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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1937.

PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES

CHRISTIANITY DID NOT

MAKE CHRIST

Fact And Legend Concerning The Childhood Of Jesus

(BY SCRUTATOR)

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

September 19, 1937.-17th Sunday After Trinity.

83.m. Holy Communion, (Com- municants Fellowship).

8 a.m. Holy Communion in Peak Church. 10 a.m. Kindergarten and Children's Service. 11a.m. Mat- tins. Preacher: Rev. Dr. G. L. Russell, 12.15 p.m. Holy Communion. 6.30 p.m. Evensong: Preacher:

returned down which they obediently did of Rev. H. W. Baines.

When Jesus' Parents with him to their own home In Nazareth we cannot exactly tell. In all probability he was Bill a baby-boy. But there he grew up. In a quiet country village hear a great Roman highway surrounded by the "green nills of Galilee." The narrative of his childhood is told in a few simple words. He "grew and waxed strong in spirit, Alled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him." He "was subject unto his parents." He "grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man." It must have been a beautiful and normal un- folding of young life. Day by day Instructed in the lore and religious tradition of his people, day by day Tulalling the religious rites of his home and synagogue as these were tting to his years, day by day helping in the work of his home and in the carpenter's shop. Jesus of Nazareth grew into boyhood and youth and was beloved by every body.

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Around these years, ere the voice of Christ has spoken to the world, years so simply and "briefly cut- lined in the Gospel narrative, there zrew up In later centuries fantastic growth of legends and miracle stories, poetic, symbolic. grotesque and arabesque. Many of these yarns are contained in the apocryphal books of the New Testa- ment and in "The Golden Legend" of Jacobus de Voragine, and the poems of Walter of Rheinau androf the "clever Abbess Hroswitha, the white rose of the cloister of Gandersheim." They are interest-

ing yarns, suggestive to the fanciful

mlad, and Illuminating to student of painting and to the artist, but they are quite without a demonstrable historic or religious

value.

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course. Then he thrust his finger into the sand at the root of the tree and a spring of cool fresh water gushed out. Others stories tell of how he folled a band of robbers and frightened a flock of dragons and caused a "whole city of Idols"-whatever that may mean-to crumble" to dust. There is also an extraordinary story of

an enchanted mule which resumed its normal form of a young man when the child Jesus was set upon its back-a whole Arabian Nights' Entertainment in fact! Other tales are of a more intimate char- acter, natural and ingenuous, but the majority are like Chinese em- broidery, full of all strange beats and marvels,

SPARROWS OUT OF CLAY · Another set of legends are con- nected with the later

years of

manner of

Christ's childhood. One en-

which tells how he made sparrows shrined in a familiar child's poem

out of clay and when reprimanded for working on the Sabbath cáy, commanded the sparrows to fly

relates away. Another

how he turned some of his playmates Into kids then changed them back again Into girls and boys. Another tells

how he commanded a shake to suck the poison from the wound it had inficted on a friend, which the snake

did, swelled up and died, "and this boy," adds

the story teller: "is that Simon the Canaanite who is mentioned in the Gospel"

Out of all this maze of mystery and portent. we turn with relief

to the simple narratives, sober.

beautiful, real, which Matthew and the i Luke give of Christ's boyhood. There is scope in their account for the imaginative mind to see a boy's life in Palestine of those far- 011 days. But fairy-tales and miracles yarns are out of place. To pass from them to the Gospel is like passing from a display of cheap firework into the

SOJOURN IN EGYPT Many of these tales are connect- ed with the sojourn in Egypt. Joesph and Mary were resting one day under a tree and Mary wanted some of its truit but Joseph was too tired to climb so the child commanded the branches to bend

stillness

and beauty of the dawn. The very last incident of the boyhood of Jesus is full of beauty and light. (Continued on Page 10.)

ENGLISH METHODIST ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH

CHURCH

5. GARDEN ROAD 19th September: 18th Sunday

Weekdays.--Holy Communion is celebrated on Tuesday (St. Matthew's Day). Thursday and Saturday at 7.30 a.m. Wednes- day. 7.30 a.m. in Peak Church. Fri- day at 7.45 a.m. (in Cantonese). Prayers for the sick, Wednesday.

10.15 a.m.

Other Notices.-Sept. 20, 8.30 p.m. Badminton. Cathedral Hall. Sept. 21, 3 p.m. Mother's Union Meeting. Cathedral Hall. Sept. 22, 5 p.m. Hadminton, Cathedral Hall. Sept. 23. 5.15 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting. Cathedral Office.

During the critical times through which we are passing a Special Service of Prayer will be held dully In St. John's Cathedral.

The Service which begins at 12 noon will last for 20 minutes and will include prayers for peace, for.. cur leaders, officers and troops, for the responsible Statesmen of the Far East and för all suffering as i result of the war.

ST ANDREW'S CHURCH

(Church of Englandı

Rev. J. R. Higgs to Preach; Special Addresses

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

LESSON SERMON ·

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST,

Subject: Matter The subject of the Lesson Ser-

The following are the services, etc., for the forthcoming week at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon-on-in all churches

Sunday, September 19th Seven- teenth Sunday after Trinity.

Holy Communion, 8.15. a.m. Choral Communion and Address.

11 a.m. Preacher: The Vicar.

Subject: Does, God really listen to our prayers?

Evensong and Address, 3.15 p.m. Preacher: The Vicar.

Subject: Isn't one religion as good as another?

These two addresses will be given in a

series entitled.. "Questions People are Asking."

Sunday Schools Primary Sunday School In the Hall at 10 am: Leader; Miss W Robinson.

Young People's Service in the Church at 10 am. Leader: Mrs. J.

Higgs.

A special invitation is given to children of Shanghat refugees to attend these schools.

Monday-Fellowship of Youth 6

p.m.

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Teachers Preparation "Class, 7

Club Moonlight

p.m.

St. Andrew's

The Chapel of the Resurrection, Beach Excursion leaves the Church

at 8.30 p.m. Happy Valley. 9.15 a.m. Children's Service.

UNION CHURCH

NOTICES

Morning Service 10.30 3.11.

Evening Service 6 p.m.

Morning Service will be conduct- ed by the Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow, Evening Service by the Rev. Frank short.

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

p.m.

The Ladies' Guild will meet in the Church Hall on Wednesday,

September 23 at 10.30 am.

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Tuesday.St. Mathew's Day. Holy Communion. 7.30 p.m. Brownle Pack. 3.30 p.m. Church Council Meeting. 6 p.m. Wednesday--Wolf Cubs. 5.30 p.m. Rover Scouts 8.45 p.m. Thursday-Women's Fellowship

at 3 p.m.

A warm invitation is extended to Kowloon Fellowship which is for social and cultural purposes.

women to join this

St. Andrew's Boy Scout Troop Meeting. 6 p.m.

St. Andrew's Club Badminton Tournament. 8.30 p.m.

Friday. Full Choir Practice 6.30

p.m.

cordial invitation to attend this

Saturday, St. Andrew's Club meeting is extended to all Shang-Launch Bathing Picnic leaves the hal ladies at present in the Colony. Police Pler at 3.30 p.m.

The Helena May Christian Fellowship meets in the Institute on Friday morning at 10:30 am.

EMMANUEL MISSION

CHURCH

The following are the Service for

All members and friends of the Church are invited.

A charge of $1 is made to non- guarantors.

of Christ September

Scientist. to-morrow. 19, will be: "Matter." "The Golden Text will be: "Turn

Ye not unte idols, nor make unto yourselves molten gods; I am the Lord your God" (Levitions 19:4).

Among others, the following cita- tions from the Bible will be read: "No mari can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what Je shall put on Is not the life more than the mènt, and the body than ralment? Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not. neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; get your heavenly Father fecdeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" (Mart, 6:24-28).

also The Lesson Sermon will Include the following passages from the Christian Science Text- and Health with book, "Science Key to the Scriptures by Mary Eddy: "We bow down to matter, and entertain finite thoughts of God like the pagan idolater. Mor- tals are inclined to fear and to obey what they consider a material body

than

do they spiritual God. Mortals will some day assert their freedom. In the name of "Almighty God. Then they

control their

bodles through the" understanding. cf divine Science. Dropping their present beliefs they will recognize harmony as the spiritual reality and discord as the material un- reality. If we follow the command of our Master, "Take no thought for your fe," we shall never de- pend on bodily, conditions, struc ture, or economy, but we shall be masters of the body, dictate its terms, and form and control it with Truth." (Page 214,228).

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A. ANNOUNCEMENT

First Church of Christ Scientist Hong Kong a Branch of The Mo- CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL ther Church, The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston Mass MacDonnell Road close to Tram Station. Sunday Service 11.15 a.m

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The following are the forthcom-

the week at Emmanuel Missioning services at the Catholic Cathe-Testimons Meeting. Wednesday Church 219 than (Road, Kowdral, Caine Road. loon:-

Morning Services

1st Masa at 6.

September 19.-18th Sunday Saturday. 3.30 p.m.-Fellowship After Pentecost, Meeting followed by the Lord's Supper. Speaker, Mr. Booker.

"Sunday, 11.m-Divine Service. Speaker, Professor E M. Broen. First Mass and General Com-Subject, "Get Right with God." munion at 8 a.m.

Hong Kong (English) Circuit Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong | after Pentecost.

Kong (Opposite Royal Naval Hospital).

Sunday Services. September 19.4 1937.-Rev. Dr. Schelberg will give a Missionary Talk on "The Chal- lenge of the Untouchables in In- dia,"

Morning Parade Service at 10.15 at the English Methodist Church. Preacher: Rev. Dr. Scholberg:

Hymn No. 253 (Arnicilife), Prayer, Lord's Prayer, Hymn No. 257 Veni Immanuel), 1st Lesson. Hymn No. 809 (Londonderry Air), 2nd Lesson, Prayer. Notices. Hymn No. 800 (Tune Moscow 880), Sermon. Hymn. No. 805 (Edinburgh). Benediction, Evening Service at 7.15 at the English Methodist Church. Preach- er: Rev, D. B. Childe.'.

Hymn No. 12 (Regent Square), Prayer, Lord's Prayer, Hymn No. 256 "There's a Light), Lesson. Notices. Hymn No. 216 (st. Al- binus), Sermon, Hymn No. 867 (St. Clément).

Notices For the Week The Social Hour will be held at the "S. & S. Home" on Sunday evening at 8.15 following the even- Ing service. Refreshments are pro- vided, and a hearty invitation is given to all servicemen.

Second Mass at 10a.m., followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

This Bervice will be broadcast. Serman on "Theological Virtue: Faith". by Rev. Father J. O'Meara S. J.

On week days, Holy Mass at 8

a.m.

Confessions are heard every day before and after Mass.

On Saturdays the special time for Confessions is from 4.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

ter.

KOWLOON UNION

CHURCH

Text, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3.23), Reading Romans 3: 19/26.

2nd Mass at 8, with sermon in Chinese.

3rd Mass at 10.30, with sermon in English.

Evening Services

At 2.30, Réligious Instruction to Young People.

At 2.30. Catechetical "Instruction to Adults.

"At 4. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation' of the Holy Rosary and Benediction.

September 21. Bt. Apostle and Evangelist,

September 22,- St.

Sunday. 3.00 p.m. Sunday school. Young Women's Bible Class. Young Men's Bible Class.

Sunday. 8.30 p.m.-Divine Ber- vice preceded by Song Service at 8 p.m. Speaker, Mr. James Braga. Subject. The Physician and His Cure." Text, Jesus said "They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick. I came поч to call the righteous, but sinners to repen tance." Mark 2:17.

Monday. 8.00 p.m. --- S.A.C.A. Ing. Blackboard Meeting.

Tuesday, 8.00

p.m.

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Young Preacher on Sunday: The Minis- People's Club.

Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. Ladies The Sunday School re-opens at Sewing Circle at 1. Canton Villas, 10 a.m.

Sunday Services Sunday School, 10 am. Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Evening Worship, 6.30 p.m. The Week's Announcements:--- Wednesday: 10 a.m. Women's Guild.

Friday: 8.45 p.m. Choir Practice.

week, the 22nd inst., at 10 a.m. at the Home.

Observatory Road.

Wednesday, 0.00 p.m.-Bunday School. Teachers' Preparation.

Wednesday, 8.00 p.m.-Praise and Prayer Meeting.

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Thursday, 10.30 am, Ladies Bible Study Circle at

No. 210B Nathan Road. This is open to all Ladies in the Colony, who Interested in the Bible.

Thursday, 8.00 p.m.-Bible Study Circle for men conducted by Mr. James Braga,

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

Mathew,

Thomas,

p.m. A Reading Room is located at Bank of East Asia Building, 18 Des Voeux Road Central and is open daily 10.30 a.m.-2 p.m. Satur- days 10.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m., èvenlags except Wednesdays and Saturdays 1-7 p.m. All authorised Christian Science Literature Is avu:lable at the Reading Room, The public is invited to attend the services and to visit the Reading Room.

ROSARY CHURCH

20, CHATHAM ROAD, KOWLOON

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The following are the forth. September 24.-Our Lady of Ran- coming Services, etc. at the Rosary

Church. 20 Chatham Road-Kow Joon..

son.

On week-days: Mass at 6 and 7.30.

Confessions Morning and Even

CHRIST CHURCH..

KOWLOON TONG

Sung

(Waterloo Road)

Eucharist Rev. Cyril Brown to Preach."

The following are the Services and Notices for the forthcoming week:-

Bep. 19. 17th Sunday after Trinity."

7.15 am. Holy Communion. 9 a.m, Sung Eucharist & Sermon. Preacher: Rev. Cyril Brown. Sunday School: Juniors at 3 Duke St., at 9 a.m. Beniors at the Church at 10.15 a.in.

Notice is given of the Concert to be held at the Queen's Theatre on October 4. Monday, at 9.30 p.m. This concert has been arranged by the Millary Command, and is tak- ST. TERESA'S CHURCH clad at St. Andrew's Hall, beglu-

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There will be a Special Meeting of the General Committee of the *S. & S. Home" on Wednesday, next. September 22, at 5.30 p.m. to further the preparations for the concert to be held at the. Queen's Theatre on Monday, October 4. In view of this meeting there will be no meeting of the House Committee this month unless specially called. Ing the form of a final effort on Notice a given of the forthcom- behalf of the scheme' for clearing

PRINCE EDWARD DOAD.............. Ing Bale, of Work to be held at the remaining debt on the Exten-

Divine Services Wesley. 15. Ventris Road, Happy ston Building of the "Sallers & Bunday, September 19—6.30 a.m. Valley, on Saturday, October 2. Soldiers' Home: The concert will Holy Mass and Sermon in Chinese. The Bale will be opened at 3. p.m. have the honoured patronage of 7.30 am. Holy Mass, Novena to St. by Mrs. H. M. Morrison. The Com-ILE, The Officer Administering the Teresa ahd Benediction. 9.30 a.m. mittee and Members of the Ladies Government, Mr. N. L. Smith, H.E.Holy Mass and Serinon in English. Church Ald desire a good atten. Sir Charles Little, and H.E. Major-6 p.m. Catechism in Chinese and dance. Tea will be served. In pre. General AW. Bartholomew. Benediction. paration for this Sale there will Friends and supporters of the be a meeting of the Ladies' Church Home are urged to support this Ald on Wednesday of the coming effort."

Week Days,8.30 a.m. Holy Mass, 7:15 am. Holy Mass, Novena to St. Teresa and Benediction,

Friday, Sept. 24.-Concert & Bo-

Sunday, Sept. 19-18th Sunday 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 English, followed by the Benedic- tion of the Blessed Sacrament.

At the St. Paul's Chapel (185 Portland Street-Yaumati) Mass at 5.45.

"At 10.30 a.m: Meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul's Society.

At 2 p.m. Catechetical Instruc- tion in Chinese.

At 2.30 p.m. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Tuesday, Sept. 21.-Feast of St. Muttew, Ap. and Ev.

General Choir Practice at 6 pm. Wednesday, Sept. 22.—Meeting of the C.Y.M.B. at 6 p.m..

Thursday, Sept. 23.--Meeting, of ning 8.30 p.m. Well-known local | the Committee for the Feast of Our artists are kindly giving their ser- Lady of the Holy Rosary at 5.45 vices. Admission: $1 and include | p.m. refreshments.

Friday, Sept. 24-Fenst of Our Saturday, Sept. 25. Picnic for Lady of Ransom. To-day (at 7,30 the inmates of the Blind Girls' am) begins the Novena in pre- Home at Pokfulam. This is theparation for the Feast of the Most 11th annual outing arranged by Holy Rosary, Christ Church Group of the V.D. Meeting of the Men-Promoters of M.A. Donations and offers of loan the Apostleship of Prayer at 6 pm. of cars still required and may be General Choir Practice at 6 p.m. made to Mr. E.. §. Cunningham, On week-days Mass at 6.30 and c/o C.B.O.

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