The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-06

order to do we'll we live in order 10 liv
we'll loving our fellow man, practicin
morality. never thinking Of death till tn
hour comes, and when IL does come.
our liveS have been good. wo are prepar
/ ed. People believe the Chinese Govern
ment to be the most tyrannical in thi
world; that the Emperor has sole contro
over the lives Of his subjects IL IL no
so. The Emperor cannot break our law
and they protect the natural rights Of al
men. II. after a rule Of three years. th,
head OF city does not improve bis Pee
pie in morality aud intelligence. he car
not be promoted. and IL a school teach
er, during the same period. make a simi
Tar failure with his pupil, he loses hi,
position. In China we never knew sla
very until Of late years, when Spain
Portugal and Italy carried off our coolies
and little children 10 sell them in the
West lndias and elsewhere. Trace back
the history Of China for four thouaand
years. and slavery will not be found on
its pages. There all men are equal. n
they are here; but We distinguish be
tween the ignorant and the intelligent
Learning Is so highly regarded in China
that a man with a blue button on his
cap can travel all over the country with.
VAN n penny E0AAtAt anu WHNn ne
passes, all must stand aside aud respect
him as one from whom they have some.
thing moral and intellectual 10 learn, TO-.
no seminary in China dare issue a diplo.
ma to a man Of known immortality The
moral il considered far above tho intel.
lectual. In making this distinction We
obey Confucius, who says we should as
sociate with none who are not equally
intelligent with ourselves, lest We be.
come degraded 10 their rank The great
doctor also says Let the public schools
be carefully maintained; and let children
be early instructed in morals" AZ the
parents give birth TO our bodies. We be-.
lieye. our school teachers give birth TO
our souls. Many say that we have no
religion. but only moral principle. In
our opinion. moral principle Is religion
To show the similarity OF the Buddhist
with the Christian religion, will read
an extract
The oracle commanded Vishnu to
become a man aud be born IN the city Of
Matra, or Buddha. Nishnu replied. 4
will become incarnate in the house OF
Sadie. and will issue forth 20 mortal birth
from the womb Of Devaci Ga virgin) IL
is time / should display my power and
relieve the oppressed earth from its
load
When Deyaci become pregnant her
countenance became radiant with eeles.
tial light Brahma and Seva, with host
Of spirits, came TO her and sang "In thy
delivery. our favored Of all women. all
nature has cause 10 exult. How ardent.
ly we longed to look and behold that
face. for the sake OF which we have come
to exulr how ardently we long h. look
and behold that face, for the sake Of
which we have courscd round the three
worlds" Put not upon thy ncighbors
head a hat that hurts thine own" saws
Buddha, who stands a. Christ doea an
intercessor between the Almighty Faith.
or and man. Can we not infer, there
fore, that man. by following such princi.
pies as these. may inherit the Kingdom
OF Heaven2 What Is Christian IL I
understard il IL Is 10 be like Christ
Christ was q good man; a man without
sin; therefore, 10 be good you must imi.
tate him. The Buddhist law. Thou
shalt love the Lord. thy God. with all
thy strength and all thy mind. with thy
whole heart and thy whole soul, and thy
neighbor as thysclf," .s the Christian
law. The speaker censured the Presby-
terian article Of faith which excludes
from hope Of salvation all who are not
Christians Let those who ccnsure us
study our religion aud morals, find their
faults and show them 10 us. II reason
prove them right and Us wrong. we will
concede; but. in this age OF reason. never
otherwise. Coniucius won over his hun.
dreds OF millions. not by the sword, but
by reason. His followers number four
hundred aud fifty million people in Chi.
ma, one half Of tho thirty-six million In
Japan. nearly all the ffty.three million
in Corca and ono-ihird Of the forty-iivo
million ia Tartary. You can not help
admiring that great man, because ho
reasons Through him those four great
territories have been preserved thous.
ands Of years in happiness Ladies and
gentlemen, | thank you.