National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-16

zeal unbounded, and he has been a uniform
Christian for thirty years. But he will tell his
Or. Pltsor announced the hymn, "From Green
lands Icy Mountains" which was sung by the
audience.
Address or THE BRluNs.
Mr.. Sheshadri arose, and without removing
Wa SaSe nSmbeI ~ s.s,cs IN vi i,a,a among a
which we have, irst, tho Brahm,ns, sprung from
the mouth Of Bfumma himself; second, the war.
rors ihlrd The merSean,s fourth, the scr yns
Brahmlns are considered incarnations OF God;
Ia his right hand Is nre in HIS right ear ls tbe
River Ganees, and in his right toe Is the who,.
TO have the tongue split. They possess tue rignt
TO take anything they wish from the lower
classes, even TO their personal elects A.. ,n,o
The cherries or warriors could graduate lnto
| the Brahrnin ranks, aud we read OF lnteImhi-
| rlages among these IN the earlier ages OF we
hindoos' bnt lhis satose, snyon Year. ~ aoe
many adult Brahmins collected AMI recilel cer-
tain PRAYERS and white thread united TO
| received q new name-a double name. This
| ceremony gave me certain privileges. AT early
morn, after bath, was TO pat on certain silk
clothes and repeat the Brahmin prayers; but q
great ignorance relative to the meanings Of
these prayers exists on the part ri those recltinR
them. The speaker rccited one In his native
language, and then translated II a. being! 30,
thou most cfulgent light enlightcn my under
standing"
Al twelve years Of age Drahmin can get
married and pass into the estate Of q "housc.
holder" but upon the birth OF his nrst son he Ia
entitled to leave his wife, being considered out
Of her debt. Frequently they go into hermitage.
Then he passes into third state Of perfect
emancipation" In which he frequently buries
himself alive.
10 later years these obscrvanccs OF Hlndoo
monies are gone through with at noon and eve.
before and after business hours, and he Ia con-
sidered true Brahmim. But IN all these cerc-
monies moral purity" is lost sight o.. HIS nrst
incredulity arose from the liindoo legend that
one OF their gods drank up all the oceans. This
appeared little too much. Another legend OF
mar nsa Ss 70 aa
wise seemingly absurd TO him. tLaughterl lie
thought that these things had been put out by
the Brahmlns TO engage the credulity OF the
common classes.
uIspoo ruuosopuv.
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pe OF exts,epce eslled "Rpam." which a, so,ne
UNI ,n. y, 70 IAN, ,s o. U.S. cNenee,
anu oeg,n ni, 70 cIes,e wotgs anu tnihSs' and Is
'n IN, ca a, III rs tne S,entor' an,
80, ny sev sn,,a sU ,r.s,,, ~ .ne PIeseIveI
tortoise, pig, half man and half lion, then a
small man, from which he grew to a man, secured
three steps OF ground aud drove out all giants Of
opposition.
As "shiya' the God assumes third attitade-
that OF destroyer. He passes by many transit
tons into this fearful state.
In this system Of philosophy all personal
Identity and responsibility Ia taken away, and,
God himself. l became disguised with this
Hindoo philosophical religion, and, as a num- an
being, longed for some form OF religion, and
under the direction OF q Christian missionary
examined the Christian Scriptures, and wa.
fully convinced that they were not cunnlngly dc.
yised fables: read the psalms and the cplstle
though cruciied Christ, the son Of the ivinu
God. The innn,tudo OF the love OF Dol over
whelmed me, and I embraced tho religion OF
Christ on September IA, isI3, aud gave up father
Il mother. three brothers and my sisters, and he.
| came an outcast to all Hindoos. But In thirty
years OF struggle have lived to see this pre-
voted my life to the good OF the Hlndoos, ant
shall continue In these efforts until my death.
now the supervision Of six missionary stations
which We regulate by pastural, educational ant
eySngeiles ageneies, ohe o. ,nesc opened ?!
an aid man. whom we call q Adam . and have q
necessity called his wife " Eve" fLsughter.I
We have four young eyAngelistic students
WON We Ia 5na iasa ,, Le nm, snu yo i,n
from Joims
$500. -. - ~ o..S,,'I
iiSht and Ventilation in un,form avis and 4,
mensions, with grass plats, nower gardens and
double row OF trees on either side Of the streets
me village WI, DC eai.e5 beLnei; ana De ouli
ies have sighined their wiiiinuness ~ settI,
here. We have sunk well thirty feet in diam
eter and forty.eight feet In depth, and have hst
SAP o. marble inscrioea AZ Genoa, ltaly, wiz
hi. watsr al ali neyer thirst sga,nr VI
The field Of our country Is now omen TO mis-
sionaries, from the Indus 10 the Gauges, and Il
,nyiting your most entnmsast,c Snristisn labors
been m vain wi" In our Institutions Of iearnino
your poetry and literature is already being
studied and appreciated.