New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-25
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

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State, wished to find rector. though the
vesry could only offer $500 year there was
large number of applicants Tor tnt poSltloh'
One of these applicants sent with dis applica-
ton n communication cut from IL local phPer,
and which il was morally certain TAI le nai
written himself. This was the communication,
which, however, failed to get HIM the parish
"The name aud fame Of the Rev. James lie,
rector of Trinity Church, having hreauy oe-
come the theme for street. anu nome cnhVersa-
ton of all our intelligent citizens, we JOt down
few of oar impressions OF this remarkable
man for the beurft of our readers who have
not yet bad the pleasure of seeing him OF listen
ing TO his enchanting dlscOurseS.
BY birth an Englishman, OF when tnere are
unmlstakabe evidences In his pronunciation III
person small, but straight as a palm tree
famed bv the airs of Palestine" his snow
white hair looks like n halo of glory about ms
head, and the rosy glow OF htalJh upon MS
face shows that his heart can never grow Old.
His eyes are blue and Brilliant; t0Iehead
stamped with the lines of intellectual SUPERIOR
ity; temperament sangulne, nervous coun-
tenance mild, benlgnant and thOughttul, with
an expression of integrity. lie ~ near-slghtt d,
and this defect is no small disadvantage to him
when ne reads, and accounts for Ills somewhat
ungraceful actions while preaching
Few men OF his years Clfty-slX) are as young
as he is now. Being happily constituted, there
il harmonious blending the poetcai, pleas
ant union of the material with tile spiritual, "a
body and soul joined together IN his discourses.
There is something tangible, solid. nutritious
and enduring in lis sermons, whlle the out
bursting and overwhelming illusions OF his
natural eloauence, the sterling originality OF
his conceptions, the vivid and cOplOuS display
of illustration, thrill and charm the apprecla-
tive hearer. His delicate, sensitive taste en-
ahles him to select with unerrlng precision
what is truly sublime and beautiful.
HiS sermon of last Sunday evening was a
glorious one. Were we TO give You IT'S beau
ties We should have to quote the whole OF IL.
Ii WIS packed full of meaning, terse, vigorous,
classical and original, beautiful III language
and mighty IN thought. He seems To have Il
thorough knowledge of his subject nj all times
aud commands admiration 10y the klngiy maj
csty and sublime beauty OF hIs thonghls
Now he filings page OF meaning INTO single
aphoTi-m; now he elcctIiie- his SpellOounu
hearers with "A spontaneous burst of clJqurncc :;
now he di>sOlVes their eyes 10 tears 10y wizard
sIIOke OF DathOs now lie controls Their hearts
with the sovereign power OF monarch VINO
rules the mnd-Ieam. He Is an earnest man. a
very rapid taker, who condenscs material tor
a large volume into the compass Of tllrty-live-
minute sermon which he ntirrs with the au-
thurlty OF a prophet and the zeal OF an apostle.
THE BUDDHIST MONKs.-The Rev. Father
Hue Roman Catholic missionary IN Iarlhry
and Thibet, describes his surprise at his lirst
sight of tire vast ami numerous Buddhist
niUnastcTics in those regions. The first to
which he came had in II two thousand monks,
or lamas but aftcrwad he reached another
where there were Thirty thousand Iamas, with
m abbot at their head, whose power was 81
great that the Emperor OF China was constantly
i'm fear of his Influence over the Tartar tribes.
The Buddhist monks, he found take the came
three vows which are imposed on all the orders
of Christian mouks-namey. of pO;rrty, chas-
THY and Obedience Aud oil the Buddhist
priests are monks. and neatly all are mcndl-
cants. They 20 out every day, stopping Tor
minute IN silence before each house, and re-
ceivp the rice, which may tie put INTO the bowl
which theY carry. II none Is gwen [" them, they
90 on IN silence TO the next house. This Is done
when they are near cities or towns; but when,
like Father Ilnc's hOspltable entertainers, they
are far from any surrounding population, they
are allowed, II seems. Ia support themselves by
pastoral and agricultural labors.
One Of the great lamaserics IN Chinese Tar
tary where Father Hue was entertained, Is Ce-
scrlbed by him thus: lie arrived in the place AT
9 o'clock in the evening, and was met 10y iuur
ldmas, of whom he says that their r"d schri'
their yellow cap shaped like mitIe, thair
grave manners and low voices made on HIM
prniound impression. They seemcc," said he
" To wait toward ms the breath ~ munasiic re-
ligOus life. In Or'lsr nOt 10 disturb the deep
silence which hushed the place. the bells IN the
horses were stuffed with suaW. Slowly dud
without speaking they passed along those calm
and deserted streets Tins sUlemn and ma
jrstlc silence, as hc calls IL. was Only INFER
rnpIed Icy the hollow and melancholy sound Ot
a horn which marked the watches of the night.
He here inhabited house lent 10 INN with
out charge bv its owner. who was one of these
peaceful monks. II contained large rooms, a
kitchen with cooking utensils, ana stable Tor
his horse and mule. llcreupOn, the good
Roman Catholic rxclaims: How powerful Is
religion over the heart of man, even when II Is
a false religion. What difference between
these lamas, so hohptable, generous and broth
rIly IN their treatment OF strangers, aud the
coVetous Chinese, who even demand payment
of the traveller for n glass at water !" The
lama- helped hun move into his house, carrying
his baggage IN their shoulders; swept lls
rooms, lighted his fire. got ready the stable,
ani finished by giving him dinner
WoMAN's WORK IN INDIA.-Tn his last Mon
day lecture J"seph Cook spoke ut w oman's
Work tor Woman III Asia There are. he be-
lirtcs. eight principal reforms that ought To bc
instituted at once IN India: Xcnaua teaching 10y
female missionaries; homes for temporary as
sI>taucr 10 women female medical mlsslOna-
rrs; female schools; admission OF w"men 10
university examinations; abolition OF child
10y law pure gospel taught 10 the
whole community; native helpers IN alum
dance and new fashions set 10y imperial courts
and by the upper classes. " new reader 81
REFORM he says, has lately appeared in India,
in the person of a learned YONG BrahlLiD
widow, Ramabai, whose elOqutnce holds great
audiences spelDOund In Bombay aud Poonah
aud other important cities, as she dwrlls on the
evils Of child marriages, the education OF fe-
males the remarIiage Ol widows, and the folly of
the caste system. Since the Gauges began to
roll, no such figure as RamaSai has been re-
flected in its waters. Japan, however, has gone
further of her own impulse III the direction OF
education for woman than any other Aslatlc
nation, and the reform has there the patronage
of the highest persons in the Court Ii Will not
20 backward. Put female education in Japan
INTO the hands of Almighty God, aud under His
guidance the reform in that empire may be-
come the day-star of the ameliOratOn OF
womaD's condition throughout the millions OF
Asia. This wall OF the pillows of humanity in
India, in CeylOn, in the Malay peninsula, in
Asia at large. especially in China IN the East
Indies, in the FIJI Islands, and even in the Dark
Continent, may one day turn into shout OF re-
ioicIng. Provided only that the Occident does
it's duty, this transition may DO swift; but if
the wall goes on for century or two more,
helieye il will sound in our enrs ut the Jnhg