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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1934.

WHAT THEN SHALL WE

BISHOP HALL'S SERMON AT ST.

JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

The Heart Of The Christian Faith

DO?

fessional defenders of a country should be thoroughly and efficient- ly prepared to do their work well; but their work might never be necessary if the civil population would do theirs in their own way.

CORRESPONDENCE

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The Christian answer is of this The Tariff Question

kind. Just because there is ten- sion. just because there is danger of war destroying those com- mercial relations which are essen← tial. for the Hfe of both countries, the then the men of business,

make all haste, to make bonds of friendship between themselves and the other country..

"What shall I do?" said the rich a man makes him love his coun-educators, the Ananciers. must

Sell "Be reckless. young ruler.

try more Just because he knows all that you have." said the Mast as his part of the great inter- ter. "What shall I do?" said the national family of God. lawyer.. "Live ke the good Samaritan" said the Muster--"Live by your hear and not by your head."

But you will say. "Master, the heart is a fckle thing; ever set- ting its affection upon this and upon that. Surely the head must choose and the heart must fol-

low.".

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The Master would not argue. He "would not show how in the two dominating interests of a modern mun-his country. and his wife and children the heart leads and the head serves the heart. I think he would ask you to keep com- pany with Him for a while.

The heart has no means of judg- Ing and so may often go astray, unless there is some final objective given by God in which man's heart may find a continually grow. ing object of affection. 'devotion and inspiration. We believe His final objective has been given to us in Jesus Christ.

"What Is Our Destination?”

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Just as the professional defender of busles

with himself

pians the man of business The Christian Church to-day is defence so

must busy himself in the more a little like the well-known bishop in "pre-motorcar days. The bishop difficult but more important work

find is conscientiously trying to

of reducing the friction, and in- his ticket "Never mind, my Lord" creasing the understanding be- says the guard "we all know you"tween the two countries.

man! "Never mind! My dear

Never mind! How can I tell where. the confirmation is I cannot And my ticket?”

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We have lost our ticket and so do not know where we are going. Does the Babe of Bethlehem mean that God bought our ticket and put us in the train? If so, we must find the ticket. When we do we shall find an International world order written on . That is my belief.

If you do not believe me answer this question, "Where are we go- ing?" The world is not standing still. If you have another ticket is it not stamped "The next world

war."

I remember deserting a course

Until to be a Christian means to of lectures given by the oldest

be an internationalist there can philosopher in Oxford because he,

be no world peace. A Christian started off by saying that hu

that the who refuses to follow Christ along" with Socrates agreed

the international," road is the more you learned and thought and

greatest obstacle to that spiritual studied the more convinced you

revival both of the Church and of became that you really knew no-

the nations for which we all pray thing; and I can remember my

Corruptio optima pessima. A man delight when I heard four years

whose heart is, dominated by the later the most brilliant 'post war product of the Oxford school of love of Christ is the great thing' a Iman can be: but if he uses that philosophy saying the same thing. He described his search through love only for the furnishing of his every philosophic system. He had own character and the sweeten- He is like become

increasingly convinced ing of his own home, that man's head could only finally Judas- traitor to the very love' say. I do not know." But he said, by which he is so fascinated.

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that we thing then There are other ways of know- ledge. 'A Babe was born at Beth-must do is that we must keep be- lehem' Is this a word spoken by fore our eyes continually the in- ternational order which Jesus has God to man, something a man knows with that there than head in God's name and in God's power insugurated in the world, until we knowledge which we use in ou

care for it with a passion deeper personal relations with one an-

and stronger than the most de- other?"

voted patriotism.

He continued. "Using, this his- torie fact-the emergence of the Babe-his life, his death and all that has happened since his death, using that as a key-I can make

without the world: sense of

I can make none."

"Love Me--Love My Dog

That is the heart of the Chris Lian faith. In Christ God gives: God shows: God points the way And because the heart is so much, the stronger forec in a man's life than the head the Gospels are not like the Book of Proverbs. full of wise saws and clever sayings They paint a pleture: They make a man live before you.

Commercial or Military Outlook.

This new devotion will lead to

a more positive attitude and more positive action in the event of in- Jesus.re- ternational difficulty. tused

He did negative ways: something positive. He was not string of lawmaker with "Don'ts." He lived a positive and and öf friendship creative life

ife in sewed the seeds of new those whom he drew into the circle of, his affection,

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Now the big' negation which lies across our civilisation is the ton-.

and viction unconsciously held.

held held because unconsciously

The Police Ideal.

[To the Editor. "Hong Kong Dally Press."]

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PILLION RIDER

INJURED...

Motor Accident in Chatham Road

According to a police report, a moter accident occurred in Chat- ham Road yesterday. inorning at 10.25 n.m.

Mr. N. Stockton driving car No. 2805 and Mr. Gill who was riding a motor cycle (No. 280) with a a pillion passenger were the par- ties concerned.

One has read, with a deep sense of expectation. what seemed to be but the preliminary thunderings of Olympus which followed Mr.

It is understood that Mr. Gill Dodwell's almost inadvertent re-

was trying to make for Cameron, ference to the desirability of a protective tariff in the interest of Road when he noticed Mr. Stock- Both the car ton's car coming up. the Hong Kong Brewery.

avold ''But.

where is the lightning? and the cycle swerved to

each other arid the cycle had a where the logical, lucid examina-

spill as a result." Mr. Ga escap- tion of any of the circumstances: either of the actual needs of theed without injuries, but the lady Brewery or of the pros or cons of pillion passenger received minor The left the other applications of a tarif injuries to her hands.

rear wheel of the car was damag- PTO- freely bandled by the

ed as a result of the heavy swerve. tagonists?"

out

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The second consequence of this conviction is that, the professional

Why should the Gods alight in defenders of our country should

the ring only to trip so hurriedly follow the best of their leaders in

again; "after going through Hong Kong is hot a British Colony. substituting the police ideal for theenly the most elementary motions but a British protected community military ideal The military der

in China, with a population 9012 of an engagement? is a survival from pre-Christian

Is it that Mercury has brought foreign to the Empire, and protect- society. The policeman is the

the Cease Fire from Jover or is it ing. alike the Starnese 'and Serb, Croat. Small peculiar creation of the Christian

really that they don't like the the Chinese and

our Empire England we so love

hesitates to prefer our goods, task? Is it the fear of Mr. David-wonder, then, that

Hornet's nest, OT, Uke son's

however cheap, to those of tor- eigners who desire to create funds

and honour.

dance, a Swan that

The policerpan. as we know him in England is successful in proportion to hta capacity for

friendship. Pavlova's His business is to keep people law preened only to earn public re- abiding. A splendid young police-gard, and died strictly in time with man who had been a King's Scout, the Conductor's baton? Has all rued himself in my parish. just this ink been spilt only to give an before I left England, by running excuse for a declaration that the in a dozen lads on a petty charge. subject has now been aired in pub- in spite of his readiness to come llc, and can be safely left to the

afterwards Government to work out?

and

them meet In my study, I will take him many years to win the trieridship he will need if he is to be a successful policeman in that district.

I will conclude by ennumerating four things which may serve per- haps as pointers to the position which I am suggesting:

within our borders, with which to purchase raw materials necessary to their very existance and un- obtainable elsewhere.

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A self-supplying." tariff-enclosed

of an Englishman's home, but an Empire is the natural enlargement

Kong Industry-protected Hong

A chink would be but

"the wall!

in

Perish the thought! One Irish- man at least remembers the old saw, and asks "if this is a fight

To earn protection for her in- that anyone may join in?" Grant-dustries, then, but Hong Kong must eq, the privilege of your paper, Ialign herself, more closely than she the past with that beg.. leave to examine the subject has done in

asks to a bit more closely than have my Empire which she now elders.

give her preference-let her resid-

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As for asking China for prefer- ence, have we not forced her to accord it during the past hundred years? And, if she were induced, now, so to favour this Island, how could we have the face to align ourselves with other members of the Empire, and remain a Free

1. Recognise the priority of What was first mooted was pro-ents consider what they get from your emotional over your ration-tection for an industry, the pro-her, and her guests, also, acknow

then make sure that duct of which appeals to

every ledge it. al Ule. your emotions are not fastened man, an industry employing "quite on something your own self- a lot of local capital, some local interest" has chosen-like the labour and water, and almost `en- priority of your country in the tirely dependent for full success on world. If it is so fixed, ask your-mported power: raw products and self about your love of Our Lord, consumption. whether or not you are commit- ting the great sin of heathenism, trying to use God to adorn your life instead of making your prayer, "Qur Father: Hallowed be thy name: Thy kingdom

will be done, come: Thy earth" as it is in heaven."

on

That is very elementary. Yes. but it is often the most elemen- tary things that have the most far reaching results.

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Without deeper examination. may one not almost, immediately say there is hardly a single indus-

But on this Free Port question, try in this colony-cement, bis-

Sir William Shenton, surely, has ruits, knitted goods, rubber shoes. vacuum flasks, electric torches and already answered himself, when he batteries, pianos. ships or wicker-says that ran it traffic comes to Hong Kong because it cannot get ware, and we must not forget the

its ships into an alternative Port preeminent cases, aerated two

with such a depth of water? waters and sugar-which merits

this is the case, and there seems being placed in a different cate-

to believe otherwise. no reason gory? (As Sir Wm. Shenton has surely the Transit Traffic cannot said, Hong Kong has no raw pro escape us, and we can mulct it ducts).

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2. The Sermon on the Mount is not intended for the defence

at our leisure. But. there is no of a nation. Nor,, is a razor in-

These are not cottage industries, necessary connection between pro- tended to chop fine wood. The

but full blooded attempts to take tection of local industries and the Sermon on the Mount paints a

advantage of this colony's Free Free Port policy. The latter for It shows higher way of life.

Trade policy in order to undersell Transitted goods, and protection how men can live in that Inter-

similar products manufactured in for a few-twenty at most-local national world order which is

protected countries. That labour, manufactures could be separated God's plan for the nations, and here, is extremely cheap is but a without difficulty, for the local In that great international Chris-

reason That

not strike at contributary

the manufacturer does This has a direct bearing on the with terrible tenacity, that in the tian society which God is bringing Colony is safe, as Str William took either quality nor high price, and practical question of patriotism end of the day disputes between into being through the 'Church. pains to point out, is another, and the truly competitive imports could

If you love the Master who also

an indication that the fairly easily be segregated for ta- and internationalism. It will be

nations can only be settled by

painted this picture War however necessary t

both in originally planned chler consumer your heart and not your head that

I have enlarged more than I in- may be at certain times is es- makes you, either. It is no use

was China. arguing about it. But though argu-i sentially negative. It is the great

Protection, therefore, is uncalled tended. in what was designed to

such

be an attempt to peg down the cases indeed, ing is of no avall a man can be

for in

discussion to facts, and their pro- would be more moved from one affection to the

proper

per inferences, so I will tabulate other. If you really love Christ

my points. you will be drawn to the ideal which is nearest to his heart.

war.

destroyer. It is not because Jesus sald this or Jesus said that, that

war. It h Christians condemn because war is profoundly nega tive and the spirit of Christ was positive. Religion profoundly therefore says to patriotism, "Your best service to your country is to And legs negative means of de- fending it."

May I remind you in this of the womansense which lies in the say- ing "Love me, love" my dog.?" The selfish lover who wants the sensual satisfaction of the woman's

The moment for action is when love resents the instrusion of the dog. The lover who really loves commercial tension becomes acute, the woman wants her to have with another country as it did be- j

tween Germany and Britain before about her the things she loves.

So I believe Christ is saying very 1014. I can vividly remember the simply to His church, "If you love alarm and parle caused by the what I love." dumping of German goods in me, you will love.

that the was then can be terribly Britain. It Religious love

We zelish.

to let danger of military mindedness are content Chilst free us from the fears of came in. It at once became almost llle; we are content to let him a crime to have any dealings with make us pure and clean and Germany. "Ever since the war we generous we are content with the joy of a Christian home--but we of England from the loss of the market. What needed rather resent the dog. We will German not open the door to let it in. adjusting was the excharge of This is for host of us es much goods between the two countries. ignorance as selfshness. We have What happened was that we de- stroyed by military and naval heard the gospel preached in cer- tain ways. We have had this and means one of our best European that expounded to us. We have markets. I do not pretend the followed well beaten paths. But whole reason of the war es here; Jesus the internationalist, Jesus but it was at heart an economic the inaugurator of a new world and not a political war.

order praying for God's Kingdom

to come and His will be done on

this earth: that side of His in-

have suffered terribly in the North

A Parallel Situation. Facing a parallel situation, tö- terest, of His heart. of His will day: the internationalism of many has been kept from us. And those Christians is surrendering to the of you who remember how Jesus glamour of military methods of ad- wept over Jerusalem wili perhaps justing international disputes. It understand how. Jesus' touch upon is of course right that the pro-

words and in his own lite let his love lead you to share his love for a world order in which the nations are one family under one Father.

to place a tariff on their raw pro- ducts and kill them) unless the in- dustries can prove that but a slight measure of protection will enable them to cover their overheads by local sales alone, for by far the of the benett 01 their operations goes out of the Colony and but little stays with

"a. It may not be the task of our generation to eradicate war. It is our task so to give our- selves to winning men for this great Christian ideal War will only become impossible when greater share this deal becomes as dear to men's hearts as home or country

is to-day.

in. If, however, they can prove 4. We are being driven by the

their case, then their exported sur- failure of autonomous nation plus production can be beneficial- states to achieve a peaceful

rif purposes.

1. Protection is not legitimately applied to create an export trade, but to assure life to an industry useful to, and sufficient for a de- fined commercial unit.

2. The Empire rightly, refuses to only "sweated," but admit, not foreign labour, capital and raw products, to Empire preference.

3. China rightly refuses prefer- using none of her raw products and paying what they employ of her nationals a bare wage.

ly used within the Empire. to sup-ence to a group of manufacturers equilibrium, to recognise the im- ply requirements, such as must ex. possibility of an inter-commun-

ist in the colonies and dominions ity: or international morality

touching the tropics, and ever fre- unless and until they are takenquently among the poorer peoples up into

higher loyalty in temperate zones, at a price le-

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4. Transit Traffic and the few Imports which would need to be

in a larger group. The Christ- vel below that attainable by other penalised in order to protect our lan faith asserts there must be Empire manufactures, and in sub-local industries could eastly be a world state as the Body of stitution for similary priced goods treated differently without causing Humanity and a world Church coming from outsite the Empire, the world a moment's pain.

as its soul. Because we are far from countries. to repay which,

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yet from realising that ideal let us not despair of it. The road to it will be difficult. There will be need of compromise: there will be continual tension' be- tween the final goal and what we can do to-day.

and Christian But if women will keep the goal before them honestly and with that purity of heart, which has no thought for personal or family interests or safety, I have no fear for the Church of God, and because I have no fear for the Church, I have no fear for the na- tions. He who made us will guide

high import tariffs have to be sur mounted.

5. The, whole question raised by Mr. Dodwell depends on whether Hong Kong intends to belong to the Empire or to China.

But, as has already been pointed

There is enough arguable mat- discutants. out by one of the

ter in, this letter to carry on the though not in so many words, discussion for some time yet, and

I hope others will take up the gage now throw down. But I sincerely us in His way. And when we reach hope that Mr. "Dodwell and Str the goal we shall recognise it as William Shenton will retract their a higher way of life than "we somewhat hasty decisions to re- had thought possible. We shall tire from the 1sts and give us all know it is not something we have the pleasure of reading their views made but something God gave the world in Jesus Christ, some- thing the world can only realise

on questions of detall.

Yours faithfully,

E. BRASIER-CREAGH.

in His power and in His spirit. Hong Kong, June 23,

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