PART 9 OF THE SERIES OF MEDITATIONS ON ‘FAITH TO LIVE BY’ THIS statement is one of the most perplexing in the Creed and is omitted in some versions although it is found in the oldest versions. Christ’s descent to hell must not only be understood together with His suffering and death on the Cross […]
EMMANUEL Tamil Annual Conference (ETAC) members have been asked to focus on five areas in the coming years. The call came from the ETAC President, the Rev Dr Vinson Samuel, at the 27th Session of the ETAC Conference at Short Street Tamil Methodist Church. He said that “our emphasis and energy should be redirected” to […]
The sale of the MPH Building is the end of an era which was begun by the Methodist Mission dating to the 1890s when W. G. Shellabear set up The (American) Mission Press. It was later renamed the Methodist Publishing House, to produce religious literature in the local vernacular. The Rev W. T. Cherry, who […]
Neha with the Best Individual Performance Challenge Cup named after Mr Earnest Lau (right). — ACJC picture. THE inaugural Methodist Schools Debate Cup, a tournament organised by the Oratorical and Debating Society of Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC), was a resounding success. The idea for this tournament was mooted earlier this year: it would be a […]
The Education of Highly Creative People (Armour Publishing) By ACS “O” Level Class of ’64 “A” Level Class of ’66 Edited by: Kenneth Lyen, John Tan Yew How, Winston Tan Tien Hin, Vincent Chen I HAVE been a teacher and parent for 40 odd years and having read these letters from “…Dad to Son”, […]
27TH SESSION OF THE CHINESE ANNUAL CONFERENCE: NOV 12-14, 2002 THE Chinese Annual Conference (CAC) is keen to implement several resolutions, which it adopted at its 27th Session, in the coming year. It aims to lift the life and ministry of the CAC churches through the successful implementation of this strategy. The following are […]
EVERY newborn baby, observed a wise man, is a sign that God has not given up on us. I suppose the same is true when we enter a new year. God has not given up on us. The annual covenant service is a uniquely Wesleyan contribution to the worship and spirituality of the church. The […]
MRS KELVYNA CHAN A former student of MGS and ACJC. ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE (ACJC) welcomed back a former student, Mrs Kelvyna Chan Swee Ai, as Principal on Dec 16, 2002 as Mrs Lim Han Soon retired on the previous day after a stewardship spanning more than five years since 1997. A member of Christ […]
A WELL-WISHER has donated 1 million shares in Trek 2000 International Ltd to Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road). This was disclosed by Mr Tan Chee Chye, Chairman of the Methodist Schools’ Foundation (MSF), in his annual report for the year 2002. Mr Tan said that the MSF is holding the shares as trustee for ACS (BR) […]
Bishop Dr Solomon answering a question from the floor. — MM picture. INTER-RELIGIOUS relations should be about sharing our faith, not just proselytising, Bishop Dr Robert Solomon told a group of Methodist students at Trinity Theological College (TTC) recently. Some 50 Methodist students at TTC gathered at the invitation of Bishop Dr Solomon on […]
