Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-03

OF women from all over the state, b 40
been In session here all the week. The
Brsh nscharin, who claims to be q
Brahmin OF toe highest csste, has
been picturesque fkure at all OF u @
meetings. The ladies have MADE
much OF the man IRON IndIs, who
posed ~ an example of humility aud
gontleness, auu Ia1t night he was in.
vited to speak ON the su beet OF re.
ligi0n rs synonym for education.
lns!esd he steppe1 forward AMI In
unqualified Ia uguage attacked tho
congress, it's motives anu the honesty
Of tue speakers.
He was listened to with suppressed
inuig nation, which filaily found eX.
preston In protests ami hisses. And
then, after ssvetsl vain attempts to be
further nssrd, he strobe, with what no
csllej "pravery and heroism," from
the scene.
He announosj that he had besn In
Suited. He cast all his philosophy, bis
self-abnegalion, his humility, his
teaching, to the wind, because, as ne
avstred, on Thursday evenin. his
flowing silken robe had boon pulled by
one OF the ladies while he was talkiug
pulled, he said, to lnsult him,
because ne was telling the truth in
opposition to tue "horrible anu foolish
doctrine OF beredity."
Mrs. John Il. Smith, president of the
congress, Introduced the Brahma-
charm, who stepped forth with q
savage expression ON his face. Without
delay he anuounceI that he an his
nation had been iusulted snd he was
there to Iesrnt 1t. O0n;iBuing he said
"When l was cailel upon on last
Thutsday evening to reply to Mrs.
Gard nef's paper on Heredity, was
doing what little / could 10 set aeide
the horrible, unsoienLitic truth VI
heredity. did not notice an unsasi.
mess in the au Hence; know most OF
them were with me; but 1 did notice
the rude moving about on the stage,
and finally lady came ami pulled ms
IRON behind"
The Brahmacharln had caused n
sensation. The audience moved I'M
easily. The lesuers in the congress
looked unesslly at one another.
Tue Brahmacharin proceeded. He
touched only on reincarnatiOn TO at
tack Mrs. Gardeners motives and
what he ealled the talsity OF her paper.
He said he raised his voice eg inst the
ahA C1hAatu khat
her advice was that women be not
mothers and men not Iathere. He e8-
pounded on this in language that
would not, even from medical stand
point, have been fit for technical pub
LEGATION.
Then the Brahmachariu stopped. In
sullen silence he looked at the audi
ence, which broke into hisses and
applause, evidence of friends anu
loee.
Tue Brshmacharin took his second
breath iaud proceeded to attack the
congress. He esid whom he hal first
heard OF 1t no had expressed hi, doubt
ss to tho sincerity Of the work, and
said:
~ repeat again that was ins1ltfd
because L am q stranger, because
wear the body oil u young man, nc.
cause l am honest. was invited mere
and thon ineulted. This congress IL no,
honest. II doea not want truth. l
must talk because feel the dangerous
effect OF this horrible doctrine"
He then laupcneu out into an at.
tack upon women in general. He
called them dishonest, anu said: "Tne
women of the West are savsges.
wan you tell me what Is the difference
between the Indian VINO puts war
feathers in his hair and the woman
WIN puts feathers ana flowers in hel
hsl?"
He then commenced perscn nal at.
tack on Mrs. Gardener, but his voice
was drowned by the storm OF shouts
and hlsses from the audience. When
finally quiet was restored the Hindoo
exclaimed: ~ will go like hero; /
will be brave"
He gathered his silken robe about
him and strobe from the stage. Sur
rounded by friends he was escorted to
the furnace room and let out into the
| street through the coal hole.
The ladies OF the congress deny thai
the East ILdian had been insulted and
said they had heard nothing OF IL until
he commenced his attack.