. This should be and generosity. He is bound to a great boon to travellers if ar-

they are not delayed at Shanhai which is essentially selfish.

to undergo Customs ex- kuan amination and passport examina- tion as at present.

to give to the other.

The wants of visitors will be well

of our country-all I can say isriage and religion:- The Sermon lead them in a corporate attitude rangements can be made so thas catered for this year. We will

That sentence is 'God help us'." packed

about with information human nature, about religion. about Man and about God.

First of all about God. If there is God we believe He can help us. Secondly about Man, When Man despairs of himself then he calls upon God.

Thirdly about religion. It shows what a strange confusion there is in men's minds about the meaning of the New Testament. the New Presumably if we take Testament as true the only way to

secure

God's help would be to follow the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount. But the uncons- cious contradiction between the first half and the second half of Hls sentence, shows how the plain, man recognises the Sermon on the Mount as for him an impossible way of life.

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on the Mount describes how man who has so given himself to God will live-not because those are the rules of his new life but because, as St. Paul puts it

113,"

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For this reason the Church tends to display the typical self-interest of the group, rather than the gen-

and self-giving of

erosity

its

Peltalho beach receives its quota

New Lighting Plant

The beach lighting plant should

have Messrs. Hall and Holtz with a branch shop, for this year. We have Messrs Moyler, Powell and Carl Wolf opening with Mesars, Edward Evans and Sons in the Compradore shops are being well- stocked, too. Ice gathered from clear running streams and stored in the winter is as near an ap-

"the love of Christ constraineth founder. Dr. Shepherd. the wire-of visitors from Manchuris each bookselling and stationary line. less wizard of St. Martin's in the year. It is feared that the delay A Group Cannot Act Morally Fieldds, says the Church, like the at Shanhaikuan for above purposes movement, but with What difference is there, if any, individual, must die to live. Jesus affect this

grain of through traffic now, all may be as between the actions of individuals compared himself to a and of communities. Take a team, wheat: dying to bring forth much before. Another important matter proach to factory made ice as can on the market in plenty, then It does not matter which member fruit. And because it is easy to may result in settlement by this be had. Strawberries will soon be of the team scores the goat; in see how each succeeding grain new agreement Le. the postal traf- later on we shall have lead grown the team there is a high standard can follow his example. Christian-Ing.

fruit, apples, pears, blackberries, currants, raspberries and cherries' of individual morality. But the ty has continually tended to re-

that would not disgrace a bome game loses all point if each side lapse into individualism: In spite spends Its time helping the other of the very patent determination side to score goals. There is in-of its Founder to make it a co-be attended to first. This will be garden, Locally grown vegetables dividual morality in the team, but operative undertaking. That deter- a great boon to all residents. It is are nearly as sanitary as the best before next spring soused is obtained from last year's no team morality appears possible.mination is perhaps most patent hoped that another engine will be grown in Shanghal. The fertilizer It is put in the Indeed, international games look in his deliberate choosing to lead installed

new tribes of a new and spiritual that there will be power sumclent gathering. and menace rather ike becoming a than an aid to International Israel, in his last long praying to supply all needs of houses and ground with or before planting the friendship. Not because of the in that they all might be one: and in roads. Visitors are commencing to seed, not, as in Shanghal, put on trusion of politics, as has hap-the final sacrament of the bread come to the beach; nearly all the as the vegetable grows. Irrigation places used over the ground. So there pened so recently in Manila, but breaking. which St. Paul rightly houses are rented out but there from clear streams is occasionally The beach should be nothing to fear from because, a" group is incapable of takes up when he describes Christ- are still a few desirable

looking for tenants. moral action towards anotherlans as one loaf.

The question is, did Jesus set to-day is one of the most peace-vegetables bought 'In the market. group...

Himself an impossible task? Did able and pleasant places in China. the common mistake Now that the Peking-Liaoning He make that a group can be as moral as Railway Administration has been individual? This mistake appointed to administer this area

May I repeat that "A group is incapable of moral action towards also true another group." It is that a bird is capable of moral

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Jesus may have been mistaken He may have set Himself against the grain of the world.

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AUSTRIAN ARRESTS

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Vienna, Jung 16, Filled to capacity, the concentra- tion camps in Austria began what

Lastly the fundamental fact about Man, that he is essentially a realist In the end of the day common sense wins. And if Man is reailst at heart, it must be be- cause God, the Maker of Man. is

realist above all things a

God sces what can be done, and will All not attempt the impossible. things are possible with God: be- cause He knows the how and the action towards another bird. That thlak Mr. Gandhi makes when ne the Peitalho beach area seems 85 Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

The railway authorities. when and the why of all things. is not to say that birds are im- calls the British Government sa-sured.

we make the same know that good governing assures Jesus might. have been

born moral: they are as far as we can tanic' and 2.000 centuries instead of 2,000 ascertain a-moral. They can only mistake when we call our Govern-an increasing revenue to them, so that in- ment of India 'paternal.' No group special attention has been paid to years ago.

But God walted. Be-act instinctively, and

many can be paternal in its relation to the selection of officers to save may be the general opening of cause He is a realist. He waited. stinctive action may." in

Church the place. The chairman has been ways, be more successful at its another group.' Even He would not act until the world

own level than human action at a when it starts a new branch or specially selected by the director doors to Social-Democratic pri- was ready for action..

moral level. So a group cannot mission church. has to think if it-general himself, and he has select-soners on Saturday with the re- And notice too how the New Tes- tament bears out this realism: this behave morally unless you enlarge self first and cannot really behaveed a good man. Mr. G. H. Lu is ease from Woellersdart of the of God and Man, the word moral to include the as the personal Father or Mother an enlightened and energetic gen-former president of the labour common sense

tleman. We may expect good ser- chamber, Selsel, and twenty fellow proper action of groups, which may would to their own child. The disciples of John came and

vice from him, while the police members of the party, who were asked, "Art thou He?" And He be quite other than the proper

insurrection.. Informed Circles sent them away saying. "Go, your action of individuals. My beller is

officer is so educated and experi-arrested following the February enced official in police work that the proper action or on

understand that the Government way, and tell John what things ye

towards another cannot

Everything augers well for this is contemplating a definite limita- have seen and heard." (John, VII group

standard be judged by the same

season. The hinter land is also tion of conftriement of all remain- 20 and 22).

under good police supervision of ing Socialist inmates. The Left One leader. Kloeckel, for instance. Is ganized during last winter. does not hear of disturbances, so among those who have been trips about the country may be notified will be freed in August The Body of Humanity

taken without danger. It may. but it appears that the Govern Now notice there is only one way therefore, be safely stated that ment does not intend to show which He can have been right persons lacking for a quiet sum-similar indulgence towards Nation- Jesus was right if it mer resort can come here with the al-Socialist prisoners who are this.

only of Commons, was a become a menace to the contin is true that there can

be assurance that they will be safe evidently to be made the scape- realist. The idealists. the men of uance of the British Common finally one group: one world fam- and under protection. The train goats for the recent bombing out-

Uy, a world state which will De service is running punctually to religion, the bishops and vicars of wealth. Notice that I say "become."

the Body of Humanity: a world the beach, and excursion" and re- An order was issued on Satur the day with their own notions They have not always been about God cried out. "If thou be

Church which will be its soul. We turn fares have been much re-day by the director of Dollfusa cannot know exactly how far for- duced by the railway authorities own Fatherlandfront" organisa the Son of God. come down from the cross" (Matthew XXVII 401. not so menacing. They may inward Jesus envisaged the growth The roads about the beach have tion, which requires all civil ser- of His new Israel. We do not know been put in repair and order and i vants to weag the-symbol of that "Verily" said the realist, the cen- deed be a help.

if he dreamed of its becoming the progress shows everywhere. Even society. The purpose of the de- turion Verily" said the plain

one world group to which all other the native shops in the village are cree is to "give expression of will soldier this was the Son of God."

associations owed a common loyal-putting on a good appearance, power, strength and determination' (Matthew XXVII 54)

the Australian Test Matches be-ty. hit the following are clear: several new ones have been built, of the Fatherlandfront." Violators

1-At the time when all the foo.

best minds in Europe were given to the direct service of

towards one another.

If so, there is no God g But we believe there is God: and Jesus will not let us believe any- thing else.

Then Jesus - must have

The man born blind was a real-as the proper action of individuals ist. He had been in contact with

Remember the Far Eastern games another realist..."I do not know whether he is a sinnet or not." he are not the only international Fright. said, "but this I know-I was blind events that are a menace to peace." It is at least an open question before and I can see now."

Test Matches between The Roman Centurion on Cal-whether vary. like "our retired Admiral in England and Australia have hot

the House

60.

Notice also that the Indian and South African Test Matches are

What is the difference between the Australian and say the South African Test Matches? Why have

come a menace?

Because they have become too serious a business altogether.

The Sermon on the Mount And down the years plain every "day ordinary men have succeeded against all the eloquence of many

They have become too serious pulpita in remaining realists. They listen to the Sermon on the Mount because they have lead publicity to and go their way and do other focuss upon them all the instinctive wise. They know it does not work, weight of group loyalty and group and the put it away with their prejudice, all that in group life is Sunday hat, and their old mother's incapable of moral control, Con- photograph, and other dream treasequently the result of the game muddle matters more to the group con- sures-and proceed to through life—without the help God cerned than the group itself. -holds out to them in the New

Testament.

A great deal of the tension and strain in the Hfe of the mo- dern religious idealist is because he tries to use the Sermon on the Mount in a way which the plain man knows it cannot be used. And the plain man in this is on God's side. The Sermon on the Mount is no use at all for the defence of nationalities and was never meant to be.

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Trustee Morality

I suppose nothing is more dis- appointing to Christians" than what people delight to call the un- chriatikeness of churches. "I be- lieve in Christianity" they say, “not in Churchianity.". Others have gone" farther and said that Jesus

has failed because He set out on

dividual.

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been

Flowers in Bloom

rages:

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of the new regulation threatened with disciplinary mea- The beach just now looks very sures-Transocean Kuo Min. the Church they were driven pretty, the acacia trees being thick irresistably to the conclusion with blossom and the air laden that there could only be one with their scent. It is a pity na-

· REICH APPOINTMENTS final authoritative group for ture does not delay the blooming ali mankind.

of these trees uniti more people [Special to the “Hong Kong Dally 2-It follows from a doctrine of are here to see them and enjoy

Press” (Copyright).]. the Fatherhood of God: that the scent from them. It must be

Berlin, June 16. there must be one family of comparable with the cherry blos Another important step toward His children.

soms in Japan. Looking. Every the administratibe centralisation 3 The fact that it seems impos where one Bees the bi slopes of the Reich and the eventual ab

sible for autonomous groups covered with a pall of grey and sorption of the Federal States in to act morally towards one green, the grey from the love line with the projected Reich re- another, suggests that for 1-j dependent groups to Кате final authority is against the grain of the world. This perhaps explains whay the friendly rivalry of teams in sport

ly blossom, and the leaves of form, was taken on Saturday when the trees 80 fresh -and green the Reich, President at the sug- now in the spring, with the high-gestion of the Chancellor, appoint- en 'Lotus His in the distance ed the Prussian Minister of Justice, covered with pine trees. It is in- Kerri to be Reich: Minister at large deed a pretty sight. Never be and charged the Reich Minister of Justles, Dr. Guertner with tak-

ing over the administration of the Prussian Ministry of Justice.

Raich Minister Kerri will be en trusted with special commissiozis and though relieved of his duties as Minister of Justice will con- tiane to be a member of the Prus- slán Cabinet

by a group If a group of Christians, cannot as a group

I will be recalled that the Prus express the morality which they show in their individual stan Home Ministry was fused lives, we must finally say with the Reich Ministry of Interior such group morality is im- in the same manner some time

aga.Transocead Kuo Min. possible.

an impossible task. He attempted is a bond in a larger group life, tore in the history of Feltaiho has to forms a group which would as but the moment this rivalry be this place been so profuse with a group behave like & good in- comes over serious #bosnowers, while the low land have menace, it exaggerates the differ- their carpet of green from the Nor is the Sermon on the Mount It is certainly true that Jesus ence rather than the imity of the sprouting crops of grain. any use at all to an individual set out to make a new Israel two groups Group life perhaps who uses it as a rule book for which would not have the posses can only have fullmoral value. of one conduct. There are no Christian sive prejudices of the Jews. He set within the larger arena rules.

not to make a new Israel which common life.

May I sum up what I have tried Please, please, understand that would continually GIVE and not Jesus was not a law maker but a hold on with redoubtable reten- to say....

I-One of the acutest terisions. law breaker. When they com- tivity to its own peculiar privile-

in the mind of the present. plained, that His disciples did not ges.

day Christian fe due to the attempt to use the Sermon on the Mount as a guide for the conduct of a nation or an- other group in relation to a parallel autonomous group: 2-It is impossible for a group in relation to another group to act morally in any sencr which the Christian would regard as moral

do what Moses cald, He answered. "Have ye never read what David

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DID, when he had need and was It is equally true that it takes an hungered. How he went In- an enormous amount of emotional to the house of God and did eat pressure and educational work to the showbread which was not keep the Church giving, Churen lawful" (Mark 11 25, 25

wardens are notoriously rare at-

If there are no Christian rules tenders at missionary meetings. for individual conduct how much They hate being asked for special less tre there Christian rules for collections. This reżentivity of community conduct. Please do Church wardens is not a moral hot look for solutions along that defect. In so far as they are Church wardens acting for the road.

-moral Zou do not set out on married Church they cannot life with a series of rules written They are trustees. And trustee

3 The Church is at once the despair and the hope of the world. It shows finally the imposibility of moral action

But the Church is also the hope of the world. It is the

Looked Esther Impressive, pledge to mankind of God's intention to bind us in Jesus

Don't feel too highly flattered Christ into one family so when someone asks for your John chat every national group Hancock. A movie actress reports loyalty which now means so that one day she was solicited for much to ns will be taken up her autograph by two small boys. into a higher loyalty in Do you know who I am?" she which it will and its own asked them fudiment enrichment and Anal freedom from tension in the great family of God

"Nom," the older boy answered, but we thought we could and out

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