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CHRIST'S TEACHINGS.

INTERESTING DISCOURSE BY SIR

HENRY POLLOCK,

"Christianity as taught by Christ" was the subject of an interesting address given by Sir Henry Pollock to members of the Church of England Men's Society at the Cathedral Hall yesterday evening. Professor L. Forster presided.

At the outset Professor Forster expressed pleasure at having Sir Henry to address the Society. Ho recalled the last occasion when Sir Henry delivered an address two years ago. Since that time Sir Henry had had an enforced period of inactivity and the speaker congratulated him on his recovery. During his convalescence Sir Henry was able to think out his position and give the Society, the benefit of his thoughts.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1929.

QUARREL BETWEEN CONSTERNATION VETERAN SEAMEN'S

PARTNERS.

REMARKABLE ALLEGATIONS BY PLAINTIFF.

JEWELLERY BUSINESS.

room

IN SWATOW.

RED ADVANCE CAUSES SOME ALARM.

COMMUNISTS SEIZE TWO MARKET TOWNS.

TROOPS AMBUSHED.

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LEADER.

MR. J. HAVELOCK WILSON PASSES AWAY.

INDOMITABLE WILL.

Alleging that he had been

London', Apr. 16, assaulted by his partner who

The 'death is announced of Mr. forcibly took various articles from

Joseph Havelock Wilson, the well- him, including a bunch of keys,

known seamon's leader-Reuter. and that he was confined in

Joseph Havelock Wilson, who guarded by his pariter's wife,

accomplished the herculean task and Company, jewellers, living at Mr. K. C. Williams, of Williams

of organising the seamen, was No, b, Gregson Street, Wanchai,

Swatow, Apr. 13.

born in Sunderland in Aug., 1859, and apprenticed to a printer, but sued Mr. A. G. James, No. 30 The Fungshun Communists,

ran away to sea. Before he was Nathan Road, Kowloon, in the who have been causing so much 20 he began to agitate for better Summary Court this morning disturbance around Thonghang, conditions for sailors and in 1887 before the Fuisne Judge (Mr. and who recently ambushed the founded the National Union of Justice Wood), for $500 being the Government troops sent against

left the sea and was running n In part Sir. Henry said: Myisential to a belief in Christianity value of personal effects, and also them, have crossed the district Seamen. By that time he had excuse, if excuse be needed, for as taught by Christ that we should $359 being & share in the busi-towards the Han River, and raid-restaurant business of his own, as Effects worth $236 had ed two markets, that of Vong this gave him a better chance of preparing the paper which I am believe in at least two miracles:- 09.

1. His being born on earth in been returned, reducing that part Kim and the town of Liu-ng, on organising. In view of the fact about to rend to you is due to my

that the men wero usually away firm conviction of the fact that the human form although the Son of of the claim to $264.

Both parties are Cingalese, the The newa when it arrived caus at sea, success seemed Impossible. peoples of the world are drifting. God, nationally and internationally to- As already explained it is not plaintif conducting his own case ed some

The shipowners ignored hie grow- wards disaster. This is not mere- necessary that we should actually and Mr. Horace Lo appearing for chowfu and Swatow, for Lining power for a time and then took is only twenty miles up the river alarm at his invincible progress. ly my own individual opinion for believe in the Virgin Birth. It is the defendant. it is shared by many others and sufletent for us to believe that

in evidence, Mr. Williams said from Chuochowfu..

This brought the Shipping Federa- Communications on the river tion into being in 1800. Then notably by an Inge, the Rev. Christ became incarnate in human he had a shop at No. 30 Nathan

Road, until February 27, this year. were cut, and speculation was for bogan a desperate struggle for Mr. Sheppard, Sir Valentine Chirol] flesh, and Sir Phillip Gibbs.

2. The second miracle in which went to Canton on February time rife since there was some mastery. In an article which appeared in it is necessary for us to believe 23 leaving defendant, who was a uncertainty as to which body of the Nineteenth Century, few is the miracle of Ha ̧ Resurres-sleeping partner, in charge of the Communists had brought off the years since I think in February tion.

business. He left on the pre-coup. 1925), the Marquis of Salisbury wrote:

Want of Harmony.

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lothes,

the river.

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consternation in Chao.

But I would personally go fur-mines two boxes containing vari- Troops Caught Napping. ther than this. To nie it seems as articles which were locked.

It now appears that the Fang- that the numerous miracles of Plaintif returned on

February shun organisation, finding itscif healing recorded in the Gospels 27, went to the shop, opened one uncomfortably pressed by the sol- bisdiers sent up to deal with them, "Unsettlement is the note of are so closely interwoven with the of his boxes and changed

Look that route as a way out. The the present tining unsettlement in main thread of the narrative that

soldiers seem to have been caught politics, religion, ethics, éénnemies, it is impossible to reject them.

apping, but as soon as the news Industry, international relations, On this point I should like to rend

came in that Vong-kin had been conduct of life and convictions of short quotation from Sesley's

looted, all available men were sent the soal, that is in sny in all the "Bere Hono," the 1866 Edition.

off from Thonghang and district bases on which human society, at age 10:

"For some of the Evangelical rusts,"

The same unsettlement. and Miracles, there is a concurrence want of harmony and selfishness of evidence which, when fairly in the world which the Marquiscoidered, is very great indeed; of Salisbury the deplored remains for example, for the Resurree tion, for the appearance of Christ still with us now.

And here let me preface my re-lo St. Paul, for the general fact miravulous marks. upon the deductions which that Christ I draw from the Gospels as to the heater of disease. The evidence were essentials of Christianity as taught by which these facts are support by Christ by saying that a very cannot be tolerably accounted intensive study of the four Gospels for by any hypothesis except that has convinced me of the essential of their being true," and in his reliability of the narratives told preface to "Androcles

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und the

in these Gospels Laken as a whole. Lion regarding the credibility of which miracles Mr. Bernard Shaw says: Another conclusion have come to is that the Gospels;

Bernard Shaw's Arguments. give us a very defnite idea the

of

Once in Gaol,

For 20 years, the strongest organisation in the world, with its equally powerful press, contested the ground with the indomitable Wilson, who frequently found him- self in the law courts and on one occasion in gaol. Again and again he extricated himself from critical positions. The

efforts of his

opponents to keep him out of Parliament only caused him to be elected with larger majorities and made him a more determined foc.

Wilson made many mistakes,

of them sonic

were

imposed on him by his Union notably the attempt to officers into it."

force

The Union was

very costly to run, as it had to have full-time officials. It accept- ed foreign members, otherwise the shipowners would have employed them to the exclusion of British seamen, as indeed they did. Wi- son also founded branches abroad,

Persistent Persecution.

Hit Him On the Nose, Defendant then hit him on the pose, causing it to bleed, and forcibly took a bunch of keys, in pureuit.

It seems likely therefore that

As an open-air speaker ho put pass to go on board Blue Funnel bouts, some papers and $3.20 in the Communists, will not be able

said he Wto delay in Ling, especially as every other Labour leader in the money. Plaintifr kept in the room until about hall email force was immediately des shade. His aims were the re- past eight at night, defendant's ratched up the river to deal with cognition of the Union, the settle- said to havement of disputes round the table wife keeping guard at the door. them. They are

Plaintiff added that the boxes crossed the river and may attempt dation for sexmen. Eventually the and better pay, food and accommo- broken open in Mr., Lo's to and their way into Thai-pu

in 1912. Thus, when the war oflice but some articles were miss where there are already districts Federation recognised the Union ing. These included important where Communism is latent.

Their objective may be even came, the nation had a contented and patriotic merchant marine letters and personal jewellery.

Plaintiff denied that he had not tually to join force with those under a great leader and without kept the books properly, admitted der Generals Tsu and Mo, which this Britain could not have that all he put into the business re still unaccounted for in the

survived, was his "well known and valuable borders of Kiangsi: it seems un- name," and denied that he failed likely that they are either equip-but

ped or armed for a long trek, how to record sales in the books. of "There is as much evidence that, character and teaching

Mr. Lo handed to plaintiff a let-ever.

Military Aid Asked. Christ and that at least 95 per miracles occurred as there is that ter written in Cingalene, together

How many they have left be cent.. of thint tenching is the battle of Waterloo occurred. with a translation. Plaintiff denied] quite easy for anybody to under-The reasons for believing in the the correctness of the translation,hind there is still no news to stand, easy to understand but not murder of Pompey are the same and translated it himself to the show. Their numbers are esti enny to practice. The other five as the reasons for believing in following effect: that the whole mated at eight hundred men, but per cent, we need not worry about. the raising of Lazarus. Both stock of Williams and Company only a smull proportion of these

have been believed and doubted belonged to the defendant and he fare armed with guns. Christianity Being Rejveted..

by men of equal intelligence. | (plaintiff) had no property in the| The two markets which they Unfortunately # great many Miracles in the sensen of pheno-business. Plaintiff stated he was loofed had only small police forces people, professing Christians, re-men we cannot explain, surround fareed to write that letter by the to withstand them, and at Liu-ng!

the defenders, could only fire a While he was an M.P.. his ject Christianity, without attempt-us on every hand; life itself is the defendant..

few shots and then make them- enemies drove him into the Bank- ing to find out seriously from amiracle of miracles, Miracles in

Mr. Lo put it to plaintiff that selves searce: while the members ruptcy Court no that he might study of the Gospels what it the sense of events that violate his atory of being kept in the room amounts to and without even at-the normal course of our experi- was a lle and that the reason he of the Local Government Board have to resign his seat, but on tempting to make up their minds once are vouched for every day: wem to Canton was because the took a launch down to Chaochow-this and three other occasions as to whether it is a good or bad flourishing Church of Christ business was not na successfuti af to ask for help from the mill when attempts were made to have him declared a bankrupt he came Scientist is founded on a multi-it was made out to be and he left scheme of life.

While there is this local rising out triumphant. The shipowners Just on this last point, it is tude of such mituries. Nobari” in

panie. IL

These points that. | Mr.lelieve all the i.racles: (every- interesting to note

denied by the plaintiff, with which to deal, the general bought up the debts of the Union's sonic of them. I Bernard Shaw, though not believ-baly believes

Defendant said he was not in commanding the Eastern District, branches with a view to stamping General Hsu King-tong, has re it out, so it was decided to anti- Ing in the divinity of Christ, states cannot tell why men who will not

possession of plaintiff's keys, emphatically in his preface to believe that Jeans ever existed, He admitted that the plaintiff left ceived orders to send troops to the cipate compulsory by voluntary "Androcles and the Lion") that the set believe Bruly that Shakes two boxes in the shop, but denied the force from Fukien which in but was at once revived under a borders of the province to assist liquidation. Thus the Union died, teaching of Christ is both good]peare was Baron."

taking anything out of them. sense and sound economia.

Speaking of the power of heal-

dealing with the Communist army slightly different name. Pointing out that, it was one under Generals Tau and Mo.

In those days, Wilson's salary It must also be clearly borne ing which was delegated by Christ man's word against another, his mind that, withouth Christ did not the speaker said that soins people Lordship remarked that plaintiff that force were still a consider often he

It would seem, therefore, as if was £3-10-0, when he got it, but and his colleague anywhere teach that He came would any," can believe that tied had told a very curious storyable menues.

Cathery divided £2-10-0 between into the world by process of a can send relief in answer to Under the circumstances, he would

them. Nevertheless the shipping Virgin Birth, He did teach clear-proyer, to a person suffering from give judgment for the defendant ly (1) that He although the son of mental trouble, but cannot be with costs.

papers were declaring that he was living in luxury at the seamen's -God, became incarnate in human lieve that He can mend broken

expense. There was in fact no form and (2) that His arts and bones or rather I cannot believe

case of such persistent persecu teachings on earth had the divine that He can mend broken bones

tion as that to which Wilson was exposed. sanction of God,

Two Misconceptions. The theory of salvation by the blood of Christ seems to be based) upon two misconceptions, name- ly:-

any, faster than a skilled surgeon ean get them to join up and tend."

Belief In Medical Science,

To ne, sald Sir Henry, I must confess that this latter proposi- 1. The iden, based upon the tina seems to limit the healing Jewish custom of the sacrifice of powers of God beyond all warrant the Paschal Lamb at the passover, and reason and to run altogether that Christ offered himself up as counter to the healing miracles n sacrifice for an.

If that were rently an, then we could safely eliminate the whole

of the Sermon on the Mount and

in Scripture, which lay down one essential only, namely sufficient faith.

Moreover, if the standard of

with it seven-eights of the tench-power of God to heal broken bonea ing in the Gospels as to the neces-within a certain time is to be sily for mankind righteous life.

live to

measured by the skill of the most skilful surgeon of the day, then 2. The other misconception we are driven to the absurd dilem- mistaken interpretation me that God is more powerful ta due to a of the words of John II, 16 and heal bones at the present day 17, which reads, "God so loved the thun He was in the days of William world that Ho gave His. Only be the Conqueror, when Burgery whe gotton Son that whosoever be-comparatively in a very backward Tieveth in Him should not perfeh state. Or again, we are forced to but have eternal life. For God limit God's power to heal in a par Gent not His Son Into the world to ticular ense in accordance with judge the world; but that the the limits of the skill of the par world should be saved through ticular surgeon who is called in Him."

to deal with that particular caso, What does believing on Christ'

Sir Henry's Views. mean? and what does the world being saved through Him mean?

Before, however, I close my re- Surely these words muat mean marks upon miracles, I should like having absolute trust and con- to add that I personally should fidence in His example and in His not dream of rejecting either the sayings so as to adopt them

services of a skilled physician or our rule of life.

zurgeon or the use of drugs, or the use of anaesthetics, for I hold that all the wonderful discoveries and inventions of modern science (Continued on "Page 8.)

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Two Essential Miracles. Speaking of the miracles Sir Henry said: It is absolutely es

were

01923, MEN SERVICE,

REALE. PAT.OFF.

Underground Propaganda. The Communist underground pro.

(Continued on Page 8.)

"There's that chap that wanted to take me home from the party the other night. Leave the chit on the table and

I'll speak to him,”

He sat for Middlesbrough from 1892 to 1900 and 'from 1900 to 1910 and for South Shields 'from 1918 to 1922 as a Liberal-Labour M.P.

He

did not hold with the new political type of Trade Unionism. His Union cut adrift from polities in the summer of 1927 and since then its income has increased by £1,000 a weck. In view of the fact that it had, supported and financed, the Miners Non-Political, Union and other organisations "opposed to the principles laid down by the Trades Union Congress" the fatter expelled it from memberahls in September, 1028,

World-Wide Testimonial. Wilson had decided to retire from the Presidency of his Union In 1928, but in response to urgent up- peals he agreed to continue, chiefly because the Transport Workers' Union under Ernest Bovin had an- nounced a campaign to wipe out the Seamen's Union and get its mem- bers back into the T.U.C. fold. Referring to this in a speech in October, 1928, Wilson said that, if any Union had purged the Labour movement of blacklegs, it was the Seamen's Union. He reminded Bevin that the shipowners had tried to kill it but had eventually realised the hopelessness of the task. In 1928 a testimonial fund totalling. several thousand pounds and con- tributed to by seamen all over the world was raised for the veteran leader.

For his services during the war Wilson was made a C.B.E., while lo 1922 he was created a Companion bf Honour.

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