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FROM THE PULPIT.

CARE AND ITS CURE, Notes of a sermon by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie at Union Church on Sunday morning ----

"In nothing ba. auxious, but in everything by prayer and sup plication with thanksgiving let Four requests he made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding. shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus."--Phil. 4/6-7.

I have been asked to preach about care, and along with the request came the remark that of course the subject is an old one. It is, and for that reason, always timely. I have had occasion to speak of more than one aspect of it comparatively recently. but

have

had this imperishable text from St. Paul before us.

we

At the outset we are struck by "the two universals of the text, "nothing" and "everything." In this case they are but two words for the same thing. Each covers the whole range of life. Inner. outward temporal, spiritual, and in using them the Apostle adds no, reservations. It is de lightful, for once in a way, to come across a rule which has no excep tion, a principle which can he applied without qualifying if and buts and reservations.

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xion of the series of Organ Recitals to be given on behalf of the Organ Fund, cannot be said to be encouraging to the organis. ars. The organist, Mr. J. W. White, rendered the organ salao- tions in a mkaner showing a good knowledge of the instrument, although we do not think he got as much out of the instrument sa it, is capable of. The Imperial March (Elgar} is not one of that composer's best works, but the organist got all he could out of it and the perform ance was highly creditable. The other items were interesting and well played. The vocalists were Mrs. Otto Eong Sing, Mrs. L. Le Breton, Miss Roberts, and Messrs. G. Davis, W. Jennings, C. Crispin and S. Rollett, all of whom acquitted them selves with great credit. wonder at such lives when they. We cannot retrain from refer- pause to think of them. Buting to the small attendance. man like Mr. White their secret is an open one, the When a same as that of the life of Paul takes the great trouble he must as he gives it here: "I have have done to get up the recitals, secret in we think the least, the public can learned the whatsover state I am do is to show its appreciation by therein. (he did not say there attending. The poor attendance thing and in all things, he says, ing, to with) to be content. In every-must have been very dishearten- say the least. One he knew how to apply this, how becomes more and more con- to be full, and how to be hungry,vinced that the public of Hong- how to be abased and how to be kong is becoming totally indiffer- lifted up. I can do all things," ent to disinterested and charit he concludes, "through" Christ able work done by a few amongst who strengtheth me," and his life them, which is a great pity. was the proof ofit.

DOMESTIC TROUBLES.

I dwell on these facts because to many these Christian counsels sound only vague and far away, though they are being exemplified close around them. When one sees the patience and courage It was not a happy arrange- and cheerfulness with which soment when two Chinese brothers many quite ordinary folk not decided to live in the same house cast apparently in the heroic with their wives. Neither was mould, shoulder day by day their the arrangement that very heavy burdens and step out respective amahs should take looking onward and upward one turns in sweeping the floor any knows of a truth that there is better, for there Was power in Chirst. remember

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at a certain ministers' ference whereat a strong and able but much too solemn young man poured out a com- plaint upon life at large from the beginning until now, life with its distresses and sorrows," nature red in tooth and claw," and all the rest of it. As we left the room ruy neighbour, a man much older and who had seen much Hera such rule for a Christian.more of personal trouble, said In nothing be anxious; in every to me, "Whoever is that thing pray, entreat, give thanks...poor wretch who has no Heavenly The way

the world of

is Father?" Most of us might use the exact opposite. The fully put a like question to our

of the world

is to selves now and again. What be anxious about everything, to manner of person is this who, pray about nothing, least of all to knowing God in Christ, is give thanks. Care is its hall-paralysed and affrighted in face mark the moment it has to of life or death or any other depart from light-hearted indifcreature, whose heart is failing ference. Atheism shows itself in anxiousness. I don't tab thumping inEdelity, which is negligible, but the practical

way.

unbelief

which

mean

may creep in and fill our Hearts with care though we fully believe there is a God and more or less trust that He is good.

their

great deal of wrangling as discussion to the division of the work: Con-The wife of one brother com- plained that her sister-in-law's amah had not swept the floor for months and that it was her own amah that did all the dirty work. The complaining lady yesterday repaired to the kitchen and spoke to -her sister-in- law's amah about the matter. The latter was equally able to stand her ground when it came to using strong adjectives. Much enraged, the lady belaboured: the amah with a stick.. The servant called in the Police and the "assault. summons which the. amah took out against her assailant was heard atthe Magistracy before Mr. R. E Lindsell to-day- The amah said that she did her own share of the domestic work and com- him in the hour of need, whose plained of being summarily, dis- courage is oozing away in the missed after being assaulted. warfare appointed to man upon The Magistrate decided to bind the earth? It is one who in some both parties over. thing or in everything has grown. over-anxious and forgotten to count his blessings and make his requests known unto God.

A prison is a House of Care," "A place where none thrive,"

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THEY PROVED "A BLESSING A very powerful picture drama

TO THIS MOTHER. cast, in a strong human mould was screened as the Coronet.last "When my baby was night to large audiences at both months old he had a great deal of shows. "The Adopted Son” is the stomach trouble and was restiva feature in question and it deals and feverish," writes Mrs. Fred Now, Jesus, Christ took in hand

with a phase of American life that Newman, of 201 South Henry to exorcise this evil spirit, to

will come as a surprise to many Street, West Bay City, Michigan deliver men from this demon So begins an inscription on the not

bat-people-that showing the old-"I saw Baby's Own Tablets men- of disquietude, fear and paralys- wall of old Tolbooth in Edinbarian who beats his idols when time feuds among the mountain tioned in a newspaper and im- ing apprehension which is with burgh. We may paraphrase it they fail to give him what he people of Kentucky The at-mediately began to use them. them in their downsitting and and say that a heart filled with wants. Unthankful," noted St. tractiveness of the picture from They proved to be more of a bless+ the uprising, in their going out care is a prison house where no Paul, and truly, when he sum the histrionic point of view, is ing. than anything I had ever and their coming in, which they soul can thrive: The Christian med up the characteristics of greatly enhanced in other respects used before. I have also had take with them to their nightly and Hopeful shut up in Doubting heathenism, and surely when by the beautiful mountain scenery excellent results from them in rest which disturbs their slumbers | Castle threatened by the thanksgiving is absent the which fits well into the spirit of cases of diarrhoea. I am very and meets them with the dawn, clab of Giant Despair, forgetting wings of prayer are clipped. the drama. It concludes glad to racommend them to other That was a great undertaking, all the time the key called Promise A man lately told me his new with surprising dengue-mothers for their genuine merit."

could version of the chorus Count ment which last night pleased but under the test of actual in their bosoms which

Baby's Own Tablets, the Cana. life it is proved that the Saviour unlock its every door.

your blessings.". Instead of sing-the audience immensely.·' dian children's remedy, are promised nothing beyond what

"In

everything let your ing name them one by one" he This picture, we understand, equally suitable and helpful to He is able to perform when He requests be made known unto made it "ton by ton." Doggerel is the first of a series of Metro the youngest infant as to the said Come unto me, and I will God." -Care and prayer, says perhaps, yet we could do with productions which will be a growing child, and are guaranteed give you rest." It has been my

an old writer, fight against each more of it. Perhaps you think special feature of the Coroner's absolutely free from narcotic and lot in much of my ministry to other like fire and water. True, that man had just come in for a offerings to the public. If the harmful drugs. They make bave had much to do with people and how care

Quite the contrary, "Adopted Son" is in an 'any way teething easy, destroy worms, cau quench big legacy. for whom life has been hard the spirit of

all and besides that, he was helpless reflection of the general excel-promote health-giving sleep, and and

would indeed have must know. But my text carries on his back with a wasting sick-lence of Metro productions, then it regular development

can be said that this class of Of chemists everywhere, or post the war into the enemy's camp. ness.

Such is the way of things as film will come into great favour free, 60 cents the vial, from the Prayer is to swallow care, and I have seen many lives of that it does, experience proves. I have seen them in long and with cinema-géejkkuž. 79||Dr. Williams. Medicine Co.,-96 heroism, not the heroism called Oh what bliss we often forfeit,pretty wide observation. Ask a The enterprise of the mapage Szechuen Road, Shanghai, out by a passing crisis, but main- "Oh what needless pain we roomful of millionaires to sing ment of the Theatre has found a tained year after year in a spirit

Count your blessings"; you will frish outlet in the publication of of hope and even in a very "All because we do not carry get but a whisper. But a con-an interesting weekly review, real sense of overcoming joy in "Everything to God in prayer." gregation of poor working folk which will keep cinema-goers spite of nearly every known Prayer is to be the Christian's will lift the roof with it any day, informed of Coronet happenings

THE SEASON, EXTENDED. kind. and accumulation of habitual attitude toward God. Such is the Christian cure for and the film world generally. It trouble. It can be proved, by The injunction "Pray without care--prayer and supplication is a bright little journal, and

The Banvard Company is those who care to look, as a matter ceasing means that heart and with thanksgiving. Its result is issued gratis." The first number, of present-day fact, that neither mind are ever to be open and God's gift of peace. And God's which came out on Saturday, experiencing further shipping broken health, nor ruined fortunes, directed upward. Once again that peace is not, as often misconcontains the promise of a cinema troubles, and will now not be able nor human faithlessness, neither is the opposite of the way of the ceived, a mere capacity for pas treat which, the publishers aver, to leave until Sunday. This want; nor loneliness, nor repeated world, whose method is to ignore sive resignation to the inevitable. will far surpass that sensational will be good news for Hongkong bereavement; neither contempt. God.

much and as St. Paul speaks of it here super-production "Intolerance," theatre-goers, however, for it nor ill-usage, nor ingratitude long as possible, to make under a strong military figure Last night's programme will be means that the Company will be able to separate... be of Hima mere dernier It is the guardian of the palace, continued for the next few staging further plays before

departing lieving hearts from the love of resort instead of living with Him the armed sentry at the gate, nights.

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al attra is stronger than all these,'; and Supplication, to draw a dis and mean and traitorous thoughts which keeps these battered hearts tinction, suggests humble and that would pass into the city of still soft, still unembittered, still earnest request for all and every Mansoul Thou wilt keep him grateful I know on other name need as the child makes its wants in perfect peace whose for it but the name given and wishes known in loving trust, stayed on Thee becer eth in Thee. Instead the peace of God," Then thanksgiving; the Apos

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