, 1880-07-18

OLA LHlN IAUES,
ures III one year. The meeting discussed the
pr9per Pre- t; ,R!an to adopt III reading the Bible,
sir t ~ on;n "SGasslon pIought out great diver
Following the Sunday-scllool conversation
Baboo Ram Chandra Bose, delegate from
India to the, General Conference, Iect-
tos tsa ason e the the Hdao9 2n2ers T%;1 and Gus
NJ variance with the published program, bit
on account of the indisposition of tie Rey q
H. Fowler, who, although present, was not
aoie 10 lecture, the c1angt: was made. The
speaker S;sld, Dy way Of Introduction, that he
frst proposed to give the audience some i'll
sight into the character of the gods which
were worslifped in Ills country, and went on
to describe the hook worship and ll,l-
man worship practiccd in different portions
OF illndostaI Ills description Of several
Of the magnificent temples il, which these
idols are worshiped was cratic and inter
estlng. In referring to efforts to effect n
reconciliation IN his country between tho fol-
lowers of Hinl0oism and Northumberland,
tle speaker said one Of the most costly and
through the efforts Of Il monk, who attempted
to bring about such Il reconciliation, but
whose efforts were unsuccessful. lie gave
several t1a',satfons OF the names of the
,la'ns IT., .'s Of the principal god of India would
to 20 about clad in nothing but 4 niece az
tiger skin tied about lis waist and
reeklng in filth and everything vile.
the Cream Thief" SO called because
Of 4. boyisll propensity to rob the farmers
dairies i'll his youth. The speaker said that
SO powerful is the caste system Of his coun-
Try: carrying with it the virtual ostracism
to the other and find no man ashamed to
publicly avow his belief that Cod was
tI directly responsible for all the Sins q
all tile crimes i'll the calendar. and he viii not
lose caste, but to ACCEPT eiass of water
from the hands Of Christian meant to him
the disp1easure of his caste and literal ostr;l-
cisln from all society. Ten dollars would
treatise against the religion Of his country.
but he would not for ali thn
gold III America drink n glass Of
water handed him by a Christian, There
were thousands Of people in India who
would embrace Christianity with ioy but for
the inexorable caste system.
The speaker then detailed the horrible Do
lyg:llny of India and predicted its final over
throw at the hands Of tie people; lie drew
lis country, aud tic frightful martyrdom
whicl. this class are compelled to undergo.
Female scciusiOn and Ignorance 20 t0gttIl-
er, and this sec1usion added much to their
sorrow. Tile ladies' OF the higher class had
nothing to do, unless it was an occasional
quarrel, which, said the speaker, IS the only
lively excitement known to them. Iii
India boys of Z are married to girls
s years Of age, and many become
widows ut that age. The lecturer. after NV
ing many illustrations Of the horrible effects
Of lIirtlooisla. concluded an address which
was not only interesting but instructive.
Prof. u. ileaglc, Of Indianola, Ia, fol-
lowed with an address on the Mound
Builders, which he illustrated BY pictures
OH eailyus, representing many uf the
Implements and ornaments which have been
discovered in recent years in various parts
trations included village discovered among
the Pueblo Indians Of ofArizona, the cremation
mound, located i'll Southern Ohio, an EARTH
work Of elaborate and Intricate workman
slip, which was found near Newark, o.,
which lie thought indicated that the
builders were people Of warlike procliyities.
The speaker said in conclusion: alt is now
fifty years since relics of these AIound-Builtt-
ers were first discovered. In their scientific
investigation hnta partial advance has been
during the next twenty five years vastly more