New-York tribune., 1875-12-13


to prevail every where thai the.e ssnge te
from distance have something that native people nave
not got -.,..,, ,o, =, ,,,crcnt.
and followers of the different rci ions Ihe ~ m [ ~
Mohammcdans in the world il 2Jo,oooOOo OF the,'-
That ia the number which have gwen ON IN
chart pointing to me chart ana lnnD"lt nr at ~ 600
600 Eu n s generally thought that these are sboai ,no
same In number Tie hoha.nncn4hr tti,n % - - 49,
mendons conviction that changes lhs Whole chn-"el,
and inhueucrs hi every Thought, t" WIZ
shall ssV the same sbout 'be ror mVrd
religion ~ Christian countries AZ ne
hour noon the Mussulman call stands no ID IRON, 81
every Mussunan leaves hs store unpro and Nn9
into The house Of prayer. How different with the hri
of mine while ~ Rn-7s became acquainted with
a gentleman very estimahle In his Way haron-ncafV
ever body. i'm Russia either tarOn or p"a-anl-
Iaughtrrl and was surprised 10 md such an
Intelligent nlan rushing into church ,a.iIS slosing
candles before all the holy pictures, ana l9icuiIs
his forehead on the floor before Them. when re
Russian len the church my friend sa'd 20 hnl, - s9
verv deyoedly." Ne" said the man, why havve
en- Atheist tbee twenty years bat 60 throueh w
forms because 1t Is ne correrl tnlhs ,e 90, II y uher
n - conventional" Laughter ana apDlausel NDeicstr
the Law Is cOerciye and binding IN religious aHd- wy
religion of the country gradually drifts INTO iot anu
cOuyeutcAaiities.
ORIGIN Of EASTERN RELIGIONS.
Now. 1 have on. important thing to say about
evolution and that is. that must alter all our IDEAS
". evolution when We think OF religious
evolution formed what ~ Il in the physea
world. Almost al the Oriental religious lorhs .fsln
began in planet wOrsbp; il grew from observing thcr
sprndors ana light THE shepherd. while watching hi.
Befh,ebern forms link that binds the ancient with the
modern times. In this great sem or Aryan Itlgoh nt
vrdas the worship II entirely occupied oY ~ mus :" "e
The lecturer then described Tie chart upOu which were
paintpd the OF the various Oricnf3t IeglOns an
grouped under three hesis-tle ldranian AMY Tue
Aryau Family, and the semitic tdnlly,"t Nhloa lney
were the Uutgrowfl. In connection with this efrana
tiou. he said H. japan IL IL the beef t5at ~ one uns
The heavens parted ard there came i9fta MAJ & ee
Ono tn ite
yoman-and the male Went 20 V.e-luS % J'et @ IHS
@ ls = & Iie oi,s 80 orsonifsS m m nv voms9 instead
Of a mana Chinese Madonna, who WIS lnVited
ND to heaven and refused 20 g. until every one, even
tho lowest had preceaed her aud she worshpped in
China the type OK human sympathy and human bneE
without hsuiug IN II Madonna mot4er. or hoy
foinale Even in this Semitic religion, the religion OF
Gsrnel. the religion Of Mohsmned there J, . nov 0
mother And IS notable fact too mat that ides or .ne
Madonna Las shown itself 70 be eInnfsced c'en Ia ,o
Protestant religion. For M 10 the time Of Prote- an.n
the character OF Christ and the pictures Oh Cur-
1ss PToesant.m @ II had Been established in Northern Europe
Christ began 10 be psnea ana d 1agre uo cot ou
OF Lls rel gion this sympathetic Characteristic.
ARYAN RELIGIOUS BELIEFs.
Now will pass thi- great Aryon family OF religion
As have sad it began with the hymns
10 the elements aud the Light md the
dawn. and philosophy at later date began
to work upon H. When philosophy first arose in lndia
its frst task 10 explain toe universe II became ~
n were tho abstract science oi all things ana So
remained until political eHsieneies formed l%laa- %
Tne three persons Of me trial Were aIWatE eal to
and the unity OF their country there bad 70 ne com
promise. In this manner there was at one tu,
100000 600 deitie. in the pantheon.
sp'noZa avs 10 define Cod Is "a deny Hin " - Ger
tanly trno that ever! peiSonlnca on o. ut! = % %nn
work aud n you srt up any ulLiHh WIZ 80 ~, :.
somebody viii Try 20 surpass WIN better "oIh ~
the people make foui-handed sod the people ou me
other side OF the mountain VII n'se . ,I = - ~,
and the two will hgnt FOR twenty generations ss
neoplei a Isrre maierity are e1iies with gods iu
Greece or IN the Scandinavian and M Tie 6frmahic
races But in India the physical e-stnce "f sp'tfs,
qualities remains such an extent inst 10 tri- DAY the
people De touched there Dy tbeF "ondtiIm passion
world People come TO see 70 from all tue cities. thty
weep over H. stand an day and might listening 10 ~
repetition II is the HindoO form " the BOOK Ol jon, ol
Mr. G,pWt, fllen gave very elaborate description Of
The HIudoo passion play which represents thc trials oi
mau vnO would ,wrrvc from the truth He tn'n con
unued Now tne TearssCie @ dtrns ,o srd in ne
I9riD which find 70 gwen IN our bbt l. IN 'ut Ia,
that IN JOB trusts il b God ana ttys tl"utn
Hr slay ne vet mall tfst in Hun" whereas w tne
other case T. the struggle OF pure truth a. aen1i ihr
gnc. Tue gods had commnndcd The man TO tel an un-
truth, sud lie refused.
PEBsIAs FAITH
The development from the Nedas System 10 zoroa-tf
,nsu is simply a difference between light aud darkness
a combat between the spirit OF God and the -put ~
evil q great combat between tne shining and the d@h
vsy winch was the very da Of she idea Of man. The
vedas produced division smons The Gods and Ioroas-
fliaui- IN hes Taught no restoration 70 the OnF lut
happiness II taught that comet would strike
tbe earth md all fine metal. IN the world
would he melted aud fOv iu great lake Of
molten birthstone aud through thar stream all persons
would nave TO pass 10 Paradise To the vrtuous and
pure would p" Ike b7th OF mk' 'uI 10 the "Icktd
rneet on me fIrther shore-au ultimately be saved
The union between Ioroastriani-m and me semi &c
families has produced result ~ ibe most singular \ no
in religion known Sutem. This was De-
tween ARABIA and fersia, and has proddetd
some Of the finest enect- NE EARN NM
gnovu II has produced the Persian lan1uagc one OF
he most beautiful ianguages 81 tue "oia. II ~ mn
mcdau with the poetic character OF me Persian From
4a, % ,l'g .1 ~ o re ibS.e Perans haG pndi s~ers
among them. Ihtre was Pcltan Dante ~ Ncil as Al
Italian Dante Ihes knew nothing oi each other thei
we're separated. lie also entered Parsdi,e. and
while Bis wife sang around hls body, bufuci
in Paradise and when he came back writer tcok dow
hlr Visions Hc says that when be va. u Piradse nc
WOKE ne ne mad come from tie e!rh through DEAN
10 Paradise lie also saw man and woman who had
of 20 Paradise. and the Woman was ahen q" hell And
a. they Werr parting, tie "enn sad; WV
cR sa@Rd o,ssr De wnp 'S nave "'I loved G esdh ' o
why r. that long companoDshP to 9e bTohtnt
Wbv rhoud you be taken 20 Paradise aud ] 20 bel .
ANA the man sad, Because had wisdom aud followed
reason, and Thought and kno"l,d- sud pt' t4,t tuo
dldst hold fss idols" Then -aid he woman hefe
fore n tnou hsd-t tbs trowiog ge dd, hou not gfve
that might nave shar,d ~ grow IA Id r'~,on and
knO~ledgrf' Tine nan reubra nor. lhrn -ail
toe Perian Dante, II saw tnat the r"mAa
main the man was taken INFO light. whore De 81
covered with a shade" These Persian secrs sio vrr,
Keen IN ther criticism. One of them found read
said Wiy do YOU read e! tie said: xOi me SAKE Of
cod" Then, said the Seer, "ioi God' 'ese' DON'T.
laughter
BUDDHISM.
The nett religion wss Buddhism cannot nuk'rcu
it, development, but must go on hssiy The st'e 0f
Buddha repeats everything the Christian Sculptures
that l. calculated % enIi-t sympshy and love and
tuo,e Who think that the Buddhist mother and
father do not teach their childrsu their sweet
and gent. lessons Df humanity and o'S the WsF 10 ''
KIND to sympahIe With me ovly Hre terribly mi@iaeer
Inc Buddhist mother vii tc her child ot Buudhd, N"u
an the mobiles out 10 meet hn, ana thie" precious
stones for him walk poor man, whose only gar
ment We q cloak made ar the rsn Of 20 annsl