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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1937.

PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES

CATHOLIC NEWS AND NOTES

Visit Of Dominican

Superior General

coming

WHAT CONVERSION MAY MEAN

St. Paul's Picture Of

Moral Change

wrote on the

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

November 14, 193725th Sunday After Trinity, Armistice Sunday.

8 am. Holy Communion.

a s.m, Holy Communion in Peak

Church

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

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11 a.m. Mattins. Preacher H. W. Baines (Broadcast).

6.30 p.m.

Evensong. Preacher:

The visit, during the "week, of V. Rev. Martin Gillet O.P.,

In a recent Issue of the "Dally Superlar-General of the Domini-

Rey, M. Bruce, B.Sc.. can. Order, is an event of excep- Telegraph and Morning Post" the

Weekdays. Holy Communion is tional interest. as it very rarely Very Rev. C. A. Alington. D.D.

celebrated on:-Tuesday Thursday happens that the Head of one of Dean of Durham,

and Saturday at 7.30 a.m. Wednes- the great Religious Orders is able completeness of the moral change to visit the East. Fr. Gillet" has which the Christian message de-day at 7.30 a.m. in the Peak Church. travelled considerably in the eight manded and effected in the lives Friday at 7.45 a.m. in Cantonese). years since he became Superior of those who first heard it, Christ Prayers for the sick, Wednesday, General, and has gained invaluable had given a new and positive law 10.15 am. experience by seeing the different to take the place of the prohibi- conditions ir.. which his spiritualtions laid down in the Law

to be Moses: St. Paul shows to his con- 30ns ·UTE working. It is hoped that the dimculties of war verts at Ephesus what this is to

mean in practice. time will not prevent him from visiting the Province of Fukien, with which the Dominican Order has continuous association for up- wards-of-three-hundred years.

During his stay in Manila, Fr. Gillet .addressed I meeting 5 ladies In his native French, and electrified them by His eloquence. He: Is one of the best-known speakers at great re- ligious gatherings in France, and his numberless books and articles have made his

familiar name throughout all the Catholic world. Cremation of a Catholte

with

reason

of

The most obvious example is that of the converted thief, for there is no

whatever, to doubt that some such were among those who received his message. He is not content with telling him that he must "steal no more," nor

even with saying that he ought to take to an honest trade, "work- Ing with his hands the thing that is good." By demands that he

sould realise that the true end of all

such labour is not that he should be able to support himself but "that he may have to give to him that needeth."

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TURNED TO OTHERS' NEEDS

Here is "conversion" Indeed, in

his

...Other Notices: November 15, 8.30 p.m. Badminton, Cathedral. Hall. November 18. 3 p.m. Mother's Unlon, Cathedral Hall. November 17. 5 p.m. Badminton, Cathedral Hall. November 18. 3 p.m. Wo- men's Guild, Cathedral Hall.

During the critical times through which we are passing a Special †Service of Prayer will be held daily

in St. John's Cathedral.

The Service which begins at 12 noon will last for 29 minutes and will include prayers for peace, for cur leaders, officers and troops, for the responsible Statesmen of the Far East and for all suffering as a

result of the war,

Special Services: Nov, 21. Legal and Police: Not 28. St. Andrews- tade: Dec. 28. Cathedral Sunday.

The Chapel of the Resurrection, Bappy Valley, 9.15 am. Children's Service.

The following are the forthcom- in services at the Catholle Cathe dral Caine Road.

'November 14th-28th. after Pentecost.

Sunday

It is well known that the Catholic Church is opposed to cremation and forbids it to her subjects. The reason is not be- cause there is anything about it the true and literal sense: there CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL opposed to Catholic belief. but can be no more complete revolu- largely because the promotion of tion in a man's life than when the It has been to a very great extent dishonest appropriator of other allled

anti-Catholic pro- men's goods is, brought to realise paganda and with disbelief in the that his first and clearest "duty is Catholle doctrine of the resurrec-generosity. He is converted; tion of the dead. A certain head is- turned, that is, in the ob- amount of publicity has therefore posite direction and instead of been given to the fact that when concentrating on his own selfish a Catholic lady. Viscountese needs and supplying them by any Tredegar, wife of Viscount Tre- method, however discreditable, he degar, died at Budapest in Septem- looks at the needs of others and ber her body was cremated, and loves his neighbour not as well as,

but better than, himsef. ye: there was a public Requiem Mags celebrated for her in London the return of the ashes. The circumstances in this case wera,

on

The whole passage is based on that favourite image of St. Paul's. that "we are members one of an- as closely united as the

common service of the body to which we all belong. To lle to one another is not only wicked but ab- surd, as if the eye were wantonly to mislead the hand or wantonly to lead the foot astray.

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Morning Services:-

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ST ANDREW S CHURCH

ren of England;

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

SERVICES

Fellowship Breakfast

The following are the forthcom ing services, etc., at St. Andrew's Church Kowloon:-

Sunday, November 14th. Twenty Fifth Sunday after Trinity.

Remembrance Sunday Holy Communion, 8.15. a.m.

This service will be followed by the monthly Fellowship Breakfast to which all communicants are invited.)

11 a.m.

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

Subject: Mortabs and Immortals

The subject of the Lesson Ser- mon in all churches of Christ, Scientist, to-morrow, November 14, 'will be:" Mortals and Immortals.",

The Golden Text will be; "Be- cause ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father, Wherefore thou art

more a servant, but a son; and it'a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” -(Galatians 4:6-7).

no

Among others, the following Morning Remembrance Service citations from the Bible will be read: "If ye then be risen with Preacher:--The Vicar.

Christ, seek those things which Evening Remembrance Service are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your 6:15 p.m.

Preacher:-The Rev. W. M. A. affections on things above, not on Ferren, Assistant Chaplain General things on the earth. For ye are to the Forces, Far East.

dead, and your life is hid with Young People's Service in the Christ in God. When Christ, who Church at 10_4_mi_____

is our life, shall appear, then shall

Primary Sunday School in Hall at 10 a.m.

the

ye also appear with him in glory:” (Col. 5.1-4).

Monday: Medical War Working Party 10 am.

p.m.

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The Lesson Sermon will also in- clude the following passages from the

Christian Science Textbook.

Fellowship of Youth 6 p.m. Teachers' Preparation Class 7 "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker St. Andrew's Club League Bad- Eddy: "Jesus gave the true idea minton.

of being, which results in infinite Tuesday: Mother's Union 3 p.m. blessings to mortals. In Colos- Brownie Pack 3.30 pm.

slans (4) Paul writes: "When Church Council Monthly Meet-Christ, who is our life, shäll ap-*

pear (be manifested). then shall Ing 6 p.m.

Wednesday: Medical War Work-ye also appear (be manifested) ing Party 10 a.m.

with him in glory." When spiri- Intercession Service in Connec- tual being is understood in all its tion with the War at 12 noon, perfection, continuity, and might, V.D.M.A. Social in the Hall at 8.30 | then shall man be found in God's p.m. et which members of All Image. The absolute meaning of Saints Union Church will be enter the apostollo words is this: Ther Itained. Speaker. The Bishop.

welcome. The Everyone

Rover Scouts meet at 8.45 p.m.

Thursday: Women's Fellowship

1st. Mass at 6 with sermon in 3 p.m. Chinese.

2nd Mass at 8 with sermon. in English.

3rd Mass at 10.30 with sermon in English:

Evening Services:-

St. Andrew's Boy Scouts 6 p.m. St. Andrew's Club Committee 8.30 p.m.

St. Andrew's Badminton evering 8.45 p.m.

Friday: Medical, War Working

At 2.33-Religious Instruction to Party 10 am. Young People.

At 3.30 Catechetical Instruction for Adults.

At 4-Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Recitation of the Holy Rosary and Benediction.

November 15th-St. Gertrude &

Full Choir Practice 8:30 p.m.

ENGLISH METHODIST

CHURCH.

shall man be found, in his like- ness, perfect as the Father, indes- tructible in Life. "Hld with Christ in God."-with Truth in divine Love, where human sense hath not seen man" (Page 325),

ANNOUNCEMENT

First Church of Christ Scientist. Hong Kong, a Branch of The Mo- ther Church, The First Church 01 Christ Scientist in Boston, Mass., MacDonnell Road close to Tram Station Sunday Service 11.15 a.m. Testimony Meeting. Wednesday 6 p.m. A Reading Room is located at Bank of East Asia Building. 10 Des Voeux Road Central and is open daily 10.30 a.m. 2 p.m. Satur- days 10.30-u.m.-12.30 p.m., evenings

St. Albert the Great, Doctor of the Hong Kong (opposite Royal Naval except Wednesdays and Saturdays

Church.

however. exceptional. 'Lady Tre-other." degar died from heart failure, foot. the hand and the eye in a and the Budapest elvii authorities insisted DA 1. post-mortem ex- amination. This made embalming impossible, yet the dead lady's re- latives, who are not Catholics, in- sisted on the return of the body to England. In these circumstances the Bishop gave his permission for cremation, and this fact was form- ally notified to the ecclesiastical authorities in England, so that full religious ceremonies were posinexcusable is to cherish resenting. sible. The deceased Lady Tredegar,ment and to "let the sun go down like her husband, was a convert to

upon our wrath:" for to do that is the Catholic Church,

assuredly to "give place to the de- vil."

Another Cremation Case Another cremation incident took place not long ago in connection with the death of another Catholic

with one

We may, St. Paul tells us, be angry

another if the cause be good, but we must reailse that In such cases "sin lieth at the door." The one thing which is

Resentment and evil-speaking are a grief to the Holy Spirit of God. Whose Influence should ex-

lady. Madame Schumann-Heink, tend through every activity of the the famous soprano. For many Christian society. years the great singer. whose talent was discovered by an Aus- tzian nuh, drifted away from the Catholle Faith, though her singing

AN IDEAL SOCIETY

No .one can be blind to the of the beautiful Christmas hymn beauty of the picture, drawn in Stille Nacht Silent Night" was the concluding words of the Epis- tle, of the society in which bitter-

one of her greatest triumphs. To- ness and wrath and clamour are wards the end of her life she returned to the practice of the unknown, where malice is put away, and where the supreme duty

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November 16th-St. Edmud. Bishop of Canterbury (1242).

Holy Hour from 8.30 pm. to 7.30

p.m.

On week days Mass at 6 and 7.30. Confessions morning and even-

ROSARY CHURCH

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

Queen's Road East, Wanchal,

Hospital).

Sunday Services, November 14

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY * Morning Parade ..Service at 10.15 at the English Methodist Church, Preacher: Rev. J. E Sandbach.

Hymn No. 607, Prayer, Lord's Prayer. Hymn No. 522, 1st Lesson, Hymn No. 803, 2nd Lesson, Prayer, Notices, Hymri No. 881, Sermon, Hymn. No. 880. Benediction.

5-7 p.m. All authorised Christian Science Literature is available at the Reading Room. The public la invited to attend the services and to visit the Reading Room.

EMMANUEL MISSION

CHURCH

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

Evening Service at 7 o'clock at the English Methodist Church, Saturday. 8.30 p.m. Fellowship Sunday, Nov. 14-26th Sunday Preacher: Rev. A. H. Bray, M.A.. Meeting followed by the Lord's after Pentecost.

B.D., Chairman of the South China | Supper | District.

At 8.30, 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.

is to be kind, to be tenderhearted At 2 p.m. Catechetical Instruc- and to forgive, as becomes sinnerstion in Chinese. to whom so much has been for- given.

Catholic religion and she received all the sacraments of the Church before she died. Not " all her friends were aware of her religion. and it was due to a blunder among those who were looking after her It is not necessary to belleve Interests that her body was that so perfect a society existed in cremated. Regret was expressed Ephesus, or indeed that the Apos- 'for it later when it was discovered. Lle's dream has ever in its entirety that something had been done been realised, but all of us have which was certainly contrary to known the attraction of a partial the wishes of the dead woman. fulfillment in the company of those whom we respect and love, and all of us have the ability, if we only

Catholic Stars

Every time that a Catholic pro- had the will, to bring his vision to a partial realisation in the small

minent in the entertainment world

dies it is asked if there are many

other Catholics in the same pro- company in which our lot is cast.

fession, and it is always discovered

that there are quite a number who are thoroughly practical Catholics. Just as the question was asked about singers when, Madame Bchumann-Heink died, it was aak-

ed about film stars on the death

UNION CHURCH

Notices For The Week'' Following the Sunday Evening Service the usual Bocial Hour will be held in the "S. & S. Home" at 8.15. Refreshments can be had at

Sunday, 11 am. Divine Service. Preacher Rev. T. Worsnip Subject, "The Importance of Prophecy." Text, "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye také Heed......For the prophecy came not in old time minimum charges. A very Cordial by the will of man; but holy men

of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." 2 Peter

Invitation is extended to all Ser vice Men.

The House Committee will meet 1:19-21. on Friday evening at 5.30.

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

Wednesday, Nov. 17-Meeting of the C.Y.M8. at 6 p.m. General Choir Practice at 8.30 pm.

On week-days: Mass at 8.30 "S. & B. Home."

and 7.30.

CHRIST CHURCH,

KOWLOON TONG

(Waterloo Road)

-Sung Eucharist; Rev, D. Rosenthall to Preach The following are the Services and Notices, for the forthcoming week:-

The Badminton Club meets each Monday and Thursday at 7.30. Full" particulars from Secretary,

Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held on Sunday, November

21.

DIVINE SERVICES

Nov. 14th Sunday:"

Sunday, 3 pm Sunday School Young Women's Bible Class. Young Mer's Bible Class.

Sunday, 8 pm. Song Bervice conducted by Rev. HH. Bucher.

Preacher Rev. T. Worsnip Subject, Sunday, 8.30 p.m. Divine Service,

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"God asks for our eternal felow TRUCULENT TAILPIECES

ship." Text, "My Son give Me thine heart" (Proverbs 23, 28).

Monday. 8 p.m. BACA. Black-

7.00 a.m. Holy Mass and Bermon board. Meeting. in Chinese.

8.00 a.m. Holy Mass, Sermon in English and Benediction.

9.30 am. Holy Mass and Bermen in English.

Nov. 15th, Monday, at 7.30 am. November 14, 25th Sunday after High Requem Mass for the Dead

Morning Bervice 10.30" Evening Service 6 pm.

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Trinity:

7.15 am. Holy Communion.

of that excellent actor and staunch Preacher at both services, Rev Catholic Thomas Meighan. Among Frank Short,

the

the Catholle cinema, stars are The B.A.C.A. meets an John Boles, Edmund Lowe, Ramon Church Hall on Tuesday evening ΝΟΤΑΥΤΟ and Genevieve Tobin.

at 1.30 p.m.

· Maureen O'Sullivan is also

The Helena May Catholle and her husband, a con-

Christian vert Jew, is the holder of a papal Fellowship mesta in the institute decoration and the author of a on Friday morning ät 10.30 am. most remarkable book published A meeting of the Women's Guild within the past year, the life of will be held in the Church Hall at Father, Damien, the leper apostle. 10.30 a.m. on Monday 15th.

of the Parish.

Nov. 18th, Thursday, at 7.30 am. 9.00 a.m. Bung Eucharist and Requiem Mass for the deceased Sermon. Preacher: Ray. D. Ro- Members of the Apostleship of senthall

Prayer,

St. Francis'. Chapel (Kowloon

6.30 p.m. Evening Prayer. Sunday School. Juniors at 3 City). Duke St. at 9 am Senior at the Church at 10.15 am.

Tuesday, Nov. 16-Final Fete Meeting at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 18-Holy Cam- mulion at 7.15 a.m.

On Sundays: Holy Mass and Sermon in Chinese at 7 a..

Instruction in Chinese and Bene- diction at 6.00 pm.

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On Week-days; Holy Mass at 1.00 |

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Tuesday* 8' p.m. Young People's Club.

Wednesday, 2,30 p.m. Ladies Sewing Circle at 1, Canton Villas, Observatory Road..

Wednesday, 6 p.m. Sunday School Teachers Preparation.

Wednesday, 8 p.m. Praise and Prayer Meeting.

Thursday, 10.30 am, Ladles Bible Study Circle at No. 2168 Nathan Road. This is open to all ladies In the Colony; who are interested. in the Bible.

Thursday, 6 p.m. Gospel Service, Thursday, 8 pm Bible Study Circle for men, conducted by Mr. James Braga.

The Bervices are open to all. No Collection on Sunday. Even- ing.

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