The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-25
cir EDWIN ARNOLD ARRIVES.
Bis Interesting Views on Oriental and
Occidental All sirs


From the Ne,o York Recorder.
Sir Edwin Arnold, poet, essayist, author,
critic, scholar, lecturer and editor, arrived
on the City OF New York Thursday. after a
decidedly unpleasant voyage. and is quar-
tered for the present at the Everett house,
The big ocean liner dropped anchor at quar-
antine at Ii 30 o'clock Wednesday night,
and during the last twsnty-four hours be
had only ~ hours sleep. but in spite OF
this he welcomed many visitors at the
Everett house during the day without show
ing the slightest sign of fatigue.
Sir Edwin is remarkably well preserved.
His 60 years rest lightly on ais shoulders and
his step Is as light and free, his movements
as quick and energetic as a man of 80. HIS
manners are courteous in the extreme, his
voice is clear and mslodious, his face breaks
into smile at the slightest provocation,
and there Is a charm in mis- conversation
and personal magnetism in bis voice and
every act that holds one spell-bouHd. Sir
Edwin met the reporters at the Everett
house, and gave them a grip. the re-
membrsuce OF which viii liuger for many
days.
HIS VIEWS ON THEosoPHY.
Sir Edwin Arnold is one of the students
Of theosophy who has studied the subject at
the fountain-head In India. he said on
this topic: "Theosophy is very hard to de-
fine. l have met Nine. Biavatsky and Col
Olcott many times in Ceylon, and l went
into the cult myself to try and understand
this great question. 1t would take hours
to explain my views upon theosophy, and
in a general way l may say that my views
are expressed in the "Songs Celestial" a
literal translation from the Sanskrit "Bho-
gavat Gita." | took great pains with this
translation. and it Is accepted by Buddhists
as accurate. This work gave me an in
sIphf into this tgOpdarful t1hilnQOnhv and I
gained further kno Wedge from the transla-
tion of the Indian "Gita Goowda," or
''Songs Of Songs" and the Light Of Asia"
RUDYARD KIPLISG's GREAT WORK.
Sir Edwin Arnold referred to the excel
lent work done by Rudyard Kipling III
making the world familiar with life in H.
dia and its people. ~ cannot help admir-
ing Mr.. Kipling," he said, "for the graphic
accuracy of Indian life and his graceful writ
ing Some Of his writing VIII be perma-
nent. because MS characters are living. 1t
is style that makes permane CO in literature
He hos the magic secret OF style"
In spe king of American authors MIR.
Arnold said that be considered James Rus
sell Lowell the best judge of literature that
he ever knew.
Lowell was a wonderful man in many
! ways,n he continued, but l consider Emer-
| son the greatest man America has pro-
| ducsd.n
Sir Edwin touched upon the Light Of
| the World" "a work which he wrote 10 tell
the story Of Chris5 the same as was done by
! him to pressut Buddha In The Light of
Asia" and he said that Christianity is ad-
Yanclng every where.
JAPAN's GREAT PROGRESS.
In speaking Of Japan. where Sir Edwin
| Arnold has spent the last few years, he said:
"God has given tbs japanese qualities that
yvera oivan 70 rho Greake Thav GRO
TO ses the excellence of everything. They
must not be confOunded with the Chinese
The educated people are highly accom-
plished, and hey have statesmen equal TO
Blaine and Gladstone. They have made
marvellous progress since the adoption OF
their new constitution twenty-three years
ago, aud the civilization Of Japan is as hign
as any country on the globe. Toxic is
lighted by electricity, and every modern
improvement has been adopted r the COM
fort Of the people IN the large cities"
THE GRAND OLD MAN.
Turning to English affairs he said that he
had dinner with Mr.. Gladstone recently
The veteran statesman was as clipper as q
lad, though he was saddened by the death
Of his son. Among all public men," con-
tined Sir Edwin, 81 never saw such a sus
tanned intellect Gs that OF Mr. Gladstone.
He seems to have a knowledge Of every
thing. spoke to Mr.. Gladstone about Les-
ter Arnolds. my sons, book entitled Para
the Ph6nician,' and he Immediately in
quired. Are Phenicians of semitic Origi1p
l replied that | thought they were, and he
said that he did not; and III the ten minutes
that we had to wait before sitting down to
dinner be showersd upon me an amount OF
learning upon this question that nearly took
my breath away Mr. Gladstcne's health
Is excellent. and it seems as If he would live
out the century,"
Sir Edwin Arnold refused to discuss
English politics. When asked what be
thought Of Psrnell he eDlied: He was
handsome mau, and had the genius Of
silence"
Sr Edwin then drifted into journalism
and said that the Daily Telegraph, OF which
he is part owner, was imperialist Ia policy
and believer in "Rule Britta1ia," and it
was, FIRST OF all, a newspaper" The 1eIe-
graph would not suit American readers; ic
Is too slow and ponderous He said that he
had read American newspapers for thirty
years, aud admired them greatly bat their
style would not suit English ra ders.
Sir Edwin Arnold said that he was not a
lecturer but O p et and that he would
| appear in puOlic here as a reader Of MS own
poems.
LAST Day AT PiMLICO