Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-14

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A wonderlai glory alls the air, 80 e l.l
,a And big and bright Is the sun; .'
A loving hand for the whole brown earth
A garmcnt Of beauty has spun. =.
THE FOUNDERS or BUDD-
r.'H HISlN hH ANt
THE srRrGGLEs OF THE MoHAMMED OF
HINDosTAN.
The Liberal Club Room in Plymp
ton Hall was crowded to overnowinl
with an appreciatve audience, who lis
tened with attention to brilliant lee
ture on "Buddha, a Prophet of the
People" delivered by Professor FeliS
Adler, Ph, d., of Cornell University
The speaker was introduced by Pro
fessor Vanderwcyde, temporary Prcsi
dent of the Liberal Club. Professor
Adler is man of medium height and
probably about forty years. His fea-
lures are of the Hebrew cast, and he
wears full whiskcrs and moustachc.
His voice was clear, flexible, and SO
norous, and his action easy and grace
full.
lie said that many philologists held
that there never had been any such per.
sonas Buddha, and their arguments ap-
peared to be by no means groundless
but whatever doubts might exist as to
the actually of the prophet, the truth
and purity of the doctrine attributcd
to him none who had studied them
could question. The first startling in
cident in his career was that he was
conceived Of Virgin and born in i'm
,naculatc conception, though Buddhists
priests laid no great stress upon this,
except to show that from the firsi mo-
ment Of his existence he was free from
all sensuality. His early life was full
of prodigies, such as drawing the iron
bow that thousand men were power
less TO bend He had none of the pride
of caste which distinguished his race,
and much difficulty was experienced in
inducing him to marry woman of his
own rank Even after marriage his
"' ""' 'ar o..s,,..s
"o.Ip VI i','o".'' ,'
ana he might not have risen 10 any
thing higher than a libertine but for a
mere accident. One day while riding
in the park with an attendant he saw
decrepid Old man In his fathers
palace age ana disease were unknown'
the hing himself peing niest win
eternal yonth. lie asked what race
the man peiorc nm belonged 70, ana
the attendant repiieu' "Inat Is tne iot
oil all men age Is the portion OF the
young, me next day nc saw a ieper
ana asked inc same question: ne was
told that disease was tne portion ol
the heaithy Inc 'hlru Gay ne saw u
corpse, ana IN answer 10 ms inquiry
he was toia that 9eath was 'ne portion
OF the hsing' FROM tnit momeh.
great change came over nm, nm, ana h1t
even the iestlVi'cs a''ehuilB 'ne pir.n
OF his son could rouse nun from ,ne
detection INTO winch ne nad Ialien. . IN, ils
looked upon the scene oi rSloicing ii'i' eii'i'
he sank INTO an easy sumner, IRON
which he did not awaken un'll MD
night Inc ,'gnts were Vu', ana ne
was alone, ne nad ios' Az corsc,ons-
ness Of himself, and ms home, ana GO
ing 1nto inc chamoer 70 wh'cn ,ne
princess ana her young cniu iay asleep
he looked at them ior a moment ana
then lett the palace on norscoaek. as. = ile
had an undehneu idea that something
was required OF nm ana rode rapidIy
past the walls OF tne city ana onward
into the night un'il ms course was hr-
rested by Mara the satan OF buddnism'
who said, NDesist IRON your uhaer'ak,
ing, for u Is VAN rol'ow me anu @ ~,
the Kingdoms oi inc ear'h are yours
without replying 70 tss - f'Ifl ifitirl
THE rhMrrtH ts a.f,5
Bnddha, or MS be was then called, Sed-
alta, rode on, and when day broke he
was far from the city, and buried IN
interminablc forests, lie sent away
his charger and resolved to devote his
life to meditation ana the reliei OF the
Ills o. humanity ne Up prara,csa ,;aS, ae a., Ino I
a." ',i,n prahmins who thon,,ht nurI6
cat;on @ iav nnlv IN 'neyer.ceasin6 solf
san sao.:soa aGo into do f,rrst E thov
sa;d sslacorato your fesb. nav all the
,aono,, von can fo tbc nriest and Won
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