The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19
GOOD PEOPLE ROBBED
Harvest Reaped by PickpOckets at
the Parliament of Religions.
One SpellbOund WOman's Earrings
StOlen-TOpics of the Speakers at
Yesterdays Sessions.
Special to the Indiana polls Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO. Sept. 1S-Detectives mingled
with the crowds that sought admittance
to the parliament of religions this morn
in the Art Institute, and closely scrutin.
lied each face it's owner passed in
through the doors of the auditoriu IN to the
main assembly rooms. Their presence was
due to the development that during the
first week of the parliament the lighting
cred gentry and. for that matter, gentle
women also. played havoc with the per-
sonei possessions OF many of the goodly
folk In the various audiences. Fat pocket
books had been distracted from mysteIi-
ous pockets while the heads of the own
ers. and possibly of the pilferers also.
were bowed In prayer. Watches and
chains disappeared from the pockets
OF vests and dresses. and. incredible as it
may seem. a pair of diamond earrings were
actually extracted from the ears OF the fair
wearer as she sat spelibound under the in.
tuence OF the perOratiOn OF q Buddhist
priest. Successful efforts to suppress pub
licity in regard To this condition of affairs
were made during the greater part OF the
week. but the climax came on Saturday
when perfect colony OF crooks invaded
the theosOphical congress. and there was
such an outory concerning lost handker-
chiefs. and pocketbooks. and satchels. that
the proceedings had to be appended with q
note OF warning which was sounded from
the platform. The presence of the detect
ives. however. is expected To serve O
warning TO the depredators to keep at q
safe distance from the building and it's
audiences.
According to the paper presented to the
parliament of religion to-day liz behalf of
Shaku SOen. OF Japan. Buddhism considers
tie universe as having had no eginning
and unlikely to have aDy ending. it
cannot trace back 10 an eternity any ab.
solute casual law. and SO 1t reaches the
conclusion that there is no end to the
world. At the same time 1t holds that in
the future life each individual will enjoy
or suffer the results of his own actions In
this existence. As the present pain of
ones present actions, 60 the happiness or
misery of the world 10 come.
Bishop Dudley. or kentucky. in speaking
on the historic Christ. said that men be-
heved IN Him because He had not lett them
desolate. aud because the greatness ana
mercy of His life had done more TO soften
and elevate mankind than the work of all
the moraiists and theorists mbined.
Prof. George Park Fisher. in an address
upon Christianity as an historic religion.
held that tho preparation OF Christianity
was indissolubly involved in the history
of ancient Israel. The gospel itself ana it's
foundation were made up of historical oc-
currences and Christianity was distinctly
O religion of facts.
The most lengthy paper of tho day was
that of Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
of Boston. who spoke upon the sympathy
OF Religions" He differed with those W 20
had referred to this gathering as the first
parliament OF religions. and said that tho
first VAS coincident with the foundation Of
the Republic, when. between two Christian
ministers. there walked Philadelphia
rabbi. This demonstrated that the new
government was a great religious parls-
ment In the great effort toward Chris
tlanity in which they were en-.
gagged they needed not the sup
port OF some single sect alone. like
Roman Catholic or Buddhists, but the
strength and sympathy of the human race.
1t was the happiness of the present race TO
live in a time when religions were out
growing their my thology. and emanoiDated
men were stretching out their hands To Sc
cure the luxury of religion that did not
degrade. The progressive Brahmins of In
die, the Nohammedan students in London
and the Jewish radicals ii America were
teaching essentially the same pies.
seeking the same ends with the most en-
lightened Christian reformers. The Jew
ish congregations in Baltimore werc the
first to contribute for the ed n cation of the
freedmen. The Buddhist temple in San
Francisco was the first edihce in that city
draped In mourning after the assassination
of Lincoln. The Parsees of the East cent
contributions TO the sanitary commission.
The reign of heaven on earth would not be
called the kingdom of Buddha or of Christ
it wonld be called the Church of Christ
or the commonwealth of man.