The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
IIsHr soUaHr IN IHE xxsr.
tn. Cambridge Conferences ss Seen By =
Roeton Girl.

The cambridge - sven " =
Boston Girl.
CAMsnrpoY. Mass, Dec. % She was Bos-
ton girl interested in all things occult There
fore when she read Of the Cambridge Conferences
and learned tina, they had been characterized
by the satric as seats Of learning where prophets
ladle out culture with spoons called ethics While the
congregation worships Buddha- she determined
10 see for herself uhA, the function might be like
II sounded Blavaiskyan and Blavatsky was
synonymous in her mind with performances
both weird and amusing.
So ON recent Sunday afternoon she iourneyed
out 10 Studio House Cambridge, 10 inhale some
OF the culture generally known 10 he there on
draught The prophet as IL happened, was not
lacking on this occasion His name was Swami
Turiy unAnds and his subject -Sanksraeharys.
the E1pounder OF Nedsnia Doubtless the
Swami bin his own language would have been
mos. elueids,ing on this subject would have
, handled tho spoon. to recur 10 smile, with
admir- able grace and cinching casuis,ry; but
his English WAS 50 detective that the Boston
| Girl who. like Rosa DarLe, wanted 10 know soon
gave up trying 10 follow his clOudbursts OF words.
! words words and devoted herself in the main
| 10 the more amusing occupation oil Studying the
room and its people
Studio House is, as its name implies, house
with laigo studio on the ground foot IL Is
! part Of the estate owned and occupied by Mrs
| ole Bull. the widow Of the celebrated yIolinist
end at the present time is quite given over 10 the
uses Of students Of imperative religions The
studio proper Is most interesting A long low
! room. equipped with sky lights, draperes and all
I the appurenAnoes Of painters workshop, IL 10
none the less hall. like apartment Of rare at
tractiyeness In one corner stands a large piano,
! nearby Is a beautiful window seat retreat and
/ here and there about the room are almost life
size reproductions Of the Venus de Milo. the Apollo
lvedere and other masterpieces Of Greek plastic
art large Photograph Of the Coliseum iulns
| and another Of the Parihennn pile serve with
! armorial relics 10 break the we'll spaces \
/ vood ere burns cheerily in the large fireplace
and over the platform where the Swami. suarthy
and picturesque in his long red gown. was en-.
. deAyortng ~ explain the Nedanuc philosophy
I - the assembled sorshlppeIs 81 buddha hangs
q anple plaster hAsEehei 81 the 'AtoraiAon Of
| Tho SwAmIs rather harbarie spleneoF WAS
orAisAry height he lonHet aloss o, hefS.e sfie
in The long straight terra Gotta gown which lorS-y
and gracefully envelop-t his Observation-Disclosures.
His hair MAS fine, thick and Of that density lumi.
/ nous black which Is akin 10 purple A full Osard
I ~ Of his we'll sha ped face and his eyes Char,
/ bfoss and thick ashes Someho. the centuries
upon centuries II culture Inherited BY tits HIndoo
.,efy ,ssute sSefy r,ir sser sh. ai ND, ''0m
- IN. dlsniy Of Ae map was sup.r9 Even when
there No sug s-Suon q apology in his manner.
! lie had urd HIS bcsi 70 Fl pound his unpronounce-
able AahAtna inst he had failed Was merely
. the fault Of the English Language. In the light
/ q, this simpl- dignity and the scholarly atmos.
! phsrr eIhaIrd by the swami : presence Il IVES not
altogether incompreh he nsi Die thai . wealthy woman
should have had him come ovcr this year ior dIc
tor The eIPress pGiposc a tifusins his seiien
u he could difLSe all day and sui Be veil stock cd
up when night should fall
. Prof LannAn's gracious and scholarly r--cus
ih- Boston sih back - the object Of her pilgrim.
age. For harNards Professor q SsnskriI WAS
,hat Il could Dot b. asserted 10 oit.n sitne am
br.tg- conferences that God aud BTAhm were in
rally the SANE person. llat Ssnka:aehArya and
Paul. let say. had ldenucal Objects IN N~
hat the NedA and Tn Bible were iEuinsicaIly
one IN prrppse one Pow-r has ben a, anliesi.
ing iu,sN IN many ways ne concluded W.
as eHn~st seekers after truth are tying ~ nnd
In the various religions Gtyea Is by that power
D. ppInIs q unity anf agreement
Al this everyo ody spplaudcd. and the SWAnfs
me eyes shoHe With benisnani 10y Then fol.
loved som- asNi'use qyesvon.ts Tai divinity
pared the Bible With the y~ianuc teachings
,aly 80 be informed Someshsi snuobngiy that
Struck the Boston girl as rather an admission.
but nobody -eriet 10 notice It after the Swami
hsd read ih- fibl- and though, i,cnntsined many
god things Some young men. clad in ihe
r'g'~'d"t 20 argue WITH the hostess about
sGgi;y gucS;!1a un;l an Erzish speaking Pun.
DIT cane forward 10 ILLUMINATE the T.. mt a. ISSu-
The PgEti VAS tall and spare, and bad she
nea q I'd enthusiasm q an asceic. On his snail.
vel pnised head he wore pure white iurban
| From his NIX dsp-ndet q miniature o! Emerson
and around It's SaIs'. !o-sse!y knoieSt over gray
| tweed t'gcs coat. hung q white E.'dle Black
| bots ard gray Iws-! trousers completed h. i'd
| costume. while gold bIs~ Sp~rta"lrS and Cl0z-
dipped black rn0usiache -nphaTLed tk- rather
cnullcal aspect g.! his snail dark face h t-San
by quoting Em"rSons 90 whom he duly a..
credi,rt the uo-tsu Man - sui. but h. has a
hody Then h. went n 20 rNpAin how 1, Is pos
s!b!e '0r CERTAIN religious HlndOos even while hey
are conscious q unity rlth the Supreme. . come
into circle q 's.siyiiy and do god works
Ns The Pund.i went n IN It's sp~~ch. r.
r-iat.yiiy- Th-;e rss therefore a silent Sigh
n! f-,iei on the part 4 the Cambridge cpnie-r-cs
when he siNpp~d taking The final Official
80 - th- afternoon MAS a question suggested
BY The PIEdt- circle hgurr. questipn
from an elderly woman In spsctsries a. g. the
re.SDn whv thu Hindus AVOID the a'cA o, arrhi-
prtur- II hAd or-urr~d n her that an eIplans-
lion Il this might IL IN III. fact that tie arch
r-rs~~d inonmpleIen~SS when the nongr~gs-
ton dlsT-rs~d she Whs still lhborHusly eNpls IN
ing - tae Swami by TIE aid 81 hnE>r signs shat
an arch usS hing he was too courteous n let
her he hai known for some two scor- yss's
Tns l.si xo'hs the Boston girl heard were The
Virgin and Child there IL arch and some
how this PERSISTED in evosInE from the tnmnst
reoess>s q her memory Tennysons lines:
Au.rp<r.nrs 8. an arch uhsrs thro
cleans ,kA' urt ay.lid World vhose margin fades
Forever And forever uhsn move