The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 23, 1897, Page 34

32 MAY 23, 1897. | BUDDHIST CRITICIE PREACHERS Reply of the Brahmacharin to a Christian Min- ister. HE SAYS THAT ORIEN- TALS KNOW CHRIST. And That Occidental Iaterpre- tation of the B.bie Is Wrong. HINDUS BELIEVE TRINITY. IN THE Cases in Which Idolatry Shou'd Be Tolerated and a Philosophical Reason Why. There appeared in the columps of THE Cavy on Saturday, May 15, an article from the pen of a reverend gentleman, in which the writer finds fanlt with the teach- ings of my friend Anagarika H. Dharma- pala, and asks him and all of us who are now working in different parts of tie United States to return to India, leaving the Christians to their own faith, While I have no intention to controvert what the gentleman says, I consider it fair on my part while I am here to put clearly before the public our position as workers in the helping of humanity. The lack of information on the part of otherwise well-eaucated Americans con- cerning almost all questions relating to Indis —excepting, perbaps, those that have any bearings on commerce and money-making—is so great thatthey are often most hopelessly confused whenever they have to deal with such questions. The writer of the article above alluded to is at least in this plight. Though a min- ister of & great religion he hardly seems to know the distinction between Brah- manism and Buddhism—such as exists at least in the outer forms. My object, however, in writing this is neither to this distinction clear to the publ tinction which, I say, is nor to defend the faiths of to-day give satiafaction both and heart of the greater part . including some of the bright- est minds of Europe and America. All I have to say 1s only to clear our position here in this count In the first place we have come here, none of us as tar as I know, on our own account. I know my friend Anagarika H. Dharmapala was sent for by Dr. Paul Carus of Chicago. Mr. Gandhi, who rep- s here the Jaina community of was also invited by his friends in America 10 come here ana work. The Swami Vivekananda and his friends were also invited guests of some thoughtful Americans, while my poor self is here on the request of friends in Chicago. Thus coming, we never seek to _ Notaing is farther from our d more repugnant to our minds than that we consider it a great sin to speak evil of any religzion whatever, so long as it uplifis a single soul from the dust of the selfish earth. And all re- ligions can do it more or less. There are ious men and women in all countries. We tell such persons to foliow their own reiigion as long as they are satistied with it. Man’s salvation is not through what he believes, but what he knows and what he does. Belief in a particular doctrine, especial- proselytiz: Iy when it rests on blind faith merely, is | of little consequence. 1, therefore, & per- son acts unseitishly, from a pure motive, it does not matter what his faith is. Let him work righteousness and seek truth honestly and gradaally the tims will come when he will no longer be satis- fied with any form of belief resting on the teaching of otbers. He will seek truth for himself and kuow it at first hand. Till that point is reached what is the use of substituting one doctrine for an- other? Will the belief in a particular dogma save him? Not only is it useless to try to preach new doemas to those who are satistied with their faith, but in so doing we do them positive harm by speak- ing evil of their cherished ideas. The AtdokofefoRedeok dokotok ok dokiok Ak ¥k CREDIT HOUSE ” Artistic, comfortable and low cost—a chair that will fill that odd corner in your parlor. Highlv polished mahog- , spring seal, upholstered in silk damask. Back of neat design, fully inlaid, $7.75. Summer time—time for willow rockers. We e them, Jots of them. Pricesvery some at $1.90, others only a little beauti- 5 2 HOUSES FURNISHED COMPLETE. CITY OR COUNTRY. M. FRIEDMAN & CO. (7 immense floors). 233-235-237 POST ST., 130-132-134 MORTON ST., (Near Stockton), OPEN EVENINGS. A NN NN YNNI NN R R FRNA AR KA A AR AR A A A AR K AR A e XA Ok b YKk AN I AN KRNI NN XN A NN A R NINK KN NI I N NAR AR IR KR AR AR AKX *y true teacher leads his disciples to the goal through the very faiths they have. He fans the spark of devotion that i= in their hear{s—in whatever form it may be—into a great flame which illuminates their souls ana burns ap all the supersti- tions and erroneous notions they might have had. We, therefore, never say any- thing against the faith of the Christian. On the contrary, we ask him the more to follow Christ, who was one of the noblest of divine teachers that ever biessed the earth. Our mission is to reach those who are o longer satisfied with the accepted dogmas of the church. And there are many such persons, specially among the thoughtfal and intelligent classes. It is ihey who have passed out of the grasp of the clergy who have held out 6o long be- fore them a relig on resting merely on as- sertion, and which is as different from the teachings of the Christ as darkness from light. o anch we preach; and even then only when we are asked. At least that is my vosition. Iknow it was the position of my friend, Swami Vivekananda. For we never believe in casting pearls before the swine; and in sodoing we only follow the Christ. While we are perfectly willing to help any one we can and are coustantly seeking the opportunity to do so, we are wise enough to understand the laws of buman nature, which is not always ready to listen to what you have to say.” There- fore we preach only when the soul isready to receive. 2 And how? Do we preach against Chris- tianity to those even who are no longer believers in it? At least I do not. No one of my hearers can ever say that I have spoken against the Christ and Christ:an- 1ty any more than against my own relig- ion. Of course I always condemn the corruptions and degradations of the teach- ings of Christ. But I do the same with the corruptions and degradations that are now prevalent in my own country. Christ was a divine teacher on earth. And how can I find fauit with him or his teaching, even when speaking to persons who no longer believe in him? There somen the Western world, both in Eu- rope and America, who are so disgusted with the perversion of the teaching of Christ that they would not under any cir- cumstances lis'en to anything that comes to them in the Christian form. I have come across such persous; and, strange to say, some of these anti-Christians wre sons of the clergy. It is to them alone that I have sought to present our ideas purely from the Indian standpoint. Ex- cevting those, to all my listeners I bave tried, and I know some of my friends have tried, to speak through the Christ whether they are any longer Christians or not. T'have told them: 1. That the doctrine of Trinity, which they have discarded, or have failed to un- derstand rationally, is one of the most profound and sublime doctrines that has ever been known. 2. That the idea of consubstantiation— that is the three persons of the God- head are one and of the same substance— is just as philosophical and as scientific as the previous one. 3. That the Son of Man—the Christ— really sacrificed himself for the world, and shared its sorrows and sufferings out of love. And s0 on with the rest of the doctrines of the Christian religion. But we tell them these things not on mere authority and as assertions. We ex- plain the reason and the philosophy of the whole teaching, the loss of which on the part of the ministers of the faith who have got ounly the milk suitable for the babe, and not the strong meat which St. Paul'and all the immediate disciples of Christ kept for the chosen few, has made the Christian religion a stumbling-block an inexplicable something to tbe thoughtful mind. In fac, there is Aot a single doctrine that is essential in Christianity from the idea of Trinity to tbat of vicarious atonement, which we Brahmins do not and cannol uphold on philosophical grounds, though our ex- planations of such doectrines differ as widely from those of the innumerable denominations of Christendom which are always quarreling, one with the other a8 o ihe meaning of the Bible, as the ex- planation, say, of the formation of a planet by a scientist differs’ from the crude notion of thesame on the part of a savage. Wiy should we go to the European or American of the modern time for the ex- planation of the Bible and the teachings of Christ? The Bible is an Oriental book and Christ wasan Oriental. And we have no necessity to put on occidental specta- cles to read their teachings—a fact only to aistort the original view. We go to the Christ direct and take the Bib'e in hand as itis, and we find in it the same idea as has been taught by the sages of India. Why should we then take exception to the teachings of Christianity? We wounld not do so even if it would be different from what we are taught. We Hindus are liberal and charitable enough to tolerate the honest views of others, however crude they may be. We in India are taught that every man must have his own religion. And any | one of uscan be an orthodox Hindu, be- lieving anything honestly, even atheism and nihilism, as loog as he observes cer- tain rules of conduet, rules wh:ch are ab- solutely necessary for the keeping to- gether and progressof society. We tole- rate even image Worship in any form when the worshiper cannot honestly comprehend anything better. We demand from such a worshiper that he should thoroughly practice what he believes and that he wmust sacrifice himself at every step. We do not quarrel with his idola- try even if it is 80 in every sense of the word. For we are all idlators and image worshipers as long as we worship in any form. Form necessarily implies limita- tion, and all limitation with regard to God'is idolatry. It is therefore a question of degree and notof kind. Some worship mental images; others physical; that is all the difference, therefore we do not quarrel. Liberality and charity is our law, even when we find people believing things which we know 10 be untrue, all the time seeking the opportunity to correct their ideas in the proper way. Much less, therefore, should we quarrel with the Christ in whose teachings—tne essential ideas of Chrisiianity—let me repeal, we recognize the same truth as we are taugnt in India. What we tind fauit with and try to correct is the misinterpretation, misrepresentation and corruption of them. 1 have no time nor intention, however, to explain the teacbings of Curist here from the Hindu standpoint. But let me assure the reverend ministers of Christi- anity that we can and do accept all the essential teachings of Christ, though all the while remaining most orthodox Hindus. And we try to reach only those who are not any longer satisfied with the religion of the ehurch and seek truth from other sources. And even then, consider- ing their birth and education in Christen- dom, we reach those throuzh Christ and his leuchmfi, explaining them in the light of the Hindu philosophy. Then we will tell them tue method by means of wkich they can verify these truths, For religion is a science—definite, exact and experimental. All the truths ot religion can be verified and seen and known at first hand by any earnest and qualified seeker by following a definite method of seli-cultore, and then he can say, like Christ: “Verity, verily, I say | unto thee, we speak that we do know and tesily that we have seen.' Yes: a peron can verify truth by lead- ing the life that Christ led. He can leave the physical body bebind as Christ did during what is generally known as the forty days’ and forty nights’ 1ast. He can soar beyond the limitations of body ana mind. converse face to fac: with angels and archangels, who are realities, and not myths, as even meny Christians fondiy imagine, and receive instructions from them, and then can speak with authority and certainty. Man can be as perfect as his Father in heaven; otherwise Christ would not preach 1 This scientific religion, both in theory and practice, this sublims self-culture, the Hindus teach to those who seek dissatis- tied with a religion that rests only on as- sertion and points always to the other world for fruition, ‘We do not encroach, let me assure you, on the rights of the cfngymnn by trying == (000000000 OUTFITTERS FOR VACATIONERS IN SUMMER DRESS GOODS. FANCY BROCART SUITINGS, dark (31C colors for onting sults, 29 fiches U4 wide. On special sal Yard ALL-WOOL FANCY SUITINGS, fabrics worth from 3bc o0 4Uc & 9 ]C yard, all new spring colorings. A & leader at Hale's. 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DRESSED DOLLS. bisque head, long flowing hair. full jointed, shoes and siockings, 12 styles........... ach MELROSE TINTED sheets and 24 enveloj 2520° CAMPING HAM- ... ach 70¢ CHILDREN'S HAY-CARTS, bigh sides. . | ()C Each Order by mail anything we advertise, Catalogus sent free to the couutry. to proselytize his aheep whom he can still | satisfy with his religion of the other world and of the hereaiter, his religion of mere faith ana belief and not first-hand knowledge, though certainly we earnestly wish and hope that they also will seek the truth here on earth and have a religion of first-band knowledge. Such is our position. Are we still to leave the country because we condemn the ministers who draw large salaries and then read from jghe pulpit, “Behold the fowls of the air; they sow not, neither do they reap”’? and because we do not ac- cept his particular interpretation of his particular dogma? THE BRAHMACHARIN BODHABHIKSHU. McHULTY MAY GO FREE Special Prosecutor Kase Ne- glected to Prove the Venue. Judge Carroll Cook Displeased Because of a Technicai Error in a Rec nt Trial. Another surprise was sprung in the James McNulty casein Judge Cook’s court yesterday. McNulty had a fight with C. G. Bennett at Thorn & McManus’ tanyard on the 15th of last February, in which vitchforks and cleavers were used. In consequence McNulty was arrested on a charge of as- sault to murder. He was held to answer for assault with a deadly weapon and after a hard-fought trial was convicted of simple assauit with a recommendation to the extreme mercy of the court. Woen the defendant was called up to re- ceive his sentence yesterday morning At- torneys T. J. Lennon and Josepa K. Hawkins objected to further proceedings on the ground that there was nothing in the record to show that the alleged offense was committed in the City and County of San Francisco. “What’s that?”’ demanded Judge Cook, “do you mean to say that the venue was not proved in this case?” “That is our suggestion,” replied Mr. Lennon. Judge Cook mused for a moment on the unceriainty of judicial proceedings and then askad for the official record. It proved to be too_voluminous for peru-al at that time and an adj urnment of the case was ordered until the 29th instant, Bennett, the man attacked by McNulty, was very bitter in his enmily agamnst his assailant and in order to make sure of a conviction. as he thougnt, hired Lawyer Thomas Y. Case to act as special couns:l for the prosecution. This relieved the revular prosecuiing officer serving in Judge Cook’s court and Mr. Kase was per- mitted to conduct the trial alone. The defendant and his attorneys assert that the only proof adduced with regard to the location of the fiznt was that it took | place in Thorn & McManus' tanvard and that nothing wa- said about that tanyard being within the jurisdiction of Judee Cook’s court. His Honor frowned impa- tientiy as he admitted that if such were the st1 .e of the record a new trial would have to be granted. He also gave notice that hereafter the regulariy appointed prosecutine attorney must be present duripg all trialsin his department of the Superior Co With an experienced prosecutor the ‘establish- ment of the venue is seldom or never omitted, pacause it is known to be a vital matter. If the prosecution fail in this the defendant is entitled to appea! direct from the judgment without even going through the formality of filing a bill of exceptions. _McNulty is feeling considerable sati; tion, as there is no longer any probability of convicting him of any offense more serious than simple assault. The jurors who tried this case will have cause for complaint, because they were kept out nearly all night before they could: agree on a verdict. Photographs by Sugar Light, A scientist has discovered that light may be procured from sugar. He bas suc- ceeded in taking several photographs by the light supplied by sugar only. Tne sugar was first exposed to a direct sun- light for two hours, aud then placed in a dark room. Immediately on being placed in the darkness the sunlight stored in the sugar began to plow, faintly at first, but quite brightly after a few minutes. After about twenty minutes, auring which time the photographs were taken, the light began to die away, and grad ally went out. The photosraphs taki by sugar light are quite distinct, though not as clear as an ordinary photograph. The scientist wio made this discovery de- clares that, by exposing a sack of sugar to strong sunlight for two hours, envush light could be procured from it to illume a small house for the same period. ——— ‘Women as Sailors. Norway and Sweden bear the distinc- tion of being the only nations of the world in the mercantile marine of which the women enjoy the same vrivileges ana share the same perils as the men. Whether the woman on board is th captain or of tha commonest sailor, she is compelled by the Government to do the work of a man before the mast, and the women are even compelled to perform lookout duty at night. NEW TO-DAY. e Wi i o ries a_dreadful load (aon his back. It seems Gas if he were really 'made up of two men, One of them ambi- tious, brainy and en- ergetic; the other sick, listless, peevish and without force. The weak man weighs the other one down. The dyspe; tic may be able to do g;etty good work one v, and the next day e because of some lit- tle indiscretion in eating, he may be able to do nothing at all. He isn’t capable of con- tinuous and vigorous effort. His bodily dis- comfort affects his mind. Even when he knows just what is the matter, he neglects the simplest precautions and the simple treatment that would cure him. Most of dyspepsia starts with constipation, and con- stipation can be cured. Constipation is the cause of nine-tenths of all human sick- mness. ¢ of its symptoms are sick and bilious headache, dizziness, sour stomach, loss of appetite, foul breath, windy belch- ings, heartburn, pain and distress after eat- ing. All these are indicative of derange- ments of the liver, stomach and bowels, and all are caused by constipation. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are the quickest, easiest and most certain cure for this condi- tion. They are quick, but not violent in their action. There is nothing about them that will give the system any shock. They not only relieve immediately, but if taken sccording o directions, they will absolutely cure. “ You do not become a slave to their use.” They are different and better than any other pill or preparation offered for the same purpose. Almost all druggists under- stand this, and are conscientious enough to tell you so. The druggist who tries to sell you a substitute is not a safe man from whom to buy medicine. If you will send your address, we will send you a sample Package, containing from 4 to 7 doses, and you can see exactly what the * Pellets” will do for you. If you will send 21 onecent stamps to cover cost 3 maling only, we wil send yo FREE. the most useful medical hook ever ted to the ublic. This is Dr, Pierce's. Common Sense e ex- m“sf‘gep.fl. which nae e by s sale of 680,000 at the regular m-lee.«{iv.go mAddn-. w«xd'mnn Medical tion, No, 663 Main hao. N. Y. A ! OUTFITTERS FOR VACATIONERS IN DOMESTIC WANTS. 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These were all engaged in digging to reach the pottom of the ola cesspool discovered by the recent excava- tion in the southeast corner of the lot. One of these workmen volunteered the in- formation that they expect to reach hard soil by next Mounday. Only ‘‘expect’— that is all. Not a bricklayer was in sight. In fact, if the testimony of reliable residents of the vicinity is to be taken, nota single brick has been laid for three days. So far the contractors have given only the lamest excuses for their singular apatby in the matter. Their stock in trade in this line consists of two stereo- typed tales of woe. First, they say the cesspool will have to be entirely cleaned out before the foundation of the south wall can be laid; secondly, Cohn Bros. must underpin their building which stands on the nortneast corner of the site. % The cesspool is ““expected” to be cleaned out by Monday; and with the same mournful cadence comes the tale that the “expected” to begin the work of under- pinning at tre same time. The fatuity of these excuses may be seen in the fact that the cesspooi could be cleaned outand made ready for the foundation in two days by two or three workmen, while Azu- Lam Cohn stated that he had engaced a contractor and would begin to underpin his building two weeks ago. Tired of and disgusted at these flimsy excuses certain representatives of the North End Improvement Association, namely, President John Shirley, Colonel George D. Shadburne, W. H. Bodfish and G- A. Berton, went vefore the Building Committee of the Board of Superyisors on May 12 and made an urgent request that an end be put to the dilatory methods of the contractors. The principals, with Superintendent of Constraction Buckley and Architect Shea, were present also and many and varied alieged reasons were given for the inactivily. The result was that while seven men were at work on Tuesday, May 12; only five were on hand yesterday. The men who were present and repre- sented the North End Improvement Asso- Ooe More Petition and Angry! owners of the building in question are | 000 00000000 0000000000000V 0OO00IVOINOPLEPCOLODODE ciation at'the last meeting of the building committee of the board will again attena the sessicn of the committee on next Tuesday and make a second_endeavor to infuse some life into the project. If they fail this time, a mass-meeting will be called, and tne vials of the property- ownars’jand residents’ wrath will be poured out on somebody’s head. . The cornerstone of the building was laid in January last. Since that time, to keep the stone company, a small brick wall has been laid irregularly around two sides of the lot, and three or four holes have been dug in the earth. One load of cement was hauled and dumped n the lot yesterday, and the day before two loads of brick were brought and cast into the piie. This movement obviated all danger of the hinges on the big gates that lead into the lot ¢rowing rusiy from disuse. The most significant fact in connection with this whole affair is that Superintend- ent of Construction Buckley, brother-in- law of Supervisor Sheehan, chairman of the building committee of the board, draws down his $250 a month regularly, and grows fat in sheer joy that e is alive. His arduous duties consist in sitting on a sand pile and watching a few workmen shovel dirt from an excavation. His re- cesses arc numerous, however, and seem 10 be speat very pleasantly, indeed. Oldest Bank in the World. Mr. Neville-Rolfe, British Consul at Naples, gives an interesting account of the history snd present position of the Bank of Naples, which is, he says, the oldest bank in existence, for the Monte Vecchio of Venice and the Banco San Giorgio at Genoa, both fouaded in the twelfth century, have ceased to exist, as has also the Bank of Barcelona, founded in the fourteenth centurv. The Bank of Naples was founded in 1539, and is a state bank with a considerable capital to which no one lays any claim; in other words, it is a joint stock bank, but with no share- helders. 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