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SERVICE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1935.

OF REMEMBRANCE

LAID TO REST

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GATHERING UNITE IN

THANKSGIVING

Centenary Of Bishops Aiden And Alopen

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A United Thanksgiving Service in English and Cantonese was bald yesterday evening at the St. John's Cathedral in celebration of the Thirteenth Centenary of the late Bishops Aidan and Alopen who brought Christianity Into Northumbria and Siantu respectively.In 635 A.D.

There was large congregation of Europeans and Chiness and the following clergy took part:-Right Rev. Bishop Hall, Rev. John Forster of the Union Theological College, Canton, Rev. J. R. Higgs, Rev. A. J. Bennit, Rev. G. FL. Bateman (S.C.F.) Rer. P. Jenkins and Chinese clergy included Rev. Lee Kau Yan, Rev. Wong 01 Tong, Rev. Paul Tso, Rev, Yang Ting Sang, Rev. Tsang K Ngok. Rev. Edward Lee and Rer. Chung Yau Lap. The choirs were drawn from the Cathedral and other Chinese Churches.

The service started with the singing of the hymn *" Jesus shall reign" by the congregation after which prayers in Canton- ese were said by the Rev. Lee Kau Yan.

The Rev. J. R. Higgs then offered prayers in English. Thanksgiving in English and Chinese was said

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Rev. J. Forster than read Isaiah 55 which was followed by Revelation 21 in Cantonese by Rev. Wong Oi Tong. "The King of love my Shepherd is" was sung by the congregation and then the Rev. John Farster delivered an address in Cantonese which was followed with the hymn "When I survey the wondrous Cross” sung by the congregation.

SERMON BY REV. JOHN FORSTER

The Rev. John Forster delivered the following Sermon in English: Psalm 98:

v2. The Lord hath made known

His salvation....

v3, Ali the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

A year or two ago in England, some one asked me "Why should you people be taking our religion to China?" I asked him why the called Christianity our religion? He said "Well it has been ours for some time, hasn't it?"

Don't smile at my ignorant tel- low-countryman. Similar attitudes

are

common here In China. A few years äzo anti-Christian speakers and writers were thun- dering against Christianity as part of the modern "cultural invasion." It is European. It is American, It has nothing to do with China's own past. And strangely enough.

even we Christians in China, whe- ther foreign or Chinese, for the most part act and speak as if the story began with Robert Morrison only 120 years ago and had no roots deep down in history.

Now a moment's reflection will remind you that our Lord was an Asiatic with dark eyes and hair. and a swarthy skin. If there are any bounds to. His habitation He is less of a foreigner here than we afe. But not only so. His buman body belonged to Asia. The charch which is His Body has from the first belonged to all.

This year we have a chance to realise it again. At the world's opposite ends wwo thirteenth cen-" tenaries are being celebrated. This month the Archbishop of York will lead a pilgrimage to a small

land.

island off the coast of Northumber

Its name is Holy Island. It Is called, Holy Island because in 835 A.D. a missionary called St. Aldan arrived there, and from him our heather ancestors began to learn of Jesus Christ, 1.300 years ago. J:

flerce persecution, till in 313 Chris- tianity is recognised by the Em- peror Constantine, and rapidly be- comes the one and only religion of all the Mediterranean world. But through these centuries there was a similar swift progress eastwards though the record is broken and much of it is lost.

cause of God." He must, have been a brave man too. Those were troublous days and our forefathers were a savage crew. He had bow- ever all the help which the king could give him. "It was delight

ul." Bede continues, to see the king interpreting the word of God to his fommanders and ministers, for he had perfectly learned the language of the Scots during his long banishment."

ANGLO-SAXON DESCENT

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Inspector Roylance

The funeral of the late Sanitary Inspector George Edward Roylance whose death occurred on Sunday under tragic circumstances, took place yesterday at the Roman Catholic Cemetery and was largely attended,

The chief mourners were the deceased's sons George and Dea- mond The pall bearers were Sanitary Inspectors C. Strange, P. E, Knight, R.. R. Wood, G. W. Bow- den, and W. C. R. Lamprill »

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All we who are of Anglo-Saxon descent have reason to thank Al- mighty God for the coming of Bt. Aidan. through whom to us and The Very Rev. Father H. de to ours

Angelis officiated and those, pre- "the Lord made known His sent were: Messrs, W. J. Cärrie, E. salvation."

COMMITTED TO SESSIONS

Interpreter In Trouble

Cheung Hing, an interpretar af the Sanitary Department faced a charge at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, of receiving a bribe" of †`$50`from Mạ Sing, who resides at 123 Nam Choung - Street. Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith conducted the case for the Crown, while Mr. G, K. Hall Brutton appeared for the defence.

Mr. A. K. Taylor, Chief Inspector of the Banitary Department, Kow- Elmsworth, R.. A. D, Forrest, C. J. | loon gave format evidence of re- Roe, Dr. G. W. Pope, Major W.-J.ceiving a complaint against the E. Mackensie, Chief Sanitary Inspr. defendant, from the complainant A. K. Taylor, Senior Sanitary who called at his quarters in per

son at 15 p.m. on May 29, accom- paled by a market foreman and another man (Tau Kwok). This evidence was taken first after it was explained by 'the prosecution that Mr. Taylor had to attend the funeral of a fellow worker, who died yesterday The Magistrate gave his dermission after consult- ing the defence.

And who was Alopen? We know not even his original name, only the three characters by which he was called in China.' | Inspectors. L. Brewer, R. R. Wood, Probably he had already · been J G. Hooper, Sanitary Inspectors working in one of the small king- S. Eccleshall, C. Strange, E, C. Ker doms near China's frontiers. Evenrison, P. E. Knight, W. Hall, M. so his was a longer and more | Blake, G. H. Sherif, J.J, Gregory. hazardous journey than Aldan's. | T. Seddön, W. C. R. Lamprili, H. G. across the highest mountains in

Stevens, G. Frost, S. G. Poole, J. T. the world, and the barren wastes Lacey, E. F. Warburton, G. W. Bow- that stretch south of the Gobi den. J. R. Hodgin, T. H. W. King. The Tablet says,

B. Williams, M. Blane. "A. C. Sinton, A. Foster, A. S. P. Grant, Messrs.. T Lay) G. W. Coysh, Jock Camp- bell, J. O. Robinson, Chinese Inspectors Li, Ki, Lau, Chung, the 1st Hong Kong Troop Scouts (81. Joseph's College), under Scout- master Quah. Cheow Cheong and Assistant Scout Master M. G. Lenz and others.

"At the time of T'ai Trung, cultured Emperor, whose shining glory opened a propitious age, who was as an enlightened Sage over his people, in Persia there was a bishop named Alopen. Divining the bright clouds, he conveyed the true scriptures. Regarding the music of the wind, he rode through hardship and danger. In 635 (meaning) he arrived at Ch'ang An (Blanfu).”

BIG LIBRARY

Compared with the savage Hittle court. of King Oswy of Northum- bria, Alopen was surounded by magnificence indeed. Chang An was then unequalled by any capital on earth. T'aj Tsung had a uni- versity attached to his Palace, with CHASTITY OF WOMEN

a library of 200,000 books. Him- An old

Persian book written self a scholar, he spent most of his about the year 200, speaks of the time there. If he did not, ke chastity of Christian women, what-Oswy. himself believe and inter- ever their nation or tribe. It

pret the word to others he did. makes surprising mention of "our

says the Tablet, sisters south of the Casplan. and in Afghanistan." The Christian Church was already there. By the year 225 there were twenty bishop- rics extending from Mesopotamia to the Caspian Sea. About 250 the good news. had reached to the Oxas River,

Another old book, this time in Latin and written about 400 by St.

have the scriptures translated in the Imperial Library, a id their doctrine examined in the Private Apartments. Knowing full well that it was right and true, He expressly commanded its pro- pagation."

FLORAL TRIBUTES Among the large number of noral tributes sent were from, His Sorrowing widow, George, Noeleen and Desmond, Grannie and Helen, Mother. Brothers, Sisters, Nephews, Nieces, Undles and Aunts in Eng- land, Betty. Cynthia and Joan, Messrs. W. J. Cairie, M. J. Reidy, L. Brewer, A. K. Taylor, C. S. strange, William Hill, Jock Camp hell, George Lee, Bill MacDonald. Messrs, Grinimitt and Ward, Messrs. Armstrong and Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Stimson, Mr. and Mrs, Breiler and family, Mr. and Mrs. P. Grant, Mr and Mrs. R. J. Everest and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. McEwen, Dr. and Mrs. K. C. Teo, Mr. and Mrs. Ercleshall and Peggy, Mr. and Mrs. Griggs, Messrs. P. Baricle, Dr. G. W. Pope, Dr. and Mrs. Fernando, Mr. and Mrs, W., Hollands, Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Millington and fami-

Just as St. Aldan was given Holy Island, Alopen was given land in the "Yee-Ning Street of the capi-ly, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Strange,

Jerome has something still more

tal for a monastery, to house curious to say. He speaks of the twenty-one monks." Huns, those savage nomads of We whose privilege it is to be- Central Asia who six centuries belong to the Church in China should fore" harried' north China and look back with thankfulness to our caused the Great Wall to be built; pioneer thirteen hundred years

soon were their horsemen ravage the plains of Italy. Some even among the Huns, he says,

to

are learning the Psalter.. and the cold of Scythia (Central Asia) glows with a fervent faith."

ago.

TWO GREAT MEN That is the point of the story: It does not belong to England. It does not belong to China. It has always belonged to us all, and we' are the heirs of all the ages. To day we remember two men, at the world's opposite ends. but both bishops of the same holy Church, for the same Master making the same sacrifice, preaching the same Gospel, and living the same life. Who was St. Aldan whom we Let us remember too that we stand celebrate to-day?

in the same succession of Christ's About 450 AD. when the fall of age long universal Church. Let us

The progress was not only west- ward-eastward too, through Cen- trai Asta. through Parsians) Turka, and Mongols, to the very boundary of China.

WHO WAS ST. AIDAN

Western Empire had begun, and feel, in deep humility, the dignity the Anglo-Saxons were pouring or our calling. Let us rise in as- into Britain to the destruction of i piration to accomplish the wide- Roman civilisation and of the ness of His purposes for us. Christian Church, there lived 2

To us Anglo-Saxons. thirteen British boy, Zatrick. He was kid- hundred years ago napped by lawless Irish pirates

"the Lord made known His salvation." and carried pff as a slave. Later To-day we are gathered here to he escaped. And then he heard and that same year here in China take our part in the same celebra- | God calling him to go back to the

"the ends of the earth have seen tions, And we remember too à land of his slavery, this time as a

the salvation of our God." Persian bishop, Alopen, who in 635. slave of Jesus Christ. He went.

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"Now thank we all our God"

FINED PREVIOUSLY

Ma Bing, complainant, 55 years of age, was the next witness called. He said that in the beginning of May he was aned 325 by the same Court for having no licence for the

keeping of piga. He knew defen- | dant as an interpretor named Cheung Hing Yu and met him 'three days after he was ined (May) 15). The meeting was arranged by the defendant who met the com- plainant outside the former's ance at 12.30 pin. on Saturday, when it was agreed to meet at the Ling Yuen Restaurant In Lai Chi Kok Road.

Defendant was waiting at the rendezvous when the complainant arrived with one other Sul Shek Shut who he (complainant) had taken along to act as an inter- preter as he was not very conver- sant with Cantonese.

During the conversation that ensued, "defendant suggested the payment of $50, and said that in the mean time the pigs in question could be removed elsewhere the next day, as he (defendant) knew that a Sanitary Inspector was 80- ing to visit the place the following Monday.

PIGS REMOVED Accordingly the pigs were re-

moved the next day (Sunday) to sties at the Yaumati Railway Station for one whole day. On Monday when the Sanitary Inspector visited the place at 11 s... he did not see any pigs, which were brought back to their original place that night.

Complainant then saw defendant one or two days later, when in the afternoon he (defendant) passed by his shop in Nam Cheung Street, presumably on his way across the harbour. Defendant stopped and spoke to the complainant, saying "Go to the Ling Yuen Restaurant next Saturday, and bring me the money."

Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Baurchurn and family, Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Smalley, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. M. Blake, Quah Cheow Cheong and M. G. Lenz, Mr. and Mrs. W. Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Poole, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Pike. Inspector Clark and family, Inspector Kerrison and family, Mr. and Ms. W. E. Alrien and family, Mr. W. F. Fincher and family, Mr. H. Lanepart, Mr, and Mrs. G. W. Coyah, E. S. Cunning- ham and Dorothy J. Lee, Lower man, Ab Poon, Joseph and Ah Hong. Ning Trung, Miss Soong, Mak Pang, Yau, Mak, Yim Tam, Tang |

Shortly after noon on Saturday Chol, A Bing Jan, Lui Pok (Kow-

complainant with Shek Shul ar- loon Hospital). Au Hing Taun, Fung Tak. Ya Wah Loon, Wong Cheong.rived at the restaurant, where Li Lam, Eastern District Office he entertained the defendant with tea and cakes Complainant had brought the money composed of four $10 notes and two $5 notes which he handed over to Shek Strul, who in turn gave the notes to the defendant."

Staff, Head Office Sanitary Staff, Members of Central Police Station, Central District Office.

Inspectors Kowloon Disinfecting Station, Inspectorate W.CD.D., Scouts 1st Hong Kong Troop, Kow- loon City Sanitary Office, Pre- Two days later defendant came sident, Committee and Members to the shop alone and discussed Police Recreation Club, Chinese the possibility of building a pig Staf KDS. Scavengers (Kow-stle with the complainant.. loon X Chinese Staff Kowloon Branch, Sanitary Board, Inspec- Mongkok District. Local C.S.O. and several others.

Stan

MR. LUCIANO LOPEZ

the very same year, arrived at He preached to the Irish and won was next sung and the Rev. Yung tors Shamshulpo Office, Foremen Chang-An, then the capital of their hearts. From his monasteries Ting Sang and the Right Rev. China. It was, the first establish-

which soon extended in a chalu Bishop Hall offered further prayers ment of the Christian Church in over the country Irish Christian In Cantonese and English respec-. this land. 1.300 years ago.

monks served God and the com- tively. SURPRISING FACT

The service terminated with mon-people.. and went out as The first story is recorded on the messengers of the good news to Benediction by the Rev. Bishop parchments of the learned English those who were still in darkness. Hal.

In the sixth century Columba, one monk, Bede, who wrote about a hundred years later. The second of these monks, founded a monas- was carved on the famous Nestori-tery on the rocky little Island of an Tablet in the year 781, long Tona, off the west coast of Scot- burled and forgotten underground. land.

Its characters stand out as plain and legible as if they were written yesterday.

STRANGE VISITOR

SAW INSPECTOR

Nothing further was heard, and complainant, getting worried, sought the advise of a friend. Chui Kwok who arranged for the com- plainant to accompany him to Hong Kong, where they met an " Inspector "-police or Banitary, was not sure---

Sufering from typhoid for a the complain turopean in foreign

short period, Mr. Luciano Maria Lopez, late of Messrs. Arnhold

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This monastery one day had a

Lt. Comdr. Chen Ho who had strange visitor, a young English been on board the Chinese cruiser. That the Christian Church began nobleman, heir to the Kingdom of Hai Shen ever since her arrival to reach the English and the Northumbria. He had been driven to the Colony left the cruiser on Chinese during the same year from his kingdom, and sought Saturday and stayed at the Em seems a surprising fact. The Acts sanctuary in this remote spot. He press Hotel. He left for Canton on of the Apostles, that first book of watched the gentle monks in the Sunday after being asked by Ad Church History, fixed the direction service of others. He looked on atmiral Chan Chale as to whether he of interest for most later histori- their reverent worship. He felt wished to remain on board the ans. St. Luke faces west, towards their victory over sin. And he re- cruiser and sail with her to the the capital of the Empire. One solved that if ever he got back his North or to return to Canton He might imagine that this was the throne, his should be a Christian chose the latter course. We only world, which mattered to the Kingdom By 035 he had won it early Christians, eager to witness back. He sent again to the lonely before governors and kings. Thus monastery. A band of monks with we hear most in all our history Aldan as their bishop was the days, books of the story of the Church responts MALIWA A Due to L. Comdr

It is understood that the Gruisers! Hai Chi and Hai Shen will be sall Ing for the North in the next two

In the Mediterranean lands On Aldani was says the historian. “à | absence from the cruiser Lt Co and on, through proud disdain, már of singular teskness piety, Cheung Tung Tan is the through loud opposition, through and moderation, zenious in the commander of the cruiser

Sunday afternoon at his residence. No. 23 Kwong Ming Street, third floor

clothes, and who wore & moustache. They all went to a place in the Tai Fing shan jain

Complainant, when asked by the Magistrate said that the European in question was the first witness who had given evidence.

But Shek Shul (32) of 86 Pai Ho Street was then called for evidence, after the case was adjourned until 2.30 p.m. to-day

The late Mr. Lopez was only 29 years of age and was educated at St. Joseph's College. The deepest sympathy is extended to his mother and his three brotifers,

The funeral took place yesterday.. evening, the remains being interred in the Roman Catholic Cemetery.

Ed, da Ross, Father Peter Ngal of St. Mary garet Church, ociated at the av graveside and chap

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