New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-28
pRopHEsYING THE FATE OF EGYPT.

A wirv little HindOO sahlb, who suOScTlbcs NM
self r. j. Lackersteen, delivered lecture yester-
d,v afternoon at No ia West FOureentn-sty De-
fore an audience composed OF one woman, Vio
negro the doorkceper i've reporters ana hNe E1nfr
White men, The lecturer, who was ShaopiD
dressed with linen the rev eTSe OF Immaculate LOOKS
like a Brahlnia taken out ri aplctuie-DoOh. LlIne
and thin, he wears a ouShy pi?h ue"5" anu n.9
eyes are o. the darkest brown. Ills head was COW
cred while he lectured with red turkish cap 0rha-
Iented will black taSscl. Eight years ago, leaV-
inr his native city of Calcutta le came TO America
Inv way of Yokohama, and has been III TINS country
ever since lie Is a man OF good Gea OF ledrhlns'
particularly in religious creeds. ana HdV d. NC
claims ma ,teIed the tcchulcatles OF all the leauns
religions he processes a preference IOi 'ndI Oh
Islam buddhism however, he says, IS the OrOadeSt
of ali Teligions-bToad enough to lucluue JUDAISM,
MahOnetanlsm and ChllStlaIliS' VI MS %tNoi-
lures IN this country he has httle TO Say, ony re-
marking Otl-hand that he had at one time married
an American lady worth $1,000, VINO IS now dcau;
When asked what nc thought or America, lie salu
that it was a good country-ior Americans.
The way to the lecture-room yesterday was Darreu
bv a scientific person who demanded an entrance
fee of 10 cents The subject OF inc Iectuie WAS
" Niahometansm and Buddhism as compared win
Christianity.' Nj. Lackersteen read from manu-
SCRIPT with slightly toTelgn accent III LIS VOICE
but speaking very correctly. lie CANNED that
Nlahonetans respect the name ot Jesus more IMAM
so-called Christians as is shown by the lact lhat
follower of Tie Prophet never Eentions the name of
Jesus iii respectfully. IL criticised the Intolerance
of Russia. which, after making war upon, turkey
with the ayowed object of protecting the CHRISTIANS
in bulgaria, was now allowing the most uurcStrNHed
barbartes to be practsed upon the Jews III It's own
QOmIDiOnS. tie declared tllll even tHougH [Aldpl
should fail in his struggles for the MOSiem faltn,
England's foOthold in Egypt would never be Sc
cnroly established. The present war, he sad, is
only premonltory of universal struggle which Is
soon To convuse Europe and pave the way Tor the
extension of the religion of the Prophet. Ills own
svnpathies are with Arab. whose cause he expects
to ioin as soon as he gather the means to sail
for Egypt. Arab may tall, because he does not
preach holy war but MahOmctanisIn, not IN Its
present form but restored 10 lis pristine purify, is
sure to prevail Ii Arab should, with the concur
renee OF the Mufti al Mecca proclaim molly war, IL
would Mr. Lackersteen alirns be impossible fOr
The Porte to declare him rebel. The MahOmeian
law would forbid II, lie says That he knew OF the
Epvptian war eight months ago by PreInonlti9n
and desire 10 hasten TO the banks OF the Nile. IN
the coming conquest of the world Egypt Il TO Dc the
centre from which the truth Will be propagaed. A
Messiah will arse who VIII lead the followers OF
the faith To the foycble conquest OF the worli.
Mr Lackersteelis tone and the earnest desire when
he EXPRESSES 10 go to Egypt suggest that ne may
regard himself important person IN respect 10
this leadership. y,
Sailib Lackerstcen announces his purpose OF lee
turing next sunday on the customs habits ana
religions of India. He talked yesterday good deal
about Buddhism and the doctrine OF lneiem-
psvchoss, which he claimed avoided the eg0usm
thar man displays when he arrOSIteS to himself
alone III, privilege of immortality.