The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-31
CHINA AND suamAN.

A Description Of tle Customs Of the Pevplb-
l.ecsure hy Mr.. Sutherland, &c.
very interesting lecture upon the customs aadhaits
OF tho people oi China and Burmab delivered lss
evening at the Spring Street Presbyterian church, by Mr.
h. ~ L. Sutherland superintendent of the Bank Street.
Methodist Episcopal Sabbath School, to the children b.
longing TO the Sabbath school Of the nrst named church
The church ned, and the lecturer iisssnsd =
with the closest attention In speaking the ossdieosr
OF children in China 10 their parents he said thss shsy
have great respect for them while alive and pray for
and worship them when dead. Women In China. live .
verv disagrecable life woman cannot s ct the
table with her sons consequently from her inferior posi-
ton the suicide Of wife common thing in China.
There sect og that dedicate thcmseyss
10 lite OF single DIessedness, because thsy
believe that whec they die they will be
born again rs man, aud enjoy mans privileges In
China, when person sck, physician rs sent fos.
who and the prices OF hts nedicines
and the person usually buys the CHEAPEST II the
physician that he the person tho per-
son dies has hoe for his life. n dies ne~r
house. the owner Of that house is responsible for
death Of thai in<iy ua until sufncent sxplana-
ton is given Doctors China are very pses when
. sick. carpenter and measures him for
b. colin and then makes u within besrng o. the per
and puts u by his bedside to f ~ suits him The
greatest work Of respect thai can Show 10 his
father Is Ia present him with sop The conn kep4
one corner OF and n he owner should become
TOO neehy 10 got into IL no has another mads The
and Burmsh De said that a Chinsna1 nsvar tells The
truth oven whom be lcses by bling They val lie Tor
the axe Of lying. II yea ask Thorn. nav many
religions they have they rsay three, but they
recognize fcer. The nrst rnnncianem. The
speaker oonlnned by saying thai .onfucss lived $50
years II. G. such did live, ana Is shlpped
many Cinnamon He b acknowledged the great head
Of religion shroughout Tho empire OF Chsoa and nns
follossts than any other thns eyer lived ON
the earth. There nfseep hundrea Temples through
ont the empire rhe second religion s axo supreme
reasonl which " ratcuaiisn Tne pucsh>rei fortunes
write prayers, and such things bal toy gradually
dy ng out Buddhism, the rebgioa II Buddt wns
originally he religion ~ the island Of Esylou some
hn adrea y,ars the rel al China This n
the reiis o Burinsh and the only religion Of tbs.
empire The chiei doc'rin- s The transsnigrssiop
a dog. for he does nct knssv bu, that he
may ~ kicking his granafafnssL Their idea i.
that by being born over aud sxer again q man
becomes purined The god vas said 10 have lived
upon earth and hasr been fourteen fcet hiah "a Is
hands reached below his The spsaksr hero sx-
hioted small idol representing this rod undARsye :
very complete description Of a. He also spoke a their
mode ~ praying ~ hiring priests to do II Coz usom who
70 lazy ~ 10 write nros Of pApor ga place
where the wind blows ard every t moved the
prayer vas said Mere is people who exoellus in many
things. They have ihsif laws. poice. and papers
yet they believe such thnsa The spsakef then gave
DESCRIPTION OF the white elephant supposed he
IN the futurs world He y ~ fabuons proport oDs.
being SIX hundred mics high hav' hg heads,
&c. He then spoke Of drerent "a, ss and exhibited
collection OF idoi- and curiosities irom China thai
William W. Cornell, Of this citv OF which was ffg~
enough 20 contain man, who ~ ~ ~ snswer 10 the
rrsyrrs. aud vbose sse sisnned rfsy' 70 me- srd re-
csi,e ~ answer