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CATHOLIC NEWS

AND NOTES

GAUDETE SUNDAY

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

12th. December 1937, 3rd, Sunday

In Advent..

8 a.m. Holy Communion.

8 a.m. Holy Communion in Peak Church.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1937.

THE

THE CHURCHES

ST ANDREW'S

CHURCH:

(Church of England)

PREACHERS FÜR TO-MORROW. War Working Party. The following are the forthcom-

10a.m. Kindergarten and calling services etc. at St. Andrew's dren's Service.

11 a.m. Mattins. Preacher: Rev. N. V. Halward.

6.30 p.m. Evensong. Preacher: Rev. M. Bruce, B.Sc.

Weekdays. Holy Communion is celebrated on:---Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (Ember Day) at 7.30 B.I. Wednesday (Ember Day) 7.30 a.m. in Peak Church. Friday (Em-

Three Sundays of the year are sometimes called by a special name which is the first word of the Mass of that day. The best-known In the past, Quasimodo Sunday, is the least known now, That day is now known as Low Sunday, the Arst Sunday after Easter. The others are Laetare Sunday, in the middle of Lent, and Gaudete Sun- day, the third Sunday of Advent, which is to-morrow. The two last are very similar. Both the words mean "Rejoice" and each gives the key to the character of the pray-day, ers of the day. The note of pen- ance which characterises

the Ilturgy of Lent and Advent is temporarily raised and a note of Joy introduced into the approach of Christmas, the Nativity of Christ, for the celebration of which the four weeks of Advent are a preparation.

Before each important feast of the Church there is what is called 1 Novena of preparation. This consists in special prayers said for nine days before the least, . (The custom arose through imitation of the nine days which Mary and the Apostles spent in prayer while "waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit at. Pentecost). The Novena before Christmas begins on Thurs- day next. There will be devotions In each of the churches: in the Cathedral at 6.30 p.m.. in St. Mar- garet's, the Rosary Church and St. Teresa's at 7.30 in the morning and in Wanchai chapel at 6.30 p.m.

HOME FOR STREET SLEEPERS

ber Day) at 7.45 am. (in Canton- ese). Prayers for the sick, Wednes-

10.15 a.m.

December 15th.

Other Notices: 8.30 p.m.

Badminton, Cathedral Hall. December 15th 5 p.m. Bad- minton, Cathedral Hall. December 18th 3 p.m. Women's Guild Meet- Ing.

22nd. 5.15 Nativity Play. 23rd. 9.00 Nativity Play.

During the critical times through which we are passing a Special Service of Prayer will be held dally In St. John's Cathedral.. 12.00-12.12 In English. 12.12-12.24 in Chinese. Special Service.

Dec. 26th, Cathedral Sunday. The Chapel of the Resurrection. Happy Valley, 9.15 a.m. Children's Service.

CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

The following are the forthcom- ing services at the Catholic Cathe- dral Caine Road.

December 12th-3rd sunday in Advent.

Sclemn Celebration of the Im- maculate Conception of Our Lady.

In all Church Consecration of China to the Blessed Virgin

Morrung Services:

1st. Mass at 6 with sermon in Chinese.

2nd Mass at 6 with sermon in English.

3rd Mass at 10.30-Solemn Punti- Acal Mass and Papal Blessing

Evening Services:-

The annual report of this Kow- loon charity, which appeared in the press within the past week. gives an account of an interest- Ing and very valuable branch-of- Social Work which is being car rled on in the Colony. There are two ways of tackling most big so- cial problems: In the mass, when an attempt is made to deal with the greatest possible number, and in detail, when, a small section of the problem is tackled and dealt with thoroughly. Both methods obylously have their uses. The second ls that followed in St. Francis' Home.. In two ground- At 4-Exposition of the Blessed floor flats furnished with modern Sacrament-Recitation of the Holy sanitation, baths and kitchens, Rosary and Benediction. fifty poor people are accom- December 13th-St. Lucy modated, and personal attention is į 7:30 am. Solemn High Mass,

At 2.30 -Religious Instruction (to Young People,

At 3.30 Catechetical Instruction for Adults..

Church Kowloon.

Sunday, December 12th. Third Sunday in Advent

Holy Communion at 8 am, (The monthly Holy Communion Fellowship Breakfast will follow

this service }

Matins and address at 11 a.m. Preacher: The Vicar. Subject: "The "Farable of the Last Judgment"

Evensong and address 8.15 p.m. Preacher: The Rev. D. Rosenthal, Priest in Charge of Christ Church, Kowloon Tong.

Primary Sunday School in the Hall at 10 a.m.

Young People's Service in the Church at 10a.m.

Monday: Medical War Working Party 10 a.m.

Womens Guild 10.30 am. Fellowship of Youth 6 p.m. Teachers Preparation Class 7 p.m. St. Andrew's Club League Bad- minton 8.15 p.m.

Tuesday: Mothers' Union 3 p.m. Speaker:-Mrs. Lin,

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG

The subject of the lesson ser- mon in all churches of Christ, to-morrow. December Scientist,

12th, will be.

GOD THE PRESERVER OF MAN." The Golden Text will be "The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom he glory for ever and ever." | (II Timothy 4:18).

Among others the following cita- tions will be read from the Bible "Hast thou

bast not known? thou "not heard, that the everlast- ing God the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,' neither is weary? there is searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the raint: and

no

to them that have no might he Even the

Increaseth strength. youths shall faint and be weary. and the young men shall utterly fall; but they that wait upon the 3rd shall renew their strength;

ey shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." (Isa. 40:28-31),

"I

The lesson sermon will also, in- Brownle Pack 3.30 p.m. Wednesday: Medical War Work- clude the following passages from the Christian Science Textbook ing Party 10 a.m.

tience and Health with Key' to,

Baker the Scriptures" by Mary Eddy.The consciousness of Truth rests us more than hours of repose

Intercession, Service in connec- tion with the War at 12 noon.

Wolf Cubs 5.30 p.m. Rover Scouts 8.45 p.m.

TH

ENGLISH METHODIST

CHURCH

HONG KONG (ENGLISH) CIRCUIT

Queen's Road East, Wanchal Hong Kong (Opposite Royal Naval Hospital).

Sunday Services, December 12th, Preacher. Chapel Anniversary, Rev. J. E. Sandbach.

Morning Parade Service at 10.15 at the English Methodist Church

Hymn No. 659, Prayer, Lord's Prayer, Hymn No. 685, 1st. Lesson. Hymn No. 129, 2nd Lesson, Prayer, Notices. Hymn No. 415, Sermon, Hymn No. 611, Benediction..

Evening Service at the English Methodist Church.

Hymn. No. 669, Fraser, Hymn No, 706, Lesson, Erayer, Notices, Hymn No. 980. Sermon, Hymn No. 667, Benediction."

THE CITY OF GOD

THE

ORIGIN OF THE RACES

BY SCRUTATOR

When the period of recorded history commences almost the en- tire body of existing humanity was living in south eastern Asia, Then as now, India and China were great reservoirs of human beings.

INDIA: In India the tropical condition's combined to "multip- 1y human beings quickly and to destroy them just as suddenly. Fear of the invisible powers which commanded

the winds and the

| torrential rains beset the primitive mind here most sorely. The bulk of the people lived dangerously near the subsistence level yet the wealth which they collected among them was always an attraction to Notices For The Week

Invaders. The people were called Following the Evening Service, Dravidians—a submissive, indus- a Social Hour will be held in the trious, intelligent race with very Assembly Hall. "9, and S. Home" dark complexions. Away in the at 8.15. Refreshments are provided | north round about the Baltic sea at minimum charges; all service men are warmly welcomed.

The Badminton Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. Further Pariculars from the Secretary, "8, & 6. Home."

The Circuit Quarterly Meeting. will be held at the "S, and S. Home on Tuesday December 14th at 8.30 n.m.

In connection with the Camera Club, there will be a Lecture and entitled "Handi- Demonstration work on Prints” in the Assembly

were a vigorous people of exceed- ingly fair complexions,

who for want of a better name were called

Ayrans recording their joy in liv- ing was coloured soon by the gloom of jungle dwelling and the native demon-worship of their subjects and wives soon began to affect them. So also the Christian Church absorbed the beliefs of the older paganism. In India the net result of this mixing of religions. was an intensification of the caste system so that Hinduism now con- tains almost all kinds of religious... practices and bellets, ranging from the pure philosophy of the Brah- mins, to the most primitive ideas of animism. Hinduism is not just a religion as many think, it is a whole system of life, in which the purest remnant of the Ayran race 13 held to be the repository of knowledge, and power. This bellet has given the Brahmin

caste enormous power, a power greater by far than that exercised by any hereditary class elsewhere.

Below

this higher order the the Ayrans. Some thousands of castes were allotted to professions, years before our era they were set warriors, scribes, bankers, and so in motion by some disturbance, op. To the pure Dravidian was economic or otherwise. In the left the task of the removal of affal course of time their migrations and filth. They were and are re- reached India. Most of their wo- garded as people necessary to men having died on the way, these Hindu society but entirely beyond people began to mate with the jits pale-outcastes. Dravidian stock whom they seem ORIGIN OF RELIGIOUS RE- to have conquered everywhere. LIEFS: The religious beliefs of the AFRICA: Very much the apme Hindu grew out of this caste sys- day, December 18th at 8 o'clock. seventeenth century. Europeans son was born was determined by the position he occupled in some previous life. The virtuous man, when he dies being born into a still higher caste, the implous man being degraded to a lower caste: The final degree of perfection be- to be delivered from all necessity of rebirth by absorption into the infinite. Behind the whole

Thursday: Women's Fellowship in unconsciousness. The Scriptures Hall, "S. and S. Home" on Thurs- thing happened in Africa in the tem. The caste into which a per-

3 p.m. Instead of the usual talk, In the second half of the afternoon Christmas Carols will be sung.

Boy Scouts (1st. Kowloon, St. Andrew's) at 6 p.m.

the

not be

say, "They that wait upon Lord...... shall run, and weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." The meaning of that passage is not preverted by apply-

St. Andrew's Club Committee ing it literally to moments of Meeting 8.30 pm.

IF

fatigue, for the moral and physical

Member free-Civilians $1.00. Ser-

vicemen 50 cents.

St. Andrew's Club "Open" night are as one in their results. When English Methodist Church at Wan-

at 9 p.m.

Full Choir Practice 6.30 p. Saturday: St. Andrew's Club Christmas Carnival Dance at 9 p.m.

we reach our nmits of mental en- Friday: Medical War Working durance, we conclude that intellec- tual labour has been carried-auf- Party 18 a.m.-

ficiently far; but when we realize that immortal Mind is ever active, and that spiritual energles can neither wear out nor can so-called material law trespass upon God given powers, and resource' we are able to rest in Truth, refreshed by the assurances of Immortal opposed to mortality." (pages 218 and 387).

EMMANUEL MISSION

CHURCH

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

Saturday. 8.30 p.m. Fellowship Meeting followed by the Lord's At Supper

given to them by some of the December 14th-Holy Hour from

members of the Third Order of | 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. St. Francis, one of whom, sleeps on December 15th-Ember Day- the promises every night. Medical | Abstinence day. attention is given to those who re-

December 18th

The Solemn

mas begins at 5.30 Dun.

quire it, three doctors giving their | Novena in preparation for Christ- services voluntarily for this pur- pose; clothes are fumigated, baths provided and a clean warm bed is available for each of the poor persons. The spirit of the Third

On week days Mass at 8 and 7.30. Confessions morning and evening

12th December: 3rd Sunday n Advent.---Solemn Celebration of the of Cur Immaculate Conception Lady.

Sunday, 11 am. Divine Service. Preacher, Dr. H. L. Clift. Subject "The mortal fear of being alone" Text, "I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel" (Psalm 31:12).

Sunday, 3 p.m. Sunday School Young Women's Bible Class. Young Men's Bible Class

Sunday, 8 p.m. Song Bervice conducted by Rev. H. H. Bucher.'

Sunday, 8.30 p.m. Divine Service.

Order of St. Francis is that of the ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCB Preacher Rev. P. E. Carlson, Sub- "Poor Man of Assisi," and the members try to show practical love of the poor. The public showed appreciation of the work by sup- porting it generously, and a branch shelter is being opened this year in Kowloon city, where there will be facilities for thirty more street sleepers.

BING CROSBY'.

First Mass and General Com-

Genera munion at 8 am.

Service for the R. Army and Navy at 9 a.m.

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

This Service will be broadcast.——

ject. "The New Birth." Text, "Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born anew. The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but knoweth not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is everyone who is born of the Spirit” (st, John 3:7,8).

Monday. 8 p.m. 8.A.C.A. Black- board Meeting.

Club

Tuesday, 8 p.m. Young People's

Wednesday,

p.m. Ladies

T

2.30

"

Sewing Circle at 1, Canton Villas. Observatory Road.

Wednesday. 8 p.m. Sunday School

Sunday School for Children at 3 Teachers' Preparation.

Wednesday, 8 p.m. Praise and

Reference was made in thla column a few weeks ago to some Catholic Alm stars at Hollywood, Another recently appeared in the Sermon on the "Immaculate Con- news when Bing Crosby, the ception" by Rev. Father H. Craig crooner so well-known to radio and S.J. Alm audiences, received an honor- ary degree from his Alma Mater. | p.m. Gonzaga University, a Jesuit in- stitution of Spokane, Washington, In ordinary life Mr. Crosby is known as something more than' what a crooner is expected to be. He is a university graduate and a man of very varied interests. One of his interests is the foreign mis- sions and every week-a-package averaging 10,000 stamps from his "fan mail" is sent to the Mission

On week-days Holy Mass at 8 Prayer Meeting.

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 p.m.

Thursday, 10.30 am, Ladies Bible Study Circle at No. 2188 Nathan Road. This is open to all ladles in the Colony, who are interested in the Bible.

Thursday, 8 p.m. Bible Study Circle for men, conducted by Mr. James Barga.

Friday, 8 p.m. Bible Study Circle

ANNOUNCEMENT

CHAPEL ANNIVERSARY By the Rev. J. E. Sandbach, ' On Sunday, December 12th, the

chai will celebrate its Anniversary. I wish to take this opportunity or appealing to the public of the Colony, and especially

to those with Methodist traditions and who

have had some association with Methodist Sunday Schools and Churches, to support us next Sun- day with their presence and their. gifts.

came to South Africa and made their homes there," and the males being largely in excess of the females they began to mate with African women, producing half- breeds, called locally Cape boys, or Griquas. These people held them-ing selves aloof from the Kafirs and Hottentots, Just as they were se- gragated from the Europeans. conception is a life-denying prin- This process always produces three ciple-a bellef that life is evil and castes, and the same process is at not to be desired. Hence the as- work in the coloured communities ceticism which pervades Eindu of North America,

thought. Pain, especially self- CASTE SYSTEM; The stratifica-indicted pain is believed to be the road to spiritual purity and power, tion produced by these means in have divided Hindu society into India, over thousands of years

•

CHINA: China was by nature. designed "as a country peculiarly more than two thousand castes. itted to seclude a portion of man- At the top are the Brahmins, whose "kind from the rest of its fellows. skins are no darker than that of This country

Was

peopled by the Latin races. The mixtures Mongolians whose features

ROSARY CHURCH

and...

Methodism in Hong Kong has a record of which she is justly proud. The following facts are significant and deserve to be widely known. First Church of Christ Scientist

Almost as soon as the.. Colony had been founded, the first Society Hong Kong, a Branch of The Mo-

Class began to meet. That was as ther Church. The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Mass..

long ago as 1843 The old Pioneers religions, the joyous faiths of the philosophy were formed by the MacDonnell Road close to Tram had something of the spirit of John Station. Sunday Service 11.15 am

Wesley himself whose, watch-word Testimony Meeting. Wednesday

was "The world is my parish." p.m. A Reading Room is located at Rooms for public worship and fel- Bank of East Asla Building. 10 lowship were first rented in 1862. Des Voeux Road Central and is A Minister, a young probationer, upen dally 10.30 a.m.-2 p.m. Satur- was appointed in 1890, and the pre- days 10.30 .m.-12.30 p.m., evenings sent Church was opened in 1893, except Wednesdays and Saturdays In 1888 the Rev. Charles Bone D-7 p.m. All authorised Christian began his memorable eighteen Science Literature is available, at years ministry here," and this also the Reading Room. The public marked the beginning of that and to visit the Reading Room." is invited to attend the services social work among the Services, nów represented by the “gatlors" and Soldiers' Home."

UNION CHURCH

NOTICES

While repairs to the Church are being carried out services will be held in the Hall

Preacher at both

services on Sunday, Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow.

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

The S.A.CA. meets in the Church

Hall on Tuesday evening at 7.30

0.3.

The Helena May Christian Fel- lowship meets in the Institute on Friday morning at 10.30 am.

CHRIST CHURCH,

KOWLOON TONG

(Waterloo Road)

This magnificent and very neces- sary social work had 's very hum- ble beginning in a couple of rooms in the year 1898. The present HOME was opened in 1929 and the Extension was completed in 1934.

Year by year the Hong Kong

public generously show their ap-

of the

the work of preciation "Sailors' and Soldiers' Home", but it does need to be remembered that the Home, with its manifold acti- vities, owes its origin to the Church and continues to be sustained largely by the Church to-day,

stress of life on the great northern steppelands before they invaded. China and took to agriculture. The variations of temperature and other climatic conditions in $ The following are the forth-country so gigantic 23 China coming Bervices, etc. at the Rosary caused Mongolian people to pre- Church, 20 Chatham Road, Kow-serve the industrious habits which loon.

they bad acquired in their life in Sunday, Dec. 12-3rd Sunday the north. For this reason and in Advent.

At 6.30, Mass with sermon in Chinese,

At 7.30, Mass with sermon in English.

At 8.30. Mass with sermon in Portuguese.

9.30 High Mass in honour of St.

Francis Xavier, followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-

ment.

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

others, the outlook on life shared by the Chinese is as different as anything can be from the Indian outlook The Chinese are certain- ly not disposed to regard the good things of this life as illusory; they reveal under even the sorest of circumstances, cheerfulness and courage more than any other race under the sun. At one period they outdistanced the rest of the world in the greatness of the civilization. which they achieved. They pro- duced for themselves a great, one of the greatest, philosophy, but they have never produced a great From 2 to 5 p.m. Spiritual Re-religion and are generally accepted treat for,, the Members of the as the least religiously, inclined of all peoples, and for that reason were more susceptible to outside religious faiths. For that reason the intensely religious fealing of the Indians spread to China and beyond it to Japan and to a cer- tain extent coloured their out- look

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

CYMA.

Monday, Dec. 13–Meeting of the Children of Mary at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 15-Ember Day of us-Day of Abstinence-Meeting of the C.C.Y.W.B. at 5.30 p.m.

Such a survey of history is a great inspiration to those whose privilege it is to follow in this succession. We thank God for the Pioneers and their achieve- ments, and we pray that we may be worthy of our heritage.

But our need for support is con- stant, because of the continual changes taking place in personnel, Especially do we need the service

Thursday, Dec. 16-The Novena for Christmas begins to-day at 7.30

Saturday, Dec. 18-Feast of the Expectation of Our Lady.

and 730.

On week-days: Mass at 6.30

+.

This great amassing of peoples in South-eastern Asia explains the high levels of civilization which they reached, but because the re-

On Sunday, at the St. Paul's gion of negation which was borna of cosecrated lives, and it may Chapel (185 Portland Sreet, Yau- in India spread over the greater be that this word will catch the math), Mass with sermon in Chin-communities around, this civiliza

Stamp Bureau of Mt. St. Michael's, Ereatly interested in the Stuart | conducted by Mr. C. R. Johnson at Sung Eucharist: Rev. N. V. Halward eye of some who are able to res-

Spokane, which is carried on in aid of the Jesuit foreign missions,

of Nations, and is a Catholle, is

traditions of his family and has No. 3, United Terrace, Ho Mun Tin. visited all the places connected Street, Top floor.

with them in Rome.

The "Beda," as the College is popularly known, is a contraction of the name: St. Beda's College. It is called after the well-known English saint and man of letters- who is usually referred to as the Venerable Bede." It is a college specially intended for those who

THE BEDA COLLEGE DE When some time ago there was mention in the papers of the Earl of Perth visiting, or receiving some visitor from, the - Beda College, Rome, someone wanted to know who was the Earl of Perth and what was the "Beda" By this time, most newspaper readers are are somewhat advanced in life be- aware that the Earl of Perth fore they wish to study for the is the former Bir Eric Drum- priesthood. Many well-known Eng- mond with the new title to which lish converts studied there. The he has succeeded. The title is an Rector of the College told some old one, and the most famous people who asked about it recent holder of it was the sixth Earlly that if St. Paul had lived in our who was with Bonnie Prince Char-days he would almost certainly le in 45. The new Earl, who was have been sent to study at the formerly secretary to the League | "Bada."

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

KOWLOON UNION

CHURCH

PREACHER ON SUNDAY The Rev. J. D. Mastean Morning. Worship, 11 ́k.m. Evening Worship 8.30 pm The Sunday School meets at 10: am every Sunday morning and new pupils are welcome any Sun- day...

To' Preach

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

Dec, 12, 3rd Sunday in Advent : 7.15 am. Holy Communion. 9.00 a.m. Sung Eucharist Preacher: Rev. N. V. Halwurd 6.30 p.m. Evening Prayer. Bunday School: Juniors at 3 Duke St, at 9 a.m. Senior at the Church at 10:15 am

pond.

ese at 5.45.

J'

Perhaps there, are those who

METHODIST CHURCH have memories of a Methodist

NOTICE Sunday School in England; or may be, knowledge of parents who are A. Xmas Dinner and Party for Ber- stalwarts at some Bethel in Eng- vicemen will be held at the 9. and land where they remember their 8. Home on Wednesday Dec. 22nd own kith and kin far away.

at 7.30% To you, and indeed to all, we

Application from Civilians will send out this sincere invitation to also be welcomed. The charge for link up with the true Methodist Civilians will be $1.00. fellowshp which is here in Hong Kong

And

tion was undermined. You cannot build upon a negation, so when a people 'sprang into existence from. the primitive stocks, who affirmed. the goodness of life, who had the idea that the universe was good. and that man's life is valuable they were destined to rise to higher heights than all others.

VICAR BANS LIPSTICK:

A hike has been arranged to take Long ago 84 Augustine, said place after the 9 am. service, leav Thou has made as for Thyself and life which nothing else can.

By order of the vicar, com- ing the Church about 10.30 am. our hearts are restless until they through worship, and social ser- municants at the parish church The route will be easy and leisure-find rest in Thee."

vice, opportunities .... «for which of Barrow Hu, near Ches- Wednesday: 10 a.m.-Women's 7. Members of the congregation Truer words. have never been abound through the medium of the

are inviteduced concre Guild, Monthly Business meeting.

uttered.

8, and 8. Home", some may enter Friday at 845-p.m." The Choir |-- Thursday, Dec. 18-Holy Com · I boilers that a response to this into a new experience of that life Practice.

munion at 7.15 an

call may all up the gap in some which is life indeed.

termeld, are not to be permitted to appear at the altar rails with even the slightest touch of itp. stickTM"