The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17
CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA.


CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA.
DISCOURSE BY On. NEWMAN AT THE CENTRAL
METHODIST cHURcH--IDoLATRY ENCOURAGED
IN THE EAST BY ENGLISH RULERS.
Rev. Dr. Newman, continuing his series OF dis
"The SCI Great Religious OF the world
spoke 70 large auditory IN the Central Methods
Episcopal Church, Fourteenth street and Seventh
avenue. last evening, on enthusiastically IN lndia.'
Taxing Tor his text Isaiah, xxi. l2-"fhe morning
cometh"-Dr. Newman said ;-England's rule IN indm
is at once hcr glory and her The history Of
that rulc should be divided periods-tho hrst
extending from 1899 to 1851, and the second IRON
1857 the present time II was in 1899,
when the famous East India Company was
formed, consisting OF merchants, ironmongsrs and
clothies whose subscribed capital was $l50000 and
whose Of Incorporation granted them the ex
elusive privilege of in India tor fifteen years
advantageous 10 the nation; If otherwise the chartca
was to be annuled on two years. notice. That com.
pany conGnea itself trade for $50 years. and then
took up In defence OF its possessions and IN less
than century established British sovereignty from
the Hmaiayas to Cape Comorin. Wealth was tho chief
object OF that company and for the acquisition Of
that civilization, morality and religion were treated
with contempt Through It's long career Of spiendos
aud af1uence It not only did nothing 10 introaucs
Christianity among tho Hindoos bot excr,sd III
power to prevent introduction. The representa-
tiycs Of that company In India English Chris
tians by brtn, education and professon and those At
home who received the largo dividends, wero idsn-
tined with the Established Church. Yet neither those
at home abroad cared thought for the re-
ligious welfare Of the Hindooa Their only shougns
was realize INC largest financial results from
thciY opportunity. Nor was thss the extent Of their
religious neutrality.
british ENoouKAGEMEsr OF IDoLArsr
Those who were at the head Of English rule IN INDIA
palronized dolary and sanctioned some Of the snor-
mites OF Brahmlnlsn. Lord Give personally at
tended heather Com and presan ted
TO the IDOL ornament worth 1000 Lord Auck-
land made Offering at the Mutra shrine OF 81 0O0
soirtuh, which Inc Mohamnloaans had carried away
800 years ago. to DO carried back hunasoas q miles
and that with military honorA Lord Daihouss
entering the Temple UmritsuA aud made
Offering Of 81, 500 While the Indian viceroys did
thcse things they commanded the subordinate govern
inent officials 10 administer the estates Of idol ten.
pies, 10 collect tho pilgrims tax ~ the great Meas,
and pay allowances due officials connected with hea-
then shrincs. Enghsh cannon were loaned and am.
munition was supplied 10 fire salute to y heatncn
required parade troops and present arms
Idol PROCESSION The cruel system OF caste, 30
contrary 10 tho spirit and letter OF christianity, was
recognized the ADMINISTRATION oil justice aud In the
organization oil the army.
had become Christians and those English officers whe
had attended their baptism were publicly rcproved
the teachings Of the BiOio wore iorbiaden during
scnool hours IN the institutions OF learning which
the government supported.
PERSECUTION or PIONEER MISSIONARIES
Cary and other missionaries were not permitted 20
land Calcutta and were compelled to sock refuge IN
the Danish settlement Sorampore eighteen miles up
Hoogiy. Wellesley, the Governor GENERAL OF India
DEMANDED their rouditiou, out the Dutch Governor
refused to surrender them, and Seramporo became
the Bethlehem OF Christian lnd,a The sainted judi
was expelled and down 70 1856 missionaries were
called ''intcrlopcrsn IL Is also historic TACT thI
| when Lord Canning, IN whom was better spirit
made u contributors TO the cause oil Christian mis-
| sious Lord Ellen borough proposed In the House o
/
Bui, thanks 10 better CIVILIZATION, the Sepoy rebel
| lion, and the East India Company went down To-
| getnsr. e.
that England Is the creates! and mcancst OF nations
torced the opium trade on China, ana 10 now orclng
IL japan. she has planted her colonies in Africa
Russia in ncr humane mission 10 drive the Tarks oa
OF Europe and 10 give freedom 70 tho Cnristsns Of
| tue Danube Yet England. Ia her better moods,
great, and tho Suppression OF tho sspoy rcoeL
lion sue has sought 10 establish her Indian EN-
! pre- on virtue and intelligence. 10 some OF hai
rulers ia India we are Indebted for ihs
abolition OF several Of the great enormes Of Brab
| minikm In 1880 Lord William Bentinck abolished
tue anclent Hlndoo riIe. OF suttec- The sel.mmoa.
ton vi a widow on tho iunera! pile OF her husband;
ns ,s net into ;cnsalee year later Lord
Benck suppressed tho hereditary fraternity Of Thugs
WHO gained living by murdering and robting travel
crs ana who worshppsa Doorga, the goddess OF vag'
| abonds, thieves aud murdsrers Under the al.
m,nls.fAt,on OF Lore Metcaito the horr'd
| custom Of female inianticido suppressed,
| and thereby thousands Of female children were pre-.
served Under the new regime, caste Is being broken
down by appointing all classes 10 Official POSITION
| English law rcigns supreme. Lie and properly
are sale, teegraphs extend everywhere IN lnda, and
| you ride III palace from Calcutta to Boinbay
ana from Coy Ion 10 tho Hinaayas A conprencn s,vs
system OF education has Teen established, which
vidcs primary schools tor the normal schools
Tor the training OF teachers aud q university 10
each OF tho prcsidencies
| CHRISTIANITY.
In the 80 0Jv OV0 QUO oil pupils, 100000
/ OF whom learning the English lang age, ana
those schools are ~, COO Hindoo girls In 1909 Cary
baptized tho first Hndoo convert the Hoogoy, and
alter ssventy-nine years there are $40 foreign
aud zoo catechists. There ~, 00O coUm uni
can't, 900 native CHRISTIANS, and tho annual
trbutlons to the support OF the Church $3.50 OOQ
The Gospel Is preached In nearly all tho languages OF
India. The rea1 the btble Tor themselves.
| Four thousand separate works have been Published,
Hndoo homes annually visited by tho Christian
women engaged Ia the Zcnana work. who arc instruct
| ing 5000 pupils.
America grand mission In india or the A.
teen missionary societies represented thcro nine
American. kngiand's mission may be 10 plant colo
nies but mission impsrt ideas Of Christina
CIVILIZATION The Doctor here went on 10 describe the
misson Of our country, through our issionariesv
| our diplomatic representatives aud our merchants
| abroad, and said That our flag commands more
national nag Ito illustrated our power abroad by the
TACT that found American petroleum was osod ior
illumination In the TRADITIONAL Garden OF Eden,
Hniab opposite Old BabyIon IN Bagtad, srhc City Of
thousand aud ono Nigh,s;" at Mosul, opposite the
| ruins OF Uneven; IN Damacus, ssthe Gem OF the
In the Churcn OF the Holy ScpuIchrc IN Jerusalem,
amlu tho Pyramids OF Egypt, tho lsc OF. Patmos,
on the plains OF ancient Troy and in the palaces and
cottages on tho banks OF the Bosphorus and the