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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

FIRST

SPECIAL SERVICES IN

HONGKONG.

Stirring Sermon by the

Bishop of Victoria.

EXTRA

HONGKONG MONDAY ANUARY 4 1914

DAY OF INTERCESSION. opit? Wasinots are judgment en appral to all members of the hut, though ide of ur bank and Cwah of England that during Bublest young men had been cut this time of crisis they should off in the very prime of life? abstain estirely from intoxiosting They might well think to day drinke sad ho suggested that of those who hul fallen in their they might follow out that Cour.ry'a cause. They hid died appeal. Perhaps some of them for us: they were our sub woul! say that it would be a stitutes and died that we terrible struggle for them to do might live in freedom and event eo. If that wasso, then it showed ually in reaca. The casualty lists that they needed to make the Yesterday was observed as a they scanned so anxiously week effort for the sake of their charac Day of Intercession in connection by week contained for some of ters as well as for the good of the with the war in most of the item the names of relatives, of nation. churches of the Colony. There friends, of comtades, perhaps of His Lordship then went on to was a special service at St. John's shipmates, medical men and speak of the immorality of the Cathedral, which was attended chaplains, two or three of whom people and referred to the terrible by many officials, the sermon stood in that pulpit a few months revelations of the White Blave hoing preached by his Lordship ago. They paid a a tribute of re-traffia Speaking of the solfish Bishop Lander. Those present verent respect to their gerolo pees of the nation he said that included H.E. the Governor and conduct, their devotion to duty young men who last August Lady May, H.E. Major-General and their fidelity to their King thought of nothing but sport and Kolly, C.B., and Mrs. Kelly, Sir and country even unto death enjoyment, were now sacrificing William and Lady Rose Davies, And they thought to-day of themselves for the country. Theirs Mr. Justice Gompertz, Com-thousands who were wounded and was a spirit of anselfishness, but modore Austrotber, the Hon. Mr. lying perhaps on the battlefield was that the spirit throughout the Olaüc Severo, the Hon. Mr. J. H. in pain, some is extemporised country?

Kemp, the Consul-General for bospitals and some perchance In pleading for the revival of Japan (Mr. S. Imai), and at this very moment just family prayer the Bishop mention- many naval and military passing hence. They felt ined the late Lord Roberts who had officera in uniform. Among deed that they might well kept up the practico in his hooge the clergy present were the Ven. pray to God to remove this sore for the last 55 years. Archdeacon Barnett, the Reve. calamity. In the case of 8 ilomen

The Bishop concluded: V. H. Copley Moyle, Cooper they would observe that before "Let us Humbly sook God's Hust, D. B. Reynolds, C. B. the national pardon and healing face and with coptrite hearts Sbano, and T. Walker.

there had to be, nasional homil-turn from every wioked thing. Services were also beld at the iation and supplication. but wire Not only on this special day Roman Catholic Cathedral and they prepared to humble them let us acknowledge "God, let other places of worship, while calves before God? lie was aware this new your see a genuine there was a spacial ceremony at that it bad not been thought revival of true religion. Then the Parsee Club,

necessary to proclaim a day of we shall be fit to fulfil our ministry Preaching at St. John's solemn fast sad bumiliation.ol intercession and God will hear Cathedral, Bishop Lander eaid: Perhaps the word might have us as we pray for our brave Ever since the war began there been misunderstood by their defendere at the front of the battle. have been devont persons who enemies, but it was reeded by all and in places of peril on the ssa desired the appointment of a day European zations and as he was and He will give us the victory for pational prayer. There were not called upon to preach to their victory that will mean many precedents for this: during enemies it was no business of his real pośce. We are not asking the ware in the 18th century and to refer to their sins. He prayed that our enemies shall be the Crimean War and Indian that God would raise ne prophete crushed by our superior force and Mutiny of the last century. The who would do that. If they were then left to make bitter prepara present day was more oritical so foulish as to mistake their antiɔna for ravenge.. No, we ara than these, and H. M. the King, fission to God as a sign of werk-praying as it has been said for while not officially proclaiming pass they would find out the r the casting out of every wrong day, bad supported the nomina error. As a writer in the Times tion of this day for united prayer, said, "It is eurely possible for us intercession and thanksgiving to really humble ourselves before and prayers for those who have Almighty God, without being for fallen in their country's cause. a moment sshamed of or uncertain Throughout the Empire all Chris-about the cause we have in hand, tian denominatione, and indeed or the way in which we have so some non-Christian religione are far tried to defend it." As a might cor by power but by the joining in the observance of nation we had been blessed with spirit of God." this day, and that is all to the great suorees and for many gener gcol. Our unhappy divisions ations past our ideals had been bave too long hindered our those of peace. But these things prayers. This week it happens brought their own templations: Special Masses were said in the that all over Christendom epecial success tempted to pride, and Catholic churches of the Colony prayers will be offered for the peace tempted to self-indulgence | for the King's intention, and, in nations of the world, and I doubt and love of luxury.

the afternoon, 80 outdoor not the spirt of unity will give

penitential procession was held in the grounds of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception..

great spiritasi force and vitality

to car intercession."

要

idea, every un-Christian attitude from our international relation-* ships and the bringing in of the Kingdom of God in which every nation shall be free to develop its God-given characteristics. This is the victory that cometh not by

AT THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL..

After the solemn singing of the Litany of the Sainte, within the cathedral, the procession passed. out of the west door and went twice round the building. Among the congregation were several British military officers and the Thero was another kind of French, Italian, Portuguese, and pride--a pride of race-which Belgian ('onsule. Following the made them despise other, nations cross-bearer and torch-besrers and look on them as their in-came the various confraternities. feriors; a pride of wealth and and guilds connected with the power which was abhorrent to parish, the Brothers." and Almighty God.

When be spoke of pride as one of our national sias he did not forget that there was a righteous "It is vain for any people to pride-one of self respect, a'de- ask God to be on their side," termination to maintain our declared the Bishop; "Both liberty and our God-given sides do that. Indeed, if we national independence and had believe some of the utterances the allied nations refused to enter that are said to be made by the this war they would have lost German Kaiser he is convinced their self-respect. that God is with him and his army. It is futile for us to quar rel as to whether the good God is on our side or not-the real ques tion is, are we on the side of God, the All Holy? He has no favour ites amongst the nations of the earth. He will give the victory to those who in His judgment are best filted to use it for His glory, and the benefit of mankind. So it comes to this our first duty on a day of intercession is to examine ourselves and put away whatever is not in accordance with God's oharacter. b.

pupils of St. Joseph's College, students from the diocesan Seminary, the cathedral olergy, many mission priests, and the Naval Obaplain, all carrying lighted osadies; and finally the Bishop, without cope or mitre, bearing a large wooden crucifix.

The Bishop, then went on to say that among other national eine were the love of money and in temperance. Every year, he said, they buried over 50,000 drank ards and the nation spent over half a million pounds during a single day in drink, Tur, ugh all As the procession passed along classes there was this great the Miserere and other Penitential We were enduring to-day one of temptation. The working man Psalms were sang. The whole God's sore judgments, righteous often squandered his wages in function was most impressive, and though our cause was. This war drink and left his wife and was the more dignified by reason had not come of itself. There was children short The better class of its severe simplicity. An some sin behind iting of the man, as he was called, found be enormona crowd of persons of all people of Europe, sine of their could not run his club without the nationalities, the men standing fathors and to some extent profits of a bar and many of those bare-headed, watched its pro- sin among themselves. God had who did not get absolutely drunk gress; while somewhere about a allowed this calamity to come knew in the depths of their thousand members of the con- upon them doubtless to save hearts that they drank more gregation, candle in hand, follow- them from greater evil. Was it than they needed. Lorded the procession round the not a fore judgment that He bad Kitchener had made an appeal to compound. called upon the Christian nations people not to give soldiers and g. The Parsee Service. that just when the non-Obris tailore drink before they left for Yesterday afternoon members tian nations were turning to us the frozt. Russia by a stroke of of the Zaronstrien community for ethical teaching and in many the pen had taken a drastic step offered special prayers of inter cases for the Gospel of Peace, we in the direction of temperance, cession at the Parses Club, Elgin had with shame to let them see even at the sacrifice of a large Street. Mr. N. H Mody presided this ghastly atrife and confess the amount of revenue. The Arch- and "Jasan" ceremony incompetence of the Church to bishop of Canterbary had issued conducted by the Parsee priest,

Was