Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-10
MASTER OF HEAVEN.
a SINGULAR INSTANCE OF cREDU-
LlTY HOLDING SWAY 1900 YEARS.

Early In the Christian Era-Tho seal
which brings In ooodly Revenue.
The history Of popular delusions, more
especially those relating TO religious or
quasi religions beliefs, has been dealt with
by many able pens. Most educated people
have some acquaintance with the super
natural pretensions Of people like Joanna
eouthcote or Joe Smith. II may, however,
be safely alleged that scarcely one Euro
pean in a million has ever heard of a most
singular instance OF popular oredulity,
which, dating back 10 the FIRST century,
has held sway even TO the present day.
Probably the earliest notice of the so
called Master OF Heaven" which appeared
In any European work is TO be found in the
"Annales dc Ia Foin OF missionary "Col.
leotanea" OF the Jesuit priests, forwarded
IN the shaps OF letters from various pOr-
lions Of tho heather world. Writing In
1850 Father Demicourt described the then
living master In no favorable terms, IL
was, however. reserved for the we'll known
authority on Chinese matters, Mr., Chal-
mers, TO first introduce the title and It's
bearer to the notice of tho English speak
ing world. A few months later Mr.. H.
Kopsch gave n more detailed and extremely
interesting account Of the whole subject.
Az these papers are quite inaccessible TO
the general publc-one public library only
In England possessing a c0py-the follow
ing details will doubtless be- OF interests
About "a years after the birth OF Christ
a child was according to the legend.
INTERMEDIARY born of a VIRGIN mother in
Inc nroyince Of Kianps AS with the
founder OF buddhism. his childhood ,yas
distippulshed by extraordinary precoelty
and the power OF performing supernatural
feats. By the time he had reached 90 years
Of age he had attained the modest stature
OF 0 feet inches. His personnl appearance
otherwise was not lcas unusual. Triangu.
lar eyes with green pupils and n crimson
tcsip. arms reaching below his knees. and
win an oeripitai bone OF strikinR proieo-
tlou. he must have been nt least note.
worthy In the owes Of his nelgbbors
II NAV by the way. be noted that how.
ever unycracious these details Of his look
Chang Tso.linq actually existed. His career
Is skutghed Ina the annals OF the province In
quite the same vein as are his physical
rbnraeteri-tlrt A scholar OF profotud cru.
d,tInn and able 10 foretsl coming eyents
Ia sent in ", tpastsrly "A manor ON tho trnu.
Mo- tben besetting die emplre "a ID GU
tLot IN. ,.,pperor nrnnlntcd Kim gov.,,,o,
Of Kinne.Cboo. After holding ais mn.
polBtnppt for A few years he r.sipn.d aud
men commenced tbe career which ser,,rs,i
10, Mn, 10 c,iel,ritv which has lasted I'M
he present dav.
savfrg Nm. scere ~ mia s,,y.rr,,,sr, Ia
became n hermit In tbe ri. Man., noun.
tains and deyotrd bis tirne IN the s,,,dv n,
,rItcbcraft md th, dlscov,rv m tbc siirir
~ lifs ue wus nert heard ~ on d.
n,ayon aud rlgcr no,,ntnip urrcb oor,.
,,,,rJsd nm. ,1ystic ,ilI of aii,, s,,d
5is,,,,,sr.d IN, mean. "a, r,,iine, ~. is,,,,'s
~ ,hs Nh aud romrnnnding the. s,.r,,irss ~,
dsyiis ana bogvs Amang I ~ .,,,,e'rnat,,-s
fe,ts Win Which be ,yas rreditsd ,,s.tLs
s1a,.b,.r ~ n r,iti,or Js,its ,,i,h ens
strots,' ~ q, ,5sr,nitIon ,,.,,,ii 1b,sa a. ~
bnr,bi., ,,,terces.in, ~ tt,sir al, tt,,,. H.,
r,storsd to ufo upon enndition XXI tbSv
botnoir ,bcmreIvrs Ia ,ycstsrn cnnnt,i.,
"a ~, ctin. aiono
n yasnt Noun, Iio- MINI that Cham, ,,.,.
toss.J "a rcc.iyo L., ,,.r.,,, di,.t,h -
,,t.sinn ,Atas,,. "a Ioa,.,, - 80,
tbe insisnia NJ MA nav acic, ,,,,s ,,,,p,I,
seni which would ir,nre,. iG, sl,,,ts NJ na,,e
al onse aitbot,gh opiv tourblng oro IN,
se,I ~ conr,e n claimed tn bc ovor I'm
v.ars old
mo mnstcr's son IIepg succeedcd al
t.tbsr Nm "a ALLEGED ~ have No., ssl ~,
mn into heaven nfirr ba,ing a,tain,J ,'
400 IN ION v,ars A .on bas IN tnrn .,,,,
cs.deJ nnti 10 rr,..,,t m, n,,rt,,. ~.
MINI dypnstv which terwin,,sd In III
lie ibsn ,,,nnsteri was e,,nrliar =, ~,
beir npparent 10 tho throne IA nm Mus
trntion M tbe dutiea devolyinu mo, Nm
Sccunants NJ the n,nster,s' ,,.t ! NJ, snnai
rscoyi tbot In t70T ths t,,n "r,ost,r' =,
h,,yrrn 90. iiro,t,d A., ntTe. s.crig,.. -,
tbe ave ,,reat ,,ountains M Cbinn IN cborr
avav tbe ghost nf tbe white sl,oEn a
Uysrgcho,g ma Ia rid tbe ,raj.hu III 4, ~
tho crimson monkey which baupteJ II
"Anotber goblln called tbo Iron I'ncl ; n,
dread ana terror ~ No l,,at ncanls 49, ,
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hnt bis charms and sxorcisn,s s,iied ~ n,.,
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