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to emphasise importance of the life to come. In his review he says, Modern Christianity is treated with the sime ruthless caprice. It appears in Mr. Campbell's pages as a silly and selfish bypocrisy, from which every honest and sensible mau has withdrawn or is on the eve of withdrawing.
La fre parti. culars, especially, he en rasts it with the Christianity which he has decided to describe as primitive. The importanc+ attached to faith, the emphasis on siu, the doctrine of Atonement, other-worldism," and the ther ry of the Church, are the cardinal errors of modern Christianity.
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The REGISTRAR-GENERAL suggested that nu'ica be given to the holders of licences to sell ou'sida the market, that the licences would be
thdrawn at the end of three months.
Hon. Mr кWETT minu ed→I would like to hear this matter discussed. I don't think shops more than half a mile away from the market should be closed.
It was decided to make the limit half a mile, and to consider the matter further six months heuce.
A DIRTY WELL.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND Heaven,” and no theologie d subtlety will, persuade readers of the Bible that in emphasising the el ims of Christimity on the mundane life, Mr. CAMPBELL. has nat taken up a strong position. Tue Aprost die writings on doctrinal points cannat “firly be described as the leiding subjects of if the utterances of the Founder treatment
I shown to abound with; Himself can practical counsels partie ilarly affecting life and conduct here and mov. The Sonalists
Reports from the trovernment Analyst aud (in whom aul in their hopes w
the Government Bacteriologist relative to a If this enumeration strikes the student of the
faith)
Christian undoubtedly
well in Belcher Stre-1, Marino Lot No. 219, New Testament as some what paradoxical, since,
ther idals emfirace were submi ted. The latter reported that the when all is said, the Apostolic writings are full
il he other water was foul and might be dangerous al of references precisely to these paint, which rullessness, altruism, and
Christian characterist es of universal br. any time. The Government Analyst stated might not unfairly be described as the leading
therhood. Christians
that the amount of impurity was a little beyond are undoubtedly subjects of treatmoet, we are at once told that
permitted limi, but he thought this need not disturb us, nor force us upou s cialistic rather than in fiv.dualistie, in the
attempt might b. mit it
to save the the dilemma of either abandoning hristianity their prof ssions at least. They are boud
w by cleaning it out and by submitting alt gether or aco-pling it in its pesont
not to lay up treasures on earth, but lo
an analysis of the water running into it Bo irrational an unsatisfying d. gmatic form."
give all they may have to the por They
as to shut off any soures conveying pollution. It is one of the special embarra-sin-uts of
L. foley Him The MEDICAL, OFFICER OF HEALTH miuuted Mr. Campbell's work that he is not rarely so'fare obliged to leave aff
We admit that the well should, in his opinion, by piled contradictory. Thus the main thesis of the Whom they profess to follow. book is the emphatic and reiterated avertion it is a "hard saying," but then it as them-up and the spring in the immediate neigh.
selves who say it, not we.
bur ood tipped, as that spring would supply Fortunately, that Christianity was originally, and is essen- tially, merely secu'ar. Other worldism is, from the lish point of view, neither the the water necessary for sy making. The well was old and foul and its walls were very the enemy against which the writer co'ends Socialists nor Canon Ix-x's following defive. It was also much greater in extent "We cannot," he says. "ion strongly insist have so far shown themselves B
than was necessary for the purpose of supplying that the work of Christianity is to realise the
acnough to really inherit the earth, and Kingdom of Gid on earth, and nothing els
the unregenerately thrifty may stil, trust a Christianity has not, and Berer has had, any other Divin commi-siou." This seems
I tile to the resar i of their own industry in this individualist-e and nu etitive world. explicit enough. On the last piges of the biok. however, there is a halting suggestion - f some. The ideals on both sides are in dale enough, thing" other-worldly." Socialis, we learn, but they require universal u animity to "is not the whole gospel, for it does not profess, become "practical, and human nature has any concern for the destiny of the individual in¦
Hover yet remotely approachel a endition those higher spheres which, as mo-t of us that promiss such un uni mity. believe, and evidenc is beg nning t dem u
i strate, await us in the regions byond the criminations of men like Messrs, Campbell change called death." Yet even this Lesitating, and HENSON are an example of a state of reference to the solemn and pressing problems, things which, white we are for from us which Religiu aspires to sive is felt to be joicing at it, we yet feel obliged to accept excessive, and the final sentences of the book
in much the sime spirit as we accept frøst profanely apply to S cialism the words of the i and raiu, sickness and diseas a Gospel: "I am come that they might have : life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
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That "profane" application seemed so ; dreadful that we turued to the last page prematurely, and found it in the following innocent lo king con ext :
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A meeting of the Snitary Bard was held on February 1sthat the Board Room. The 11am. Dr. J. M. Atkinson queselent, presides, and thera Were also present flow
M " (Vice President] Chatham
D: F. Cark (Medical Officer of Heal. Dr W. W Pearse Assistant Mel -
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Hon. Mr. A. W. Boxin iligierer tin 44. Captain Lyons, ('iptain Sup sint plot of
Poliers, alagel Matin, RAMC, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. Fang Wa chun and Mr G. A. Wonde ek, secretary.
TAIKORËS I MARK 4*,
Pain and sorrow will probably always fiola place in earthly life, but ther is no reason why we should take for granted that they will always be the shadow upon life that they are now. normal life should b› the life of brightons and joy. And this is the life which is in the gift of that greater day which is already on the horizon, when the motives of greed and fear will have passed away for ever by the coming of a social order in which there shall no longer be any room for them. Let us join hands and hearts in the endeavour to hasten that day by every meus į The reply from the Government relative to in our power. The rich man will lose nothing the limits of the Taikokisui Market that he has now, and he will gain immeasurably ¦ follows : Referring to your letter of the 11th in the joy of seeing everywhere around him! Bomber List I am directed to ste that the a contented and happy people, his brotters and | Exe-Honey, the tiny, rnor in toned his cares equals. To the poor it will mean the fulfilment
fully cousidarei tuo ree mendation of fle of the promise uttered in the nam ol Jesus: 4 Boar that the hawking of "I am come that they might have hf- and that they might have it more abundantly, To all alike it will be the fulfilment of the prayer of Jesus, "That they all may be one
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We find ourselves able to extend enough oharity to cover that sample of “profanity,“ if Canon HENSON Cimot. Of cour-e, harking back to the quotation from C'mon Hessos's review, we must admit that in Curistani v there must be both "other-worldism" and CC this-worldism." Mr. CAMPBELL surely not
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from the Taikokt-ni Market hall b. prohibited and has dee ded that it would a 4 le- advisable to extend the prehnintelares in Pas particular cise b-yond the limit of 1 yards
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which obtains in the case of other mar-ets.
The reply was laid on the table,
BUILDING REGULATIONS
The flowing reply wis rental fotu te fisvernment. -R-fer: Kha urkt rt [5.
I am direct l 27th ult
fo s'afe a' 11- Excellency that vetuerint neid liisid ended that he is unable to permit the erelion of latrines on the roofs of the K» Shing Street houses. The matter was
Council who wors of the opmon that from a sanitary point of view the poi
it his on “self-contradictory embraces both, while Canon HENSON'S Christianity must appear to the impartial observer as “a s lly and selfish hypocrisy if it presumes to ignore the “here and now features of its propag unda. The great possessions" of the young man who went away Borrowing because of the Founder's other. advice to him were certainly not worldly." Christianity prays that the King, dom may come, 'où earth as well no in market,
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on roofs with the cousquent aer Tight of the buildi' g and the resulting chestener in of air and I ght is in principle ob, er athle
The reply was laid on the tabe
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Correspondence was submitted reative t-th market lionces outside the Staubinau Want
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Mr. SHELTON Hoorer minuted-The woll sodd be thoroughly cleau-d and repaired. I am against el sing it.
Mr. HUMPHREYS minuted—I am also agaiust cling the well without further investigation. The well should be thoroughly cleaud and The ground for a fow fet around it cemsut
nerfed, an any other safeguards adopted against surfan cutamination which might b- d-em-d advisable. After cleaning out, samples of the water entering the well should blaken and analysel as the Government Analyst surg 3's.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT I agree with Mr. Humphreys.
M. LAT CHC PAK -I agree that the well sh› ld not be closed.
Mr. Hoorer - 1 they were willing to clean it out thoroughly, woul În't that met the cis)?
The MɛDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH--- Yes,
• r. HOOPER-Then I move that notice bu sent to the owner to thoroughly clause and repair the well, nul, if the water is fund im. pure after that, th• Board wi Treserve the right to order its h jug closed.
The REGISTAAR GENREAL Beconded, and the motion was agreed to,
MORTALITY STATISTICS,
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The mortality statisties for the wook ended 24h Jawnary the thw wh do British and foreign community (rivil populatioup was 16 k as against 21,6 in tras corresponding week of the previous year. The death rate for tho whode e dan y cforeign and Chin s 9) was 232 per as against { for the corresponding wok of the previous year.
THE BLAKE GARDEN EFFIGIES, Mr. Ha spæk asked the President if there was any truth in the report that six bxlies were fund placed on a seat in Blak- Garden.
Th› PRESIDENT-Ieuld not -ay. The CPLAIN ~UPERINTENDENT of PoleE Ther· worstwo,
thick.
Mr il-PER-It would be well to have a denial of
it alters the that report, b cause chtracter of dumping altogether. Six d-ad bodies found on a seat in a public garden is rat de moro serious then dumping in thes rost, suil sa sure th» publi: would be glad to har from you (the president) tiral al is not true.
I -- PRES.DONT I do not kuow whether it
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T. MED, AL OFFICER OF HEALTH -The report is a picturesque o ub Alishisat.
Me HoPER The point is that those six bds
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one of the garden sate.
The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF Porach - I have no information of that. I saw by the polo report that the bdies of two chi dren
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The PRESIDENT I
tb. polico supposo returns will give the information required.
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-I have it down etas.
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