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POOCHOW

noon.

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7 4.10. Chipshing Tues. 6th May at

7 a.m.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

YOUNG CHINA ÄND RELIGION.

"MATERIALISM" AS AN

OBSTACLE.

An interesting address on young China and religion was given by Rev. John Foster of Canton to members of the Victoria Diocesan and Missionary Association last evening in the hall of St. John's Cathedral where an "At Home" was held.

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Mr. P. S. Cassidy, presided and briefly introduced the speaker. He mentioned, prior to extending a welcome to Mr. Foster, that the "At Homes" arranged twice year ly, in the Spring and Autumn, helped to make the divisions be tween the different communities in the Colony mere lines of de- markation and no longer insuper- able obstacles.

After thanking the meeting for the welcome extended to him, Mr. Foster said he was rather afraid there would get into the gathering the little devil that he was ac- quainted with. It seemed to him hard to be a missionary or to be connected with missions and to escape an air of patronage patronage, that insidious imp, who was always bobbing up to pat us on the back and tell us that "here is our Christianity and we are giving it to beather Chinese." The speaker reminded his audience that Christ was not ours nor was Christianity ours.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1930.

Confucianism.

The speaker then went on to refer to Confucianism; Taolam and Buddhism as the forces which Christianity found itself oppose-1, and taking each in turn went on to describe its influence in the country. Of the first he said that this was the name which was somewhat inappropriately given in the West to the State Religion of Old China. It was a thorough- going state religion inasmuch as every position in the state held its corresponding religious duties. This was a big thing for Chris- tianity to encounter, as big as Em- peror worship had been in Rome.

The old state religion went with the old state but what succeeded to the position in Modern China? How strange it was to see in China a state which left no room for religion and would allow none to be left in its system of educa- tion. Official China in the pre- paration of its sons and daughters for life, refused to recognise life's spiritual aspect or to let others recognise it. Almost certainly it was a temporary phase, partly due to the swing of their own pen- dulum and partly to the relies of Russian influence.

In most other lands such inter- ference with religious, liberty would raise a tremendous outcry. To the mass of the Chinese people it was a matter of indifference. To the majority of Young Chiza. it was an enlightened, reasonable policy. The set of the tide was in the direction of Materialism; that was what Christianity was "up against" in China to-day.

Taoism.

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"ANGERS"

Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 8th April, 1930.

From MARSEILLES, &c. · Consignees of Cargo by the above named atcamor are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon, whence delivery can be obtained as the goods are ianded.

Goods not cleared within 7 days including date of arrival, will be subject to rent.

All claims must be sent to the undersigned before the Thursday, the 17th April, 1930, or they will not be recognized.

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the consignees, and the Company's Surveyor Messrs. Goddard & Douglas at 10.00 am. on Monday the 14th April, 1930.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

No fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

R. ONL

Agents, Hongkong, 8th April, 1930.

1900 years and had filled so many gaps which the native religions He pointed out that if there

had left unprovided for that for long it had itself been counted were any bounds to His habita- tion, He was an Asiatic and not

a Chinose religion but Buddhiam a European. If he were a foreig-

for the most part bad, compared ner to China he stood still further

Taoism was described by the with the majesty of its founder, from the West with His dark hair speaker as having always been a fallen very low. It was very hard and swarthy skin. Christianity was rather disreputable thing, a kiad to find a monk who really knew not ours, at least as the peculiar of rag-bag of outworn superati- "what it was all about" while privilege of Englishmen. Augus- tious beliefs and magical practices there was little religious element tine and his fellow monks arrived that survived from a very early to be found among the muns who in Canterbury about the year 690 and very low stage of China's were merely engaged in a trade, and in 635 a band of men in simil- religious development. It was making vegetarian dishes for ar dress bearing in their hands the Taoist priests who were the sale, or hiring themselves out to that same standard of the Cross alchemists of China'e Middle say masses for the dead and many and on their lips that same Chris- ages, for ever seeking the were using the cloak of religion tian mossage, arrived at Sianfu, philosopher's stone that would the capital of the greatest Empire transmute the baser metals into of that ancient world. The Enggold and the elixir of life that lish Christian Church was founded would make men immortal. only thirty-five years before that of China.

Influence of Islam in Europe. If we had had a bird's eye view of the world early in the eighth century they would have had many feurs for the survival of Chris tianity in the West and just as much confidence in its progress in China where the church was en- joying almost unbroken imperial and official favour and extending its influence throughout the Pro vinces.

The speaker mentioned that in the West Islam was spreading throughout the Mediterranean lands and if there had been no battle of Tours in 732 and if our or two events during the following centuries in China had fallen out slightly differently, it was not hard to imagine that to-day Chris tian China would have been send ing missionaries to a Moslem Europe.

China

The removal of idola from streets and public places in South

by the

for Society the Abolition of Superstitious Practices was commented upon by the speaker who illustrated by a parable which happened in Canton, where a certain reformer advocated the destruction of all insanitary houses and other things which were detrimental to the health of the inhabitants, how ineffective the Society was. The result was that their city had gone back to the age of the cave-man, because most of the little better than people were animals, going about naked and without any sort of roof to shelter them.

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Confucianism, Taoism and Bud-1 dhism, continued the speaker, had nothing to do with Young China which regarded those things as his and his country's worst MALWA enemies! There were no "three MIRZAPORE religions" of modern China. The RAJPUTANA set of the tide was in the direction KASHGAR of Materialism. There was more any such thing as "foreign" missions: there were just two things in the whole wide world, Christianity and godlessness fighting for the world's soul.

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From Hong- kong (about)

Destination

| 10,980 | 12th Apr. noon. Marseilles & L'don | 6,715 | 23rd Apr. | Straits, Colombo & B'bay 16,568 26th Apr. | Bombay, M'les & L'don

9,005 10th May. Marseilles, London, Hull,

Rotterdam & Antwerp ·

15th Apr. 28th Apr. 9th May. 23rd May.

S'pore, Fenang & Caloutta- B'pore, Penang & Calcutta S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

S'pore, Penang & Caloutta

Frequent connections from Port said for Passengers à Carge Constantinopla Pyrous, Smyrna and other Lovast Ports by Steamers the Khedival Maí 8.9. Co. Young China was not going to

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR BAILINGS of be captured merely by some the missionaries getting a foot- TALMA 10,000 hold in China and winning some SHIRALA 7,841

among the allegiance

young TAKLIWA 7,936

10,006). Chinese. Young China was going TILAWA to be won if, and only if, England was won, and America was won The common sense way to get and Germany was won-if the rid of slums, whether of brick kingdoms of the world, and and mortar or the slums of the especially the chief exponents of mind and soul was not the nega- this new civilisation became the tive one of destruction but the Kingdom of our God and of His positive one, of superseding them Christ.

by something better. The "more "It is for you, as well as for After referring to two further excellent way" was leading men me," concluded the speaker "to periods in the history of the on until they gladly forsook their discuss and to decide; no, not to Church that had come nearer than hovels and their filth, their fear decide by discussing, but by be most people imagined to claiming of devils and their outworn ing and living and dying for China for Christ, the Rev. Fos-creeds because they found them- the triumph of that Kingdom, in ter said that old China was gone; selves "clothed in their right whatever sphere our God China was now

at home in their placed us." a young man's mind" and land, the most influential section Father's House, of the people was modern educat- ed youth. There were fewer grey- haired men in positions of in- fluence than in any other country, except perhaps, Turkey.

Buddhism.

Referring to Buddhism Mr. Foster said that it had had so wonderful a history in China for

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Mr. Cassidy on behalf of those present, thanked Mr. Foster for his address.

The Rev. Mr. Shana announced that Mr. Foster's book "Realities" was on sale locally at 81.20.

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South)

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Regular Monthly Sailings from Hongkong to Japan and Hongkong to Australia

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9,005 11 Apr. noon. I S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yoko 13 Apr. D'light. | Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

| 5,334 | 14 Apr. 4 p.m. | Shanghai, Moji & Kobe

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