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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1937.

PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES

RELIGION PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL

IX: Reform

{BY SCRUTATOR) ·

Reform, generally speaking, takes one of two methods: des- tructive or constructive; the first destroys the old before it at- tempts to construct the new, thesecond tries to infuse new läras Into the existing from without any process of deliberate destruc- tion.

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Wycliffe (1320-1384) diagnosed | doing more harm than good, The the disease of the Church and pre- scribed a remedy. He declared roundly that the wealth of the Church way its course and from the point of view of an Englishman he❘ demanded that no more money be pald to what was popularly called

the sinful city of Avenon." the instance of the Archbishop of Canterbury his teaching was con- demned by the Pope, but he bold- ly replied that the Pope cannot demand money "except by way of alms, and that since all charity! begins at home, It would not be a work of charity but of foolishness to direct the alms of the realm abroad when the realm itself les In need of them." He followed these statements by a pamphlet "Concerning the Duty of a King,"

quickening of the Intelligence was the only valid means of reforma- tion in his opinion, and war, espe cially religious war, he utterly distrusted as. Irrational folly. His appeal was principally to the minds of men, and therefore al- though he translated the Greek ¦ Testament Into Latin, revealing the many errors of the Vulgate of St. Jerome (340-420), his appeal was strictly limited by the extent or popular education,

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which he declared that the Church was a national institution under the King's control and „as] such ought not to be interfered with by outside authoritea.

A DIFFERENT TYPE : Martin Luther -(1483-1546) a very different type of man from Erasmus. His reformation was bazed more on an appeal to men's hearts than to their heads. Like Ausgustine, whose monk heɛ was, he had sought his soul's calvation. very early in life within the strict- of the monastery, and no monk could have been more rigor ous with himself than Luther. But after two years, and again the parallel with Augustine holds, be experienced- conversion through reading the works of S. Paúl, éspe- cially the verse in his epistle to the Romans, "The just shall ve by Taith."

ness

So far his thinking was purely concerned with the political as pects of reformation but these led Wycliffe to go more deeply into the spiritual necessities before him. Very great theological issues, he found, were involved-the media- Unlike Erasmus and Wyclife, torship of priests until his day, fo* | Luther was a religious genius-a instance, "had been recognised as, Christian" by heart-and

so nha Indespensible and divinely institut-writings were characterised more ed, but Wyclife denounced it by a fiery enthusiasm than by a "Crown and cloth make no priesL

logical compulsion. His arguments nor the Emperor's Bishop with his against Indulgences, for example, words. but power which Christ

were far from being novel, but ha giveth, and thus by life are priests manner of putting them forward known." He denied also that the set the long-amouldering discon- Mediaeval Church and its popes tent of hils fellow-countrymen and bishops and its system of taxa- į ablaze. Не

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maintained with tion was the true Church of Christ. and argued that the true Church is the community of all høllevers. and that its organisation is not a matter of divine institution but of human convenience In place of the authority of the Church visible he put the Bible, of which he made the first English translation.

FIRST PROTESTANT SECT Such teaching, of course, ostra- elsed him politically and, he found himself in the wildernes with a few followers. With them he founded. the Lollards, the Arst Protestant sect. They survived until the Re- formatio living proof that Christiantity could live outside the organised Church. His teaching spread to Europe where it found a ready acceptance in Bohemia ua- der the leadership of John Hus whose adherence to Wycliffe's views, as well as certain political offences which he had commited, led finally to his excommunica-

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We have dealt thus fully with Wycliffe because of the greatness of his influence upon the later development of the Church in England, and because he was, in a. sense, typical of the sincerest type of early reformer who sought to destroy in order to recreate.

ERASMUS

Erasmus (1466-1538) atands out as the type of reformer who strove to infuse "new life into the did torms. He was a Dutchman: by birth, but a genuine citizen of

Europe, and the leader of the

the priests of God. He denied, again with Wycliffe, the right at the pope to interfere in the pell tical affairs of his native country, and to interpret Scriptures infal- bly. For these heresies he was excommunicated in 1520.

EQUALITY OF ALL MEN

The Lutheran Reformation fall- ed of its primary purpose, however, the purification of the Church of Rome, because to a very large ex- tent Luther himself did not prac- tice what he preached-the equal- Unlike ity of all men before God. Saint Francis of Assisi, another and earlier, reformer, he did not elevate his movement by a Christ- like example. Certain German states "threw of the power of the pope, but the inherent hypocrisy of their religious revolt led to a degeneration in" sincerity, and a difference of feeling between Char-

les Fifth and the pope placed the

latter monarch at the head of the religious institution of his nation

"culus regio, elus religiol"

When Luther died he had suc- ceeded in making a great breach in the Western Church, but he was more fitted to destroy than to con- struct. The doctrine of Justifica- tion by Faith was his greatest gift to Christianity, but Christian bro- therhood suffered at his hands and it is to John Calvin that history turns to see the concentrated pur- pose of religious reformation tho- roughly at work.

(To Be Continued)

Humanist Movement, which was CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

ever

the name which the Renaissance took in Germany. He has been called "the first man of letters since the fall of the Roman Em- pire." The crux of his teaching was that the Christian religion should be above all, practical, and he argued that its pracicality had been buried under an Increasing heap of dogmas, cere- monies, and ritual But ErasmuA did not attack these things direct- ly: to him they were simply ridi- culous, and as such he ridiculed them. His book "In Praise of Folly published in England "in 1509, sets out to prove that the world and especially the Church, is ruled by folly, and he makes special reference to imagca, ritual, His book WES and indulgences.

so widely read that later men came. to say that "The jokes of Erasmus did the pope more harm than the anger of Luther." To this scholar; reasonableness was the supreme virtue, 'therefore he possessed an Innate distrust of the protestants and openly said that they were

April 11th--Second Sunday after

Easter.

St. Leo the Great

Morning services:

1st Mass at 6.

2nd Mass at 8-Special Mass with sermon in English for First Communion. 3rd Mass at 10.30 with sermon in

Engilah Evening services.

At 2.30-Religious Instruction to

Young People,,

At 3.30-Catechetical Instruc-

tion to Adults. ·

ST. JOHN'S:

CATHEDRAL

11th. April, 1937. 2nd. Sunday. After Easter. u a.m. Holy Com- munion. 8 am, Holy Communion in Peak Church. 10 am. Kinder- garteu and Children's Service. 11. am. Mattins, Preacher: Rev. H. W. Baines. 6.30 pm. Evensong: Preacher: Rev. A, J. Bennitt.

Week-days-Holy Communion is celebrated on: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 7.30 u.m, Wednes- day at 7.30 a.m. in the Peak Church. Friday at 7.45 am) (in Cantonese). Prayers for the sick. Wednesday, 10.15 am.

Other Notices-April 15th 3 p.m. Women's Guild Meeting, Cathe- dral Hall. 6.30 pm. "Prepara- tion for First Communion.

The Chapel of the Resurrection: 9.15 a.m. Children's Service.

ENGLISH METHODIST

CHURCH

Rong Kong (English) Circuit

Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong (opposite Royal Naval Hospital)

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Sunday Services, 11th "April, 1937 Second Sunday After Easter Morning Parade Service at 10.15 at the English Methodist Church Preacher: Rev. Donald B. Childe..

The Rev. F. Short, M.A.,” to

preach in the evening). Hymn No. 784 (Duke St.). Prayer.

The Lord's Prayer,

Hymn No. 468 (Horbury). 1st Lesson Exodus 16, 2-15. Hymn No. 839 (In Memoriam) 2nd Lesson John 5. 15-29, Prayer.

Notices.

Hymn No. 821 (Morning Light) Sermon.

Hymn No. 460 (Tiverton). Benediction

'Evening Service at 7.15 at the

English Methodist Church: Preacher: Rev. Frank Short, M.A.

Hymn No. 544 (Newcastla). Prayer.

Hymn No. 916 (Bullinger, AT.. 21) Lesson John 21.

Prayer.

Notices.

Hymn No. 386 (Melcombe 75). Sermon.

Hymn No. 428 (Monmouth). Benediction.

NOTICES FOR THE WEEK: 1. Following the Evening Service there will be a Bocial Hour at

& S. Home at 9 pm the 8. Refreshments are served and a special invitation is extended to all Servicemen.

2. The Ladies' Church Ald have

arranged for a Social Evening to be held on Wednesday week, April 14th, at 8.30 p.m., · The occasion will be the official farewell from the Church and the Home to Mr. & Mrs. J. Ling, and a presentation will be made. The proceeds of the event will be in aid of the LCA, and it is hoped that there will be a large atten- dance.

3. The Badminton Club meets on

Mondays and Thursdays at 7.30 p.m., Further particulars from Mr. W. Sprague, or from the the Secretary, §. & S. Home.

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EMMANUEL MISSION

CHURCH

11.00 a.m. Divine Service Prea-

cher, Mr. C. B. Carter. Subject,

"God's, Power."

ST. ANDREW'S" CHURCH

(Church of England)

Fellowship Breakfast. Entertainment by Young People. April 11th Second Sunday after

Easter.

v.m. Tuesday. V.D.M.A, working party, 3

D.M...

CATHOLIC NEWS AND NOTES

A Consistory

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Lecture At The Y.M.C.A.

Mr. Frank Bell, C.S.B,, member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The` First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Mass., deßvered a lecture En Christian Sclenco " at the YM.C.A., last week.

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Below we give the final instal~" to do" likewise. She devoted ner- One sometimes hears annoyancement of Mr. Bell's talk:-/

self to that loving mission from expressed at what is referred to as The activity of Christian Science the time that she discovered the special vocabulary" of terms is not of the nature of mental sug- Christian Science. used by the Vatican. But, after gestion or hypnotism. Jesus all, most of these terms should be pounded the rule, "Not my will, but considered as legal terms, and thine, be none of these in any language are self-explanatory." Something more than basic English is required to explain "petty sessions "pulsne judze" "nial prius court" and a host of others.

Holy Communion 8.15 a.m This service will be followed by the monthly Holy Communion Fellowship Breakfast in the hall and all communicants are invited. Matins And Sermon 11 3.101 Preacher: The Vicar, (Rev. A R. Higgs.) Evensong and Sermon 6.15 p.m Preacher The Rev. L. L. Nash. (Chaplain of the Diocesan Boys' School), Young People's Service 9.45 am. Primary Sunday 10 a.m. Monday, Women's Guild) 18.30 a.m.

Fellowship of Youth 6 p.m. St. Andrew's Club Whist Drive, 9 | same sense. In the strict sense The rule, "Not my will, but thine it means a place of assembly, but be done," is, of course, the rule of from that 1 came to mean an act-perfection. God's will is peerfect. ual assembly. In Catholic usage it. Thought that is open to the fun- is the assembly of cardinals bum-damental rightness of being cat- moned by His Holiness the Pope. It ches something of the spiritual is on the occasion of one of these import of Jesus' teaching, and this assemblies that the names of new improved state of mind manifests cardinals are announced. Gener itself, after its kind, in outward ally the names of the new cardin-conditions and affairs.,, Jesus must als are kept a close secret until the have meant this when he said re- Consistory meets, and that investa | garding one of his healings, "Thy them with special interest. An-faith hath made thee whole." its other reason thất drawï áttention | affirmation' of God's will that man to these corisistories is the fact that is perfect had encountered a mea- the Pope commonly makes use of sure of acceptance, and that im- them to make important official proved state of mind which he pronouncements, and in the pre-named faith, expressed itself in a sent critical situation in Europe corresponding state of body," as such official pronouncements have states of mind never fall to do. more than'usual interest

The scientific relationship between state of mind and state of health is affirmed and reafirmed in the Scriptures.

The study and application ul

done." The effect of mental suggestion is to impose one human will upon another. Much that is involved in the so-called laws of evil and disease in human experience can be traced to some Buch wrong mental activity of At the present time the mention mental malpractice. Jesus denoun- of the creation of some new car-

ced human will and proclaimed dinals has brought to notice the the will of God to be the only real word "consistory, which is not will-power. That rule brought exclusively used by Catholics, for healing to the sick ninetech cen- it is employed by mambers of some turies ago, and it brings healing to other religions, though not in the the sick to-day.

Brownie Pack 3.30 p.m.... Confirmation class, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Mothers' Union com-

mittee meeting. 11 a.m. Brownle Farewell to Miss Walch,

3 p.m.

"

Rover Scouts, 8.43 p.m. Thursday-Womens' Fellowship 3

p.m.

Boy Scouts 8 p.m.

St. Andrew's Club Tennis Tour-

nament, 9 pm.

Friday Confirmation class, 6 p.m. Full choir practice, 6.30 p.in.. St. Andrew's Club Committee,

8.30 p.m.

Saturday, Entertainment by the Fellowship of Youth in the hall at 9 pm. Admission: Reserved seats

Unreserved 50 cents. Proceeds for the C.M.S. Pakhof

leper hospital.

Having accepted the Scriptural assurance that the author of all reality is good, and the creator of that only which is good, the Chris- tian Scientist does not shun the logical conclusion that evil is not an entity. The teaching of Chris tar Science, that evil is primarily a negation, may bé illustrated by : the negativeness of the evil called Ignorance.

The schools are devoted to the overcoming of ignorance, yet they do not regard it as something. No time is wasted in the schools in trying to instruct any one as to the origin or elements of Ignor- ance. If a pupil were to demand to know who made ignorance, it does not come from anywhere, nor does it consist of anything. The educator knows that ignorance is not the presence of something but the absence of something, in other words, a pure negation. Know- ledge of the essential negativeness of ignorance does not tempt the educator to ignore the effects of" the negation.

One who has gone to school could not consistently say that it is impossible to comprehend the idea of a purely negative evil, a mere nothing, which yet needs to be positively and vigorously handi- eed and overcome. Christian' Scientists accept the definition of evil or devil as given by the Mas Iter, namely, that it is "slar, and the father of it," and has "no truth" in it; in other words, a self- constituted lie, utterly devold of 'truth.

Jesus' practice was consistent with his preaching as regards the nuture of evil. The essential "noth- not be ac-

THE CARDINALS The cardinals, as is generally $1,khown. make up the senate of the Catholic Church The holders of the dignity, who are never more Christian Science will "stimulate" than seventy in number, are de- one's natural capacity to reject the signated Princes of the Church, | mental suggestions of evil and so and rank, according to precedence to counteract their effects. Chris- In the Catholic Church, with prin- tian healing will thus be reën to be ces of reigning familles. They are the result of the adjustment of ¦ ingness of evil need nominated solely by the Pope and thought to the batare of God anilcepted as a mere theory: It can be are his chief assistants and coun- His good creation. St. James must proved in many ways by those who sellors, in the government of the have been aware of this when he

are willing to adjust their daily Church. It is they also who electadmonished those who were sick thinking to this rule, as explained.

in the Christian Science textbook, the Scriptures." by Mary Baker "science and Health with Key to Eddy.

UNION CHURCH

Morning Service 10.30 am. Ever »

Ing Service 6 p.m. The

Morning Service will be conducted by the minister, the preacher will be the Rev. Frank

Bhort

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

Bervice as usual

the Pope when the Holy See be- to seek healing through the prayer comes vacant. A certain number of the righteous Mrs. Eddy was of the cardinals always reside in spiritually minded enough, to pray Rome-In fact, according to the in that manner and to teach others The S.AC.A meeting is held in ordinary law of the Church, a the Church Hall on Tuesday even-cardinal, unless he is the bishop of a foreign see, is under obligation to live in Rome. Those in per- manent residence there have numerous official duties, assigned to them by the Pope.

ing at 7.30 p.m.

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

The Helena May Christian Fel- lowship meets in the Institute on

Friday morning at 10.30 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH

The present Code of Canon Law makes it necessary for a Cardinal to be a priest. This was not al- ways so The last holder of car-

dinal's rank who was not a priest was Cardinal Antonelli, the cele

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG

Subject: Are sin, disease, and death rexi? The subject of the Lesson Ser

all churches of Christ, mon in

11th April: 2nd Sunday after Eas-brated Secretary of State under Scientist, to-morrow, April 11, will

ter.

Pius IX, who was practically the Com-temporal ruler of Rome before the dismemberment of the Papal states in 1870. He was ordained deacon, but never went on to the

First Mass and General

munion at 8,a.rri. « Service for the the R. Army, and

Navy at 9 a..

Third Mass at 10 am.. followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Catechism for Children at 3 pm On week-days Holy Mass at

a.m.

Confessions are beard every day before and after Mass.-On Batur days, the special time for Confes. stons is from 4.30 p.m. to 8 pm.

real?"

The Golden Text will be: "The

Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of

him that was

stronger than be."

be: "Are sin, disease, and death

(Jeremiah 31:11)

"Among others, the following stations from the Bible will be read: "Be ye therefore followers of God, ss dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us as

priesthood though he was a man of most religious life. A cardinal's office is a dignity but it is not a grade of Holy Orders and there is no religious ceremony in confer- ring it. It is formally conferred by the presentation of the "Red Hat," generally by the Pope in person. an offering and a sacrifice to God after the scarlet skull-cap and the scarlet biretta have been given on two previous, BeDarate occasions

for B sweet-smelling savour. Wherefore he saith, Awake "thou that aleepest, and arise from the

CHRIST CHURCH;

KOWLOON TONG

(Waterloo Road)

KEV. CYRIL BROWN TO PREACH The following are the Services ana Notices for the forthcoming week'-

April 11, 2nd Sunday after Easter.

7.15 a.. Holy Communion. 9.00 am. Choral Eucharist Prea-

cher: Rev. Cyril Brown. 6.30 p.m. Choral Everling. Prea-

cher: Mr. G. 8. She, Sunday School: Juniors at 9 am. at 3 Duke Street. Sentor at 10.15 am, at the Church. Tuesday, April 13-Servers": Guild

Office at 8.30 p.m. (postponed from last week), Wednesday, April 14.-Church Committee Meeting at 6 pm. in Church Vestry...

ROSARY CHURCH

The following are the forth-

ST. TERESA'S CHURCH The red hat is a broad-brimmed.dead, and Christ shall give thee coming Services, etc. at the Rosary

fiat-crowned hat with two clusters of fifteen tassels, and is hung over

The following are the services etc. for the forthcoming week at the Cardinal's tomb after his St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon death.

Saturday, 10th Apr.-8t. Mectilde,

Teresa's

CONCORDATS

Another term that has been a

light." (Eph. 5:1,2,14)...

The Lesson Sermon will also in- clude the following passages from the Christian Science Textbook, "Science and Health with, Key to Baker

Church, 20. Chatham Road-Kow- loon.

Sunday, April 11—2nd Sunday after Easter. At 6.30 Mass with.

sermon

of the G.YMS, N.B.—During 'this

clusive) there will be only one Mass, nam. at 7.30.

The following are the Services | Tong:- at Emmanuel Mission Church for

in Chinese. 7.30. Mass with in English. "At 8.30. Mass. the week following:

Virgin. 8.00 p.m.-Meeting of the good deal in use in the last few the Scriptures" by Mary

with sermon in Portuguese. At Saturday. 8.30 p.m. Fellowship members of the St.

weeks is "Concordat," the technical Eddy: "The material body and Meeting followed by the Lord's C.Y.MB Lecture on "Assisal" by name for a treaty between the mind are temporal, but the real 9.30 Mass with sermon in English man is spiritual and eternal. The followed by the Benediction of Supper.

Dr. J. J. Sherry. All the members Holy See and a sovereign secular

the Blesed Sacrament. At 2 pm. Sunday, 10.30 a.m. Frayer meeting of the Society and members of the state concerning the interests of identity of the rest man is not lost,

but found through this explana-Catechism in Chinese, At 3.30 in the Bervice Men's Reading Third Order of St. Francis are in religion. Formerly when a Con-

p.m. Benediction of the Blessed cordat was mentioned one under- tlon; for the "conicious infinitude Room.

vited to attend.

of existence and of all identity is Sacrament. From 2 to 5 pm. Sunday, 11th Apr.-(2nd Sunday stood it to refer to that made be after Easter)-St. Leo the Great, tween the Pope Pius VII and Na- thereby discerned and remains Spiritual Retreat for the Members Rope and Docter. 7.00 am. First poleon, in 1801, which re-establish unchanged. The notion that mind Text, "Be not afraid nor dismay- | mass with sermon in Chinese,ed the Church in France, but i / is in matter, and that the so-call-week from Monday to Friday (in-

co......the battle is not your's 8.00 am-Second mass with se recent years, since the "Romaned pleasures and pains, the birth,

mon in English followed by Bene- Question" was settled by the sin sickness, and death of mat

ter, are real, is a mortal belief; diction of the Most Blessed Bacra-Treaty of the Lateran eight years 3.00 p.m. Sunday School and ment. General communion of the ago, there have been numerous and this belief is all that will ever

membera of the 8t.

Concordats with various states be lost. Reason, rightly directed, serves to correct the errors of C.Y.M.9.

with Italy followed im- mediately on the signing of the corporeal sense; but sin. sickness, Monday, 12th Apr-St. Julius.

Lateran Treaty, and this has been and death will seem real' (even as Pope.

to a great extent the model of the experiences of the sleeping the others which have been made dream seem real) until the Science since. A few years ago when Mal- of man's eternal harmony breaks tese affairs were frequently under their illusion with the unbroken Wednesday, 14th Apr-St, Justin, discussion in the English House of reailty of scientific being." (Page Des Voeux Road Central and la⠀

Lords the peer most concerned had occasion frequently to speak of a Concordat and he always mis-pro-

but Gods."

(# Chronicles 20; 15)

Bible Classes. 8.00 p.m. Bong Service.

8.30 p.m. Divine Service, speaker, Mrs H L Cuft, Subject, "Judgment and Reward.”

Teresa's

Tuesday, 13th Apr-t. Her- menegild, King and Martyr, 8.00 p.m. Meeting of the members of the Active Service Unit.

At 4-Exposition of the Blessed Bacramént, Recitation of the Holy Rosary and Benediction. THIS EVENING AT 6 BEGINS

THE RETREAT FOR THE CHINESE CONGREGATION. April 13th-8t. Hermenegild King Wednesday. 8.00 pm. Praise and

and Martyr.

Text "we must all appear before Judgment Seat (1 Cor. 5:10.). Monday: 8.30 p.m., Soldiers" and Airman's Christian Association, Tuesday. 8.00 p.m. Young People's Martyr.

Club.

.

Prayer Meeting. ・・

Holy Hour from 6:30 pm, to 7.30 | Thursday, 10.30 am, Women's Bible p.m.. WHY W

Study Circle conducted by Mrs. H. L. Cift

On week days Mass at 8 and 7.30. Confessions morning and even-

izig.

8 pm. Men's Bible Study Circle

conducted by Mr. James Braga,

Thursday, 15th April. Apr. 88 Basilissa and Anastasta. ...

Friday, 18th Apr St, Benedict Labre, Canon,

Оде

nounced it. He was evidently u der the impression that the word was of French ́origin, but it is 14 Confessions are heard dally be- fore and after the masses. Satar-reality Latin, therefore the final day. Special time for confession is letter is heard. from 4 to 8 pm.

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The weekly meeting of the Helena May Institute, Christian Fellowship was held at 10.30 p.m.. yesterday. Rev. J. R. Higgs Chaplain of the St. Andrew's Church conducted the discussion

p.m. A Reading Room is located at Bank of East Asia Building, 10

open daily 10.30 am-2 pm Satur- ANNOUNCEMENT

days 10.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m., evenings First Church of Christ Bcientist. except Wednesdays and Saturday Hong Kong a Branch of The Mo-5-7 p.m. All authorised Christian ther Church, The First Church of | Science: Literature is avaliable at Christ Scientist in Boston Mass, the Reading Room, The Public is MacDonnell Rund close to Tram Cordially invited to attend the ser- Station, Bunday Service 11.15 a.m. vices and to visit the Reading Testimony Meeting, Wednesday 8 Room.