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HONGKONG CHURCH

AFFAIRS.

DIOCESAN CONFERENCE

interest,

OPENING.

The Rev. N. L. Watkins WAS elected secretary, and it was agreed that the treasurer of the V.D.M.A. ahould aino Act 49 treasurer for the conforence, in accordance with the procedure laid down.

The funda of the Chater Endowment remain in the hands of the Trustees of that ondow ment, who have been directed to place, the income to the credit of the Current accounts of St. John's Cathedral and St. Andrew's Church respectively.

Or-

the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1931..

sincere attempt to meet it will in its measure promote the triumph of the Gospel."

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Church Unity.

And so we pass on to the third great challenge that comes to us the challenge to pursue the quest of the visible unity of the whole Church of Christ,

when reunited and to shape the churches of our own Communion

so that they will even now conform as much as possible to that ideal, and be ready to take their place within it, when it is realised It is our bellof that the Councils of the Bishops were in antiquity, and will be again, the appropriate organ by which the anity of dis- tant churches can find expression without any derogation from their rightful autonomy."

Such is the challenging ideal that the Conference bide us keep before us as we carry on our work In this diocese.

Our

men are engaged together in com- Church is to multiply the number mon tasks. Tho task of the

of persons whose relations with Obligation of Thinking.

their fellowmen are governed by If we here are to respond to the respect and reverence of the in- challenge that comes to us from dividuality of others. Those who the first report of the Lambeth have the Christian attitude to Letters of delegation, with In: Conference there must be a frosh their fellowmen will manifest it ventories have been granted to insistence on the part of both naturally in racial relations. BISHOP'S ADDRESS. the Church Councils of St. John's clergy and lalty of the obligation

Cathedral and St.

of thinking and learning Andrew essential elements in the Christian An address on the challenge of Church (the former covering Stiffe, and we must recognise equally

accord- the Lambeth Coaterenes by the Petor's Church also) in

that it is through the development Bishop of Victoria, and an address ance with section of the

capacity for worship that of their an a scientist'a approach to God dinance. by Mr. E. A. Gaunt.

of St.

Preliminary regulations for the men advance in their knowledge of God's nature. In worship the

I was present at the Lambeth Stephen's College, were features use of the Trustees were drawn spiri

The Ministry of Women. com- Conference of 1920 when the "ap- of the first day of the Victoria up and approved on February 26, spirit of man enters fato

munion with God. The quality of

peal to all Christian people" wan Diocesan Conference, which was 1930, under section 9 of the Or worship depends upon the idea of agreed to and I think that, whe- to us and one which profoundly A further challenge-that-comes held in the Cathedral Hall yester-dinance. Draft regulations ro God which is in the mind of the ther or not exception may be taken affects us In a diocese such as day afternoon, with the Bishop Inting to St. Petor's Church worl

Though it often le worshipper. of Victoria in the chair, support Council, were submitted to

to this or that particular, the con-this-more_particularly of courso crowded out in our busy life yet solence of Christendom as a whole in Clilnose work-la the ed by the Dean. Roth, speeches Trustees and approved. A seal there fo in man the Instinct for has agreed that the ideal present-challenge of the sacred ministry: were listened to with Kreat for use of the Trustees Wor worship: he wants to adore: howed was a true one. And so we are and with this is closely connected

obtained, at a cost of $47.

ie this instinct to find true ex compelled to pursue the quest of the call "to welcome and use to Both reports were adopted by pression? Above all we need to the visible unity of the whole the full the ministry of women the conference.

have ever before us the first re- Church of Christ, for it in only not only in the pastoral wark of Holation of the Lambeth Con- when the air is warm with brother- the Church, but in its teaching ference--"We believe that the hood that the Gospel sounds true. and worship." I quote from the Christian Church is the repository There are three things I want to Encyclical letter. and trustee of a Revelation of God, any about Lambeth and the Unity given by Himself, which all mem- of the, Church: The subject on which I am to bers of the Church are bound to Challenge of the Lambeth Conceal and Iny, is called to be anathing icas. address you to-day is-The transmit to others, and that every member of the Church, both ference"-the challonge that comes from that Conference to us channel through which the Divine Diocese. And more especin! Life flows for the quickening of ly to-day we must think of its all mankind."

10 us as & Colonial At these meetings the following challenge

Church, for as you know our matters were considered, (1) the gathering represents primarily the possibility of Church Extension Church of England side of our in Kowloon; (2) the building of a new St. Peter's Church; (3) the work, though we are glad to have Conference Budget for 1931; (4)mong us as fraternal delegates Lwo representatives of our Chinese arrangements for this Conference, Dioccann Synod.

With regard to (1), the re- sult of conversations between the Vicar of St. Andrew's and the Government, and consideration by the Church of England Trustees and St. Andrew's Church Council a letter was written to the Gov. ornment asking for the reserva- tion of a site for church in No Waterloo Road. Kowloon. reply to this letter has been rt. ceived to date.

In reading the report, of the

Executive Counell, the Dean sald:

Since the Inst Victoria Diocesan Conference the Executive Council has met twice--on December 4, 1930, and February 11, 1981.

la connexion with (2) the Dean reported that there seemed to be

The Bishop's Address, The Bishop of Victoria then addressed the conforence as follows:

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It may be fairly claimed that the first section of the Lambeth Report governs all the others, but if there are any who think that this section in too theological or philosophical for them let them turn to the second and they will find much fond for practical thought.

The Lambeth Conference meets only once in ten years. We are, The second challenge that comes therefore, as Church people the to us is the challenge to consider more bound to consider its de-afresh the Christian Moral Ideni, clsions because they affect vitally more especially in its relation to the Auglican Church throughout Marringe and Sex, to Race to

The next Lambeth Peace and War. the world. Conference is not due to be held Dean Inge has recently said

i 1940, and'

how much shall that the present revolt against happen in the world, or in China, traditional ethics is not based on or in the life of any nue of us any philosophy consciously held between now and then, who shall but rather on a collapse of all say?

authority, which has left the pre- have seen it suggested some sent generation without any uni- where, that the Tambeth Con-rersally accepted standards. No

one who takes a large view of the world to-day can doubt that the Dean la right.

The task

of

First, the quest that we are pur- saing is that of the visible unity

One of the eight questions put to a Bishop at his Consecration is this: "Win you be faithful in Ordaining, sending, or loying

of the whole church of Christ hands upon others?" No part of a Bishop's work is more important than this.

made as to closer relationship be

Second. definito advanco was

Human life can be dedicated to tween the Anglican and the Or-no higher service than that of the Sacred Ministry. When I was at thodox Churches.

Thirdly, na regards non-epis- Home last year I met two men now copal Churches: I think there serving as clergymen whom I had was no going back whatever on known as laymen here. One had 011 the staff of the Lambeth 1920 as some have sug-bean a business man, the other had gested. It is recognised that the served experiment in South India is being University. There are two others made in the hope of "achieving a can also think of. As regards union between episcopal and non- the Chinese Church, the need for men, and for the highest BS has more episcopal churches such never yet been affected and in a type of man, for the ministry is While I have been resolution of the whole Conference clamunt. "we ask the brethen of our com- Bishop an endowment fund for munion to stand by our brethen in Chinese clergy has been started: India, while they make the experi-it badly needs augmenting.

As regards women's service in ment, with generous goodwill."

As regards ourselves here In the Church, I have this to say. I

that there this diocese, the challenge that am well aware comes to us from Lambeth is that able women who are conscious of we shall take our part in pursuing their vocation to teach Chris- the quest of the visible unity of tianity and of their capacity to the whole Church of Christ, for fulfil this vocation and who would however, long and difficult the way, welcome exacting standards of we can be content with nothing training, who feel that the Church less, and I trust that our brethren is Ісян,

not ready to give them, the of other Communions will join us welcome and opportunity it gives in this quest, and in passing to men. Here in this diocese we would like to emphasize that the owe much to the devotion of Conference adopted unanimously women workers, and as Bishop I a resolution in favour of efforts of should welcome the careful con- Evangelism in en-operation with sideration as to how the distinc- Live gifts and ideals of women Christinus of other Communions.

by a natural sequence we come may be the better used in the now to consider the ideal wo of the service of the Church, whether

ordained Deaconesses (which Anglican Communion have before

order the Lambeth Conference as for ourselves and the future to does not desire should be regard which we look forward.

ed as the female equivalent of

Bro

a possibility of preceeding short-ference sets our Church ten ly with the building of a new St. years' programme. That, of Peter's. The Cathedral architects course, is not strictly its intention, had reported that n church te but, undoubtedly, It does serve të All sorts of views about mar- Sir Herbert Boker's plans could net prominently before thriage and sex are held and are probably be built for not more Anglican Church throughout the being freely canvassed. It would than $50,000 the amount promised world certain matters which are

have been cowardly if the Eishops by Government, and a Auitable of outstanding importance.

had refused to face the problem. site near St. Stephen's Girls' Let us then proceed to consider even though as someone has said College seemed likely to be avail-

how that Conference of three the section bearing on this subject able. After discussion the Council hundred Bishops held last summer does not conclude a moral issue asked that the St. Peter's Subin London may affect our work in but rather creates new conditions Council should give its views an

this distant spot. What is the ander which moral issues have to the site suggested.

special challenge that the Lam- he decided. beth Conference has for us out building up ethical teaching in the Erection of Church.

here

new conditions will not be a short- "Our ideal is nothing less," the the existing Deacon, but as unl Since this, meeting

A Challenge. of the

or easy one; and it will need co-fourth report says than the order ani generis) од in other Council the St. Peter's Sub- The first challenge that comes operation and criticism from every Catholic Church in its entirety. Council has emphatically voted to us is to consider afresh our iden helpful source.

Viewed in its widest relations, the The final challenge that comes

In for proceeding as soon may of God. And this challenge comes

Anglican Communion is seen as be with tho erection of the to clergy and laity, to Christian

some sense an incident in the his- to us is the challenge of Youth.

The Church certainly needs the church on the site proposed if, and non-Christian alike, because

As regards Race, the adjustment tory of the Church Universal. It and as soon as, that site and the the whole nature of our life is de of the relations between different has arisen out of a

situation co-operation of youth, and Chris- Government grant are definitely termined by our idea of what is races is one of the major problems caused by the divisions of Christianity has in its very nature a

idea of God. of the present century.

The tendom found to be available. The C.M.S.ultimate; by our

the peculiar appeal to youth, for youth Associated Schools, who now

"The supreme need of the world is characteristic feature of world day when the racial and historical tends to respond to what is ideal and altruistic. And yet a large- which some unifying principle politics at the present time connexions

at lease the land in question. have to ad

present number of younger men.

and "Machiavell characterise it will be transcended been shown the proposed lay out which may give confidenes to the nationalism." of the church and it is hoped that suul of man," so the first report of has been said, "has, broadly speak and the life of our communion women to-day are alienated from will be merged in a larger fellow the Church and organised religion. The Church is in A backwater, ship in the Catholic Church."

many of them think.

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Problems of Race.

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a definite arrangement will soon the Lambeth Conference begins,ing, ruled the political world from be made which will secure this and there can be few who will his own time till now. It came to

"The Christian Doctrine of God, In its full implications, when rightly understood, supplies the guidanco which generation so supremely needs."

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forecast

alte for the church. On the con-co

doubt the accuracy of this state- be accepted as even a platitude

The Anglican Communion. And then the claim is made that the nation has nothing but clusion of auch an arrangement neut.

its own welfare to consider, that the Government grant will be

the nation is a final end in itself. applied for. At its second meet- ing the Exccutive Council agreed

with nothing beyond it or above our perplexed it which it might serve or for to leave the matter now in the hands of the Cathedral Church Council. When all enquiries have been completed the decision build will rest with them.

to

The Conference Budget for 1931, which was approved at the first meeting, had to be revised at the next. In its amended form it will be presented to the Con-

ference at to-morrow's session.

Trustees Report. Mr. J. W. Baldwin then read the report of the hon. secretary

Church of the

of England Trustees, as follows:

The Trustees held three

meet inga during the year 1930. Two now Trustees have been appoint- ed under the provisions of section 4 of the Incorporated Ordinance, Mr. G. S. Archbutt having taken the place of Mr. W. L. Pattenden who has left the Colony, and Mr.

At any rate as regards the The principle for which the Colonial Church, Hongkong is for Anglican Church stands is that of the most part a young people's autonomy of particular Colony and it is good that it the

a common should be so. churches based upon

The following: statement of the nature and statua of the Anglican Communion as the term is used in its Resolutions was approved by the Conference:

Resolution 49.

What is to be the spiritual for which it could exercise self sacri- faith and order."

which shall teach men the menn ing of life and evolve harmony and order from the mental and moral chaos in which mankind is struggling? Here in this diocese are represented many creeds, and some who have been brought up in the Christian tradition have dis- warded it. People have every right to ask of us who hold the Christian faith what is the Chris- tian doctrine of God, and

how

state

The principle for which we Christians have to stand is that there exists something wider and higher than the national which the national state exists to serve: it is the Kingdom of God, and practically we must realise that to be a Christian implies an entirely new attitude towards our fellow-meu.

And as regards the problem of

Peace

truls and War, Earl Grey has

that "the most effective does it supply the guidance who

change would be that antions our perplexed generation-needs?

The supreme question is-What should dislike each other a little Is there between Jesus leas and like each other a little relation Christ who lived in Palestine at more." Thero has recently been particular period and the Eternal established among us n League God, is hy more than merely the of

Nations Society, I think greatest in a great company of it le a plain duty of Christian spiritual leaders, is he in his own people to do all they can to up- person very God?"

port the League of Nations for

I am not going to dwell further the League gives expression to the on this point as we have two sense of common interest among

J. W. Baldwin has taken the place apealters who will address us re- the nations of the world.

of Mr. J. H. Hunt who went awny | spectively early in the year.

sub-sections 1, 2 & 3 of section All the property referred to in

6 of the Ordinance have been re- gistered in the name of the

on

Approach to

"The Selential's

God," ond The

It has boon said, and I think

religion-an inevitable But I cannot stress too strongly by-product, but not the main point, Christian Conception of God." product of the "conduct is a by- the pressing importance of this Love creates goodness by the subject for all our work. And way."

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Youth, I am persuaded, is not essentially irreligious and yet too often in this Colony as elsewhere it. pasaca the Churches by on the other side. It

be would' An overwhelming. misfortune were to allow ra- The Anglican Communion is ni youth fellowship, within the One Holy ligion to lose its place in our Catholic and Apostolic Church, of English life, either here or else- those duly constituted Dioceses, where. And if this is not to be, Provinces or Regional Churches in the fullest possible co-operation of communion with the See of Canter. youth must be invited and steur-

characteristics in common.

It is not being done among us, but bury, which have the following ed. I any this not because I think (a) They uphold and propagate to emphasize its Importance. Our the Catholic and Apostolic church stands or falls es it wins faith and order as they are and can hold youth.

What I want to emphasize with generally set forth in the Book of Common Prayer as you is that the Lambeth Con- authorised in their several ference of 1930 does constitute churches;

for us as a diocese a real challenge (b) They are particular or and that bit by bit we must work national churches, and, as out our response. (Applause),

Selence and God. such, promote within cach of their territories a

Mr. E. A. Gaunt, M.A., Fellow tional expression of Chris- of Trinity Colloge, Cambridge, of tian faith, life and worship; St. Stephen's College, Stanley, in- troduced the subject for con-

and

R-

(c). They are bound together not sideration: "The Scientist'e Ap- by a central legislative and proach to God.". Je gavo a executive authority, but by lengthy and very careful examina- mutual loyalty sustained tion of the subject, Trustees. The investments repre- hold an easy view na to what is two of the Lambeth Report brings lest anyone should be tempted to The challenges which Section

through the common coun-. There was some discussion at sol of Bishopa. in con- senting the St. John's Cathedral involved let me read you some to na in this diocese are these:

ference.

the conclusion of this address. Hail endowment fund, and other words of Dr. William Temple, If it be agreed that the existing funds belonging to the Cathedral Archbishop of York. Our need is social order is intolerable and statement praying for and eagerly success of physics auggested that makes this and in replying Mr. Gaunt said he had already stated that the have been transferred to the not so much to seo this doctrine something better than mere hap- awaiting the time when the God was rational, and that. ho Trustees,

or that doctrine further articu-hazard rules are to control us what Churches of the present Anglican had quoted a speculation that iated or freshly defended; it is standards are we to Accept?

Communion will enter into "com-!

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An option to tako up new shares in the Hongkong Land Investment Company, Ltd., to winch the Trustees were entitled

The Conference

to see the whole Christian viów of As regards Marriage and Sex: munion with other parts of the faith in physics originally sprang the world, of life and of God granted that some of our tradi- Catholic Church not definable as from the belief that God was made good against its only con- tional morality belongs to a very Anglican in the above sense, as a rational. He thought that when so the registored holders of shares temporary rival" (that is what immature stage in our develop stop towards the ultimate reunion a physicist approached God he In the Company, was, at the re- may be called secular or acientific ment, what standards are we to of all Christendom is one visibly had left his desk and gone to his armchair, in the sense that he quest of the Cathedral Church humanism with its self-dependence accept for ourselves and for our united fellowship. Council sold for a sum of $1,417.40 and denial of God). To do this community life?

I have given this resolution in was engaged in speculations which by hia which was placed to the credit of the Archbishop continuos "must be War: the sense of comradeship clearly the ideal the bishops had physics..

with any degree of completeness," As regards Race and Peace and full so that you may see the more were suggested to him the Current account of the. Cathedral Council with the Hong- the work of many minds and will and followship is not something before them. It is our duty to The second day of the Con- kong and Shanghai Banking Cor occupy many generations. But to be achieved by being directly envisage, they say, "the one ference will be hold this after- poration

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