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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1930.

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N December, 1917. there appeared a book with the title, "The Church in the Furnace." It consisted of essays by seventeen temporary Church of England chaplains on active service in France, and its circulation was considerable,

The theme of the book was the necessity of drastic and far-reaching reforms within the Church" In the days of reconstruction All the contributors which e ahead." frankly confessed that the Christian religion appeared to mean very little to the majority of the men who were plunged now into the

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1936.

RECRIMINATIONS

It is hardly to be wondered at that M. Litvinoff should, in his latest speech at Geneva, take the opportunity of answering the recent attacks made by Herr Hitler upon the Soviet and its political principles. Such tacks are the constant theme of

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many, and they provoke reply. Even in the comment on Mr. Eden's Assembly speech of a few

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ed that the British Foreign Secretary's plea for co-operation among nations with different while kinds of governments constituting

service lost much Europe,

of value by not excepting Mos- cow, which has "sought to bring down other Governments.”

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to its

It

is, indeed, apparent that, what- ever schemes are devised for the preservation of world peace, Germany will have not lot or parcel in them if Russia is in- Fcluded. To Germany, the Soviet

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is an outcast. Everybody knows that Germany places a sinister construction on the treaties con- between Russia and cluded

France on the one hand and Russia and Czecho-Slovakia on the other. For it is felt that if ever the Soviet and Germany.

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opened up for Communism to strike at the heart of the Fatherland. Other factors also account for the detestation by Herr Hitler and his followers of Communism and all that it stands for; they are determined to keep their country free from Its influences. They have, of a perfect right to that standpoint. But Russia has an equal right to her own political concepts. The form of her Gov-

course,

ernment is her own concern.

It

is none of Germany's business,

any more than the Chinese

political structure is of Japan's. Discounting the Soviet disavow-

f any dream of universal

Communism, German commenta- tors point to the fiery messages sent out from Moscow to the Madrid Government In the pre- sent crisis in that country. But there are counter-charges that Germany is among the nations And alding the Spanish rebels.

so the war of words goes on. These points aside, it must sure. ly be agreed that constant at- tacks by one country on another whether they emanate from Nazi or Communist sources-by reason of divergent political outlooks, cannot possibly help the cause of international amity. deplored, as they creato an atmosphere which tends towards war rather than to peace.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. For this reason, they are to be

With all its colossal organisation, its well- meaning evangelism, and its deep roots in the history of the nation, the Church had failed to make any very deep impression on the man in the street. That fact was clearly revealed to the chaplains RS they moved about among the

men.

WB

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HEN the war was over there would have to be a new spirit in the Church if it was to play Its part in rebuilding a devastated world, a new enthu- clusm for things of real Import- ance and less emphasis on things external, and above all a determi nation on the part of Christian leaders to make the revived Church a mural forec and spiritual dyna- mic which would establish the foundations of'n nobler and better social urder,

"For the things that shall be

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Clean and splendid from the

Name,

For the brave néo Ufe begun,

Blessedl be Thy holy Name!"

So they challenged and pro- phesied. They looked forward to The future, confident in the hope of ther things, and believing that the Church would come out of the furnace purged and purified.

It is pathetic to read this book "after an interval of nineteen years. We are still waiting for the "brave new life" for all mankind which was to be formed out of chaos.

We have seen since then the rise of totalitarian states with their metace to individual freedom and culture, strite and unrest and bitter poverty, and the rapid in- crease

every of armaments on hand.

THE Church appears Im-

potent and divided in

The midst of all this. Meetings and conferences are held, and resolu- Lions passed with monotont regularity, but, the man in the street looks in val for that great . crusade of Christendom which was to be the prelude to better things. At heart he knows that faith in man's power to ft himself out of the mire by his own efforts has been tried and found wanting.

The CHURCH

Is Still in the

The scientifle humanism on which such a faith is based Is bankrupt Men and of idens and ideals. women are seeking desperately for asure foothold in a bewildering world; most of all they are longing for some adventure of leadership which will rouse them to fresh

new hope. vision and

The Church, with its great heri- inge and its amazing 'potentialities as a power-house of moral and spiritual force, has an opportunity to-day such as it has never had before.

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YET the gulf between the masses and organised religion of any kind is being al- lowed to widen with every day that passes, We see no signs of those drastic and urgent reforms within the Church which were called for by those chaplains nineteen years ugo,

An air of hopelessness seems to have settled on the Church which claims to be the Body of Christ. and men pass by feeling that there is neither adventure nor reality to be found in an instituilon that has outlived its day.

It must seem to the ordinary man that in the crisis which faces the nations of Europe those in positions of leadership and respon- sibility who profess and call them- les Christians have not the cou- Plous rage of their Christianity. hopes are expressed and strife and unrest is deplored, but the full im- plications of Christian discipleship are conveniently shelved,

An Instance is to be found in the tragle failure of the Bishops to de- nounce the piling up of armaments

Must Peace and Christianity wate helplessly while Ironworks pour out metal for the armament induis- tries?

FURNACE

as a means of "security." At the Lambeth Conference of 1030, over three hundred Bishops solemnly affirmed

that war as a method of settling international disputes is Incompatible with the teaching and example of our Lord Jesus Christ."

They further declared their be- Hef that the existence of arma- ments on the present scale among the nations of the world endangers the maintenance of peace." and appealed for a deternhed effort to secure reduction by international agreement.

That was only six years ago, and. yet we have to-day some of these came Bishops openly encouraging recruiting campaigns, supporting the increase of armaments in this country, and proclaiming that it is perfectly right and proper to repay evil with evil and in deal out death and destruction to innocent people if the enemy is bent on doing the

Tow what does the man in the street think of this sort of Christian "leader- ship "7 I have an idea that ho thinks such a gospel to be entirely inconsistent with the principles and teaching of the Master whom Christian people are pledged in love to serve, and it confirms his opinion that 'the Church, which was meant to be a light in the

THIS MORNING'S POSTBAG

WELCOME the support being given to the struggle of the Spanish people in the defence of democracy.

Fascism is an immediate menace to democracy everywhere, as well as an ultimate threat to the standards of the workers and to all material and cul- tural progresS,

The workers of Spain are fighting the battle of British democracy and of the British working-class while the assist- ance which has gone to the Bpanish rebels from this country indicates that · Fascism hero is not so remote a danger As many believe.

The people of Britain have to choose between an active support of the forces lighting for peace and democracy and An indiferenca which connives at Fas rist interference and violence.

The firm action of all those who stand for the defence of democracy cau thwart the present onslaught of inter- national Pasclem.

"Noutrality." of the type recently pract led by the "National" Govern- inent means a criminal shirking of ro sponsibility, or an equally criminal Ponnivance at a further net of Pasclet

RETESSION.

No Interference

D. W.

AM a Catholis also in favour of the

Party Labour

DREW

Who Are They?

THE patriols of Spain 1 hear

Are loudly praised by Rother. There Perhaps his lordship will 'explain Who are the patriots of Spain? Are they the generals whoac hardes Ol foreign mercenary words So many Spanish folk have slain- Are there the patriots of Spain? Are they the foreign airmen sent To bomb th' eleated Government And lastles on the Spaniards

rain-

Are these the patriots of Spain? Are they the crafty tratton who Concoct abroad this devil's brew So that autocracy may reign- Are there the patriots of Spain? If we in Britain should elect

A Gopernment whiten you reject, W men iko you, my lord, in-

chola Such "patriots"

Spain?

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H. W. W.

the understanding that the quarrel shall he Bottled, as soon as possible, by appeat- ing to reason instead of to violenco.

Then let the League of Nations give every possible help to whichever of the belligerents will accept this invitation

Of course, if both belligerents will agres to accept the invitation, then the

Material problems that confront them, and to tench them satisfaction with the existing order of thingen,

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HONGKONG has everything to

gain, nothing to lose, by visits

world, has no illumination now to help man in his surrounding dark- ness.

Of the whole population of the world 36.5 per cent. are Christians. A good many of this vast number have perhaps never considered the full implications of their faith, and aro followers of Christ in name only.

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UT there still remains a great mass of people who take the religion seriously, and feel that in our present situation Christianity has a chance which, if taken courageously, might result in a moral transformation of tre- the mendous consequences for world's future.

On all hands it is admitted, even by those who would not elalm the name of Christians, that a change of heart is the necessary prelimin

A ary to a finer human society. few voices cry out in the wilder- ness, but there in no sign of n con- certed lead by those who should now be sounding a clarion call,

Many of the younger clergy to- day are becoming impatient and rebellious. They have to live, and who are work amongst those friendly to the Christian religion and bellevo in its great potentiail- ties as a renewing and creative power, but are bitterly critical of n Church which appears to be con- tent to remonstrate while the clouds gather over the nations..

Behind all those external differ- ences which divide the various denominations of Christendom to-day there is the common de- votion to one Lord and Master, n common objective' in the quest of the Kingdom on earth, and a com- mon belief in the Fatherhood.of God and the brotherhood of ai

men.

Is there not enough here to make it possible for these Chris-

to this Colony of publicity-sponsored tian forces to act in unison? But tourists such as the Australian girl the call and the lead must come the leaders of the who won a prize for a letter, and rat from the two American newspaper-men Churches. who are racing around the commercial. 'plane.

by

dirty the hands of those It may dirty whose business It is to boost the Colony by being connected with any tourist whose visit here is purely a stunt, but it would nevertheless, be grand publicity for the Colony If we could give these people a welcome to remember us by.

7HILE the nations are

should mobilise Christian people the world over and summon them to a now adventure of humility In service and a fresh determination to root out the ovila that disgure the world. There would surely be When they return to their home-

a response and a great releasing lands it is part of their job to tell and such im-

of those spiritual powers which their impressions, pressions receive far greater publicity the Christian reilgfon has proved than

those gained by ordinary itself to possesa. tourists. Let our Travel people make the stay of such visitors to one, and thin Hongkong a happy Colony will receive all the publicity it needs when they return home. TAIMOSHAN-

opposed to war, ipso facto, will be brought to an Unkept Promise

- Fnacian, but I cannot agres with your statement that "a large party of the Catholic hierarchy has joined the rebeln not ne men of religion, but ne men of politics."

end.

C. M. B.

The Catholle Church dess not inter Churches Are Tory

foro with politics in any way, except when politics deliberately aim against the Church.

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Violence v. Reason

BEGUEST, m a way to put a stop to this murderous conniet in Spain, that the member States of the League of Nations invito the belligerenta to Agree, immediately, to pa Armistice, on

THE recent

discussion regarding And the Civil War Catholiciami

demon- in Spain

once again has strated that the masses can never hope for the support of the Churches in their struggle against Torytam and Praciam,

The Churches, both Catholic and Protestant, have always been strong wespons of the governing class

They have sought to deflect the in- tgreat at the poor away from the

The Church is in the furnace › again. Applied Christianity holds the key to the notting up of a world order which will be based on Justice and the rule of love.

In this crisis let the leaders of the Church speak with no uncer tain voleo, with the courago that on the SOME time ago, the "Telegraph" dares to put into action the prin

ciples of the Bermon announced that ZBW Intended Mount, and I believe that tens of asking the Misses Doris and Aileen thousands of Christians in the Woods to broadcast. When does their world would follow such a lead

with enthusiasm and new hope. first broadcast take place?

LISTENER

*ZBW Programme Secretary in- formed "Telegraph" three months ago that the Misses Woods were broadcast. being approached to But the MissCH Woods' state that they have heard nothing from the broadcasting people.

To-day's Thought--------- Go tell the Church it shows what's good, and doth no good.

BIR WALTER RALEIGH.