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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1937.

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THE MONASTIC IDEAL

(By Scrutator)

THE NEED OF THE WORLD The world needs the very best -consecrated contributions which -men can give. :

into

more effectual contact-as when our Lord himself retreated solitude that his work among men might be better done. Asceticism is no, virtue in itself; it is but training for service. Prayer and communion are tested in action.

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"Love, not the world," said the Apostle-and the monk had con- ned that text well But the Apostle also tells *God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son." And Jesus himself prayed not that His men might be taken out of the "world, but that they might be kept from the evil in the world, even for the world's anke.

The true monastic ideal, then,

is to be seen not in hermits of freaklah habits and unmanly at- titude, seeking to hide from the anares of life, or bewailing the grief of it upon a pillar's point; nor is it to be seen in those monas- teries of later development where. in self-sufficient seclusion, bodies of men lived only a bare half-life, and never came near to the is- bes which ́vexed the world at large.

NO SYMPATHY. WITH TEMPTATIONS

practised If it be adopted for the sake of other men and beyond that it is only a form of selfish- ness standing on its head.

DEEPER UNDERSTANDING NEEDED

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along

You and I have to rub with a world that sadly needs a deeper understanding of the way of Christ. We dare not identify ourselves with it at the cost of our own souls. Yet we cannot entirely remove ourselves from it.

But, if we

can learn from the

monks, we shall be able to find some modern way of witness, to be "in the world but not of it:"

"In dusty lane and wrangling

mart.

CHURCHES

MATSHEDS AND THINGS

By AXIAN

Fongtal and the Spanish war and a man's necessarily intent study of social forces not- withstanding, the Hong Kong summer cannot be ignored. It comes breathing up, cosing "into... the eddies of our depressed world like rice when the soup begins to boll. And polite society, from the smartest of the “smart set" to the last miserable chit-signer in the most abysmal esfs, rubs the seat of his (or her) pants and dreamily, contemplates the bonuksoümess of Nature, -

Really, it's embarassing!

We are being challenged" by the non-economic half of creation, by the gladiola and 'quth, who sway and gesture in the air from every flower stall! "The Colony's champion bowlers, caught in the middle of calflove are not more to be pitied than the rest of us caught in the Naturelust of hot and humid dogs.

Complexities

And how we have laid it on!

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succession of beach parties; the have been known to roll an "avid quantity of Hower-pots; and the gaze over the landscape from the sheer amount of "just look." Na-Peak. I ainned only once. And ture in Hong Kong is anail-tracked '| on the shore (now properly called with the traffic of too many gazers. a beach) I watched the sunset lin- That's why she jingles her charm gering momentarily over the sea of like a gypsy queen. That's why her islands; but now that Nature plays summer is become an ordeal to to a full house of bungalows, mat- the sensitive.

sheds, tents and lidos, her perfor- mance one ands is much too chesty, much too much prima donna. The government need to legislate for large audiences. The day of the 'pfonner, the solitary (Continued on Paro 11)

But we did it ourselves.

Too Prima Donna

In fact, I must confess, I too The number of launch plentes. I have sinned. Myself. I have had there are think! The endless some dalliance with a dahlia, and

Nature, like sex, has been taken too much notice of. She's become over-conscious, Caunting her pret- ties with such a flirt as only long our hungry eyes familiarity with makes possible. Our fault Plying our tasks with busier

course. We thought we could add feet,

the love of nature as a sort of mar- Because our secret souls a holy malade to the staid bread and but- The religious, whose names have strain repeat."

ter qf colonial life. come to mean most to the world

Christ is not asking us in these have not been those who cut them- days to torture ourselves for a selves off from the world as if name of holiness, ilke the Egytian they had no part in 1-no sym-anchorites and the Hindu fakira. pathy with its temptations. But he never calls a man without no concern for its destiny, no remedy for Its is. They have not been those who rei.ounced constitutes that is just such self- the body, but those who made dental as each may profitably their bodies to serve the soul: mot

practise for the sake of his contri- those who went out of the world bution to the world. "Be not

First Mass and General Com- forever, but those who detached conformed to this world, but ye munion at 8 a.m. themselves from the world only transformed by the renewing of Becond Mass at 10 am, followed that on coming into it again, your minds," says the Apostle. by Benediction they might serve it better. So For their sakes I sanctify my-Sacrament. there is no saint more dear to the self,:" hearts of all men to-day than Francis of Assisi, the Minnesinger of the divine love, the gay Christ- like beggar man, who had a word of laughter and of love for every- body. and who counted even & leprous beggar his brother,

beckoning him to some definite ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH real cross of self-denial-and what

sands

5. GARDEN BOAD

|_ July 18—9th Sunday after Pente- cost.

of the Blessed

says Jesus, and that has The 10 a.m. Service will be broad- been translated, "For their sakes cast. Sermon on "The Society of I put myself at my best."

St. Vincent de Paul" preached by Rev. Fr.. Gallaghër, S.J.

The Collection of this Bunday will be on behalf of the St. Vincent de Paul's Society.

NEEDS OF MEN

You and I have to learn to come apart from the world that we may give it better service; to stir up It is no slight thing that, in the the gift that is in us; to see the Providence of God, so many thou world as God sees it: to pray for down the years have re it as Christ prayed for on the nounced the world. and sought to Hill of Olives, looking down in practice the religious life in inde- pity and "in love, upon the needs pendence. But we have only of men. learned from them in so far as they have seen their vocation in relation to our need. Men who have seen the light in Jesus Christ are commissioned to. bring that light, indeed, they are to be that light, to others. A light has no glory in itself; its glory.is, that it Cast: a beamn into the darkness where men grope and stumble. So detachment is for the sake of i

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"An having felt the glory. And having heard. the song. And having seen the holy

light Whose vision makes you strong, Go forth into the world of

men

Lest love and duty fall, And ever in your heart shall

grow

The Vision of the Grall."

ENGLISH METHODIST! ST. JOËN'S

CHURCH

Hong Kong (English) Circuit Queen's Road East, Wanebal, Hong Kong (Oppoalte Royal Naval Hospital)

Sunday Services, 18th July, 1837: Rev. D. B. Chlide to preach.

CATHEDRAL

July 18, 1937-8th Sunday After

Trinity.

8 am, Holy Communion. (Com- municants' Fellowship).

--8 am Holy Communion"in Peak· Church. 10 a.m. Kindergarten and Children's Service. 11 am. Mat- tins. Preacher: Rev. H. W. Baines, Jesus' teaching of Non-Resistance. 12.15 p.m., Holy Communion. 6.30 Preacher: The P. Evensong, Bishop.

Morning Parade Service at 10.15 at the English Methodist Church; Preacher: Rev. D. B. Childe. Hymn No. 48 --..(8t. Saviour). Prayer. Lord's Prayer. Hymn No. 477

Weekdays-Holy Communion is (Oersau) 1st Lesson 1 Kings 10. 1-13. Hymn No. 841 (Derwent), celebrated on:-Tuesday, Thursday 2nd Lesson Mark 10. 1-16. Prayer. and Saturday at 7.30 am. Wednes Notices. Hymn N, 500 (Stella 452),day at 7.30 a.m. in the Peak Church, Bermon. Hymn No. 599 (Tune Bt. Friday at 7.45 am. (in Cantonese). Michael). Benediction. ¡

Frayers for the sick, Wednesday, 10,15 a.m.

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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH

(Church of England)

Rev. J. K. Higgs so Preach: Church

Council Meeting.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST.

Subject: Life.

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-monów, July 18, will be: "Life,” Sunday, July 18th. Eighth Sunday The Golden Text will be: "Now after. Trinity-Holy Communion, that the dead are raised, even 8.15 a.m. Choral Communion and Moses shewed at the buah, when he address 11 am. Preacher: The called the Lord the God of Abra- Rev. J. R. Higgs. Evensong and ham, and the God of Isaac, and address 9 p.m. Preacher: The Rev. the God of Jacob. For he is not J. R. Higgs. Young People's Ser- a God of the dead, but of the HV- On week-days Holy Mass at 8 a.m. Confessions are heard every day 10 am.

vice 10 a.m. Primary Sunday Schooling: for all live unto him." (Luke before and after Mass. On Satur

20:37,38), days, the special time for Cop-p.m. St. Andrew's Chub Committee citations from the Bible will be Monday-Fellowship of Youth Among others, the following fessions is from 4.30 p.m. to 8 pm.

read: "Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Bon" can : do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son ukewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and shew- eth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him grea- ter works than these, that ye may marvel. For as the Father ralseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will." (John 5:19-21).

UNION CHURCH

Meeting 8.30 pm. St. Andrew's Club "Open night" 8 p.m.

Tuesday:-Brownie. Pack 3.30 p.m. Church Council meeting 6 p.m. NOTICES

Wednesday:-Wolf Cubs, 5.30 p.m. Morning Service, 10.30 am.

Thursday:-Boy Scouts 8 p.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.

Bt. Andrew's Club Moonlight Ex- Preacher at both services. Rev. cursion leaves the church 8.30 p.m. K. Mackenzie Dow..

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

The S.A.C.A meets in the Church Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.30 D..

There will be a meeting of the Ladies' Guild in the Church Hall on Monday, July 19 at 10.30 a.m.

The Helena May Christian Fel-

Friday morning at 10.30 a.m. lowship meets in the Institute on

ROSARY CHURCH

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

Friday: Full Choir Practice, 8.30 p..

Baturday:-St Andrew's Club Moonlight Launch Picnic leaves the Police Pier at 8.15 pm. All mem- bera and friends of the church and the club

are Invited. to attend: Charge to non-guaran- tor $1.

KOWLOON UNION CHURCH

The Lesson Sermón 'will' also in- clude the following passages from the Christian Science Textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "Life is real, and death is the illusion. A demonstration of the facts of Soul in Jesus' way re- solves the dark, risions of material sense into harmony and immortal- "Ity. Man's privilege at this supre- me moment is to prove the words of our Master: "If a man keep my Wednesday, 10 a.m.: Women's saying, he shall never see death." Gulld: 6.30 pm: Fellowship Meet-To divest thought of false trusts |ing.

Sunday Services Children's Church, 10 am.. Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Evening Worship, 6.30 p.m. The Week's Announcements: Monday: 5-8 p.m. Table Tennis Club,

Friday, 8.45 p.m.; Choir Practice. Saturday, 3 p.m.: Launch Picnic (An. YP8.).'

EMMANUEL MISSION

Sunday, July 19-0th Bunday after Pentecost. At 6.30 Mass with sermon in Chinese: At 7.30 Mass with sermon in English. At 8.30 Mass with sermon in Portuguese. At 9.30 Mass with sermon in Eng- lish by HE the Bishop, Mgr. H. Valtorta, followed by the Benedic- tion of the Blessed Sacrament. At 10.30 a.m. Meeting of the Et. Vin- Evening Service at 7.15 at the

Other Notices.-July 19, 8.30 p.m. cent de Pul's Society. At 2 p.m. English Methodist Church:-Prea-Badminton, Cathedral Hall; July Catechism in Chinese. At 2:30 pm, for the week at Emmanuel Mission The following are the Services cher: Rev. D B. Childe. Hymn 20, 5.15 p.m. Council Meeting: July Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-Church. 218. Nathan Road, Kow- No. 689 (Angelus).: Prayer. Lord's 21, 5.30 pm: Badminton, Cathedral ment. Prayer. Hymn No. 782 (Supplica-Hall; July 25, Badminton Club

loon. tion). Lesson. Psalm 115. Notices. Picnic: July 27, 5.30 pm. Organ 7.30. Prayer. Hymn No. 809 (London-Recital.

derry Air), Sermon Hymn No.

910 (Arizona). Benediction,

Notices For the Week

CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

1 Following the Evening Service,, The following are the forthcom

a Social Hour will be held at 9ng services at the Catholic Cathe- p.m. Refreshments are provided; dral, Caine Road.

all Servicemen are warmly wel- comed.

July 18-Ninth Sunday after

On week-days Mass at 6.30 and

CHRIST CHURCH,

CHURCH

Saturday, 8.30 pm. Followship Meeting Tollowed by the Lord's Supper,

and material evidences in order that the spiritual facts of being may appear--this is the great attainment by means of which we shall sweep away the false, and' give place to the true, thus we may establish in truth the temple, or body, "whose builder and maker is God." (Page 428),

ANNOUNCEMENT

First Church of Christ Scientist. Hong Kong a Branch of The Mo- ther Church. The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston Mass. MacDonnell Road close to Tram Sunday, 11 a.m. Divine Service Station Bunday Service 11:15 am Not deserts them when he aces the Testimony Meeting. Wednesday 6 KOWLOON TONG wolf coming just because he p.m. A Reading Room is located at is a hireling, who has no interest Bank of East Asia Bulding,10 (Waterloo Roads in the sheep. (6. John 10: 11-13), Des Voeur Road Central and is

Sunday, 3 pm. Bunday School. open daily 10.30 am-2pm. Satur Bishop Hall to Preach Young Women's Bible Class, Young days 10.30 am-12.30 p.m.. evenings Pentecost-Morning Bervices: 1st The following are the Services Men's Bible Class von DAB except Wednesdays and Saturdays 2. A meeting of the House Com-Mass at 5. 2nd Mass at 8. with and Notices for the forthcoming

Sunday, 8.30 p.m. Divine Service 6-7 pm. All authorised # Christian mittee will be held on Wednesday, 10.30, with sermon in English: July 18, 8th Sunday after Trinity: Preacher, Dr. H. L. Clift. Babject the Reading Room. The publie

(germon in Chinese. 3rd Mass at | week; -

preceded by Bong Service at Bp.m. Science Literature is available at July 21st at 5.30 pm, at the "8. & 8. Home.","

Evening Services: At 2.30, Religious 7:15 am. Holy Communion 9.00 "Clod, has spoken!" Text, "Many is invited to attend the services Instruction for Young People; atam. Choral Eucharist, Preacher were the forms and fashions in and to visit the Reading Room, 8.30. Catechetical Instruction to The Bishop of Hong Kong Adults; at 4, Exposition of the Sunday School: Juniors at fathers by the prophets, but in which God spoke of old to our Blessed Sacrament, Recitation of Duke St. at 9 am. Beniors at the these days, at the end. He has the Holy Rosary and Benediction. Church at 10.15 am

spoken to us in His Son." (Hebrews July 18 St. Vincent de Paul Saturday, July 24.-Bathing pic-1: 1, 2), 200 High Requiem Mass at 7.30 am. for nie. Launch leaves Police Pier at Monday, 8 p.m. 8.A.C.A. the deceased Members of the Con- 8.15 pmHISTO

pboard Meeting. *** fraternity for the relief of the Holy Sunday, July 25-Visit to the Tuesday, Erm. Young People's Souls

Dave, he Rural Orphanage at Talpo ar- Claber On week-days: Mass at 6 and ranged by the VDMA Group. Wednesday, 2.30 pm. Ladles 130 BOTH

Members and friends Invited. Bewing Circle at 1, King's Terrace Confessions Morning and Lyen- Particulars from Mr. B. Cunning 8 pm Sunday School Teacher

ham, c/o CEO,

Preparation 8 p.m. Praise and

3. The Badminton Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. Further particulars from, Mr. W. Sprague or from the Secretary,

"S&S Home."

4. The Camera Club will meet on Thursday night as usual from 8.30 onwards. A Dark-room la pro- vided for developing and printing enlarging etc. Further particulars may be obtained from the Hon. Becretary of the club, Mr. EWL Fielding

Prayer Meeting Missionary Talk. Thursday, 10.30 am. Ladies Bible Btudy Circle at No. 216 Nathan BlackRoad, 1st Door. This is open to all Ladles in the Colony who are in- terested in the Bible.

Thursday, 8 pm. Bible Stody. Circle for men, conducted by Mr. James Braga,

The Services are open, to all... No Collection on Sunday Evening

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