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THE MONASTIC IDEAL

(BY SCRUTATOR)

"So much then for our historical review of the four stages in the development of the monastery: the Purltan" Spirit, leading to escape and renunciation, and thereafter an organised life in s community separated from the world, but so prone to decline. Into, worldliness that at last it became but another of the proud competing systems of men, destined to go down before stronger forces. Now let us examine the “Monastle Ideal" `itself,

A monk, as different from others, was called a "religious," a "religious." "Religious" means bound. The monk was bound by his vows bound to a certain kind of Hfe, bound to separation from the world

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But in what sense was he to be, wayside to keep her i uit till it is separated from the world? For on, ripe." Our duty to men is more the one hand there are good men than doing. There is a duty of and women living in the very thick being. And for that, we must re- ⚫ of

tense ourselves from the world

the world's activities whose hearts are yet not of the world. And on the other hand there has been many a hermift who burled himself far be-

yond the reach of men, spending meatless days and sleepless nights In an agony of prayer, without killing the worldliness in his heart -the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, The very reason why the monastic gys tem decayed when it did, was that for all its separateness, it had be- come worldly. Men cannot escape from their lower selves by chanz- ing their address. Nor can a system te sanctified merely by walling itself in

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which will not let us 'be."

We shall do well to keep the example of the monk before us as

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

July 11, 1937-7th Sunday After

Trinity.

8 am Holy Communion in Peak Church, 10 am. Kindergarten and Children's Service, 11 am. Mat- tins Preacher: Rev. H. W. Baines,

ST ANDREW'S CHURCH

(Church of England),

Rev. J. R. Higrs to French: Follow

ship Breakfast.

the call. He took time to prepare CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL P..

his heart and mind in the pre- sence of God-and the world will

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST." SCIENTIST.

"Subject: Sacrament

The following are the services,

The subject of the Lesson Sermon etc.. for the forthcoming week at in all churches of Christ, Scientist, St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon:- to-morrow, July 11, will be:-- "I say unto you" Jesus' Moral Sunday, July 11--Seventh Sunday

"Sacrament." Teaching (2). 6.30 pm. Evensong,, after Trinity:-Holy Communion, The Golden Text will be: "What Preacher: The Bishop.

8.15 am. This service will be are these which are arrayed in Weekdays. Holy Communion is followed by the monthly Holy white robes? and whence. came celebrated on:Tuesday, Thursday Commimian Fellowship Breakfast they? These are they which and Saturday at 7.30 a.m. Wednes-in the hall to which all com-

came out of great tribulation, and day at 7.30 a.m. in the Peak Church," municants Gre invited. Matins have washed their robes, and made Friday at 7.45 a.m. (In Cantonese). and address 11 a.m. Preacher: The them.white in the blood of the Prayers for the sick, Wednesday, Vicar. Evensong and address 9 p.m. lamb." (Rev. 7: 13, 14). 10.15 m.

Preacher: The Vicar. Young Among others, the following Other Notices-July 12, 8.30 p.m. People's Bervice 10 Km. Leader: citations from the Bible will be Badminton. Cathedral Hall July | Mrs. J. R. Higgs. Primary Sunday read: "Blessed are the poor in 14, 5 pm. Badminton, Cathedral School 10 am. Leader: Miss W. spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of Hall. July 15, 3 p.ni. Women's Robinson.

heaven. Blessed are they that Guild Meeting, Cathedral Hall. Monday-Fellowship of Youth 6mourn: for they shall be comfort-

The Chapel of the Resurrection. p.m. Sunday School Teacher's Freed civilization daily claims more and9.30 am. Children's Service.

Blessed are they which do more of men. The monk took

paration Class 7 p.m. St. Andrew's hunger and thirst after righteous- thought to come apart and answer

Club Whist Drive 9 pm

ness: for they shall be filled, Bless- Tuesday:-Brownie Pack 3.30 ed are the pure in heart: for they

shall see God." Matt. 5: 3, 4,8,8). Wednesday:-Wolf Cubs, 5.30 p.m.

The Lesson Sermon will also in- Thursday-Boy Scouts 6p.m.;clude the following passages from St. Andrew's Club "Evening of

The Christian Science Textbook, Unusual Happenings" 9 pm.

"Science and Health with Key to Friday: Full Choir Practice, 6.30 the Scriptures" by Mary Baker p.m.

Eddy: "Christian Science demon- Saturday: St Andrew's Clubstrates that none but the pure in Police Pier at 3.30 p.m. All mem-teaches. In proportion to his Weekly Launch Picnic leaves the heart can see God, as the gospel bers and friends of the church purity is man perfect; and per- and the club Bre invited. fection is the order of celestial Charge to non-guarantors $1.

being which demonstrates Life in Christ. Life's spiritual ideal. It 13 the living Christ. the practical truth, which makes Jesus "the resurrection and the life" to all who follow him in deed. Obeying his precious precepts,~ following his demonstration as far as we apprehend it, we drink of his cup: partake of his bread, are baptised with his purity; and at last we shall rest, sit down with him, in a full understanding of the divine Principle which triumphs over death." (Pages 335. 31).

ever be indebted to those great The following are the forthcom- teachers in the devotional life ing services at the Catholic Cathe- whose quiet and whose disciplinedral, Caine Road. might never have been achieved July 11th, 1937-VIII Sunday outside the monastic system. And After Pentecost. Blessed Oliver he took pains to study by what [Plunkett.--Morning Services: means he might approve himself Mass at 6. 2nd Mass at 8, with 1st

to God, and in what way his own sermon in Chinese. 3rd Masa, at peculiar faculties might be conse- 10.30, with sermon in English crated to holy service.

Evening Services: 2.30, Instruction för Young People. 2.30. Cateche- tical Instruction for Adults. 4. Ex- position of the Blessed Sacrament. Recitation of the Holy Rosary and Benediction.

the

The Lure of the World "If any man love the world," said

Not all the meetings in the Saint John, "the love of the Father world, not all the good govern- is not in him." And the good monkment, not all the soundest Church had a worthy Puritanical scorn for 'organisation, can safeguard everything which was able to noblest things of the spirit unless tempt him, until all that was 3. each man for himself, men come soclated with the world became apart from the world in silence anathema to him. But the trouble and prayer, in study and self-dis- was that on the whole the monk cipline, to “be. The work of the was more aware of that which he world is being done more easily sought to escape than of the ser and more quickly every day--that vice which he was called to render, fact stareg us in the face when we He often escaped from the world; remember how many millions of but he did not always 'and.refuge men and women have too much in the abundant life of Christ. time on their "hands. All the re- We read in the records of the creation a man needs can for the hermits of a thousand pathetic most part be very easily attained. stories of men running sway

But while increasing provision is hiding places to evade the world. made for us in external things, yet never evading it because they and comforts multiply, luxury be Still carried it with them-the getting luxury, the things of the

to

July 14.-St. Bonaventura, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.

July 15-St. Henry. Emperor. July 16.Our Lady of Mount Carmel, High Mass at 7.30.

On week-days: Mass at 6 and 7.30.

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EMMANUEL MISSION

CHURCH

The following are the Services for the week at Emmanuel Mission Church. 218. Nathan Road, Kow-

loon.

Saturday, 8.30 pm. Fellowship Meeting followed by the Lord's

Confessions Morning and Even- Supper.

ing.

Sunday, 11.00 sm. Divine Service. Preacher, Dr. H. L. Clift. Subject, "God's Power in Unpopular Minori- ENGLISH METHODISTtles." Text, "Oldeon Came to the Jordan, and passed over, he and the three hundred men that were with him, faint yet pursuing" (Judges B: 4} TA NH

Sunday, 3.00 p.m. Sunday School

CHURCH

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Hong Kong a Branch of The Mo~ First Church of Christ Scientist.

ther Church. The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston Mass. MacDonnell Road close to Tram Station. Sunday Service 11.15 am.

gangrene of it in their hearts and spirit still cost as much as ever / Queen's Road East Wanchal, Hong Young Women's Bible Class. Young, Testimony Meeting, Wednesday 6

minds. As long as that was unrec- koned with, the strategy of escape drove inen further and further away from the life of the world, and."at the same time, gave them over more and more to the tor-

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they did.

If any man is to give anything at all to the world, say, in music, or poetry, or art, or preaching of scientific knowledge, then he must, come apart from the multitude: and prepare himself strenuously: he must be alone with God. And

aurely the

spiritual life

of any

man calls for no less reverent and purposeful culture. The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord.

Men's Bible Class.

Sunday, 8.30 p.m. Divine Service preceded by Song Service at 8 p.m. Speaker, Mrs. H. L. Cuft Subject, among the Living."

Hong Kong (English) Circuit_

Kong (Opposite Royal Naval Hospital). Sunday Services, 4th July, 1937.- Rev. Frank Short. MA. to preach.

Morning Parade Service at 10.15"Written at the English Methodist Church: (Isaiah 4:3). Text, "You did He Reacher: mev. D. B. Childe. Hymn make alive when ye were dead No. 76 (Dominus Regit Me). Prayer. through your tresspasses and sins." Lord's Prayer. Hyman No. 611 (Mannheim). 1st. Lesson 2, Samuel

1-17.Hymn No. 604 (Beatitudo),

(Ephesians 2: 1),

Monday, 8 pm. 8.A.CA. Black

board "Meeting.

Tuesday. 8 p.m. Young People's

2nd Lesson Mark 0. 2-13. Prayer. Notices.. Hyvin No. 178 semene). Sermon. Hymn No. 391

(Geth- Club.

(Baca). Benediction Communion Service. Hymn No. 132. (Rocking- ham); »

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

Des Voeux Road Central and is open daily 10.30 am-2 pm. Satur- days. 10.30-0.m.-12.30 p.m., evenings except Wednesdays and Saturdays s p

All authorised Christian Science Literature is available at the Reading Room. The public. is invited to attend the services and to visit the Reading Room.

Sewing Circle at 1. King's Terrace

Wednesday, 2.30 D.II Ladies ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH 6 p.m. Sunday School Teachers' Preparation; 8 pm. Praise and Prayer Meeting.

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ment of their unallayed cravings, The world from which they needed to escape was not the state, or the church, or things, or people, in which they say evil, but wrong de- sires in themselves by which they were drawn in wrong waya, One

"For every hour one speaks," monk gained an outstanding re- says modern writer, "he should putation for purity for because at read two hours, and meditate three the sight of a"woman on the road, | hours." We many not have monas- "he dashed back to his monastery tic buildings or vows to hold us Evening Service at 7.15 at the with greater speed then" a man to that way, but for every inan English Methodist Church:--Prea- would fles from a lion or a dra-

Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Ladies Bible there is the monastery of the mmacher: Rev. D. B. Childe. Hymn Study. Circle at No. 216, Nathan gon." But we would say to-day and heart, where he may retreat No. 544 (Newcastle). Prayer. Lord's Road, 1st floor. This is open to all that it was not purity, but much as often as he will, to find out Prayer. Hymn No. 562 (Ombersley). Ladies in the Colony who are in- more probably the" opposite, which what he is in the mind of God, and Lesson Mar 9. 14-29. Notices.terested in the Bible; 8 p.m. Bible impelled him to do that.

what God would have him be. We Prayer. Hymn No. 909 (Common- Study Circle for men, conducted As-long as men failed to descry-can-bring-nothing-of-worth-Into wealth) Sermon. Eymn No. 942 by Mr. James Braga. the worldliness residing in their the life of men without high spirit- |(Abends; Second Tune). Benedic- The Services are open "to all. own nearts they went on shutting al purpose, and real unrelenting tion..

No Collection on Sunday Even- out one good thing after another, discipline of our own spirits.

ing." according as they were tempted by "them-government and civic res- ponsibility, domestic affairs, the interests of other men and women, ehurch obligations, as in all these they saw enemies of the soul. The following are the 1orth. Even their own bodies became incoming Services, etc. at the Rosary. their own eyes horridly hostile to Church. 20 Chatham Road-Kowall Servicemen what they thought goodness was, until, abhorring themselves, tor- turing themselves, many of the early hermits were no use at all for anything which you and I would call "Life."

The Pressure of the World

loon.

ROSARY CHURCH,

Notices For the Week

1. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered at the

close of the Morning Service.. | FLOWER AND WREATH

2. Following the Evening Service)

a Social Hour will be held at $

comed.

Sunday, July 11-3th Sunday Mondays and Thursdays at 7.30 3. The Badminton Club meets on after Pentecost. At 6.30 Mass with

p.m. Further particulars from, Mr. sermon in Chinese. At 7.30 Mass w. Sprague or from the Secretary, with sermon in English. At 8.30 & 8 Home." Mass with sermon in Portuguese.

4. The Camera Club will meet At 9.30 Mass with sermon in Eng-on Thursday night as usual from Lah. followed by the Benediction of 8,30 onwards. A Dark-room is pro- We all probably agree that in his the Blessed Sacrament. At 2 p.m.vided for developing and printing, attitude to the Lure of the World Catechism in Chinese, At 2.30 p.m. enlarging etc. Further particulars the monk was wrong, for he did Benediction of the Blessed Sacra- may be obtained from the Hon. not solve his problem by running ment. At 5.30 pm. Inauguration Secretary of the club, Mr. EW. L Bway from the scene of it. But by HE, Mgr. H Valtorta of the Fielding. when we come to the Pressure of Fishermen's Chapel at Portland

the World, the "cares of the world" of which Jesus speaks, we and that the monk has more to teach us.

Street.

Monday, July 12-Meeting of the Children of Mary's Sodality at 6- p.m.

Mission

MONEY

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5. GARDEN ROAD 11th July 8th Sunday after Pentecost.

First Mass and General Com- munion at 8 a.m.

by "Eenediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Second Mass at 10 am, followed

16th July, Friday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel,

On week-days Holy Mass at 8 a.m. Confessions are heard every day. before and after Mass. On Satur days, the special time for "Con- fessions is from 4.30 p.m. to 8 pm.

CHRIST CHURCH,

KOWLOON TONG

(Waterloo Road)

Mattins: Rev. N. V. Halward to Preach The following are the Services and Notices for the forthcoming week:

July 11, 7th Sunday after Trinity

7.15 am. Holy Communion. S am. Mattins and Sermon Preach er: Rev. N. V. Halward

at 3 Duke Street Senior Sunday at 10.15 a.m. at the Church

Bunday School: Juniors at 9 am

p.m. Refreshments are provided; when the mother of Mr. Cheung are warmly wel-Kat Shing managing director of

On Lok Yuen Co., Ltd.. dled re quests were made that in lieu of Rower money gifts might be made to the Harbour Mission Building Fund

Mission The Harbour | Mission,

which works among the sampans and fishing and other junics in the Harbour, has been established for 25 years, and there are over 800 adala members connected with the It has carried on preaching and teaching work in the Harbour, and vaccinations and medical clinics are held on its bost. For some years it has had a school and meeting place for host people at Aplichan; and, for the past four years, has been collecting money for a building there,

The result of Mr. Cheung's sug- Saturday, July 17-Weekly bath gestion is that so far $363.89 hasing pientes. Launch leaves Police been paid in to this Building Pier, Kowloon at 3.15 p.m. Non Fund. This sum will be paid over guarantors. 80 cents, children on Monday afternoon next with any additional sums received.G papers on Thursday, and other A list of names appeared in the

contributions have been given by Messrs. Nestle's MUK Products Chinese YMCA. several Chinese Churches and pastora, Dra. For Wing Kan and Ms Luk and Messrs HR Wells, HA Allen, Bo Bek Wat, U 8z Wing. The

KOWLOON UNION

CHURCH

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Mass for all the Holy Bouls at 7.30. - Tuesday, July 13-High Requiem Wednesday, July 14-Meeting of Monday evening at 6.15 p.m.

General Committee meets the C.C.Y.WB, at 5.30 p.m.

* Sunday, Servicea Children's Church, 10 am. Morning Worship. 11 am. Evening Worship, 6.30 p.m. The Week's, Announcements Bonday, 6.15 p.m. General Com mittee.

Jesus said, "Take no thought for the "morrow." Yet all down, the years, and especially in these days, we and the world frenzied with care on its own account. "Getting and spending we lay waste our

Friday, July 16-Feast of Our powers" The danger is that men Lady of Mount Carmel. At 7.30, before even they have begun to High Mass. At 8 pm. Recitation live, should tritter away a'a whole of the Holy Rosary, Procession to lifetime in keeping the wheels go the "Grotto of Our Lady of ing round, and all for the want of Lourdes, Sermon and Benediction that detachment in which alone of the Blessed Sacrament. true life is nourished. "Depert NB The Children of Mary are from the highway and transplant requested to participate at both thrseir in some enclosed ground," functions in uniform. :sald Chrysostoes," "for it is, hard

for a tree which stands by the 7.30.

On week-days: Mam at 8.30 and

Wednesday 10 am: Women's Guild, 6.30 p.m. Fellowship Meet o

Friday, 8.45 pm. Choir Practice. Saturday, 39.m. Launch Picnic

Thursday, July 16-The Bishop has called for a meeting of the. Church and Building Committees at the Church at 6.30 p. (This meeting was to be held on Monday, 12th Inst, but has been deferred to Thursday),SWE

half-price.

Chinese Amateur Orchestra" and othe

Any contributions may be to the Buliding Fund of the pour Mission care of On Lok Yuen Co. Ltd at their office 25, Dea Voeux Road, Central

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