New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-25

the perfect loneliness OF the Garden OF Eden.
Then the great Brahm appeared before them'
and lectured them telling them that in punish
,nent for their sin of disobedence they would
have to STAY and starve to death in the wretched
country to which they had chosen to come. But
Adami spoke up like man and SAID, funlsh me
II you will deserve it. But do not punish her'
for she is not to blame. she did not want u
come and compelled ner by my insistence' SO
only am guilty Then Brahm said, very WE'LL
so be It. | will let you stay here ana starVe' Out
the woman will take back to the garden But
to that Heva made answer: NO; II my huspahd
is to be punished. l should be punished 100. IL
he is TO remain here to starve and die, WISH 10
remain and die with him. Brahfn dunhi . e ny'
courageous affection and the mans honest frank,
ness and said. Seeing you are Dotn sucn souu
persons I will pardon you this time ana put
vou hack on the island which he did
"Now to my thinking that puts our hrSt
narents i'm \ much more credtabe light than the
biblical version casts on them It's true that II
leaves out the devil but you see there were no
churches then. so there was no need or MN /
don't cav I'VE given the exact words OF the story
as it appears in the ancient manuscriptS OF po'm
BRA hmrs and Buddhists. but the gist OF IL - d.
right: the events and the spirit or the td'A va !,
tween manly man. womanly woman ana
a kind forgiving God And the mass Oh t,e
people believe il, at least to about the SAME "a
tent as Christians believe our Biblical Versio" W
Tho affair though of course, the priests and edu-
Gated know that il has an esoteric slgh!li .d','
genealogical probably. Ike the others OF me
myriad legends in their ancient DOCKS soou
many of which reappear-Wlth niue cmanSe !"
tho dressing-up as in this case-in our Biple
HIDDEN MEANING IN BRAHMIN LORE.
"Nobodv can live long enough to find out what
the Brahmns teach or believe. You read plain
statement in one Of their books, which Brahmn
assures you is authoritative. and fatter yourself
Then
across another Brahmn who tells you that is all
wrong: that what you have read means some
thing very different from what you have sup
posed and explains it In quite new way. And
third very possibly. sets him right and COM
pletely rattles you by still another explanation
That bothered me a great deal at hrs'' until
learned that all their sacred books are ful Oh
purposed concealments deeply esoterlc teachings
hidden under a surface show OF fables stories anu
mythical history and some passages at least
veil several different meanings, SO intricate that
a key is necessary to get at one after another OK
their widely diversified signiiicances. oucn
things Of course are understood only by the most
learned Brahmins, those VINO not only rsau
Sanscrit and Pail. but possess occult Khoweuse
as well, without which not even the -, -
commentaries-which are supposed 10 De eSpiah-
atory-can be mastered. That Is one OF the
causes which in my opinion. make Brahinltlisii
n slowly DYING out faith. II cannot grow except
by natural increase OF population. for II makes
no proselytes. One must be born into IT, Anu
the Brahmn caste Is gradually fadIns ouluso
much Of IL at least as Is capaDle Oh preSerNIns
the true knowledge OF its teachings. foflhtTIy,
Brahmns were all priests. teachers, Philosophers
lawyers kings counsellors and the ike Now you
find them hunting living as merchahts-the
caste prerogative OF the Naisyas-and In other
THE Buddhist teachings are easier to compre-
bend. for they are a straight philosophy, winch
when understood. makes clear the dlspensauon
Of moral law pervadng the world. Ana IL Is
singular how much you will find in BUDDHISM
that Is IKE Christianlty-the former you VIII
take notice being very much the older rehsloh
and consequently free from any suspicion OF
being n COPY That reminds me OF a curious
thing that came out in Ceylcn one tiine Wheh
WAS there. which not little astonlshed anu
nuzzled the Rev M0ncure II. Conway, VINO was
also there You remember himY-started OUT as
n Methodist in Cincinnati believe ran church
in London a while has written books, UNDER
stand and has been various sorts OF CHRISTIAN
He was in Colombo when the thing happened
and II kind Of knocked him out for the uhe' any
10 enable you to understand the situation.
must explain that the Catholics are quite strong
I'm Ccylon. and when you get hold OF nat.Ve
catholic YOU have found most fanatlcai one.
THAT is because OF the shrewd way the 'athohcs
have OF PROSECUTING. They do not attempt 10 con-
vert adult Buddhists knowing the nopelesshyss
~ such efforts but they get hold OF ali lnS
ornhan children possible and bring them up III
the Catholic mission. in the strictest oDserVancTs
~ tho faith never letting them out OF their
r.iigious convictions are firmly fixed. The chil-
dren are cared for kindly and well so gractuue'
affection and an adherent racia capaci'y ~. w ~
questioning belief all combine 10 make theih VI.
,,oet bIcoted Of Catholics. There are about b.ooo
OF them in colombo And now to my story:
, RIOT OVER A SACRED MONKEY
"somewhere below Bombay on the mainland
AZ q BUDDHIST temple a monkey died. 1t was an
alblno monkey very old, very big. and In the
estimation OF the priests very sacred. having
some symbolic significance that do not KNOW
For some reason sufficiently good to them, but
also unknown TO me, they embamed that mon
key and purposed sending him. for preseryat9n
20 the great temple on Mount Adami, al Nanny;
~ miles northeast Of Colombo. win thit emu
in view = large escort of their highest priests
with the embalmed monkey, arrived By steamer
at Colombo and started L march IN PROCESSION
AT the head OF probably 10000 or their co-rehs-
ionists from the steamer landing 10 the railway
station The monkey borne AT the mead OF the
procession. ii was then seem WAS nNed upon a
wooden cross. Its arms were outspraad ana
fastened In the arms OF the cross and its feet to
the upright piece. Well. the sight or th't
monkey. rugged up in that way. set the co.omoo
Catholics frantic. They regarded II as a Dur
lesque upon the Cruciixion. and before the pro
cossi0n had covered half It's route there was the
lvciiest kind Of a riot going on. me mL ,lS
had 10 b. called out. and before me disturbance
cnuld ~, auelled seventeen men were shot down.
got 20 the ground IN time To see the dead bodies
the poor fellows lying about N st , ,ne
I
rinf crcditlng il all t. the style in which they
had supposedly fixed up Their monkey lntehuum.
ally 10 insult and cxaspcrate the CathohcS' bu'
the Ruddhists vehement,y denied any such IN
tent Il was foreign II their religion ana char
actcr, they protested. To cast rtlcu.e upon "
beliefs Of others. and they produced rom lne
| archives OF the old temple AT Handy, "A very
| ancient manuscript. in which II was set for,h'
with much close crcums,antiaity ot delai' now,
| 2 o00 years h,fore A sacred monkey. fixed up IN
that symbolic fashion. had been brought from me
mainland TO Ceyon. They were simply ana IN
entire innocence Of any III intent. re,ehactihs tne
,i,ns and ceremonies If that long bygone occa-
| sion Nhch preceded by dozen centuries me
affirmed event OF which their reproduction was
enormously believed a burlesque.
| resnecting transmigrat!ons drew NJ. GAYLORD
| INA , brlef exclamation OF them. as he had en-
| H., md mis- by WV Of NlMSLrAtlOn