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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1937.

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RELIGION: PERSONAL

AND IMPERSONAL ·

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V: Christianity In The First Four Centuries

(BY SCRUTATOR)

The only really new element which) Christianity introduced into the religion of Judaism was Jesus himself, but that element was sufficient to, transform everything, for his influence over his followers was a living power, It is very pleasing and indeed, very engy, to argue as some historians do, that the world was waiting for Christianity when it appeared in the first century, that its advent met a conscious need of the world. That is not strictly true. The whole tendency to separate Christianity from the world into which it came is futile and misleading.

In the first place, what was this 'Christianity' which thus, miraculously, If one is to believe certain historians, descended upon mankind? It was, as we have remarked above, nothing more nor less than the person of Jesus. It was not a completely developed system of doctrine and institution, but a way, a spirit -a spirit which only gradually clothed itself with a body, which, as always happens, was evolved from the elements already exisi-,, Ing in the world.

Its development was conditioned by these two factors precisely, the nature of the spirit itself, and whats the spirit could use of the material surrounding it. It was an organic and not a mechanical development. Christianity and the world were not two separate en- tities which happened to come together and to find each other amazingly suitable for coalescence. "The word was made fesh' certain- ly. but the word' was spirit and took the form which that which was already flesh could under- stand.

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Thus event its bith was in a sense, conditioned by its environ- ment, as its development was later conditioned by the nature of the world. geographically and philoso- phically, in which it grew during the early Christian centuries and

later.

T. JOHN'S

ST

CATHEDRAL

March 14-5th Sunday in Tent

8 á.m.-Holy Communion.

10 a.m.-Kindergarten and Chil- --dren's Service.

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH

(Church of England)

Special Lenten Addresses Club Lecture

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG

11am-Mattins. Preacher: The Sunday. March 14th Passion Sun- men in all churches of Christ,

Bishop. 6.30 p.m.-Evensong. The Bishop. N

-Week-Days

Preacher:

Holy Communion is celebrated |

on:--

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

at 7.30 a..

Wednesday at 7.30 am in the

Peat Church...

Friday at 7.45 "a.m. (in Car-

tonese).

Prayers for the sick, Wednesday

10.15 am.

2. Mid-Week Service During Lent a Special Service will be held at 5.45 p.m. on Wed- nesdays. The Chaplain will give a course of addresses on "When ye Pray,"

Confirmation Preparation Wednesday, 5 p.m.-Adults. Thursday, 5.30 p.m.-Juntors.

6 p.m.Seniors. The Chapel of the Resurrection:

9.30 a.m. Senday School.

itself sufficient to make him au apostle. Only Insofar as his work was recognisedly and admittedly Inspired by the Holy Spirit was such title accorded to him. Thẻ basis of apostleship was divine not ST. human, it was not conferred upon an individual by any human con- gregation but by the holy spirit of God. The Church could only bear witness to an individual's apostle- ship.

which must continually stand the test of work and ex- perience. The Twelve as such, did not occupy any official position in the Church in Jerusalem or any where else; their importance was not due to any official appoint- ment but to their own immediate experience of Jesus and to the fact that he had chosen them to be his friends. They owed whatever dignity and authority they pos- sessed to their own spiritual char- acter. Such a one was James, to whom, according to Hegesippus, 'It was alone permitted to enter the holy place. In fact on account of, his great righteousness he was

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JOSEPH'S CHURCH

5. GARDEN ROAD, 14th March: Passion Sunday.

First Mass and General » Com-

munion at 8 am. Service for the

Navy at 9 a.m.

day.

Holy Communion 8.15 a.m. The Holy Communion Fellow- -ship Breakfast will be held after this service. All com- municants of the Church are nvited to attend. Matins and Address 11.2.1

Preacher: The Vicar. (Rev. J. R. Higga.) Subject: "Beware of an easy re-

ligion." Evensong and Sermon 6.15 pm. Preacher: Rev. C. B. R. Saz gent, Headmaster, Diocesan Boys' School.

Soloist: Mrs. Glady Shaw. Young Peoples' Service 8.45, a.m. Primary Sunday School 10.a.m. Monday-Fellowship of Youth

p.m.

St. Andrew's Club League Bad-:

minton 8.30 p.m Tuesday-Mothers Union 3.p.m

Speaker: Miss Sawyer. Head. .mistress, Diocesan Girla

School.

Brownie Meeting 3.30p.m. Confirmation Class 6.p.m. Wednesday--Wolf Cubs 5.30 pm.

Rover Scouts 8.45.p.m. Lenten Service and Address

9.p.m. R. Army and

Preacher Rev. J. Bennitt.

Scientist, to-morrow, will be "SUB

STANCE.”—

The Golden Text will be: "If we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. (Ro- mans 8:25 )

CATHOLIC NEWS AND NOTES

Passiontide

With to-morrow, Passion Sun-

day, the last two weeks of Lent

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

"Science Sees A Plan"

begin, and we are definitely in Dr. Arthur Fung gave an ab- Passiontide. The attention ofsorbing lecture entitled "Science"

are

Chater Road

The following is a precis of the lecture;--

The subject of the Lesson Ser-Catholics is called to the mournful Sees a Plan" last Thursday at the spirit of the period by the fact that local Theosophical Society, 19 in the churches all the statues and pictures draped in purple. This is a relic of an ancient Lenten custom according to which a large vell was hung before the altar during the penitential неазоп. Among others, the following During these weeks there is con- challons from the Bible will be stant mention of the Cross in the read: Then Philip went down to prayers of the Church, and in the the city of amarta, and preached passages from the Bible that are Christ unto them. And the people read in the ceremonies emphasis with one accord gave heed unto

is laid on the growing hatred of those things which Philip: spake, the Jews and the development of hearing and seeing the miracles their conspiracy that finally led to which he did. For unclean spirits, the death of Jesus Christ. The crying with loud voice, came out most remarkable prayer of the of many that were possessed with time is a hymn, the "Verilla Regis” them; and many taken with pal-(Royal Banners), that dates from Bies, and that were lame, were

the sixth century and is well known healed.

in upward of forty English trans-

Everywhere in nearly every ac- tivity of the hunian soul, Science as represented by scientific men is replacing superstition with cold sober fact. Beginning in well- ordered minds and culminating in laboratories, Science is discovering the existence of universal Law and thus aids the formation of a new and wonderful social order.

It is unfortunate, indeed, that these discoveries are prostituted by small men who turn it to the per-

And there was great joy rations. One of the stanzas sums sonally profitable ends of invent-

In that city," (Acts 8: 5-8),

also up the whole of the spirit of thising or manufacturing armaments.

The Lesson, Sermon wi include the following passages from the Christian Science Text- book. "Science and Health -with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy:-

period of the year:

O Cross our one reliance hall! This holy Fassiontide avell To give fresh merit to the saint And pardon to the penitent."

The gift of science should be sacred to the cause of furthering brotherhood and light only.

Tremend-

"Let us glance at the scientist's progress in the fields of agriculture, ST. PATRICK'S DAY

medicine, engineering and most Next Wednesday is St. Patrick's, important psychology. Day. Though this is the day of Ireland's National Apostle, It is neither exclusively Catholic nor agriculture we have almost been made entirely independent of phy- Irish, for it is remembered and celebrated in the most unlikelysical conditions and chiefly by use

aus strides have been made. In

Third Mass at 10 a.m., followed Thursday: Holy Communion 7.30 world, the flesh, and the devil?" places in the world. Its celebra-of chemical fertilizers. A grenter

by Benediction of the Blessed.

· Sacrament This Bervice will be broadcast. Sermon on: The Holy Euchar- Ist, preached by Rev. Father R. Gallagher S. J. Catechism for Children at 3 pm N.B-Owing to the manoeuvres there will be no Service for the R. Army and Navy on Sun- day 21st March,

17th March: St. Patrick, Fatron

Treland. -

Pontifical Low Mass at 8 a.m. "Dispensation from abstinence is

granted to Irish Catholics and

their Friends.

19th March; St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church and especially of China. (Not # holy-day of Obligation). Holy Mass and General Com-

munion at 8 a.m.

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INITIAL HESITATION After its initial hesitation to "which, we have already referred, the Church came to the conclusion and was convinced that Jesus' Gospel was for the world; and, called the, Just. Such imen were moreover, the world of that day officials of no congregation nor of was better fitted than ever it had the Church at large. They served been before for the rapid 'pro- the Church univered), devoting mulgation of the new faith. Ro- | themselves entirely to the exten- man rule and Greek language be- sion of the Kingdom of God. came the vehicles whereby and Whatever authority they exercised wherein Christianity spread. Nor in the Church' depended not upon did it spread among a people com- any office but upon the recogni- pletely vitiated, for despite what tion of their divine commission some historians" nave written or and endowment, by their brethren, the later Graeco-Roman civiliza- That their influence was great

Confessions are heard every day tion, it was still a society within the churches which they found-before and after Mass. On Satur- sufficient moral vitality to criticise | ed koes. Without saying, that they days the special time for Contes- ftself, a feature which contributed | issued commands, is equally clear,sions is from 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. opportunities, of easy access to the but there existed no legal rela- work of Christian apostles and tlonship between them and their teachers, and however else it may converts which bound the latter to be described It was neither moral-listen" and to obey them. They ly nor spiritually dead,

were able to demand obedience

The Stations of the Cross at o

D.m

On week-days Holy Mass at 8

a.m.

UNIÓN CHURCH

Morning Service 10.30 a.m. Ever.

ing" Service 8 p.m. Preacher at Moming Service.

VI: The Fersonnel of the Early only because they were speaking 'Rey. K. Mackenzie Dow, Evening Churches: Apostles.

the word of God and were them-Service, Rev. Donald B. Childe. selves convinced of its truth.

The mere fact that a man was proclaiming the Gospel was not in

EMMANUEL MISSION

CHURCH

The following are the Services for the week at Emmanuel Mis- sion Church, 218 Nathan Road Kowloon:-

Saturday.,8.30 p.m. Fellowship Meeting followed by the Lord's Supper.

Subject for Meditation, Ephe

sians 4; 1 to in Sunday, 11.00 a.m. Divine Service Preacher, Dr. H. L. Clift,, Bub- ject "Waiting upon God." Text, "I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; and+ He set my feet upon a rock

and steadied my steps" (Psalm 40: 1,2).

Sunday, 3.00 p.m. Sunday School Young Women's Bible Class Young Men's Bible Class Sunday, 6.30 p.m. Divine Service

preceded by. Song Service "at 6.00 pm. Prescher, Dr.-H. L. Clift-Subject, "The Return of- Jesus Christ to this · World” Text. "This Jesus who has been taken from you into Hea- ven, will come back, just as ye have seen Bim depart to Heaven" (Acts 1; 11)... Monday, 7.45. p.m.. 8.A.0.A Black-

board Meeting.

Tuesday, A00 pm. Young, People's

Club. Wednesday,,2.30 pm Ladles Sew- ing Circle, at 1, King's Terrace, Wednesday. 8.00 p.m. Bunday

School Teacher's Preparation. Wednesday, 8.00 p.m. Praise and Prayer Meeting and Missionary Talk Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Ladies Bible

Study Circle at No. 216B Na-` than Road. This is open to all

(To be continued)

ROSARY CHURCH

The following are the forth- coming Services, etc. at the Rosary Church, 20. Chatham Road-Kow- loon.

There will be a meeting of the Committee of Management at the close of the Morning Service.

The Social Hour will be held in the Church Hall after the Evening Service as sual

The 8 A.CA. meets in the Churen- Hall on Tuesday-evening at 7.30 p.tm

"The. Helena May Christian Fel Sunday, March 14-Passion sun-lowship meets in the Institute, on

day: '

Friday morning at 10.30 am spea-

At 6.30 Mass with sermon in Chi- ker is Bishop. Hall

nese.

At 7.30 Mass with sermon in EngST, TERESA'S CHURCH

.lish. " ·

At 8.30 Mass with sermon in Por-

tuguese,

At 9.30 Mass with sermon in Eng- lish, followed by the Benedic- tion of the Blessed Sacrament. AL 2 p.m. Catechism in Chinese. At 2.30 p.m. Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament. From 2 to 8 p.m.-Spiritual Re- treat for the Members of the C.Y.M.S...

Monday, March 15-To-day at 3 p. begins the Retreat in Portuguese. Wednesday, March 17.-Abstinence

Day. Friday, March 10-Feast of St.

Joseph and of Our Lady of the Beven Sorrows-Fast Day. High Mass, followed by the Bene- diction of the Blessed Bacra- ment, at 7.30. -

The Way of the Cross in Chi-

ŋese at 2 p.m.

The Way of the Cross in Eng-

lish at 6 p.in.

On week-days Mass at 8.30 and

7.30.

Ladies la the Colony-who are interested in the Bible. Thursday, 8.00 p.m. Bible Study

Circle for men conducted by Mr. James Fraga,"

The Bervices are open to ah;⠀⠀ No Collection on Sunday Even

1. Ing.

The following are the servicea etc. for the forthcoming week at St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon

Tong:-

Saturday, 13 March-Euphrasia,

Virgin

8 p.m. General meeting of the members of the St. Teresa's Chi- nese Young Men's Society. Sunday March 14-Passion Sunday

-St. Matilda, Farip.

7 a.m. First mass with dermon

in Chinase

8.a.m. Second mass with ser- mon in Engilsh followed Bene- diction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. General Com- "munion of the members of the St. Teresa's Chinese Young Men's Society. -- 0.30 am. Third mass with ser-

mon in English, Monday, March 15-St. Xachary,

Pope and Conon,

Tuesday, March 18-St. Julian of

Cilicia, Martyr.

8.00 p.m. Meeting of the met- bers of the Active Service Uult. Wednesday, March 17-St. Patrick, Patron, of Ireland-ABSTIN- SENCE.

3.73.

Boy Scouts 8 p.m.

Mr. Gerald Sydney lectures to St. Andrew's Club on "The Wanderings of a Minstrel" at 9.p.m. The Lecture will be

followed by a short musical programme. The Club invites

the public to attend. A retir- ing collection will be made. Friday: Litany, Prayer and Medi-

tation 10.30 am, Confirmation Class 6.p.m. Full Choir Practice 6.30.p.m.

CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

the forth-

The following are coming services at the Catholic Cathedral, Caine. Road: March 14 Passion Sunday St.

Matilda, Emy. Morning services: 1st Mass at 2nd Mass at 8 with sermon in

Chinese.

3rd Mass at 10.30 with sermon in

English.

Evening services ·

At 3.30-Catechetical

tion to Adults. At 4-Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Holy Rosary and

to

"Are the protests of Christian Science against the notion that there can be material life, sub- atance, or mind "utter falsities and absurdities," as

some aver? Why then do Christians try to obey the Scriptures and war against "the

Why do they invoke the divine aid enable them to leave all for Christ. Truth? Why do they use this phraseology, and yet deny Christian Science, when it teaches precisely this thought? The words of divine Science find their immor- tality in deeds, for their Principle heals the sick and spiritualizes hu- mianity." (Page 354)

NOTICE Thursday, April 1st.. a Christian Science Lecture will be given by Mr. Frank BELL of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship at 6

pm at the YMCA. Kowloon-All

are welcome.

ANNOUNCEMENT

At 2.30-Religious Instruction to open daily 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Satur-

Young People.

days 10.30 am -12.30 p.m., evenings instruc-except Wednesdays and Saturdays 5-7 p.m. All authorised Christian Science Literature is available at the Reading Room. The Public is cordially invited to attend the ser- Vices and to visit the Reading

Room.

Benediction.

March 18-St. Julian Holy Hour

from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30. p.m. March 17-St. Patrick, Patron of Ireland-Abstinence Day. This Evening at 6 will begin the Lenten "Mission preached by Rev. Fr. Hugh McNulty, S.J. The Mission will last till March 24. Every evening at 8. All Catholics are cordially invited to attend... March 18-St. Cyril, Bishop and

Doctor,

March 19. St. Joseph, Patron of

the Universal Church. At 7.30 am-Solenn High Mass. On week days Mass at 6 and 7.30,, Confessions morning and even

ing.

ENGLISH METHODIST

CHURCH

si

Hong Kong (English) Circuit. Queen's Road East, Wanchal, Hong Royal Naval Kong (opposite Hospital),

Sunday Services, March 14, 1937. Sih Sunday in Lent. Morning Parade Service at 10.15 at the English Methodist Church: Preacher; Rev. Donald

Childe

Hymn No, 109 (Wareham), Prayer.

The Lord's Prayer. Hymn No, 173 (Gethsemane). 1st Lesson-Isaiah 53: 1-9. Hymn No. 110 (Hollingaide). 2nd Lesson-John. 12: 1–19. Prayer. Notices.

Hymn No. 616 (Ebenezer). Bermon.

Hymn No. 590 (Antwerp). Benediction.

B

Evening Service at 7.15 at the English Methodist Church: Preacher Rec. & H. Bray, MA,

Thursday, March 18-St. Cyril of B.D.

Jerusalem

Friday, March 19-8. Joseph-Fat-

ron of the Universal Church and especially of the China Abstinence and Fast dispensed.

Hymn No. 92. Prayer

Hymn No 101 (Tell me), Lesson-Isaiah 687 10-19, Prayer

UNION CHURCH KOWLOON

tion has

always been kept free from political associations, and

has never lost its religious char- acter. More churches bear the name of St. Patrick than "of pro- bably any other saint, and one is sometimes surprised to find them in places where there is no trace of any "connection with Ireland or the Irish. One reason for this is that St. Patrick is regarded as a model misstorhary, and is one of the great patrons of missionary endeavour, His

life, looked from a mere natural point of view,

was a most remarkable one, for.

he was an organiser of genius. Though his ambition to convert Christian Faith

were those

enemies in the course of his mis-

and better variety of plants are also being developed. In medicine, motherhood is being made easy. and birth control (welcomed with open arms in so many countries; and repulsed by equally as many), light and dietetics are also being investigated. The study of dietetics is running nowadays more towards compatability than calories, wit ness the Hay diet; and the per- affection of this branch of study will lead very rapidly to perfect health and much improved phys.-. cal bodies. In study of the mind. First Church of Christ Scientist. Ireland to the

and psychology the greatest ad- vance is shown and it is this de- Hong Kong a Branch of The Mo-dated from the time when he was ther Church, The First Church of there as a boy slave, yet he did

partment which seems most to in- Christ Scientist in Boston Mass.

not succeed in returning to the works in

dicate some "Universal Force at MacDonnell Road close to Tram country until he had considerable

providing for even the Station. Sunday Service 11.15 a.m.

tinest creatures Aome experience of missionary life, and

form of Testimony Meeting, Wednesday she seeins to have been gifted with

thinking apparatus. pm. A Reading Room is located at

adery zeal that appealed greatly

Broadening our horizon tre- Bank of East Asia Building, 10

to the Irish character. He seems mendously are the works and dis- Des Voeux Road Central and is to have made some spectacular coveries of Jeans and Eddington, conversions in the course of his They tell us that the stars in the apostolate, but he was far more sky are as numerous as all the interested in consolidating the grains of sand on all the shores gains that he made than in hurry-of our world, but that the nearest ing on to new fields. It has been distance between any 1s 25,000,000 said of him, as it has often been miles 1. between planets of one said of many who honour him as solar system) and that there as their apostle, that his best friends no possibility of a collison. That who began by being there are suns which could com- his enemies... He met many fortably contain 450 or our own and that there are some stars in slonary work, and he has left it reach of telescope from which on record that he was imprisoned light (travelling at 186,000 miles on seven occasions, and that his per second) takes 140,000,000 years life was endangered more than

to reach u3.. once. The story about his sermon From the infinitely large to, the on the Trinity, which he illustrated infinitely small, we have scientista. with the shamrock, is one of the discovering that the atom is not best known of all missionary stories, the ultimate división of matter; just as the shamrock is one of the that the atom is a little world of best known of national emblems. Its own containing again electrons Though historians and batanists with protons and neutrons in an alike dispute about the shamrock amazingly regular plan. So scient- story, shamrock from Ireland goes lata begin to echo Plato who said Tuesday: 8.45 p.m. Young People's to all parts of the world on 8t. long ago "God Geometrizes; some

Society.

Patrick's Day and is valued by advanced scientists such Wednesday: 10 a.m..

Women's Irishmen, in whatever condition it Millikan and Einstein see Mani- Guild's Business Meeting. 6.30 reaches them.

festation for the Universe) show- p.m. Fellowship of Recollection.

ing so much of the activity of the Thursday: 8-11 p.m. Table Tennis

THE CHESTERTON. MEMORIAL

mind that they even now approach *Club.

Almost immediately after the the Theosophic concept that the death of G. E. Chesterton, his Universe is nothing less than a literary admirers of all denomina-Thoughtform of God. tions decided to erect some kind This is the amazing of memorial in his honour and Science has made. Using mainly. they unanimously agreed on the the faculty of intellect they al- completion of the Catholle church ready glimpse a Fian. But the which he used to attend, at Bea time is coming when a far better consfield, as the one that was meet faculty is being developed by man- appropriate and would have kind, that magic one of Intuition. pleased him most. Support of the Sic Arthur Eddington has also project in the tangible form of prodicted this as the new method subscriptions has come from all of setentie tuvestigation and con over the world, and it is hoped to aiders it surer and infinitely more make the memorial well worthy of swift than reason t the man that it commemorates. An ingenious suggestion for the continuance of subscriptions has ways will have its use. Intuition

by another wall will guide the scientist of the fu been made Known Catholic writer, Dr. Hall- tur in seeing God's wonderful day Southerland. It is that plan of evolution; but he will use publishers should be asked to his Reason to work out its appli allow to be printed at the end of cation in the worlds of the per-

The Church Sub-Committee will meet at close of morning service.

SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Primary Bchool. 10.15 a.m. Bentor School.

Morning Worship 11 am. Evening Worship 6.30 p.m.

The Wack's Announcements: Monday: 5-8 p.m. Table Tennis

Club.

Friday: 3.30 pm. Children's Guild.

5.45. p.m.-Teachers' Class. 8.45 p.m-Choir Practice.

CHRIST CHURCH,

KOWLOON TONG (Waterloo Road)

The following are the Bervices and Notices for the forthcoming

week:-

-March-14-Passion Sunday

715 a.Holy Communion, 9am --Sung Eucharist. Prea- cher: The Bishop of Hong Kong. 6.30 p.m.-Evensong and Sermon Subject: "The Farable of the Talents." Preacher: Mr. G. 8. Sundays School: Juniors at 9 am, at the Church House. Seniors at 10.15 at the Church, Wednesday, March 17-Discussion Group at the Church House at 8.30 p.m. Subject: "Meditation."

Notices,

Hymn No. 365 (Cersan 47737. Sermon. Hymn. No. 942 Benediction.

:

each of Chesterton's works the note:

"If you have enjoyed reading this book, will you not send a donation to the author's memor

It is understood that it is likely that the suggestion will be put into effect

(Continued on Pars 5)

1.

RE

progress.

"But Reason has now and al-

After an animated discussion on the subject of using artificial met- fods of drugging in a natural event like motherhood, Mrs. D. M. Parkinson, M.A., President of the Lodge thanked Dr. Jung and in- formed the audience that next Thursday at 6 pm. Mr. John S. Greenberg would give a lecture on

The Kingdom of Youth.”