The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-05
An Interesting Religious Discussion in
India.

On th, 1Otl az ln.t Jnrnint.,, th, Tl,,.It,li-
,,l S,,.;,.tv ..I,J,r.,,d II. .iv,, o,,,i,,r.orv
nj ,hr Frnu,ii Cuvn.ii Institute Kon,bov
From thc official rrru,1 a, I'M, nrn.c,diups en
tbnt occasion VOC I.nru That the h,u.r voe
d,,u.,lv crn,vJnd and tnr, I'm, nn,Iuusc uns
frcuurn, and enthusiastic, Th, Th,osonhi-
cal Lenders. IIicru,hnu, oi,nrr uud Madame
BrAyArsky. claim that thc vrnot sizo
nf tho mc,tin,, and In, cordial nnu,oval n,
thcir wo,, urn,imnu.lv ,vnr,a.r,, indi.o,c
uIoiulv tbnt th,y huyn succeeded in winrip.,
tbn .vmnnthv nf ,lo u,,iy, ,,l,Ii,. Jo.,i,o
missionary and ot h,,. ,nno.itinn
. n .nrms b,vny,r ,bni I'm, T';,,,o NJ J,,,jo
rny,a rcpnrt or tn, m.,tiuy " hirh c,nvcvnda
different and n worry uut,yoro,e immersion
Tho Bombay rbrosonhirnl Society therefore
suh.noucntiv rn..cd rc.olu,iun. rnudnmniry
the ncwspupcr rcnu,t rs, ".rnudnIuuslv mn.
fnir and ni.l,,,in,, v md .,r,lir,, az ~. ,,
49, - :, W "
vert p.1nlllts ,t,nn tha r,Ii,,inu- i,I.as ,f tLn
different castles of Iu,iin .,.nuyh their nrovna
am, unsnllish friend. q. +, orn,nrs mis-, TINT
the Roy. .Jo. Cook ,iu,iry hi. cxtrn,rIiuarv
I,,ruriny ,our in luoin n.soilnd tho mi..iun
,f th, rh,,s,,,Lf., anal ,,.. ,.,,ti,.,,.. r ,,l
ot,nl~r i'm ,,,i,,,, T., Tim, nnur.rv ,nd n,od,,
ii.unrnpin,, r,n,,,,,,. ,.c,,c,,,i,,, nj. ro,utn.
,ion ot homo
rho IJ;,,,,,b,n, ,..o,,l;,,,,,. ,b,llor,,,1
IN, reverend o,n,.,,,n IN moo, him in
mhIi, drbo,c pnrdu DAv.N.un sAp,s.
VAR SyA,tr nI.o ,I,,,i,I ia, t,,,tb of ooch and
,y,rv am. ,f thro., ,,,.,,,,.iti,,. I,,id d,,n ~,
Nh. Cook in hi. lrr,nros and triod I'm M.
r,n,, with him, n ,,,l,li,. ,,i..,..ior az ,h,,,
IN the n,xt sunday or.nir, rho pondit
others hnyuogc tho orgn,nrn,. ot cocb
sbnuId h, tron.lo.od f,r hi. o,rou,,t onI
,hot ,h,n - .,on.,,,r,,,l,i, r,,,,.,t -, hnth a,.
,rumcu,s nrnncrlv authenticated sbould h.
nrintcd $50 that the ruI,,i, may iud,,o for
thomsoIvas which reli,ion i. nn-t ,li,.in,,"
The three nrono.iti,ns of Mr. Coon, which
Tho p,nJit dcniod wore these.
e, r,,. r,.,.,;,,,.,, IL. ,, n,.,,...,.,,.
- That IT is ,e.tin.,, to o,.r,,r..d IN. earth ,
-. That other religion il OF Divine oriq1t
W. do mn, I.arr bny,yo, tbot thu. B.,. 1o
Cook mot nithnr tho IIi.r,,,l,ort ~. I'M, I,r.
dit as they desired
The annivarsn,,v meoting on Tho 10Th -,
Jnuuarv was nrc.idcL over bv DIR pawn.
R,xn Gop,r ohio 1y.lllpnvp snry.,p
ocuIist and was addressed hv Hiornnhant
OIrorr MI,,z. Moou,D Are Rpn ga
learned NIu.sulman rnntlomon." ID NJ Rry-
NETT. "thr famous iutidnl agitutor" of New
York and Ky,s,1 N SpunI,r Of Ron,hav
all Thnn.nubi.te ,x.cr, Mr. RpxS,yrr
Buddhism. Nrbnmmnduni.m and Amcri
can iuGd.litv and fro. lov. ,vn,n ,h.r,,o,,.
r,nres,ntod an tho nlatfnrm and they nh
ioinr, hand. I'm assailiur current Christianity
and i'm d,nviu,, f. il rirhtful .unr.unc, NJ. 3,
religion. ana originality or .uteli,uitv IN il.
moral and religions nreccpte
Col OLCorr explained that his sucictv ms
"A BODY. has no religion. What we do is 70
prca the majesty and glory Of all the an
ricnt religions. and to warn the Hindu the
Sinhnlose. and the Parsne 10 beware how they
d,pau from the teachings Of the yc.ias the
Triptikas. and the Aycsta for any newer
foith before learning we'll what IN, old.r re-.
lirions contain and what tn, ncycr ones d,
not contain" Bv that ne meant tina, their
true course was to go back to their early re.
ligious teachers, and not TO fall into the EN-
brace of Christianity As for himself he
said he was "a philoeophcal Buddhist" and
was working with all his heart and strength
with the Buddbists for the restoration and
reform of their religion. but was ready to
help along what was good in other religions.
even in Christianity. though he and all the
other speakers were mauifr-tly far from
we'll disposed to that system.
The Vcdas. i'm the ruiuion Of the Hero
phant. are the grrat fountain of religions
truth. All India and ali the world can po there
drink together. and satisfy their spiritual
warnings They are "the REPOSITORY of the
highest thought Of archaic man. the spring
source of all subsequent philo.uphiee" hc-