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THE HONGKONG TELIGRAPH. TUESDAY,

NOVEMBER

16, 1937.

HAVELOCK ELLIS writes:

Have We a Right

OT long since Bill was brought into the House of

Lords with the

object of legalising volun- tary euthanasia. It was

to Take Life?

The House of Lords said “No”— ly 35 votes

to 14. But scores of people during recent years introduced by Lord Ponson- from motives of mercy have taken the law into their own hands. Less than a month ago a by devotion to humane aspira- mother decided that death was the only way out

by.

Perhaps some may be sur prised that anyone conspicuous

tions and a prominent cham- pion of pacifism should come forward as an advocate for kill- ing off people.

It may seem still more surprising that Lord Ponsonby was taking the place of Lord Moynihan, one of the leading surgeons of his day, who but for his untimely death would have introduced Bill. For is it not

the creed of the profession of medi- cine to ward of death until the last moment?

for herself and the invalid daughter whom she had nursed devotedly for nearly 20 years.

What do you think?

that the medical profession And, I admit, it is really surpris- matter to the Judgment of the doc- sider

should take the lead in this move, ing to find that in the debate on this tor.

Viscount Bill even the Archbishop of Can-

Dawson, while entirely ment which, as he has elsewhere terbury stated that he agreed with in favour of the principle, slared the stated, should be "left to the de- the principle and merely objected to Archbishop's objection to the pro- veloping, good sense and Judgment it because he considered Il unneces- posed introduction of

the community, The Bill was magistrates of sary; he belleved that it is some- and official referees, but he held that rejected by 35 votes to 14.

legitimate" to one must awalt "the gentle and slow

times "morally

shorten Hie, but

dragging in any procedure, wild

he was against growth of opinion."

elaborate legal Lord Horder was also unable to would leave the support the Bill as he did not con-

The

By

Power of Prayer Hugh Redwood

HERE are questions from two

for

WE have long been edit of "Not guilty."

re- gus

prerogative of God being airily swept aside."

Another is shocked at the throught of sparing the feelings of relativer and so proventing them from, ex- hibiting the highest qualities of Taith and cournge"; he fails to men- tion that there are other and more fruitful ways of exhibiting “faith and kourage."

Several physicians, however nd- Imit that they have taken the risk "danger- of pushing morphin to ous" extent, when they knew that is [be the patient's wish, and are not

ashamed to own it.

One even asserts that "euthan- sla-giving as been practised for years," and another that it is "not only Justified but essential if one does one's duty.

Dr. Harry Roberts, again, hopes that in his own case "the necessary modification in my medicine" would be quietly made,

himself and "would not hesitate to act simi- larly at the patient's wish."

Another doctor on the same side, emphasising the difficulties of the "cumbersome ritual" of the proposed sentence was not carried out and Bill, puts forward a solution which some tint later the woman was deserves

altention: In Scolland quietly reared.

suicide is not a crime, though much In another case, before the same less frequent than in England; let the judge, a dughter was charged with English law which makes it a crime the murde by administration of an be repeated, and the desired solur aver-dose it medinal, of her mother, tion would become simple both for an inmate of a mental hospital and patient and doctor. Even then, low- suffering om general paralysis of ever, many would reasonably urge the Insane she pleaded that it was that euthanasia may be abused by, "given in dty," and the jury brought unscrupulous relatives, and that at

least the cerficates of two indepen In yet another case two sisters dent doctors should be required. familiar with were chared with the murder by On the whole, one is impressed by euthanasin, though only in

of r imbecile brother who the considered opinions expressed by cent times under that name.

needed costant watching, and they speakers carrying weight in the de- plended Joving devotion It has frequently gured

for a bate in the House of Lerds. hapless a hopeleas being"; the Utopinn schemes. Indeed even

in verdie

The distinguished physicians who w "Guilty but Irisane: Spoke

any elaborate deprecated original "Utopla" the devout

in ordering delention in n criminal ofciai procedure: Thomas More recognised that lunatic asyun the Judge observed would leave the matter to medicul the Archbishop the man who for good reasons brings that he wa hot going to say any discretion. All considered that what itte to an end none the less thing to ac to the trials they had is needed is the growth of pubile "godly and virtuous." book of to-day. "Paradise covered," Mr. Wicksteed Armstrong. describing what he believes will, be the community of the future, finds a place in it for the Garden of Euthanasia with all its varied de- lectable methods of voluntarily mueting death.

the

Sir

his

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be i

gone through."

LAST year, again, a man

of 76 committed sui-

the conquest of the world would be controlled from above, We are accustomed to think that cide by dal gas, after writing! recently published books by

and that all the needed power and "Utopian" means fantasile and im letter ti the coroner that he ministers of religion on a sub-

wisdom, and all the supplies for possible. Far from it! It signifies ject concerning which the the campaign, would be suppiled) what exists "nowhere." But what was, acting accordance with a belief

exists nowhere to-day may

he had always held as to aged per- generality of preachers

from the court of the heaven. are

"Let the church become more commonplace of life to-morrow. ons affilet by incurable disease strangely shy:

zure of these fundamental facts More regarded the artificial Incuba- being painlesly put to death: of Christian experience, let her tion of eggs as Utoplan; we practise the law at present stands this can- not be legaly done, so I am taking recapture the thrill of the curly it on the largest scale, church, and once again the muno-

All tonous will become the moment- HIS.**

"The same miraculous working of the Holy Spirit [us on the Day of Pentecost might be manifested in our own times, in answer 10 united prayer and faith,if only-we Lord who are disciples of our

could become of one heart and

prayer.'"

Prayer."

The

"As

opinion. That is why I have here Jbrought the question forward.

the familiar inventions and the law in my own hands": the discoveries of to-day, from aviation coroner's vediet was "Suicide while to television, were once wildly temporarily pt unsound mind." Utoplan notions in "sulllary "Bratos These varing-results in practi- Euthanasia is emerging from the gally idential cases serve to show Utopian phase. We begin to feel the presen altitude towards the of une, soul, continuing Instant in WHY is it, I cannot help asking that, though it is not a recognised question. They also show, as the that the mighty fact of Pente- part of our social order, it ought to British Melcal Journal" has edl- C. F. Andrews, "Christ and cost is so little taught at a time be.

torially poined out, that "a flat re- when men like these insist that it Thus Dr. Inge, from the point of fusal to change the law" means in-

the key to the situation? Noi long ago I was invited to address a con- view of Christian morality, has curring a scious responsibility.

immediately practical ques- "I believe the world ground is ference of my preachers, I took Pinted out the anomaly that we being prepared for mighty Pentecost us my subject and was told punish man for cruelty if he fails #lon concern those persons who de spiritual awakening. Let us look afterwards that by so doing I had to put a day out of its misery and at sire to bringtheir own lives of hope- at home of the conditions which mude the organisers

the same time threaten to hang him less sufferingto an end, and involves very nervous, prevailed in that upper room and as it had never been done before if by an over-dose of murphia he the charged suicide rather than ot

does the sume under similar condi- murder, though here azuin our atti which must prevail to-day before Lay fools. I gather, are opt to rush tuns to a suffering human patient, tude is incolurent, for while the sue-

in where ministerial angels fear to "Obedience preceded oppor tread.

Precisely the same point had al- cessful sulele is considered insane, tunity, faith superseded fear and

successful his considered sure and Is it possible that between ner-ready been made by a judge from the and therefde Irresponsible. If prayer interceded with power. Re- vousness on the teaching of Pente- bench.

Mrs. Harold E. Dahl, the beautiful Ilable to punishment. vival is not something that can be cast and delay in the coming of re- How widespread this

American woman, can be proud of among the various more enlightened We all know of cases in which, of having conquered General Franco. worked up, but power prayed down, yival there is a rent and direct con-

outset a fatal disense, life. It was her touching letter with the Though it is long expected it will nection, Use connection of cause and sections of public opinion was well, the break upon us suddenly. Through effect? It is at least a fact that the medical officer of health, Dr. Killlele offer agonisigly painful death, pro- sunded the general to spare the life show when, in 1934, a distinguished becomes lille, but lugering and enclosed piloto of herself which per- prayer we may yet in our day see sections of the Christian Church in Millard, the water of the ordinary changed which the steadient

set about founding the longed even for months with all hope of her husband, Harold Dahl, Amerl- advance ir re- Voluntary Euthanasia into the wine of the extraordin- corded are those in which the un

Legislation of recovery gone, Oplates are of can aviator who was held prisoner by altered power of the Holy Spirit is Society. He rapidly gathered around course adminstered, but with a cau- the Nationalists. Hugh McCullough, "Revival."

him a large body of supporters ortion avoiding excess which falls, to unswervingly proclaimed.

the first rank In medicine, the abolish pain or it is both the tradi Churches, literature and Parliament. tion and the luty of the physician to

That these supporters were not preserve life

revival can come upon us.

ary,"

prayer,'

view is

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He

Most of us have had unhappy ex-{ is prepared to be of Lords, not usually regarded as a contrasted in many respects and writ ten for different publies, but so close. laughed at for connecting a material revolutionary body, and by the fact berlences of this situation in cases The Steamship

fact like Lord Nuffield's great gift that some of those who failed to of inoperable cancer. That is a dis→ ly related are they by subject as to to the distressed areas with all support the Bill accepted its princi- kase which i becoming, Inerenslagly make one the complement of the night prayer meetings held in those ple. but objected to its elaborate common, it almost inevitably fa-

very places. But read his account prejudice the principle

PERHAPS the

"ARAMIS"

No. 26 A/37

other.

tal, and in some forms extremely Bringing Cargo from Marseilles To those who talk much of "pray of one of the meatings-especially if

painful, whle mentat Rucidity is viu Ports, etc., arrived Hongkong on ing for revival" I counsel that they you are one of the people who think

usually retaked until the end. That Monday, 15th November, 1937. should study the mystery of prayer all-night prayer meetings are a don-

end can be predicted a few months Consignees are hereby informed with "Charlie" Andrews, whom all gerous form of emotionalism--and i

beforehand, but these months may that their goods with the exception the world loves as a Christian tea you will understand why he is so

most be a period d agony, not merely for of Oplum, Treasure, and Valuables cher, and who yet can say in his convinced that they are channels of

significant evidence the patient, jut for the near rela- are being inded and stored into the preface that he writes for more power.

that euthanasia can no longer be tives and finds whose health and Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon alcarner To those who wonder.

| Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- Then turn away from the atmos- put aside as Utopian is furnish-welfare may be seriously affected.

There are some who are shocked loon, forces prayer may release I

whence delivery may whunt for prey should study ro- phere of the prerer matinged by the fact that it has begun at a reference to this consideration obtained inediately after landing. vival with Hugh McCullough who the hundreds unlted in a quiet

and to be carried into practice by the We should not hesitate, they say, to All claima must be sent in to me wherela "national stranice skippered the "Essex Five."

conaldered; common people.

sacrifice ourselves for those we love, on or before 25th November, 1937, Both are agreed that revival must International affairs aro

Numerous cases have been re- That would be. admimble if our or they will, mt be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin- come if the world is to escape cata- we enter Westminster in our prayers,

and gates are nothing to corded in the newspapers during sacrifice helped them. Here there are agreed that it Kunrds - strophe. -- Doth

the inner chamber of the mystic., recent years. Dietly, It is true, they is no reat help. We merely sacrifice ed by the Compunya roust come by way of Pentecost. "Everything that we are learning have not been such as would come the living to the prolongation of the Messrs:-Goddard and bouglas in the Say Mr. Andrews, who

of those who in effect are presence of the Consignees at 1080 mainly for the younger generation at from selence to-day," says Mr. An- under the proposed Bull, which is misery

drews, makes us far more careful confined to those who desire to bring hiready dead and longing to be so am. on Saturday, 20th November, the universities:

of the unifying than our predecessors to avoid the their own sufferings to an end, while actually. In such cases reason and 1937. Tita need

Consignees must have a Revenuo power of the Holy Spirit is for sumption that there are sharp and the cases which have come into the loving kindness are at one in point-

Officer in attendance greater than ever before. Nothing rigid distinctions between maltor and courts mostly concerned individuals ing to euthanasi..

who were not in a mental condition

dullable goods are examined by the else can save the civilised world spirit.

Scientists ieli us that there is a to make any such deelston.

Company's Surveyors. to-day, Just as nothing else could

area of the In one case it was a mother have saved that hard pagan world vast Immeasurable

writes

of the Roman empire at the time physical universe where our know- charged with the murder by gassing when, our Lord was worn,

ledge is still ilke that of children at ("putting to sleep," as she expressed

TODAY such pointing

|

on the seashore of endless it) of her hopelessly incapacitated

Is much in evidence, ploy worlds,' and surely here, as ons imbecile son to whom she was do- and daughters of our Heavenly voted day and night, and feared to even if it still meets varied re-

· £1 few. SAYS Mr. McCullough, who writes Father, we may offer our petitions, leave alone when she had to be reactions. I will note

the medical for the man in the pour (and, however simply, always prefacing moved herself for illness; the judge telecting them from

summing up sald that the law profession a that most intimately I fancy, not least for the Deacon them with the implied words, Father, In

as it stands, and, concerned, Meeting):

If it be possible let this or that be must be taken

One, declaring that this is scarcely The people in the uppper room accomplished, nevertheless not my following a verdict of "Gullty," he

pronounced sentence of death, the a medical problem, objects to "the were informed that the operations will but Thine be done.

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