The sun., 1894-11-11

from the original teaohinss Of The Christ
IT., the sugerstiti9uS ysnites q modern
modern Buddhism, which hold the great empire
ofnShipe In thraldom ~ the present moment
end which distinguish II frcH the faith Of ether
man sscflfoes and he 'non-dsihcstion Of vice,
nevsr an e5 sse5inees ts SO far We kn9pw p haze Ss
s9s q sensnny sS "Sr %hSh nfIs The pssn sn
| Telg,on has eneLvsted the minds and polluted
6s hearts o. Pagan goTshpPerb, No NShTs
pss The rites which polluted the temples Of
siIcentlous people in Inv word and deed, they have
not ehdeayofed to sanctfy vice or TO lead the vo:
ruin by making it's path lie through stemgle
sns, sna under The pr2tecti9n Of goddess The dis
sient Hlpdus are unknown towns among the religion
sts pi china, and we must attribute this fact to
be prophet of nG China o. ths IN ffSi fsois sesSness
tion 5 s the cardinal rule for both the sovereign
Hsd e ans pe99po running stream Is the fsy9r H
deal mode Of conduct, While It's waters fertil-
VI Mfe cleanse, and refresh, 1t runs to place which
VIII BY his words, place % e. himself below UGa, itm
must, in his person. keep behind them, II this
way, way, while he occupies a position above the
he is before the people they suffer no inconven-
ience. The whole empire, therefore delights
fore the Sage SAYS hs Ins Who bears the reprosch
9i 1is country shall be called the lord Of the
land and hs who bears the ealanities q bis
aimed Ain to govern the empire, and recall men from
aroused BY prinCely je eaousies, base tyrannies,
s,n and ,pnruly violence, 70 a state Of primitive
rule Of LIE, and before philanthropy and justice
repnsdq sG IN Names When perfect concord
Ihtnerly compassion began. when the State
perfectly ordered and before patriots were
m ,ns ,sme .rah be o. t9SGEn
SdSdo STisGom'" said be- and cast away your pru-
laSStG,SSoPy; LAM ,S ana iR iRfSs ssids oSSgf Justice,
fatherly compassion. Renounce your clever. |
ness and forego your gains, and the thieves will
simplicity, preserve your purity, curb your sell |
hThnesS and tSI1 eprta ypuT Hmb.Ious desires"
nature ma was naturally good. and he who avoided
the snares of the world; and acted in all things
!, In co, c9nf%orppty % with the uncontaTinetsd in;
II Is the wisdom Of this world, and the knowl:
edge Of good and evil, which are the ruin Of
He Is reported to have said TT is far better to
than % have the Gr pen Of %erdy wisdom Usea by
Confpcius. Better to retire into seclusion
than to be restless In a world OF SORROW"
- There is practically no end TO the multitude Of
Taoist deities worsh lpped In modern time: and
II is this, with their ancestor Worship. which
are worshipped than there are people. They be-
long long TO two main classes deified powers OF ma
gods, star gods. weather gods, agricultural gods.
On the seacoast may be found temples to the
spirit p Of the sea the King Of the sea and the god
side partly in air, partly in water. Any remark
pointed at as Srason Many Of the stars sTs
worshipped as gods and are REGARDED as subli-
described az made up Of fye different kinds
OF matter metal. wood. water. fire, and
"d .hs shsss Which al whsn sfs to hsSs
purified rose To the starry heavens and became
being hs s sr OF Of
and Saturn OF earth. The fxed stars are also
essences OF souls Of natter and there are other
word star has come TO have. in the Chinese
one. A living material soul, the sublinated es-
.ence Of matter is so denominated." The
portions OF the sea Of ether OF which our atmos-
3here forms the lower part. In IT the star
ortunss OF men. So il comes to pass that hat
'lcbemy and astrology. dealing with essences
ision I s and IN e csne%ss II % pRoasSt " the A0'' re-
A modern development ~ Taoism is the Budd-
list idea of metempsychosis or the transmigra-
;atory and hell. But unlike Buddhi Taoism
caches that the souls OF mankind live forever
ion for all evil done in this world. There are
aid 10 be ten courts OF justice beyond the grave,
nd pictures of the punishments inflicted are I
hown in the Taoist temples of every provincial I
ity Souls. however, can be released from '
modern az PrTsfs Tosm ans %ons
cription OF the social customs of the millions OF
'hina, and Il Is often dinhcult to separate tho
ustoms OF Confucianism and Buddhism from I
hose Of Taosn'. And yet it is the religious con-
ition of China which makes 1t so necessary tina: /
"Af Glan ha tn 1fElg. a..Nal
. degraded In superstition. Some account, a
therefore, of modern Taoism is necessary. a
An exaggerated animism distinguishes Tao
I'M The simple Chinaman breads the exist Il
nee Of spirits, and imagines that they are in all
le sounds OF the night and in the natural phe-
omena Of nature, such the wind and the N
lunder thriving trade In the sale Of charms 4
therefore @ carried on. The great charms n
eased ancestors. Other charms consist ~ fig q
res and characters drawn and written in gro I,
wRa2 ySu sse em sSn% the Sf
We trade which is carried on in this business. I,
not a single event takes place In the domestic ii
fe OF The Chinese people without recourse be- >,
X had 10 the religious ceremonies of supersti- I,
on. Whether IL be the birth Of child the il
inrms must he obtained and the spirits must | ii
consulted. As good and evil spirits pass con: pr
Iuses, make roads. and dig canals IN such a ii
ay as TO obstruct an evil spirit and 10 aid the M
valuable en- mines and ausrres % have been cen H filled H q
owing TO complaints that they had become W
residence OF demons, 1he planting OF a tree on II
favorable spot or "A new house rightly built III
ay bring fortune To whole district. II Is nj
fhcult 10 build n railway In China, for all "
raight lines are disastrous and curves promote n,
osperity, Nearly all great buildings lace the to
lrnng sun Of the tropics, because good spirits Nv
ways come from the South and evil spirits a
ON the North. Ia
One illustration win suffice To show tho way To
which TaOism has departed from the high al
andard OF its original teacher,
w hen a man Ii very i'll, and IL Is supposed
al his seven suiTits for all Oriental nations he
we that We possess seven spirits gradu- -
y departing from him, Tanist priest II sent ssss ss
r, ana an attempt 10 made Ia bring back his VI W
ul by the following means: A long bamboo pole III III
taken and u bunch Of green leaves IL placed III III
one end, and coat recently worn by the sick III III
An Is fastened To the pole, and by series Of u ~
arms the rowing spirit Is induced Ia enter the ~
at. The coat Is then placed upon the body of ", w
c sick man. and recovery is said 10 be insured y.
Passing through the door" Is an important ~
remOny Tor children, performed more or less II
squently till childhood Is over, TROist priests -
me to the house, arrange an altar, place on il "a
nsers, cHndlesticks, and images ~ gods, es- ~ ~
cally that Of the goddess Mother" and also J Je'
able full OF various eRtables. Certain god i ai
sses invited by name To be pres IN n
I by ringing OF bells, beating OF drums, A.
Il reciting the names and residences Of ~
3 RDideSSpS The uripstE rpcitn iu'