1918-10-29 — Page 5

FROM THE PULPIT,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER

man called Christian, who fad and tell His disciples," mid the f:om a literal esty named Des-angel, "and Peter," to meet Him truction, and was thrown into sin Galilee. Peter in singled dangeon by a literal giant known out because he could not sa Despair.

|otherwise hava believed himself included, and when he keeps the tryst He is recommissioned, "Feed My Sheep."

*

Second Chances.

Notes of a sermon by the Bay.

The "Jonah" would be just as J. Kirk Maconachie at Union mach surprised to see modern Church on Sunday morning:

Christians all bat excommunicat. And the word of the Lording one another owing to a similar To-day the gospel of grace ONGS esme unto Jonah the second misinterpretation of his beautiful more sounds out, and so far from time."—Joash /L

| book, and with jant ne much reason, omitting the unfaithful and up- This was giving Jonsh a chance "But," I have been saked, worthy it comes to them with s which he could not be said to Faculd not God have wrought note all its own. "Turn again, deserts. Ha and been told to the miracle bere described in a take up again, begin sgris. The liters and material way?" Lord has still need of you, work go to Nineveh and presch

for you, a fresh chance for you." Certainly. repentance to it, but he did noti want it to repent, so rather then God could ão mach more I know this is's wonderful thing- give it a chance he committed marvellous things than that if that is why it is worth preaching. The moment you take the the sol of early disobedience He thought fit, and if it helps recorded of bim, taking thip 700 spiritually to believe that realities of the gospel for the from Tarebish to "se, from did is, fer be it from me realities which they are and not the

Only you just something to be accomod prosence of the Ined to prevent you. Men

and awented to, the indubitable often

indiet that their ebange circumstances thinking to get rid

have got to believe it ico, and fact stands out that God's ways of God. They are anable wholly that if I don't my teaching is do indeed transcend care se the unsound and drogerous. The heavens are higher than the ́to stifle conscience, but they Dam get away from places and condi- lesson of the book is a lesson in earth.

There are not many second tions in which the voice has been the actpases ble, unbelievable need to be heard. If I am to grace of God, sad the force of it ebanese in this world for such as more dependa on the Jonah. Bat God in His goodness jadge by many men's conduct and bearing they think they are materiality of that fish than the pats them in men'e way whenever farther from God in China than appeal of Pilgrim" dependa on they were in Europe.

the like literal reading of its vivid characters and situations. primitive motion lingers that religion is more or less an affair This book might almost be of geography, but Jansh found that neither journey nor storm nor shipwreck could rid him of himself, and until he can get rid of himself no man need think to get rid of God.

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There are come la whom the war brought the opportunity which otherwise would have seem called the book of the second ed out of all question-men who chance. Nineveh geta second had sunk low but who seized the chance, and Joush, who by his chance of proving there was still disobedience has made himself manhood left in them, and have worse than Nineveh, is given one been able to "make good" in the also. Instead of being dismissed great fight though they had only So here is Jonah a convicted by court martial, be is rein failed before. That is a kind of ranawey, a man who had refuged and trusted to carry it out. This only in such an apheaval as a Bisted in the King's commission wiracle in its way possible. duty and tried to scope where the writ did not ran. He had indeed is very wonderfal, much great war producer, but it is well brought trouble upon himself more wonderful than being within the daily scope and snd, all sacciated with him. Swallowed by a fish, did we but operation of God's grace, and no Daly by God's mercy had his krow it. We are so secustomed man willing to take advantage of very life been snatched out of the Ecord of the gospel of the it need delay sa hear. dacger, and now be waite,gree of Gad that we cease to ment in the King's army has discredited and self-reprcechful, realise how wonderful is the been the remaking of not a few.

substance of it. The marvel. Some have gone from this place" upon a foreign shore.

Then again comes the voice. and miracles of love have grown about whom their friends hope it will be a new beginning for What will it any to the officer commonplace.

They are familiar, and famili them, a rescue from the elippery who refased daty? "The King has no farther cccssion for his arity bas bred aeglect, Repent slope on which 60 many of services?" That is what Jonah ance, absolution, newness of life our young men venture, to their deserved, but instead be is given they are the trite phrases of Borrow. Well, enlistment in another chance. The word of the twice told tale-when the Sabbath Christ'e army would be new life Lord came to him the second somea round we may go to hear for many more, if they would but time, saying "Arise, go to Nine-it if there be no golf competition make the right-about face which veh, that great city, and preach pionie party which really that would mean for them. unto it the presobing that I bid drawe as. We are gospel hard- thee." How wonderful this is! A ended, God help me, and in worse little later Jonah confesses why he d88e then the men of Nineveh, had been so reluctant to undertake the commission. It was because he knew the Lord was a grociona God, and fall of compsesion, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

However there is one man in Joash bad known that in theory, the crowd to whom the word of as many another may, but now grace would nor be trite did he he knew it from experience, and bat believe it. That is not the was therefore qualified a pot who admite, conventionally before to be a preacher of good and periodically, that we have all tidings. "Is the presober duly erres, gone astray, like lost sheep, graduated from the schools 7" done things which we ought not are his orders in the to have done and left andone ZIK? ONE. authentic

things which we ought to have acces-

Apostolical

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a

the man who

Bat that is just where many wrong, because they will not far enough.

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show, being ap to the same who will stand at advantage, our They think they will draw in a standerd of general excellence Saviour said, in the day of little, put on the brake, glocken which has characterised all that Judgment, with the cilice which the pace. What they need is to bes been shown ag to the present heard Ria word."

stop short and turn right roand, In te-night's progamme many and it takes a man to do it, s new new iteme will be included and i sa, & men, made over again, is certain there will be a large with the Spirit of God within attendance. Perhaps the beas him. And that is the kind of man indication now can have of the Christ will make of any man who excellence of the show ie the fact will let Him. People are sceptical that the sadiezce this PPRBOD have been larger than for fifteer about this, but it is true.

People r Nicodemus face to face with years previously. Christ was sceptical about it. reminded that there will be "How can & man be born when matinee to marrow, when sion ?" scruples another.

he is old?" he questioned, and we uight's programme Better you enquire perhaps hes is singled out from the erring are much of his mood. The repeated. the man ever been shipwrecked, fuck and etside self-convicted of devil persuades men that they and humbled, and helpless, Bated mistaken life, with a wasted are too old, too babitoate himself to minister a Saviour, prospect. Es bau missed his too deeply committed. So instead among men. Wonderful things, concee, and has come to see that of breaking our evil bonds right I see, are to be demanded of us; life is extremely paraimoaions ander we try a little prudent Christian preachers after the war, with its golden opportunities. palling up, and seldom does it Every religious journal seeme Bebind him lie years which the amount to mach.

What about (aining and to be fall of what the boys cankerworm bas esten, and round from the trenches will expect of about him a desert of distrust and becoming a little children? The WANTED: Experienced nor what some people expect disappointment of his own plant Lord's way and the only thorough with sufficient knowledge of they will expect, which may not ing. He feels himself dismissed Way. A second chance and a be quite the same thing. Well and dierated. He made some renewed manhood, that and no! the war will not alter the one show as a Christian "cace, but less is the cffer of His grace, main standing requirement, which now, "One of the have beens" is

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is that were who speak for God what they say of himthe irre-earthy." know the love of God, that weligions set which has sacked him expound the dcotrines of grace as in readies" with the reproach, that primitive, lower, fleshly From SAN FRANCISCO VIA men who are the subjects of grace, Then is that the end of the nature. There is a "Erooud män" HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, and who go on God's arrend to matter? God forbid, and God does who is "the Lord from heaven." fellow sinnera with overflowing forbid by every masne within the Suppose He were now given a

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Here however is Jonah offered the chases of rising on his dead self to better things, and though he failed to make the very most of the opportunity he did not this

resources of His grace. Here is tria? Jonah, the man who had filed from his post and done his best to files from hie God, the man whose prezenes brcaght traoble to his shipmates till they had to get rid

time at it, hat went ear of him, the man now in the posi

spoke as he was told,

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*The above" named steamier having arrived, consignées of cargo are hereby notified for send in their Bills of Lading for counter-signature, and to take immediate delivery from along fie auction on side. Sickly babies-little ones who, Cargo remaining undelivered tion of a beachcomber, friendlece are troubled with their stomaches on 31st October 1918, at 5 PM, It is pafortarate that this book and foreign and sborn of his self- and bowels, whose teething is will be landed at consigness' risk of Joash has been made the respect. And to that man, whom painful, digestion bad, and who and expense, and delivery must centre of so much unprofitable no one elee would have trusted, cannot eleep well-may be made then be taken from the Com disputation. The only thing the word of the Lord comes a bealthy and happy by Baby's pany's Godown. most people seem to know about soond time, that he may do God's Own Tablets, the Canadien it is that it tells of errand with the more tenderness children's remedy.. ແຜ having been swallowed by a and urgency because his own Mr. Wilfred Damon, of Valst 5 Fa fish and sarviting after three heart bag been broken by the Brilliant, Quebec,

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