“LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR”

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 644, 22 April 1929, Page 14

“LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR”

WHOLE DUTY OF MAN HON. A. J. STALLWORTHY’S ADDRESS Addressing members of friendly societies in the Foresters’ Theatre, Onehunga, yesterday morning, the Hon. A. J. Stallworthy, Minister of Health, summed up the whole duty of man in Christ’s injunction, “Thou Shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy strength and thy neighbour as thyself.” He took as his text Isaiah ix, G, “The government shall be upon His shoulder and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” The beginning of this prophecy, said Mr. Stallworthy, had already been fulfilled in the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ, but not the end of it. Many men lial in the past aimed at the government of the world, but had failed. Napoleon Bonaparte, when he had the Continent of Europe under his heel, in answer to an appeal by the Tsar of Russia said, “The Tsar proposes, but Napoleon disposes.” The snows of Moscow followed and shattered him and his empire. God disposed then and was disposing now, the government of the world. Mussolinis might come and go but the government of God went on just the same. Man was circumscribed by Nature’s laws both physical and moral, and it ! was his duty to use them construei tively for the good of his fellows. Those laws were immutable and it was beyond man’s power to alter them. Man had so little to do with the creation of the world that he did not yet understand the chemistry of it. Nature’s laws, in fact, mocked man’s impotence. “We must tread the path of meekness, not rebellion, in order to win her secrets,” said Mr. Stallworthy. By co-operating intelligently with Nature was man’s only hope of achieving wisdom and learning that the earth was his and all there was in it. We did not make the sea for the ships; we built the ships for the sea. If, then, the government of the universe was with God, the government of this earth was with God, and it was of no use to play the fool with it, as some were trying to do. Our hospitals were full of people whose diseases were largely of their own making because of their disobedience of Nature’s laws, both physical and moral. If mankind walked in accordance with God’s laws we should not require hospitals, neither for physical nor mental diseases. The final solution of all international and world problems lay in the universal observance of those golden words, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy strength and thy neighbour as thyself.” Christ was the author of both natural and moral laws, and , compliance with His great commands would lead to the fulfilment of Isaiah’s prophecy. 1 “Speed the day when the world shall be governed by Jesus Christ for then shall the Kingdom of Heaven be established on earth,” concluded the speaker. There weer about 400 present, including 150 members of the Onehunga Friendly Societies in regalia. Mr. F. C. Pace, ‘ president of the United Friendly Societies was in the chair. An address to children was delivered by Mr. D. Bodley. Mr. B. R. Brodie sang a solo and the Methodist choir gave several anthems. GIRL GUIDES’ FLAG ASCENSION CHURCH SERVICE UNION JACK PRESENTED A Union Jack presented to the Point Chevalier Troop of Girl Guides by the vicar, the Rev. W. E. Gillam, was handed over to the troop by Mrs Gillam ‘ at a dedicatory service at the Church of Ascension, Point Chevalier, yesterday. The service was also attended by the Grey Lynn and Mount Albert Girl Guide companies, and a company of Sea, Scouts. Mrs. Gillam said that she hoped that the spiritual qualities symbolised by the flag would stimulate to higher endeavour the lives of those who would follow it. ; The sermon was preached by the • f Rev. C. Chandler, assistant city mis- ; sioner, who said that the greatness of ! Greece was attributed to the well- ; trained youth, in whose minds civic pride and a feeling of patriotism were inbred at an early age. Young men and women who were gripped by the • feelings symbolised in the flag were doing much to foster such strength of character and that would fit them L for the great responsibility's of the > future. ATONEMENT DOCTRINE • j CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE ’ “Doctrine of Atonement” was the . subject of the lesson-sermon in all ’ Churches of Christ. Scientist, on Sunday. April 21. ’ _ The Golden Text was from Ephesians 5:2, “Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God j for a sweet-smellng savour.” Among the citations which comprised the lesson-sermon was the following from the Bible: “Wash you, make you clean: put away the evil of your doings before mine eyes - ; cease to do evil; learn to do well; seek judgment; relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless. plead for the widow. Come now • and let us reason together, saith the i Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, . they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. “Isaiali 1:16-18. i The lesson-sermon also included the i following from the Christian - Science textbook, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,” by Mary . Baker Eddy. “We acknowledge Jesus’ . atonement as the evidence of Divine efficacious love, unfolding man’s unity > with God through Christ Jesus the . Wayshower: and we acknowledge that man is saved through Christ, through l i truth, life and love, as demonstrated . by the Galilean prophet in healing the i sick and overcoming sin and death.” . i Pago 49T. VICAR FROM ESSEX ARRIVAL IN AUCKLAND i | Among the passengers who arrived j j on the Rotorua from England yester- j j day was the Rev. A. R. Allerton, for- j I merly of St. Andrew’s parish, Rum- j j ford. Essex, who is the new vicar of j ! St. Thomas’s, Union Street. J He was met by Archbishop Averill i and Archdeacon Simkin. j The induction will take place at j the church this evening. The annual meeting of parishioners will be held in the parish hall on : ; May 6- !