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FIRST LAYMAN OF CATHOLIC ACTION: TWO ENGLISH MARTYRS: AN ANCIENT CATHOLIC MANOR: A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY NEAR NAPLES (Special to the "Hongkong Daily Press")

BAPTIST, THE

OF

ST. JOHN

THE

COMMEMORATION WHOSE DEATH IS ON NEXT TUESDAY, HAS BEEN HONOUR- KD AS THE FIRST LAY APOSTLE OF CHRIST, OR AS THE "FIRST LAYMAN OF CATHOLIC ACTION,"

It is correct to claim St. John the Baptist as a lay apostle, for he was neither priest por monk and was never formally enrolled into the band of Christ's apostles, who were the first Bishops of the Catholic Church.

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Many speculate as to what part he would have taken in the apostolate of Christ if he had lived, "but there is no rooma him for anything beyond mere speculation, Christ regarded

"greatest of the highly and his commendation put him as

sons of men.”

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in

Remarkable Discovery

CHURCH

THE CHURCHES

'LESSON SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST, HONGKONG SUBJECT--CHRIST JESUS.” The subject of the Lesson Sermon in all Christian Science Churches to-morrow, Angust 27. will be "Christ Jesus."

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

August 2712th. Sunday After|| Trinity.

8 am Holy Ocmmuntan.

I am Holy Communion Peak Church

In

11 am. MattĒTS.

Preacher: The Dean. 8.30 pm. Evensong. Preacher Rev. A. P. Rose.

WEKKDAYS Holy Communion is celebrated

+00%-

Thursday and Saturday at 7.30 Friday at 7.45 am (in Canton-

The Golden Text will be:-"The Word was made flesh, and dwelt! among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only be- gotten of the Father), full of grace and truth" (John 1:14)."

following Among others" the citations will be read from the am. “ Bible: "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that ese),

tidings, that Wednesday, Prayers for the sick, bringeth, good publisheth peace;

that bringeth at 10.15 am

that good tidings of good, publisheth salvation; that salth unto Zion, Thy God reigneth. The Lord hath made bare his holy ärm

Daily 12 noon a Special Service of Prayer: (Broadcast.

Hall.

ROSARY CHURCH

20, CHATHAM ROAD, KOWLOON

The following are the forthcom- ing Services, etc.

Sunday, Aug. 17-13th Sunday after Pentecost.

At 6.30 Mass with Chinese.

sermon in

At 7.30-Mess with sermon, in English.

At 8.30 Mass with Portuguese.

sertion

13

At 9:30 Mass with sermon English.

the

Followed by the Benediction "of the Blessed Sacrament.

At 230 pm Benediction of Blessed Sacrament.

Wednesday, Aug. 30—At 5.30 p.m. Meeting of the C.YMS. (Chinese Section).

Thursday, Aug. 31-Meeting of the Ladies' Union at 11 am Holy Hour with sermon in English from 6 to 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 1-Devotion of the First Friday of the Month in honour of the Most Bacred Heart of Jesus.

At 5.45 and 6:30 am, low Mass. At 7.30 am, Choral Mass with General Communion, followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

OTHER, NOTICES August 28-5.30 p.m. Cathedral in the eyes of all the nations; and Church Council Meeting, Cathedral

Hall. .: A Catholic Action Council in famous by Francis Thompson

all the ends of the earth shall see

August 30--10-12.30 p.m. Cathe- England, at Watford, is one that his Ode To the English Martyrs: the salvation of our God. The

have "Though I shall patron. has chosen him for its

sharp spirit of the Lord God is upun dral Women's Fellowship Working parish priest COTTI- though the

dinner yet. I trust in Christ to me; because the Lord hath ap- Party, Cathedral Hall

4.00 p, Choir Practice (Boys) mented drily that if he lived to have a most sweet supper.”...‚'

pointed me to preach good tidings

Cathedral Fall. unto the meek; he hath sent me. day in Watford he would not be

8.00 p.m. Badminton, Cathedral co-opted on the Parochical Coun-

It is reported that excavations to bind up the brokenhearted, to cil for his manners and his of the ancient town of Hercu-proclaim liberty to the captives

August 31-3.30 p.m. Cathedral methods were unconventional. Not laneum, near. Naples, have re-and the opening of the prison to

Fellowship Working even a lay preacher would follow vealed a Latin cross stamped on them that are bound." (Isa.52:7.- Women's

Party: Cathedral Hall. his example in addressing his the wall of one of the houses. 16 Isa.61:1).

5.30 pm Cathedral Scouts Meet audience. as "Ye brood of vipers." This would appear to show that The following citations will also

On Sunday, at the St. Paul's In the case of other saints the there existed at the very begin-be read from the Christian Science 8. Bishop's House," Lower Albert

Road.

Chapel (185 Portland Street, Mong day of their death is the chiefning of the Christian era groups Text-book, "Science and Health

September 1-5.30 p.m.

Choir Kok): at 6 am. Mass with sermon feast, but in "the case of St. John in" those cities which

were des-with Key to the Scriptures, by

" in Chinese; at 8 pm. Evening Practice, Cathedral. the Baptist it is his birthday troyed by the eruption of Vesu Mary Baker Eddy: "Jesus was

Owing to a shortage of clergy Frayers, sermon in Chinese and The that is honoured,

reason vius in 79 A.D:

27 born of Mary. Christ is the trie

divine in the colony the Children's Ser- Benediction of the Blessed Sacra- for this is that it is held that The news has caused a

voicing sensa-ides

good, the be was sanctified in his mother's tion in archaelogical circles in message from God to men speak-vice and Kindergarten will re- ment, womb by the visit of Mary the Italy, for hitherto, the venerationing to the human consciousness.start on Bunday September 17.

-ཡ-རིད་ཁཉ— Mother of Christ, and that heat the crosses and crucifixes was The Christ is incorporeal, spiritual, was therefore born without any held to have been begun stain of sin. ·

"

Two English Martyrs

at

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the

divine

"

August 27-13th Sunday After

MORNING SERVICES La Mass at 6. with sermon in

image and CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL niuch later date. The fact that keness, dispelling the Illusions of The following are the forthcom beneath the cross have also been the senses, the Way, the Truthing services at the Catholic Cathe discovered the carbonised remains and the Life, healing the sick and drai, Caine Road. Last month simple homage was paid at Tower Hill in London to of a prie-dieu appears to exclude casting out evtis, destroying sin,

the possibility that the stamped disease and death. Throughont all Pentecost. the memory of two gallant Eng cross had no religious significance. generations, both before and after Uishmen who suffered martyrdon The cross is a Latin cross, diffe- the christian era, the Christ, as there exactly four hundred years rent from the Greek one. and the spiritual idea, the reflection Chines ago: Blessed Adrian Fortescue different also, from the T which of God has come with some Knight of St. John. and Vener-used to serve. It is believed. for measure of power and grace to all able Sir Thomas Dingley, Prior executions. It is in fact the cross prepared to receive Christ, Truth. of the Order. Not even the bit of Calvary as

опе finds it in Jesus established his church and ..terest enemy of the Catholic the Christian liturgy and incono-maintained his mission on a spirit-

Church has

attempted to make a case for the martyrdon of these two men, though they were condemned and beheaded by the King's attainder on the charge of "treason."

ever

graphy of later times.

ENGLISH METHODIST

CHURCH

Queen's Bend East. (Opposite the Bays Naval Hospital)

Services or Sunday, August 27, 1939

In the charge Sir Thomas Dingley it was stated that he had gone to several foreign prin- ces, persuading them to make war with the King." but there was Preachers: Morning-Rev. E. not even the faintest evidence in Moreton and Evening-Rev. J. E. proof of the charge, and no trial Sandbach. of any kind was held before his execution,

even

In the case of Blessed Adrian Fortescue not only was there no trial but there does not appear to have been a speciñe accused of *sedition and reruising allegiance," and so went to his death untried, as did many during the reign of Henry VIII.

indictment. He was

Junior Church at 0.30 a.m. All children welcome...

Morning Service at 10.15 am. Hymn No. 924. Prayer, Hymn No 682, 1st Lesson, Hymn" No.`272, 2nd Lesson, Prayer, Notices, Hymn No. 362, Sermon, Hymn No. 581, and Benediction,

2nd Mass at 8 with sermon in English.

3rd Mass at 10 with sermon in Chinese..

EVENING SERVICE

Un week-days Mass at 6.30 and 7.30 am. ' ́*

·

EMMANUEL MISSION

CHURCH

for the forthcoming week at Ein- The following are the Services

tunuel Mission Church, 218 Na than Road, Kowloon:-

Saturday, 8:00 pm. Fellowship. Meeting followed by the Lord's Supper. Speaker, Rev, MB. Birrel

Sunday 10.30 ani. Prayer Meet- Ing.

Sunday, 11.00 am, Morning Ser- vics Prescher. Rev. t. Woerner, Text, "Suddenly as they walked and talked, a chariot or are with horses" of fire drove. between them,

divine Principle, sacrament, recitation of the Holy and Elijah went up by a whirlwind

ual foundation of Christ-healing. He taught his followers that his religion had a which would cast out error and heal both the sick and the sinning. He claimed no intelligence, action. nor Bfe separate from (Pages 332, 333 and 136).

ANNOUNCEMENT

God."

At 3.30 Catechetical Instruction. At 4 Exposition of the Blessed

Rosary and Benediction.

23th St. August Bishop and Doctor.

29th--The Beheading of St. John the Baptist.

7.30

Augustine,

into Heaven" 3 Kings 2:11.

Bunday, 3.00 p.m. Bunday School and Bible Classes

Sunday, 7.30 pm. Song Service -conducted by Mrs, Roberts and Mr

Macleod.

Monday, 3.00 pm. Bible Study (first Circle at 792 Nathan "Road.

Monday. 7.30 p.m. S.AC.A. Blackboard Meeting.

floor).

Tuesday, 2.30 pm. Meeting for Chinese amats.

Wednesday, 8:00 pm. Praise and Prayer Meeting.

30th-8t. Rose of Lima, Virgin

Bunday, 8.00 p.m. Evening Ser- 31st-Holy Hour from 5.30 pm.vice, Preacher, Rev. J. E. Morrison. First Church of Christ, Scientist.

to 6.30 p.m. Hongkong (a Branch of the Mother

September 1st-First Friday of The Church.

of First Church

the month. At 7, Mass and Gene Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass)ral Communion" in honour of the No. 31 Macdonnel, Road,. close to Sacred Heart At 5.30 Exposition Peak Tram Station. Bunday Service of the Blessed Sacrament and 11:15 am. Bunday School 10 am Benediction. Testimony Meeting, Wednesday, 6 On week days Mass at 6 and P. A Reading Room is located in the Church Building and is open every morning (except Bunday) [ins. Evening Service at 7p.m.;- Hymn No. 689, Prayer, Hyman No. from 10:30 am to 12.30 p.m. and 524, Lesson, Prayer. Notices, Hyninon Tuesday and Friday evening

from 5.30 pm. to 7 pm. All su- No. 101, Sermon. Hymn No. 941

Įthorised Christian Science Litera- and Benediction,

ture is available at the Reading: NOTICES FOR THE WEEK Following the Evening Service a room. The public is cordially in- vited to attend the services and Social Hour will be held at the S.

8. Home at 8.15 p.m. All Ber-to visit the Reading Room.

The Dictionary

National Biography suggests that he Was put to death because of his rela- Honship to Anne Boleyn. The relationship was not a close one. his mother was Anne's great-aunt, He took no part in any political events but lived. the part of a

There will be a meeting for quiet country gentleman, who however never made any attempt Prayer and Fellowship at the 8. & to disguise his allegiance to the S. Home on Tuesday at 8.30 p.m. ancient Faith.

Catholic Manor

vicemen and civilians - 'will he warmly welcomed.

ST. TERESA'S CHURCH

The days of religious persedu- | August 26-Saturday: at 3 p.. tion in England have been brought Meeting of St. Teresa's C. Y; L. “A. to notice in the English press re-At 5 p.m. Meeting of the Third cently by the fact that an ancient Order."

the Catholic manor, · hidden in

August 27-13 Sunday after depths of the. Forest of Arden, Pentecost: Warwickshire, has been . put up .6.30 a.m. Holy Mass with Ber- for sale. It is Baddesley Clinton; mon in Chinese. Hall, which has passed in un- 8,00 am Holy Mass, Sermon broken: succession In" the Ferrers in English and Benediction family since 1577 and has always: 10.00 am Hy Mass - wila bees in Catholic ownership. Mass Sermon in English.

was celebrated, there throughout 11.00 am, Meeting of B. V. P the darkest days of persecution. Conference.

CHRIST CHURCH

(Waterloo Road, Kowloon. Tong)

:

REV. J. C. L WONG TO

PREACH " August 27-12th Sunday after Trinity

Confessions morning and even-

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH

(Church of England, Kowloon) Vicar to preach to-morrow,

Club Activities.

Thursday, 8.00 pm, Prayer Meet Ing.

Friday. 8.00 pm. Bible Study Circle at 3 Ho Man Tin

Top floor.

All are welcome.

Street,

No collection on Stinday even- Ing.

The following...... are the forth- VOLUNTEER ORDERS

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coming services etc. at Andrew's Church. Kowloon

Sunday, August 27-12th. Sun- day after Trinity."

Continued From Pa

Gors. W. G. R. Coaten, H. J. Cruttwell and E Tuck, 2nd Bty, a.m. 24.8.39.

Holy Communion at 8 Matins and address at 11 am. Preacher: The Vicar.. Evensong and address 7 p.m. Preacher: The Vicar."

Spr. J. T. K. Gilchrist, Del, and Works Coy.. 24.8.39.

Bor. H. Turher and Spr. R. J. Wallace, Del and Works Coy...

Primary Sunday School in the 248.39. Hall 10 a

Leader: Miss W. Robinson.

Ptes. C. M. McEwan, J. Lowrie, and J. E. Y. Walker, No. 2 MG. The Young People's Service will Coy., 24.8.39.. not be held during the Bummer

7.15 am Holy Communion. 10.00 a.m. Children a wisttinė. Preacher: Rev. J. U... Wong, N.B-It is hoped that parents &(holidays. **. adults will attend the 10 o'clock service with the children.

Sunday School will recommence at the usual times in September.

September 2, 1Saturday-Launch" picnic leaving Police Pier at 3.43

and the old oated fifteenth- On week-days: Holy Mass at 6.30 | p.m.

· MANDARIN, SERVICE century house la constructed | and 7.16 ́a.in. that the chapel is in its

Angust 31-Thursday: from 8 to A Service in mandarin is held centre

7 p.m. Holy Hour, followed by thể Over the door of the chapel Meeting of the Apostleship of every Sunday at 11 am at Christ

Church. there in Latin the motto: "The Frayer.

glory by the world passes away) September 1-First Friday of the but the Catholic Faith remains. Month: Devotions to the Bacred The priests who said Mass there Heart at 7 am

were

Werk Day! Notices Monday, August 28. Medical War Working Party 10 am, t

Fellowship of Youth at 6 p.m. Bt. Andrew's Club Moonlight Beach Excursion 8,30 p.m.

Tuesday, August 29. Boys' Choir Practice 8 p.m.

Wednesday, August 30, Medical war Working Party 10 am.

BLAndrey's Wolf Cubs at 6.30 p.m.

St. Andrew's Rover Bccnts (lat. Kowloon) will meet at 11 On The following passengers left for berland Road, Kowloon Tong at North China. by the ma. Ruys on 8.45 pm.

"

Ptes. E. R. Ciemo and J. C. Lang, A.B.C. Coy, 24.8.39..

Gnr. D. Kelvin-Stark, Corps Art. HQ., 24.8.39,

"

Girs. C. Cairns, W. L. Morrison and A. G. Parker, 2nd Bty, 25.8.39. Spr. A G. Martin, Del and Works Coy. 25.8.39.

Pte. W. F. Edge, No. 1 M.G. Coy.. 25.8.39.99 Mater

Pte. J. E Ward, 1.5.0, 25.8.39

E. N. THURSBY, Captain, Adjutant, HKV.D. Corps AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detathment, HEYD.C.

Homs Nursing Examination; An examination on Home Nursing will be held on Monday, August 28 at the Military, Hospital, Bowen Road commencing at 5:30 pm. Trans- port will leare HQ at 5 pm.

Leave: Mrs. M. Deacon, 25.8.39, #Friday, Bept; Jensen, Working Party 10 amy

Strength-Decrease: Mrs. EB.. Full Choir Practice at 6.30 pm Lambert, 21.8.39; Miss N. B. Pott, Toc H meets in the Chater 25.8.89

in the penal days lived in conf stant danger of death, but there One of Singapore's three iron Aug. 23-Mr. and Mrs. FF. Thursday, August 31. st. A

thecmal bidinplaces; lungs, donated by Lord Humeld, Alexander, Mr. A. L. Badley, Mr. A. drew's Boy Scout Troop (1st Row and there wRAŞ KA genderground has been put into use for the first W. Elford, Mr. J. Grader, Mr. Woon) 8pm. St. Andrew's "open"

reat two Heckel, Mr. and Mrs R. B. Howard, night at 9 pm passage by which they could time in Malay escape. ~ One Jesuit priest. when patients at Ta

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