Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-19
a BRAHMIN VISITOR.
He Estssms lndIa as First and Fore.
most In Good Things.
CRITICISMS or WESTERN MUSIC.


r. II. TeAng, the high ehs,o East
Indian who 10 TO lecture In the
Fourteenth Ward Assembly Hall,
Tucsday evening next, probably has
attained 10 greater pr minonce Ia
public attention In this couutry than
no ever could have hoped TO reach In
his natiXe land, one reason Tor this 1
hisgrrat conversational power aud the
fiuency with whion he uses the Eng.
lish language. While as BrAumin
by birth he II Of that class Ia his
native land which are regarded by the
faithful ~ "higher than princes" yet
the extension OF British rule over
India has changed their place In tho
financial thermometer, pressing Il down
to n low point; though Ia religious
matters among the Hindus they still
retain their exalted station. La couae.
quenoo Of this tne Brahminl, rX opt
ing that portion specially olllvd a, TO-
ligiOus ministers, seek means Of
living in the arts anu Professions. Some
u them are very poor indeed In this
worlds gOods,and might Improve their
position financially as carpenters or
sh1e.mlkera out that they would lose
caste thereby, anu that la India would
be- regarded ~ ths honorable as worse
than death.
Mr. rvlang h, a. he Gays, Only a
pro .esslonal man, having been engaged
in the government service a. sOrt Ot
clerk OF uiguiIaTy that would not d..
mean him IN he eyes Of his teliOw-Tt-
ligiOuisIs, lie h also a man OF lycrnl
scholastic allaiumeuts, aud this
lsut aids 10 make him
successful lecturer. by way nl liver.
basement, he clvvCIly anu ariisucAlly
produces flowers ou paper by the "nail
umbussiug" ptOceHs-meauH usrd 10y
him AZ the WORLDS FAIR 10 Trplenish
his eKchequer, While nj the great
Exposition he was also one VI those
who spOke ~ the worlds parliament OF
fcligiouB. There he depicted the
"rterual religion" OF Bmlmiuism, as
he terms it, aud explained ~ glowing
words its philosophy anu theories, tie
basis OF the latter belug tho eternity Of
| Iho soul aud rt-IuCaruatlOn,
The gentleman take vuIubly OF all
.huse things aud Of family life anu
| customs Ia India, OF which ho Will tell
Ia his iitst lecture. Replying 10 an IN.
| quiry today regarding his views a. ~
me prospective rebellion Of tho natives
VI India, he said he does not SEQ what
! good would come 10 tho natives by
that means thag could not be secured
In much easier anu better
way, while ho IisCoruud many
serious eyila that would fubult both 10
the rulers ana the ruled. As 10 tho
dsslia0lIty OF British rulo hc 10 DUMB
~ an oyster pleiouiug NOT 10 Say any.
ming al all regarding governmental,
mhllerH In bombay, though mo Freely
yNprtfslb himselt ON other topics.
HIS great hobby, II he may ba saiI
10 nave one, Is music, and one of his
chief Delights iH % exhibit ths vocal
puWera VI the East Indian, which he
regards a. belug o. very llug way IN
advance OF the condition Of the divine
nrt among other peoples, particularly
Eutupeaua FROM his estimate OF
thee Patti would never recover from
the criticism Of a Branmiu audience,
Aud Aluaul would no Inclined 10 never
MARBLE more. sour music would not
offend your ears, Rm sure,'
said he, "but truly 10 me som,
VI your great singers SOUND like
lJaekas bowling and 1 leo