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The Executive Commitice of the conventional, interpretation of the Lashkova rave a franks Bible Union of China lis eon el {ing a meeting in Shangial st which tue re."
She has a soft melodious the progress and worl of the Union voice with a beautiful. tone and was" under review, sang with superd poignancy of ex-'The meeting was held the Com Prenson inthe pat ete" coe Tae was el nh scene. Signora Celeste Vernes was|Ymes of the Bible Oe ate ne" ides Ganlonste Ammer. nod othe Bible Union at & Qin iene "gcameet'2 Matas though even he bad 'Nal stalsment and revelations on 'As Radames, policy, which have been long under consideration, was formally. adopied, in which' the general aim and uisite richness of tone, but in other programme of the Union as set arias he was prone to force his ¢x-forth in its original statement was cellent. voice, reaffirmed and amplify The prevent statement makes it clear that while the "Rigoletto" ink from exposing erroneous teaching regan Although one could not fail to re-character authority. of the Jcognize the best of intentions on the Bible, and the fundamental vocal side—and undoubtedly he did truths contained in it," yet the main Jcontrive to add more musical feeling object of the movement is to con. to his voice than in the same part tend in behalf of the faith. "It year ago—Signor Scamuzzi cer-our purpose by every means in tainly scored most on Saturday: power ind_in every way that pr Might as a vigorous and dramatic Bents itself in the Providence of Rigoletto. His acting indeed was God, to deepen understanding: of Jadmirable, and to the packed, sym-the Bible, and to strengthen eonfdpathetic house he was all things. ence in the Bible throughout the Whatever he did was the signal for China Mission Field." prolonged applause—which indeed rewarded the labours of all the The statement emphasizes the prineipals—but in Signor Seamuzzi's divisive effect of the introduction lease its robustness resembled that. of modernist teaching into the Mis Jafforded a professional footballer. sion Field, and the increasing dif-Here is an object lesson to operatic ficulties of continued ce-operation Isingers who only think it necessary in fulfilment of the mission to look their parts. mission where contradictory views of the authority of the Bible are There was a good deal of general held. excellence about the performance, A paper [which was acted by practically the had been prepared in expanatioi of the formation of Jsame cast as last year, the new-the Bible Union of China, and of comers being the Gilda (Signora its aims, for the information of new Surinach) and the Maddalena missionaries on arrival in the field The same! and for others who are interested, scenery was in evidence, too, but was accepted for publication, that hardly mattered. ' With the Jaugmented orchestra under Signor The relationship of local meetings His many activities were very|¥ears, of Mrs. H. Auslander.
"The solemnized at the Church of the ct ierdomey' was [Castagnino which has only the faint-[of Bible Union members to. the much. appreciated by "the local deceased was 43" years of age and Sacred Heart of Jesus on Saturday st, stress, the new costumes, and a tenor uty to ater. whole body of discussion. A resolution was pass-ole ibe of the Union was under Danish community, and he enjoyed came to Shanghi afternoon, when Miss Anne Agni Jof such unusual quality as Signor which, while recognizing the the reputation amongst his collea-Young, of Tientsin, was married to Giletta, it was small wonder that freedom of local groups to independ: gues of the Consular body of a Fong, a former
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