New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
HUMAN GODS OF THE DAY.
SOME LUCKY HEATHER GENTLEMEN
A MAsHoYALAND IDoL-A SPIRITUAL RULER IN
CHINA-I.rXrRY or MoNGOLIAN IDOL
HEREDITARY OFFICES IN cAMBopIA.
Frederick Boyle In The New Review.

HEREDITARY OFFICES IN cAMEoDIA.
Frederick Boyle In The New Review.
Students OF primitive man contend that he was
unable 10 distinguish the nature OF deity from
ma OF % M gd n nad a the eosss
the functions and powers Of gods And such q
list of examples is Imposing. drawn from all quar-
ters Of the world.
Mr.. selous reports real human deity in Mashons;
that time; but his functions are hereditary
The great chief Mokoto dared not receive the tray
eller until he had permission from this mystic
potentate. who Is the only god Of the Mashonas as
Mr. Seious understood. living at Iimbabwt The
whom he was staying received instructions to take
ne white man by the hand and Iea ,s him 10 MO
Lion God of the Mashonas II is common rumor
worshipped BY his followers but we may safely
PRONOUNCE that story absurd OF all The sons OF
w an idol That Is most Interesting orga nization,
assuredIy The sheIk dwes at Djerboub tie old
riors In Aiseria alone he is credited with 10000
Disciples swora 10 do his oi1ding-the knouane. or
Europeans who have any real knowledge OF the
The Tseang Tcen-sxe head of the Taoust faith
personals by The Rev. Mr.. cobbold; lately Arch
lied man pdrtgr2ains ap T%G. the usual
eodN efSre citizen M supreme tSmple 'f
sny Heen CITY throughout China exercise his
functions, ae must receive his appointment under
he seal II this spiritual ruler When remember
tina; ihesr cities, than twelve hundred in num-
nor. occupy different centres throughout the eigh-
te'a provinces or, in other words. that 3S)o9eo
people come more loss under their influence;
that their temples more than any others. every
rev ana fun moon, attract the worship OF the peo-
PIE ana ne mandarins we may gather on idea OF
the signicance OF the fact stated In two brief lines
above"
rnfor,unatelr Mr. cobbold gives few details and
J. AT least. heard nor read any notice OF this
most nerestin,- potcntate elsewhere. For more
d Is ct family
u Tseau* hn. exercised ,a super-dvine power
from father TO son l. does no; descend by primo
e~ni'ufe however. Certain marks upon the body,
tHI"scrlntu point ont the son whom Heaven de-
.iIgrs-we should rather say Fate, perhaps. since
Wien thu, Identified. the boy receives the title OF
his Office Tcen-sze. Divine Messenger" affixed 10
the family name Tsenns We may suspect that the
claim thousand ycdrs' possession Of this snsu-
lar authority l. much exaggerated The Chinese
near M origin az the creed in the sixth century
COnfuciu. mentions rs founder with respect. II
claims 70 be the Religion Of Reason. and TO set a
mortal above the gods IL about as unreasonable as
Mr. Cohhcld often ionsed to wander Of in the di-
rectOn of this High Prlests sanctuary" Would he
mad Welded - the impulse II j. somewhere in The
province Of Nca ngsQO \ number OF huge jars stand
IN The outward wherein malignant spirits are con
fined. For Tseang T.en-sze has power over devils
! o. f cour,e-by-the WAY Sinoogu"s would spell II
! icn-ize AZ this date Mr. Cobbold was master OF
Chinese bat h. studied In the pre-scicntihc era. I;
is women especially who claim The man-gods per
are cpus hv Ioss@s ion TaoIist piles Identifies
The n'nd. and upon proper payment. denounces him
the necessary fees I've. forthcoming H. bound 10 I'M
prison him in one OF his Jars
TEN COMFORTABLE GODS OF MONGOLIA
In March. lss. VI 6 Pot4nin read an account OF
his .xploratons In Mongolia before the Geographi-
cal Society OF 81. Petersburg. Among other Inter-
eStug matters, II contained report upon certain
human gods and g0ldcsses worshppei in that re-
gucns and two O; the latter. called Darichou.
Ihcy live in knddhls, conyents for TO thai faith
they are attached, lui tloir wealth Ia grea., and
they spend r. ~ the please " potanin Was told
IT. some distr!-t thaf no tIyguens I've uDOr ifa
sugar and perfumes: in others that they glut-
tons Srd dr"nharg, ana 50 t2rth Eich acSount
some wou0 grow into ascetics ana some into
uctauchees Bat ne natives appear TO reverence
a Gy;1Icn signifies nothing. Who shall CRITICS. the
-ctiols Of god? All that ne does Is wise and
right ana beyond our comprehension. SO the Tar
iars explained i<ooln Brahnan Is equally above
The Laws OF right ard wrong In india.
into "a chill sin unborn. like that of the Dala.
LAM al Thlbo,. ! rainbow appears over the tent
and ieputea fanas take their abode in the
vicinity watch ana pray. NJ Potanin shocked his
rformants once by asking what would happen II
the ,,aby proved 10 he girl? They might have
replied by. asking what would happen If the sun
mean that he order Of things In heaven and earth
was overturned When the blessed infant is old
which belonged to tho former Gyguen are laid be-
fore him. he is eXnectoi 10 show signs Of recogniz
ng them anu conihohy ne ~ no' IN sn1'I
postuoncd until h. speak. IL has happened that
tabtcs aid not rccogniz. the once familiar objects
ey then; they ar, given third chance fer twelve
months interval aUd this tirc they always make
n pfGif 5rh%i,h am!d rej5cing' AenceforR
he resriscita,ed Gyguen I've in hs convent palace
nd doc nothing. far appears. but play the
cd ~ truth e would be absurdly illogical TO
oNer sich a being education: but logic has 10 Fart
In tha matter IN some way, at least. he commonly
learns % read. ,,-. . .
In. among these human deiues one IS supreme
b T-4P THE White tIvguCn.' VI.
Po,uin could not obtain an audience Of this mystic
pcrscnsgc vino ~ ne rartars awfnliy =! deeiare
,onsnt Motols.ovski an officer Of the Topographic
cal survey. more sue essfui; they ala not
80. AZ that Ara. NJ Potann did good service In
transcrihinG this gen temuns report IN the course
~ Iutv no found himself ~ the neiehborhood or
.or.,ant called Schar -SOrmch. or Sary-Soumbeh
nro,, .hc hanks of the Kourton River. an af'luent