Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-02-26
WEDN ESDAY, FEB. %. 1890.
The Aryan Family.
To the Editor OF the TRIBUNE

casian race one OF the most import
ant. Were it possible to make an ac-
quaintance with the Aryan family as
to their character, life, customs, ETC.,
1t might be Of interest to some Of the
TRIBUNE readers. But as mere frag-
ments remain from the history of
these people, our knowledge Of them
Is unfortunately comparatively limi-
ted. AS 10 the exact time and place
Of their existence, history fails to give
us any information. We are only
told that they lived In the East, be-
tween 5000 and 1000 B. c.
The Aryans possessed well pro-
portioned body; We're of somewhat
brownish complexion; with q full,
slightly projecting forehead; with
mild, sparkling eyes and Roman
nose. They were also kind, socia-
BILE, moderate and Intelligent people.
Their country, which the Aryans
divided into two parts, the northern
and southern territory, was formerly
the possession and hunting ground OF
a class Of people called the "Drewi-
das." ancestors of our present Fin
landers.
Instead of wild hunting ground.
the territory was soon turned by the
Aryans into golden fields of grain.
Besides agriculture, they also carried
on manufnctures, particularly WraN-
ing, The rearing OF cattle, mining and
TO some extent commerce. But only
rs such they wuuid hardly lave been
mentioned. ,.iieic are ether reasons
which haye caused their name to lie
recorded in history, and for which
they deserve our attention, namely,
their admirable devotion to science
and literature. The study Of medi-
cine. law, natural science, astronomy,
mathematics, and above all language
was pursued by them with eagerEess
and success. Even the art of poetry
was practiced to an incredible degree.
But the time came when the Aryans
had to leave off as Independent actors
on the arena of life; yet they live in
the drama of history and act con-
spicuous part in the literary and sci.
entific world.
The fruit of their labor has been the
germ for many contrivances of later
generations. And as the Aryan Ian
guage forms the basis of the greater
number of the subsequent languages,
such as Sanscrit, Persian, Greek, Ital-
ian, Celtic, Lithuanian and Teutonic,
1t must be regarded as the key of keys
to philosophy. In so far has the study
of the Aryan language been OF great
interest and benefit, but this is not
all. 1t has also given access to become
acquainted with the religious views
and worship of the Aryan family; a
topic of great interest and worthy to
be considered, not only because it is
the foundation of the mythology of
the Greeks and other nations, but for
its many traits peculiar to the true
doctrine.
The northern people Of the Aryan
family had a priestIy king, Jima,
whom they considered the author of
all things and from whom all good
proceeded. Together with him they
lived for a time in perfect peace and
happiness. (An emblem of the happy
state of our first parents in Paradise
But this state did not last very long.
The people soon fell off from their
priest and king and commenced to
worship the creation instead of the
creator. From this time rose con-
test on earth between two mighty
powers, the chiefs of which were Or
mud, the god of light, and Ahriman,
the prince of darkness. Between
these powers is man, poor and miser-
able, tormented by the prince of dark
ing of Saoschant to deliver them
from all evil and erect al imperisha-
kingdom for the living and dead. We
discover here an approximate resem-
man. A similar one we find in the
Veda's, containing the religious tenets
OF the Aryans of the southern terrific
~. These also like the northern, were
idolators, principally Sabians. They
are said to have worshipped up to $50
million idols, representing the sun.
the starry canopy, fire, thunder, etc.
But the most wonderful of all is their
conception of the supreme" god,
Brahma. He has appeared three
times on earth (; firstly as maker, Brah
ma, (our God the Father; secondly,
as preserver, Vishnu, God the Saw
lor) and third time as destroyer, silva,
corresponding to the Holy Spirit,
who through the word of God comes
thereby Brahma is further repre-
sented having three faces, IAN indica-
ton Of the trinity.) .-.
AS to the creation, especially the
creation of man, we find that the
northern differ from the southern
Aryans. The southern held that man
was originally mere spiritual being,
living in an ethereal world. But en-
vious of the supreme power and glory
of Brahma, man fell and In many
others effected disObedience toward
their maker. Brahma then created
the earth for the fallen spirits, and as
punishment for their disobedience,
he made them corporal beings. that
they should suffer the pains of death,
after many tribulations on earth. AT
ter death their bodies Will turn to
earth, but their spirits, (souls) through
wisdom, heroic deeds, and, which is
the most remarkable, through repent
ance return and enter into the spirit
kingdom, called Indra. In connection