Oxford School faced with repairs as churches celebrate Mackay 110th anniversary

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Taiwan Church News
3092 Edition
May 30-June 5, 2011
Oxford School faced with repairs as churches celebrate Mackay 110th anniversary
Reported by Lin Yi-ying 

Written by Lydia Ma

Churches from Taipei Presbytery commemorated the 110th anniversary of Rev. 
George L. Mackay's passing on May 29, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. inside the chapel of 
Aletheia University near Taipei. The memorial service for Mackay was scheduled 
just a few days ahead of Mackay Day, a special holiday celebrated in Tamsui on 
June 2nd of every year.

Taipei Synod Moderator Lin Hsin-ming preached a sermon titled “Though dead, he 
still speaks” and encouraged Christians in Taiwan to model Mackay’s passion for 
evangelism. Lin underscored that Mackay’s life embodied the renowned 
Presbyterian motto “rather burn out than rust out” and he truly surrendered his 
life, time, possessions, and energy to God for God’s kingdom.

After the service, there was a procession to MacKay’s graveside where bouquets 
were laid in his memory. On the journey back to Aletheia University, the crowd 
noticed that two big wooden columns were added to the entrance of the old 
Oxford School. They were told that these served to secure the building against 
collapse as the 130-year-old building’s earthquake-resistant roof had been 
damaged in an earlier remodeling project. 

As result, the front of be building was slightly tilted and the two sides of 
the building were visibly crooked. 

Aletheia University officials said they’d already contacted archaeological 
experts to remedy the problem. Unfortunately, repair costs are estimated to be 
in the millions of dollars. 

As result, Aletheia University President, Wu Ming-da is urging PCT churches to 
support this project through prayers and financial contributions. He also hopes 
Taipei Synod will lend a hand in repairing Oxford School.

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