The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-27
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PROF. linda Ram. Of Muzzfforgarh, Pun
1Aua. Ind1a, . representative OF the oldest
religion in the world. ard WAC 10 fa
America fcr the purpose OK Interesting
she people In the elevation OF the women
of Iadi2 Iccsnrea before 81. Jofarss lodge
81 M1sons last evening and will lecture
Before another local lodge tomorrow even
sng. He viii remain In the city few
days ana then so - Tacoma and thence
East In religious belief Prof. Pam, WHO
q . na<ige Hsuaoe. IL yeaA ard Accord
ing to his teachings she yea.c religion
dates back $50. -. 80 years. or from the
Aexsnnang of the present cycle or re-forSna-
fIon of the world. lie says that from
Media all religions have sprung, the Brah-
mimic, Br6sahssi. Christian and later the
doctrines oF ts5eosoT,hy. being all takmH
from It's symbols. OF the so. eoo people
ta India there are but i.ooGeag who still
adhere to the old religion. A Neda adj
here's 20 the Golden Rule. teaches the
greatest virtue, permits but enc wife. en-
eouraxsz the elevation ard enfranchise-
nlsas Of women ard believes In the theory
or Incarnation ard evolution. The other
or, more strictly speaking, Mohamme-
Cars. who compel child marriage and en-
force the barbsric law OF tbs veil and
wifowllond. They are poly gamisEs ard
tf1sg women are kept in sgnorsInee and I'll
zhs xenanas OF the wealthy Hindoos 81
tiss land. IL Is Prof. RAMS aim 10 estab-
sish societies for the education aud liberia
sion of tina wemen of India In the prInei-
pal cities Of Che United States These so
csasses win employ women 20 go TO India
10 take charge OF kindergartens. teach
4hs girls the true mode OF life and point
out so them their proper and natural
sphere. The English government Is now
sesnx asked To establish serninaries for
she Hsnioo girls when they shall have
left the Kindergarten.
Ills saisssoa a. America.
Prof Ram came TO America two years
ago aud WAS present al The Worlds Coz
iufnslan exposition as the representative
Of yesiism-the metiasr OF religions. He
says that when he first came TO this
coenlry he was bigoted and auperssitious,
and while yedism does not teach the sub-
5ectton OF women. still he was quite In
different TO the condition OF the women OF
India. He mingled with the Americans
and was so impressed with the!r women
that he perceived the difference ami row
seeks to reform the unnatural customs or
the land or his birth.
Antiquity OF yedlsns.
Prof. Ram said yesterday concerning
yesIissn:
s'Nsda Is the original OF all religions aud
dates back 10 the period OF this cycle OF
siss world. yeda Is a Sanscs-it word and
means knowledge par exeeilenca OF mat
Ser and mind Thosa who believed IN the
religion were called 'Aryans. which In
Ganscrit means .nobie:' the Aryans being
noble because they followed the laws OF
nature. Brahmtnlsm and Buddhism are
corrnptions of vediaIn. while Christianity
embodIes and takes from vedism It's best
teaolings Theosophy Is TO "a large extent
merely modern vedism. ycliism. being an
Oriental word. would prove unpopular.
while theosophy. being an English word.
answers the purpose and IL more sails
factory to Europeans. We believe In
three tlings-the Supreme Being. the hui
man spirit and matter. The Supreme Be-
Ing II eternal. without beginning and
without eading. We believe I'D evolution
and INCARNATION. the going up and the
coming down IN the progress OF time.
Taaus the last reformation OF the world
occurred 1.:aln s5ae6 A. III. tAryan Eras.
ard yssiisn1 sprung Into existence at thu
same time. An Aryan. a true believer In
Velisni, Was and always will be a vege-
tartan. living on simple foods. and. above
all. believes AMI hts always believed. In
educating women so that they may be-
cclne good mothers. The Aryan philoso-
pliers thousands Of years ago taught the
education Of women and personal purity.
one wife. ana the enjoyment OF home pfc.
There has been handed down to US the
SanscFit inscription OF an ancient Aryan
philosopher:
: he Noble Ancient Teaching.
Let every girl he educated and es-
peefslly grounded In virtue. The girl who
acquires sound knowledge proves a bless.
Eng 10 her fathers family as well as 10
Ire family Of her husband, After she has
finished her course Of education ana has
been thoroughly instructed in the prtnes-
pies Of religion and morality, ies her De
given IN marriage To a learned and wise
husband Ever this is the eternal rule
Another Philosopher, about ten Thorn
sand years aEu. wrote tie Sanscris cory
being even now IN the possession OF our
people In india:
To instruct wesnan Is To instruc, r,an.
90 elevate her character Is TO raise his
own: TO enlarge her mental freedom Is 10
extend and secure thar OF the whole CON-
munssy. fer aatioas are bat the uatcomes
of soEs and peoples OF mothers
Tie IA caste sstesa.
'Vsalsm is a sweet wholesome religion
ana teaches the true hrotaeyhoea or man.
Kind The ancient Aryans placed human
KIM In feae glasses. as soilaes; Eira.
priests: seeoaa, warriors; talri. tr,fse.
fourth. servants There was \ eaSt sxs.
tefA hut not 90 tae basis row FcilaSseA
II was not hereditary. Every man then
steod en bis eva merits WAAra BORN 40
wss recognized IS being In tha fourth
class and II remained with himself whe.b-
or ae reached the frat class or rsn,ss.as
servant Tsa casts we're arranged on
sAis sHss!s: The Head. az intelligence, in
the first class: The arms 80 the second or
Warrior, class: The legs an the shi-,s or
trssseS, class ard the feet IN the las. ara
servants class, The theory ara ,ss<ss-.-
taea eaH ae easily ugsseF~taoa hv anw -,
seTssag psvsoa. There vas no prsws -
isTssEsaoo b those days
Ehs ssaisss' sslal ces..
ARsess eas aaelens -sryans the ayerarn
tess e nse was Lac years. whereas ~