The Washington times., 1894-10-29

DR.. Kent introduced the monk. He said
that Dr. Leonard Bacon's statement to the
Worlds Parliament of Religions that we do
not sufficiently take into account the personal
equation in hearing the report OF mission
aries, ought to be seriously pondered. These
reports are honest but very misleading. The
Worlds Parliament of Religions had given
the people so generally misrepresented an
opportunity to tell the truth about them
selves. But we must not expect too much.
Many denominations. ike the turtle, have
withdrawn themselves into their shells and
refused TO hear.
Dr. Mummery of England, has said:
"What in any religion is fundamental is
largely true, and what is superficial is largely
false This is being impressed upon our
people by the literature Of other religions
that has been spread through our county
from the Parliament of Religions.
Yive Kananda, coming forward, said as a
boy at the university he studied comparative
religion. In India are many religions. One
fifth are Mahomedans. A million are Chris
tians He studied all. He listened TO great
Hindoo preacher, and when he had finished,
said:
my brother, have you seen God?'
The preacher looked up in surprise.
"No.''
How, then. do you know these things are
trueg"
my father told me-"
"Who told your father?"
"His father" and SO on through his ances-
tors to the clouds.
He heard Christian preacher Of great elo-
Quence. This man told the seeker for truth
tnat il he was not immersed in water at once
he was in great danger to be roasted alive.
Upon further questions this Christian Also
through the records of his books, went back
to his ancestors, and so back TO the clouds.
THE STUDENT NOT SATISFIED.
This did not satisfy the student. he set
about praying He prayed sometimes three
days and nights with much weeping and
without food. he finally found a man who
knew no books, not even to write his own
name. This sage was preaching his religion.
When asked the old question, he replied:
Yes. I see God now and will teach you
to see Him"
features. 1t was the same certificate that
came to the man of Nazareth when the dove
descended upon Him at Jordan. He made
his hearer TO believe that God lives and re-
mgion is not a mockery.
For twelve years Kananda sat at this man 8
feet He was the master. He said one day,
Take up this book Kananda took up the
book and read. 1t was a calendar. He read
in it where the rainfall was foretold. 1t said
that within a certain time so many tons oi
rain would fall in a certain district. Now,
said the teacher "close the book and press
il" He did so. Squeeze it very hard. He
obeyed. "Did any water come from the
book?n None. So are all books. The
true religion is here, at the heart
ba truth fc raOpla In mot yUaDs Cod Eap
from it. Religion is largely fashionable. Ny
lady has a fine parlor, elegant furniture. a
piano, beautiful jewelry, well-ltting, costly
dresses. a hat that is the latest thing out. She
cannot get along without a dash of religion
to keep up with her set. There is much oi
this fashionable religion, but it is hypocrisy,
and hypocrisy is the root OF all evil. This sort
OF religion is not of God. II is only the
shadow. People with such religion sometimes
grow TO be in earnest and talk about religious
things as if they had some reality. So talk
ing about religion without havingft these
/ people fall to quarreling and fighting. Mine
mine, is the cry, never thine, thine" "My
religion is the best" ''No, mine, and so they
fight as did the savage tribes about their riva
/ gods. Mambo and Jumbo. Competition in
religion, as in business, is the bane Of all.
LOVE ABIDETH.
Your own Paul says all "else shall perish
but love abideth." That is the great truth
That false doctrine that my nation shall bt
/ aggrandized at the cost of every other nation
is not of God.
/ A youth went to his master and said, 81 want
to know God. The master paid little attention,
but the youth persisted and would not be put
/ of. Finally one day the master said: lie
/ US 90 down to the river and have bath" Sc
] u. ...1V-.-
/ The master followed and falling upon hin
/ held him under. The youth struggled, but the
master would not let him up. Finally, whe1
] he seemed to be almost dead he desisted drew
! him from the water and revived him. "Wha
did you most want when in the water?' the
master asked, Breath" was the answer
''Then you don't want God"
So il is with men. what do you want? You
/ want breath, without il you cannot live; you
want bread. without ityou cannot live; you
want house, without it you cannot live
! When you want God as you want these things
! he manifests himself unto you. 1t is a great
! thing to want God.
A majority of men and women In this world
want the enioyments of sense. They have
! been told that there is a God afar off and if
/ they will send him CARLOAD of words he will
4 help them get these good things of this world
] But in every land there are few persons who
/ want God. They would be one with the es
/ sence of good and truth. Religion is not
/ shopkeeping. Love asks no return; love begs
! not; love gives.
Religion is not an outgrowth OF fear; re-
ligion is joyous. 1t is the spontaneous out.
4 burst of the songs Of birds and the beautiful
sight Of the morning. 1t is an expansion oi
! the spirit. 1t is from within an expression OF
the free and noble spirit.
If misery is religion, what is hell? No man
! has a right TO make himself miserable To
! do so is a mistake; it is sin. Every peal of
/ laughter is prayer sent to God"
To go back, what have learned is this:
Religion is not in books. not in forms. not in
sects. not in nations; religion is in the human
| heart. 1t is engrafted there. The proof of 1t
! is in ourselves.
I make two points. There are sects. Let
! them 20 on increasing in number till each is
a sect by himself. None can see God exactly
as another; each must believe in Him and
serve Him rs he sees Him. Then want a
I harmOniZing of the sects individuality Is
not in fight with universally.
Let each for himself and all together fight
evil T. you have power Of eight and l a
power Of four. and you come and destroy me.
you have lost at least four. You have only
four left 70 conquer evil. It is love alone that
can pOnnnle- hoFrad tbara in