The Rt. Rev. John Curtis, Bishop of Chekiang, was the preacher at the Cathedral in the morning, when the congregation joined in special intercession and prayers.
Bishop Curtis took as the subject of his sermon "Prayer" Under several headings—what when to pray: how to pray; why to pray, and others—he gave a moving address, based on the question in the Catechism: "What desires thou of God in this prayer?" And the answer: "I desire my Lord God, our Heavenly Father, who is the giver of all goodness, to send His grace unto me, and to all people; that we may worship Him, serve Him, and obey Him, as we ought to do. And I will pray unto God that He will send us all things that be needful both for Our souls and bodies; and that He will be merciful unto us, and forgive us our sins; and that it will please Him to save and defend us in all dangers ghostly and bodily; and that He wil keep us from all sin and wickedness, and from our ghostly enemy, and from everlasting death. And this I trust He will do of His mercy and goodness, through our Lord Jesus Christ. And therefore I say Amen, So be After briefly pointing out the comprehensiveness of this answer—'all things that be needful for both our souls and bodies", and "that it will Please Him to save and defend us in all dangers ghostly and bodily"—the Bishop concluded on the note that prayer for the young men who were daily diving to their death, or sinking to their graves in steel coffins, and otherwise risking their lives in the cause, was the duty of everybody.
Special prayers of intercession were led by the Dean, and the Service finished with "God Save the King."
Prayers for Peace Prayers for an early restoration of peace in Europe were also offered at the Church of Christ the King on Rue Bourgeat at the morning service yesterday.
The smashing of a huge kidnapping ring through the joint efforts of the Shanghai Municipal Police and the Japanese Consular Police, was revealed yesterday afternoon at the regular Japanese press conference by a spokesman of the Japanese Embassy.
Towards the close of last year, the spokesman said, the wholesale kidnapping of small Chinese children in Shanghai was rampant. He added that through the intensive efforts of the Shanghai Municipal Police and the Japanese Consular Police, most of the cases have been cleared up. As reported in the "North-China Daily News" suspects already have appeared in court here.
Giving a summary of the activities of the kidnapping ring and the subsequent arrest of the leaders, the spokesman declared, "The apprehen-son of a few of the men involved in the kidnapping ring in April of this
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