1937-12-25 — Page 3

:

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY,` DECEMBER 25, 1937.

PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES

CATHOLIC NEWS EMMANUEL "MISSION

AND NOTES

CHRISTMAS

Though the celebration of Christ- mas as a family festival and a time of general revelry is comparatively modern-Dickens gave it such an impetus that he is sometimes said to have "invented" Christmas-the Joyful celebration of the occasion as a religious festival existed in the Catholic Church for a very long time. In fact the joyous character of the feast is completely of religious origin. for this note is more prominent in the music and ceremonies and prayers of the time than at any other time of the year except Easter. The first celebration of the feast which is on record took place in the fourth century. The actual day was chosen because that day was already a hollday In Western pagan times. and it was the practice to fix the Important religious festivals these days. The particular feast which Christmas, supplanted was that of that "Unconquered Sun." an encouraging feast in the time of the winter solstice. The earlier celebration of the Birth of Christ was confined

DA

to the Epiphany. which is now on the 6th January. This commemorates the coming of the Three Wise Men, and the oc- casion is taken to represent the first contact between Christ and "the nations beyond Palestine. Many of the traditional customs connect- ed with the Christmas period are of pre-Christian origin and belong ed to various festivities associated with the January Kalends. The Christmas tree. which is of German origin. cannot be traced back further than the 17th century. Is less than a century since it was Introduced into England.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

CEREMONIES

CHURCH

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

Saturday. 11 am. Christmas Ser- vice. No Saturday Evening Ber-} vice.

Sunday, 11 am. Diving Service. Sunday, 3 pm. 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. Gospel Service,

· Monday, 8 p.m. S.A.C.A Black- board Meeting.

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

Christmas Eve.

5.30 p.m.-Choral Evenseng, Christmas Day.

0.15 am Holy Communion, 7.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion (Peak Church).

8.00 am. Choral Eucharist. 10.00 a.m. Children's Service, 11.00 am. Festival Mattins and Sermon:

Preacher: The Bishop. 12.15 p.m. Holy Communion.

-་

ST ANDREW S. CHURCH

KOWLOON (Church of England) CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL

-SERVICES Saturday, December 25th: Christ-

Tuesday, 5.30 p.m. Quarterly Meeting of the Kwangtung and Hong Kong Branch of the Bible Union of China. Speaker. Rev. 8.

Boyle. Tuesday, 8 p.m. Young People's mas Day. 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 a.m. 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, 8 p.m. Bible

Study Circle for men, conducted by Mr. James Braga.

Friday, 8 p.. Bible Study Circle conducted by Mr. C. R. Joneson. 3 United Terrace. Ho Man Tin St

Top floor).

Friday, 11.15 p.m. Watcknight Service.

The Services are open to all.

No Collection on Sunday Even- ing.

CHRIST CHURCH,

KOWLOON TONG

(Waterloo Road)

TO-NIGHT: MIDNIGHT CHORAL EUCHARIST

The following are the Services

Dec. 24, Christmas Eve

The most distinctive Catholle Church ceremony of Christmas "is Midnight Mass. The celebration of Mass at midnight on Christmas Eve is not universal, but it extends to Hong Kong, and the occasion always ands the local churches thronged with worshippers. Each for Christmas: priest may celebrate Mass three times on Christmas Day. The three are said to honour respec- tively the temporal birth of Christ, His spiritual birth in the souls by Divine Grace, and the eternal Sonship of Christ as Son of God the Father. Each Mass, however. recalls these three aspects of the Nativity, and it would be more correct to say that in the first Mass Christ is honoured as the "Light of the World." In the second

as the "Prince of Peace." and th the third as "Son of God" and the bearer to men, of tidings of their adoption as sons of God.

11.00 p.m. Congregational Carol Singing.

11.30

p.m. Choral Eucharist Preacher: Rev. D. Rosenthall.

Dec. 25, Christmas Day 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion, 10.00 a.m Childred's Servico, N.B. At this service children will offer their Christmas presents to resus,

Sunday, Dec. 26, St. Stephen's Day

11.00 a.m. Holy Communion.

7.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.00 am. Mattins and Sermon 6.30 p.m. Festal Evensong. Monday, Dec. 27, St. John's Day. Holy Communion at 7.15 a.m.

The origin of these three masses is historical. At first, the only Mass connected with the feast w1.5 celebrated at midnight at the Church of St. Mary Major in Rome

was originally said, and surg, only where a relle of the manger of in the Christmas Eve, midnight Bethlehem is preserved. This was Mass at St. Mary Major's. The celebrated at midnight because, as prayer itself is founded on the always was done in the case of words which the shepherds heard the important feasts, A vigil of sung by prayer lasting through the night Christmas night.

angels on the first

preceded the feast and it permissible to say Mass as soon as the day began. As Mass was

Was

The Christmas Carols tock their name from a word that designated

ENGLISH METHODIST CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

CHURCH

HONG KONG (ENGLISH). CIRCUIT

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

Christmas Services, Sunday, 26th December, 1937. Preacher: Morn Ing.Rev. J. E Sandbach Evening. Rev. Frank Evison.

Morning Parade Service at 10.15 at the English Methodist Church:

Hymn No. 118, Prayer, The Lord's Prayer. Hymn No. 117, 1st Lesson, Hymn No. 123, 2nd Lesson, Prayer, Notices, Hymn No. 130, Sermon. Hymn No. 910, Benediction.

Evening Service at 7 p.m. at the English Methodist Church:-

Hyma No. 139. Prayer, Hymn No. 119, Lesson, Prayer, Notice. Hymn No. 132. Sermon. Hymn No. 836. Benediction.

Notices for the Week Following the Evening Service a Holy Communion 7 a.m., 8 A.D., Social Hour will be held at 8.15 p.m. and 12 noon.

Refreshments aré provided at Christmas Day Festival Service minimum charges; all Servicemen

are warmly welcomed.

11 am.

Preacher: The Vicar. Sunday, December 26th. First Sunday after Christmas.

St. Stephen's Day.

P

Holy Communion 8 am, Matins and Address 11 a.. Preacher: Bishop Hammicker. Evensong and Address 6.15 p.m. Preacher: The Vicar.

Primary Sunday School meets fo the Hall at 10 am..

Young Peoples' Service in the Church at 10 a.m.

ship of Youth 6 m

Monday, December 27th.

Fellow-

The Monthly meeting of the Gen- eral Committee will be held at the "S. and 8. Home" on Wednesday." December 29th at 5.30 p.m., in the Assembly Hall.

There will be no Badminton next week owing to the Assembly Hall being decorated for the Christmas

d New Year Season

Will all friends make a note of the date of our next Dance at the Home on January 7th.

A Carol Service will be held on Christmas Day, December 25th, at 10.15 am. Preacher: Rev. J E Teachers' Preparation class, 7 Sandbach. The Church will be

p.m.

St. Andrew's Club 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 28th, Mothers' Union 3 p.m.

'Brownle Pack at 3.30 p.m. Wednesday, December 29th. Me- dical War Working Party 10 a.m.

Well Cubs 5.30 p.m.

Rover Scouts, 8.45 pm. Thursday, December 30th. Wo- mens' Fellowship 3. p.in."

suitably decorated.

Hymn No. 120, Prayer. Lord's Prayer, Hymn No. 117, 1st. Lesson

in No. 118, 2nd Lesson, Prayer, Notices, Hymn No. 880, Sermon, Hymn No. 133, Benediction.

ST. TERESA'S CHURCH

CHRISTMAS SERVICES 24th Dec. Friday, Abstinence and

St. Andrew's Boy Scouts, (1st. Fast. 8 p.m. Solemn Novena." Kowloon! 6 p.m.

St. Andrew's Club 9 pm. Friday, December 31st. Medical War Working Party in the Hal at

10 a.m.

Full Choir Practice 6.30 p.m. Watchnight Service 11.30 p.m..

KOWLOON UNION

CHURCH

i

CHRISTMAS SERVICES Christmas Day Service.

Saturday: 11 am

Sunday Services:

11 4.m. Preacher Rev. Frank

Short

6.30 p.m. Preacher Rev. J. D MacLean,

12 noon Holy Communion Week's announcements:-

Midnight: Solemn High Mass, Music by the Little Flower Choir, conducted by Prof. Gualdi Prof. Pellegatti.

and

25th Dec. Christmas Day: Holy Masses at 7.30, 8, 9, 8.30 and 10

a.m.

I

26th Dec. Sunday: Holy Masses at 7. 8, and 9.30 a.m.

13st. Dec. at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Service, with Sermon, Te Deum and Benediction.

MAN

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

December 26th,Sunday within the Octave of Christmas St Stepher Protomartyr.

Morning Services:—

1st. Mais at 6 with sermon in Chinese.

11

2nd Mass at 8 with sermon in Engilsh.

3rd Mass at 10:30 with sermon in English.

.

Evening Services:-

At 2.30 -Religious Instruction to Young People:

At 3.30 Catechetical Instruction For Adults

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

December 27th-St. John Apostle and Evangelist.

December 28th-The Holy Inno- centa

December 29th St. Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr.

From to-day and on the follow- ing two days there is Solemn Ex- postion of the Blessed Sacrament from 8 am to 6 p.m. and at 5.30

p.m. sermon,

The faithful are earnestly ex- horted to pray for peace.

Deceber 31st St. Sylvester, Pope. At 5.30: Sermon, Te Deum and Benediction.

At 11 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament till midnight.

Saturday 1st January-1938——— The Circumcision of Our Lord.

Masses as on Sundays.

After 8 o'clock Mass there will be. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

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

UNION" CHURCH

NOTICES

There will be a short Devotional Service in the Church on Christmas Day at 10.30 a.m.

Sunday, December 26th. Mor ning Service 10.30 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m.

Preacher at both services, Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow..

The 8 A.C.A. meets in the Church Hall on Tuesday evening at 7:30

am.

There will be a meeting of the Christian Fellowship in the Helena May Institute on Friday 31st. December, at 10.30 am.

A

"LIMITED

MAY BECOME IMMORTAL," SAYS BISHOP

Speculations on why we grow inter-relation of the material and

There will be no meeting of the old, and the Dossiblity that. the mental, Women's Guild this week

Sunday School Christmas Party. Tuesday 28th, at 3 p.m.

through science, man might achieve a limited immortality, were made by the Bishop of Birmingham (Dr

The Choir Practice will not be W. Barnes) at the dinner of held this week.

the British Association of Chem- ists at Birmingham,

FUTURE OF ROMAN

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Dr. Amigo's Fears

A grave situation

has arisen

ht

Dr. Barnes referred to the prog- ress made in. chemistry and metal- lurgy during the last 200 years. and said that this gave us some hint as to what might happen as

the years go by if we get any. continuity of development.

"Of course," he said, "If we are to have a series of destructive wars,

we

the

"Your analysis is ultimately an analysis of matter, but it is carried through by mind, and are always conscious Intimate way in which our minds are bound up with the working of our bodies.

"Understand the- jatter and possibly we shall be a stage nearer to understanding how we think. and then possibly, we may get a hint of the mind in which the whole apparently lies,"

mediaeval dance accompanied with regard to the future of Ro- then the progress of knowledge WHY MARRIAGES

by singing. The use of the name

sald by the Pope in one of the chief churches in Rome on all great feasts. It was said by him on to describe, a semi-sacred song this day at St. Peter's. Then as connected with a festival came in it happened that December 25 gradually, and finally carols be-

was also the feast of St. Anastasia, came

a martyr of the country that we now call Jugoslavia, who was the patron of the chapel in the Im- perial Palace, it became customary for the Pope to celebrate Mass there "also. Eventually the Pope celebrated all three Masses, and by the sixth century a similar privilege Wes extended to priests

CHRISTMAS MUSIC

all

associated

chiefly

man Catholic elementary schools in the diocese of Southwark.

This statement was made by Dr. Amigo, Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark in with

a letter to his clergy, read in all the churches of the diocese recently.

Christmas. It is because they were originally aung near the Crib that so many of them are of the lullaby type.

THE CHRISTMAS CRIB

Dr. Amigo" announced that the Catholic Hierarchy had decided to make November 28 a special day of intercession throughout England

and Wales for Catholic schools,

OFTEN FAIL

A JESUIT CRITIC

most certainly will come to an end. Already on the Continent. there is nothing like that opportunity or enthusiasm for pure knowledge that existed in the years before the war, and if we get another catag- trophe you will have the beginning One of the reasons why mar- of a degeneration which will end rlages fall is that young men often the domain of religion and science. marry only because of the attruc- "But we can hope that European tion of a "schoolgirl "complexion," man will prove sensible, that which is often not even skin-deep; having once gone over the precipice sald Father Francis Woodlock al he will take care that the more Oxford: dangerous

In 'future. he pointed out, all children in elementary schols were

precipices which le Father Woodlock, who is prea- intended to proceed to Central or ahead are avoided, and even make senior schools after the age of 11 such an application of your science street, W.,

cher at the Jesult Church, Farm- was delivering the years. Consequently existing to the ways in which the human fecond of his sermons on "Modern Southwark diocese and elsewhere advances in medicine which have Roman Catholic schools in the organism works that we shall get Morals and Christian Marriage. might become junior schools avail- been indicated by speakers to- sort of marriage, he declared, made Young men who contracted this able only for children up to 11 night.

no effort to learn the girl'a "What would we not give to domestic character, temperament "To secure Catholic training 10r understand why it is that we grow them it

OT tastes, "Darby and Joan" would be build schools for children between harden and the lunga lose their by couples who thus made their necessary to old, why it is that the arteries golden weddings were seldom kept

considerable expense, even if the 11 and 15 years of age at very old resilience?

choice. London education authorities

years of age,"

-----

Much of the art and popular muste of Christmas is associated with the Christmas Crib, the re- presentation of the manger scene of the birth of Christ. Though this custom of portraying the Nativity The hymn most closely associat-in graphic form is aald to have ed with Christmas is the "Adeste originated with St. Francis of As- Fideles," (O Come All Ye Faithful). sist, when he set up a Crib at It is not a liturgical hymn, that Greccio in 1223, there are indica- is. it dock not form any regular tions that it existed before. part of the prayers of the Mass or Closely connected with the idea Divine omce, but it is sung of representing the scene of the throughout the Church. It belongs Nativity in statues is that of re- to the eighteenth century and the presenting it in the form of a play. author is unknown. There are over This preceded the Crib by many

"It seems to be something in the forty translations in English, the generations and the custom has

some combination of ultimates in nature of things, and maybe by one most commonly used being been revived with considerable that of Canon Oakeley, a Fellow success in modern time. One of the

physica and chemistry man will Education authorities, he pointed! Isarn how to modify the onset of of Balliol, who followed Newman most remarkable examples

Father, Woodlock, said that he was out, were fixing an absolute mini- time so far as this affects his Into the Catholic Church.

the "play within a play" in Cicely mum

doubted very much whether the of 180 children for their own frame, and even, if ever that new marriage law had the sp The "Gloria in Excelale," which | Hamilton's "The Child in Flan- schools. Surh an arrangement time comes and we achieve some- has inspired some of the finest ders," which appeared in London would only prevent having such thing like a limited immortality voters. Parliament had no man- proval of the majority of the music in the

great "Masses," shortly after the war and was schools in country districts, but for I doubt if ever more than that date to pass a law which so closely though now a regular part of the afterwards made into a very suc- Roman Catholic children would be will be allowed-then it may be affected Mass throughout most of the year, cessful fim.

the family life of the forced into non-Catholic schools, we shall begin to understand the nation.

granted them 75 per cent of the cost," Dr. Amigo declared.

There was no such thing as love

passion. Love was essentially a at first sight, which could only stir

matter of gradual growth,

Once weak

(and miserabl

"NOW

full of Energy and Cheer"

"As for Sanatogen, it can never be beaten, it is just like drinking magic, and those who have had a nervous breakdown, like myself, please tell them to try Sanatogen. I can eat, sleep and enjoy life now.. It is life, and life is wonderful when there is health; and there is health in every bottle of Sanatogën,”.

writes an enthusiastic Sanatogen user.

Take a course of Sanatogen and enjoy Youth and Health again. Headache, nervousness, anaemia, and fatigue after a full day's work will soon disappear, for Sanatogen gives your body and nerves the strength they need.

SANATOGEN strengthens and soothes the nerves and revitalises the blood. Buy a bottle at once. You will soon enjoy work and leisure and not only feel young but look young too.

SANATOGEN

The True Tonic Food

Obtainable at all Chemists

50

Cents

LOCAL DIRECTORY

A

OF

HONG KONG

(Including List of Factories)

MID-SUMMER EDITION

COMPREHENSIVE & UP-TO-DATE

HANDY BOOK INVALUABLE FOR BUSINESSMEN IN HONG KONG

NOW ON SALE

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD.

Tel. 80251.

MARINA HOUSE

3RD FLOOR,

151-19, QUEEN'S ROAD.