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8TH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN MALAYSIA: SEPT 20-25, 2004 KUALA LUMPUR THE REV Dr Hwa Yung, who has been elected Bishop of The Methodist Church in Malaysia, grew up in Penang and studied at Pykett Methodist School and Methodist Boys’ School. From 1967-71, he studied at the University of Tasmania on a […]

In the early days as a Methodist Mission, the Bible women played an important role in spreading the Gospel among Chinese women and girls. Describing their labours, Sophia Blackmore told how they faithfully went out on their mission, rain or shine, with a black umbrella. ‘WE HAD our Bible Woman’s Conference in Malacca early in […]

8TH GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN MALAYSIA THE Rev Dr Hwa Yung, Director of the Centre for the Study of Christian-ity in Asia at Trinity Theological College, Singapore, has been elected Bishop of The Methodist Church in Malaysia. The election was held on Sept 22 during the 8th Session of its General Conference in […]

AUGUST 6, 2004 was indeed a day of momentous joy as all the five institutions of the Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) family and The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) gathered at ACS (Barker Road) for the laying of a time capsule. The Guest-of-Honour was the Acting Education Minister, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who spoke of the day’s […]

Need to know how the church should respond to cultures THERE is a need to consider how the church should respond to the cultures existing in Singapore. Stating this at an international conference for Chinese church lead-ers, Bishop Dr Robert Solomon said “Stephen Neill has provided for us a helpful classification of cultural customs – […]

NEWS IN PICTURES ■ PICTURES BY WONG CHEUNG SOO, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF SINGAPORE

Dr Ho Seng Ong’s vignette of the NEW TEACHER, published more than 80 years ago, bears reflection in times like these. ‘HE MET his class for the first time in the new year. At the end of the day, he said: Boys, listen and I will tell you how I have marked you. In this […]

CHRISTIANS celebrated Singapore’s 39th National Day with special prayers for the nation and its leaders and a resounding vote of thanks to God for His goodness and blessings on our Republic. Worshippers from many churches turned up at St Andrew’s Cathedral for the “Prayer for the Nation” — the National Day Thanksgiving Service on the […]

ALDERSGATE SEMINAR ON ACCOUNTABLE DISCIPLESHIP DISCIPLESHIP is a relationship with Christ, said the Rev Dr David Lowes Watson., who conducted a seminar on “Accountable Disciple-ship” at the Aldersgate Convention at Methodist Centre in May this year. The seven-session seminar was part of the Aldersgate Convention 2004, whose keynote speaker was Dr Ajith Fernando, National Director […]

Despite facing economic hardship because of the rubber slump, the Rev E. Simpson Baird, Missionary-in-charge, said that the early Christians in Perak maintained a positive attitude which led, among other achievements, to a … ‘…THE colony [Sitiawan], which was opened in 1905, was the foundation upon which the work has been built. Dr Leuring in that […]

Trying to help one of the pupils in the girls’ school in Sibu, Sarawak, missionary Rev J. M. Hoover tells of the strange encounter he and his wife had with … ‘SEVERAL years ago two Chinese girls from the bazaar came to the girls’ school. They were not Christians. The older sister later married one […]

Inspiring Aldersgate Service enhanced by sterling performances of singers and musicians THE beauty of Wesleyan songs was evident. The singing of the Method-ists was stirring. The joy was bursting. And there was passion in the way the choir, the musicians, the conductors, together with the congregation, went about giving praises in songs. It was, all in all, […]