The Washington times., 1895-02-20
Unveiled by DR.. Henry S. Lunn, of
England, in Vigorous Fashion.
EXPERIENCES AS MISSIONARY
What India Needs Is Not a.Rssuscitated Phil
osophy. but New Moral Life-In Every
Of the Nautch Girls-Women Regarded as
Necessary Evil Christianity the Remedy

The atrocities and denominations of Hindu
ism were unveiled by DIR. Henry s. Lunn, of
London, the editor of tie Review of the
last night. Hon. William NJ. Springer, OF Il
linois. presided over the meeting, and in a
brief speech introduced the lecturer. Rev.
Hugh Johnston, the pastor of the church,
Rev DR.. Sunderland, Rev. Samuel Domer,
and Rev. Joseph J. Muir were seated in the
pulpit, and large congregation nearly filed
the church.
DR.. Lunn Is large, muscular, ruddy-faced
man. and speaks vigorously with pro-
nounced English accent. A large command
ing brow, dark hair and eyes. long droop-
ing mustache a shade lighter than his hair
all make up face of marked individuality.
He possesses a strong and sonorous voice,
and is q speaker of force and directness
rather than user OF rhetorical flourishes.
HE WAS A MISSIONARY.
He began by saying that he was mis-
sionary. resident In India only for tie short
period OF twelve months, but in that time he
had seen enough of the life and customs of
the people to enable him to present his sub
isct accurately ana informedly. Before reach
ing the main portion of his address he said
that he recognized the fact that there Is much
in modern Christianity which Is a reproach
to Him whose name it bears. AS patriotic
Englshman he blushed to know that England
had three times waged war on China to force
on it poison. and that also impurity was
more prevalent among the English than
among the native soldiers in India.
There is to-day, he said, tendency to cul-
tivate spurious liberalism which disagrees
with the great facts OF history. In cry in
stance idolatrous systems tend to decay, not
to the evolution OF good. Deterioration and
decay were the results OF Greek and Roman
idolatry. Mrs. Annie Besant and Mr.. Yive-
kananda say that we must recognize the
philosophical value OF these religions. The
ancient philosophy of India is of interest to
scholars like Prof. Max Muller. but as an
ethical or moral force among the people it
has lost its power.
PRAY IN An UNKNOWN LANGUAGE.
Even many learned men of India pray in a
language which they do not understand, for
Sanscrit is to them what Hebrew would be to
us. What India needs to-day is not q resus-
citated philosophy but new moral life.
Dr. Lunn said he had a talk with Mrs.
Annie Besant in which she referred to a
Hiadoo deity, KrishDa, as her god, and IN
which she said that she had a right to apply
any word she thought best to Christ.
Il told her. he said, that l would give
her the privilege OF applying TO Him any
word applied TO Him in the New Testament.
il she would permit me to use any word IN
reference TO Krishna 10 be found in the
Hindoo scriptures" These scriptures. he
said, referred 10 this Hindoo deity as liar,
a thief. a murderer, and an adul erer.
The Levite religion is TO HindoJism what
Roman Catholicism is TO US. That Is an In
tegral part of the whole relIgien. In every
cline can be found d symbol OF impurity. In
1856 an act was passed by the Legislature OF
India prohibiting the showing OF obscene
pictures or statues. A special provision OF
exemption OF these temples had TO be inserted
in the law. The dancing of Nautch girls, al
though OF Importance in that religion. are a
class set apart 10 crafty the lust OF the
Brahmins. There is even one of their sacred
books which is manual for these Nautch
girls.
woMES A NECESSARY EVIL.
Women in India are regarded as neces-
sary evil There are 20 ,000, 900 widows there,
and they are forced to lead lives of the most
abject abasement. What a contrast TO wo-
mans position in Christianity. There is only
one remedy. 1t is not to strive to put to-
gether by eclecticism the best of their sys-
TENS of philosophy. Christianity is the only
remedy 1t is true that it has as yet only
reached the lower castes. but Christianity
works upward, from the fisherman OF Falilee
to the Caesar on his throne.
Christian men and women ought not to
suffer evils to exist in the name of Christian
ity to burden the work of missionaries who
go to India. May this India, said to be the
brightest jewel in the crown of the Queen Of
England. some day become the brightest
level in the diadem of the King OF Kings and
Lord of Lords.
AT the conclusion of the lecture standing
vote Of thanks was given DR. Iunn on motion