Special Address Given by it ibe Peeutiftl erounde Of St} Tw9 Chinese Members the Dean Two services of special, import ity Cathedral ing service uvas the occasion of the annual Harvest Thanksgiving and the church was tastefully decorated for the service, Following the custom of previous years the address was delivered by the chaplain to the Missions for Seamen; this year Rev. E, B. Hai than, who has comparatively rec: Jy assumed the duties at the Sion, spoke of the work of tho4institution throughout tsp, vid, and ite particular signif in Shang-'The evening service, which was also largely attended, was for the special benefit of seafarers. At 5.30 a detachment from H. M. S, Hermes, doth naval and Air "Fore, arrived at the Cathedral. The Band of the Ast Bu, The Wiltshire Regiment, from the transept, gave a choice Programme of music as the church was filling, 'The service proper commenced at 6 p.m. with the proce: sional hymn, "Come ye thankful people, come." The usual prayers for evensong followed and' Psalm No, 46 was sung.
The first lesson was then read from Isaiah 40, by Captain A. V. R. Lovegrove, D:$,0., R.N.R. the Cap tain of the Empress of Asia, The second lesson (James 1, 17-27) was yead by Captain W. 8. Mackenzie M. Commanding H. M.S. Hermes.
Dean' Trivett, who delivered the address, took his text from Hebrews 2 "Therefore we ought to give more earnest heed tothe things which we have heard lest at any time we should let them slip."
The Dean showed how far more important was the message of God through the Son through whom he revealed himself than the messages of the great reformers and teachers throughout the ages. It is of immeasurable. importance that thi message should be heeded sines it was the gospel of salvation and the lation of God, and not the lations of gifted men, Pish teott, said the Dean, tran jard "slip" in his text a and the simile was offered of holding a treasure in limp and allowing it to drop
opposed to the more forceful picture ed by the original version, to be imagined from the revised vendering.
He exhorted his hearers to remember St. Paul's warning to Timothy "Hold fast to the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me" so that they do mot drift back to an unsatisfactory life. The Dean then showed how the exhortations of St. Paul came from his deep experience of sea travel, which taught him the dangers and dificult ties of the sea, and which caused him to compare the conduct of a Ghristian life to the hazards of a ship at sea. Taking a topical view, the Dean explained that the world is a great sea upon which many
ced be paid to the compass to be encountered uni the stars of a moral and spirit Jife, to avoid the ever-present danger of drifting.
No man, said the Dean, can drift into worldly prosperity. "Care and forethought is required for that, also hard, work and concentration. effort and sacrifiee~as men in the struggle for: life.
'The! world is full of dridtwoot, that fs, said the Dean, those who sot having' availed themselves. of their opportunities have been cast up qn the shores of life, Strict observance of life's chart a constant watchfulness of th varlet tides and currents. of life are necessary to reach the ultimate port. study, sacraments, 'Attention to. prayer, Bible 'Christian fellowship are the' si guards against drifting, and religion becomes not only lip service, but a matter of conduct and chara ter, then there will be no danger of being watted by ti concluded the Dean.
At the end: of the address the hymn "O, worship the King," was sung. The Band then played two further items which concluded the service.
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