New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10

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land and sboUndrg in spices oa ths ~es' 30 WIZ,
the rains fell i zen Panorsn- o. ~ .a,ss
~ :. bui five m,ruies passage from oDe s'is % 'e
The physical varieties are euly ty?l "a o. tlos. y
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lie peoi ct g. sronk Of minor dialects. Ihe srets'
languages, follow the Brshmiuioa system, sa.a
number OF thee Of the 8. extraordinary sbsu II
ss'-s E TpGan, md Of bis gen. alosy He iesp'.s
Tea Ire bfehmn is p ruropesn aris,o rats aad boat
heeisb' hundred yearse' .1ks nothing that happened
Of HI. four millions He 's- Sa,,- worth recording "
knowing; in history four mill. ~ OIL yeAIs o.. &c ~
home They have two great geA na.,lo ,hs, AZ
learned thai Of knowledge one t. osnthei.m, IL chief
min Is ths The end Of MAD i kpc. edge Of BrlAmr
that Is abstract Deity. without asb, ~ ,1
desired companonship, and from bis wish 'se 'uc 1F
verse first, vast mass Of intellect then soN ~
res iLer rudimerJ particles nyi'ibe and iss1so Que
out Of which ,rred the bodies Of the gods % poly
,heism; those B. combined in certain propoIfou>.
became visible Lodies; evolved sparks OF ir
ect and thus bath soul and body are drawn from TIE
Brshma and the doubt Of this identity is the only sin
The religious conclusion is. " myself am Brahma
Goo T. Thus good actions become despicsoe, sad the
ton which is best performed by keeping out air dying
ard becoming absorbed into Brsmhs But this would
Dot do for the multitude for whom. therefore
system Of good works and polytheiSm Is devised
1bey have three hundred and thirty millions OF dvinites
who are worsbpped in the aggregate and then single ones
selected for particular alteration The root OF oil idoay
Including
merit II the root of the Brahmincs Everything must
be Done after egous formula sneezng dressing cook
ing &c This Performance Of ordinary duties gives no
merit OF demer but leaves the individual to be born IN
his state in the same condition But II he
go beyond or omit the prescription be descends in merit
What they reckon sin not really and conversely
Thus IL a Bralmn came to America and dined with the
President this would be sin which would thrust his soul
down into lower birth External punishment they do not
believe ir-hence species Of purgatory out OF
which the Brahmns hurry escape II well paid Ihey
also have an enormous ladder of merit by which ascent
TO Brabma himself possible but after the merit is ex
hausted the soul redescends and commences another
earthly career The end OF the system it is believed will
bea revolution of every thing back step by step to former
condition until Brahrna has reabsorbed everything and
goes hmseto sleep more for an eternity Their WORKS
Of crit are of no real mertfor instance, pgrmases
which take place on ale gigantic compared to that OF
European p grimages The system is suicidal as wraps
up in Itself all Minds of errors, such as natural and
geographical ard il thus easily asssilable The nteh
gent youth OF the BrShnins soon impressed by de-
of those DR. Duff had seen converts
to all the missions of every denomination snd he strongly
condemned the bgotry which would allow souls to perish
r,,ber than have them saved except in its own way
The practical object OF his address was to insist on the
dirty Of aiding the missions by prayers and contributions
on large scale The ministry in India is in the proper
ton Of twelve ministers for the whole United States
DR. Duff was listened to with the intensest attention
spd fre1ue ntly applsuded.