New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-17
A LETTER FROM THE EAST.
CHARLES S. SMITH AND TIE ORIENT.
uE TELLS ABOUT INDIA AND THE WORK Or
MISSIONARIES.

MISSIONARIES.
Mr.. Wilson, secretary OF the Chamber Of Com
merce has received the following letter from Charles
stewart smith, president OF the Chamber. under the
date OF January /
found our American friends Shanghai gloomy
garding present and prospects OF trade.
Fluctuations and depreciation in the value OF silver have
made very risky and deprived them Of their
usual profits for i've years past doubt If any foreign
firm IN shanghai has made much, any, money for ten
years plst and Of them We know have had large
losses. 1t been somewhat better at Hong Kong.
The English community in Ceylon is more prosperous
than In china Indeed. a weak spent IN Ceylon gives one
the impression that this island Is TO-DAY the most pros
porous any Of the Oriental countries, Japan perhaps
excepted. price Of silver and the failure Of the
anything advance the price Is having
a very depressing effect India. The large num-
Der 81, MED Enrshmcn. Government officials and Of
Of the army who receive their salaries ia rupees and
pay gold for English rentanccs seriously
DISCONTINUED with the POSITION Of the Home Govern
uent' this ytll matter The deficiency In the recent
rna caused bad hsrves and large advance in the
price Of and other food for the people especially in
southern India and something lisc famine Is expected
section. Although 1t required some rouehnc In
order famous temples Of Madura, NchenfoNs
Tanjore made deour from the visual line Of
travel and crossed from Colombo % southern India
small coolle steamer carrying $50 OF TINS class h
| which our party were the only cabin passengers.
will attempt TO give YOU an imperfect idea OF these
wonderful monuments, that 10 may excite your cur
| Osity iesh frrguSsonS and tSineS descriptions oi
| them. Imagine obonS incO>nic two b. two aAu
half miles In extent surrounded b. wall. forty fee;
high pierced by eight gate> varying in height from
100 200 feet, pvI0mdal form and IN line proportion
The exericis these gates gopuras a. the natives
cau incm are covered from base to final with hsure>
either carved in solid moulded In bold relief IN
cement hard stone They represent men, animals
devils idols raj aud fblcd mon~teT'; colossal anu
erocsque sometimes painted in rrd and yellow The
interior Of the inclosur nicd with stone shrnes and
temples with portals similarly coryec. Some Of the lat
ter have columns sustaining tue roofs and eild'd
domcs.
There are also large co>icr recalling those OF the
most famou, cathedral, OF Furoln with ifc'co-d walls
and ceilings in colors also house, to scc0n''
date 100 priests; elephants FOR the procession '"'''
guQrdcd TREASURES requiring the presence OF eIShs P'e
70 unlock the door, u the which con'p opr'H
IN silver and gold covered win pearls. turquoses rnhs
diamond, and other gems almost countless in nnno"9'
but with -leht regard 10 the quality or perfection "i .'
precious There ar a-o >'''"d rom ,"r p''
and shown for fee. silver and gold rl'rd lu"l-
mounted ON car representing m'n, women and animals
u>'d ia the religious PROFESSIONS one secs a'' "''"
the wall, immense tanks for bathing anu III S''' -"
hop- markets and blzlrs hcd with native ana io'''n
| merchandise and the sacred COWS anu ou'S "''' "
their viii almost everywhere
Above and beyond all ~ Interest however the c'e
les, eth and the human tide through me ""P''
drc- FL in gay oriental costumes and exhibiting l't''
d,otion which Distinguishes the Indoo above all o'hei
| races. The power Of religion among I"f poop,
that could three centuries ato collect "h" "N""
| 20 p1O uluu o
+, so 600 600 In country AZ this d@'l W'-' o"
=, and our admiration II II cNcitc> or' PIX. u We
lnqulro into OF this power p''hHl' " "' "
,'nd I'm IN, fact that in the early history OF all the .r"
Oriental religions thcrc wa considerable i'"u'"h
ninth ,ur, morals aud common ,ens" which have been
,.rerown and ob,curd by The Ignorance ana 'nTr-h'o'
-. later or.- H. j. fashion among p|>-"nerr- bF Tue
Pacific steamers tby large number Of u''r'I'IS
.u.r nj foreign mis- onari's. drt'imiei I" ""' 'u
vouag. Of NV visit % southern lnda t. Julgc i'" ~
sona alton of the claims oil inc III u ""
American Rolri located al Maduis I" III" -'"i"'N "o
| r,tort OF all good and women lcttt i''n Inv
,,,oguish,d mr.. dent Of TIE American Bead Dr. Ei'h
| I'D = Storfs opened the door 70 tliS inquiry No
| COMMUNICATION NEEDED from me, 'h'r "' u'' e'''I
,k Of DR. wa.hburn the head Of Pasunasi Coie7" "h"
M. Given not only his lie service but also al NJ pl.
n IN IN. college or Of the devotion u John Scudd"f
Chandler hi, predecessors IN ehATse Of un'
vi..i, The story is well and truly told In I'll" I"w'r
,.uo,t o. hslf q century work In this place ""'h !
ham. Won viii rad Nv pr.onnl sb'et' ston- i"ah d" "
| ,,a .o,viciion that III" results nrr unidentified
We visited room in ono Il -" mission u"''hH' '"'
,,d ,wen,y.fwo tdy.lookiug naN" women who gave Vs.
~, graceful Oriental ~saarn; II session ~ Hib'
| a1.,. The Lords PRAYER laid IN tn 1'nhI IAN
| euape q hymn lni u" Bible real t"'" ''''""'
| oues,ions bv the women, and sns""f" ara '>P''"' ~
49, a., teacher who had b.cn for eight y"a'~ ens's'i ]"
~ yo,k Thi, d,licac.oosns bat brave yonns woman
a , classes each morning of one ard quar'r h"'t'
each and In the afternoon Volts the dliiY 'n'' ana i
hut, Of the natives. inspecting ara a. '.''E WV ,,
=, the women that she is tainne 70 80 nom nut ~ NV
IN read the Bible all who viii li-n TO Them mn.
~ ,,, from 700 20 900 native Blhc.r ni'rs connected
vim the Madur Mission In all H. branches VINO MA
been ,rcpaed for their In the manner above d'
he'd The muck and cnhusia. with which these poor
native women perform this service In face OF oI"o"
and persecution from their own families ana h''9""o "
remarkable. - ,..s
Some nfren twenty years ogo On attempt was ".1
- amen a school for Mahomeian children similar u u
~ hich has been 50 long Successful operation among
the IIindoo population but the lives of ," i-'on'''
were threatened and project oAnd ncd Wit''h
wear or two very Intelligent and prominent Mahon'u''
q, Ns,,r, applied TO the mission to hev" school oN"u
Nv one OF the ladies' for class o children whose '
,e,o abc and willing 10 pay for this service ms r.
quest was coupled the condition that the Ohfsu''
- .houid ,o no us.d In the school. The m-sOhafl
declined this proposition unless with the liberty 70
| a., pul. 4, any way they pleased The terms OF the
,i.onsrle. were finally accepted and loyalty cairu o"'
We Waited this school also and heard wchi'h'e VT '
vcry interesting MahOmctan children fc'itc inc 'o'"
| PRAYER In their own language
| was invited 10 un prlnciIs Hlndoo club OF Nau"rs
aud vas introduced q high-caste Binhmin, VINO WIS
dstnQnishrd member 4 the Bar. IL" sl''"c '''''.7
r,o,,sh and wa. very Interesting man. THIS gentle
man said 'Undoo as am | want to bear INV pS'"''"S
70 the valuable service tho American MISSIONARIES NV
rendered 70 our poor people by their schooS i"S IN"
,r.,d ma I'm sdcfcncc open Hndoo schools ior the
o.,p 7 afterward, learned that this same man hau
| contributed largely TO the support OF nh1oo s''oo
,odocd on the American PLAN spoke u inc Sou"'
,, 4, CHARGE of tho Blbcrcadcr classes 81 he h'i'
1901, and dscouraecmcnts connected with nor SPcla
q oo,d eyes she replied Il do sometimes i''' ais