Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-10
LAND OF Castles
AND MYSTICISM.
Father Younan Talks Of Customs
and Conditions in India,
LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT.
simple Eioquence, ncsutiui Pictures,
vivid Portrayal, All Contribute 60
the success. Of the Occasion.

Tho lecture on India delivered by
Father Younun az the Salt Lake Thea
ter last evening. drew a large and brill
liant audience of intcrcatcd hearers who
showed their great appreciation Of the
lecture By frequent applause. gentle
laughter. and audible whiHpcringa Of
admiration at the nnc utorcopticon
views
Father Younan was introduced 10 his
audience by Governor Wells In Few
graceful and we'll chosen words ~
praise. who said that Father Younan
displayed hla good judgment by ieay-
Ing the Oldest country In the world TO
live IN the newest.
The distinguished lecturer then
thanked tho Governor for hia kind
words and said that though be was not
an American by birth. he "a an all
u,lrrr ard lover Of the American people
and her institutions. In o. few words he
paid q glowing tribute 10 the people n
the United States. saying that In al
his travels he never saw 70 people more
honest, truly vlrtuouH, kind and good
than they.
81 nrrt those IN the audience that
had not heard Father Nounnn before.
gave some notice 10 his slight foreign
accent. but after the lecturer had well
begun, the accent was nc once diHpclled
by his easy. gracious manner. his ma
turnl bearing. and his aympathetioally
spoken words that at once won tho at
tention and interest ~ the audience.
Before the Hturooptlcun WIS turned
upon the canvas. Father Nuuunn gave
general view VI India and the ~
iigiona. conditions. and customs % the
people. In an area of one ana a half
millions OF square miles thuru are Nv.
inE three hundred ana MY million In
hahitanta who speak i05 different lnn-
runHea. OF the three religions the
illudou. the Mohummrdnn the truh-
miu.aud the buddhist. the illndoo o. the
most general. outnumbcr.nE the Mo-
hamnedanH i've 90 three, The inhah-
iinnta throughout india arc very hc-
toruEuuooun. differing widely in differ
out sections. The color of thclr akin
varies from that of tho blacklist negro
almost 10 that 81 "a Caucasian. ma
the people Include some N the most
manly ana womnnly types with al.
mirahie characters and nne features.
and also include human boinra more
hideuua ana stupid than apes. and. M
criminal ana doHplcahlc as devils
while the ancient caste system has
almost disappeared. class distinctions
are ua fixed and strong na caste. Tho
dress and even the food N regulated
hy caste. Every profession has ~
form u dress which u never changed
by fashion, and every section IL char.
hctorircd by garments ana head dress
of ltn inhabitants. The nrahmins main.
tain thu strongest religious castei while
one Of their number may serve a mem-
hor Of any other caste none but
llmhmin may serve iirnhmln. indeed
" "a person N another caste touch his
food ur raimrnt. that food or raimrnt
lH drfllnd and N Immediately destroyed.
Father NOunun says that tho caste
system D. the curse ~ India and make
civilization impossible.
The people ~ india urr held nrmly
/ In the iron arm ~ religion tho very
soil ~ STEPPED ln phEanium, And
/ much evil and corruption has not failed
/ 90 come from u tho religious services
| themselves ufiHu trud Co corruption.
A pretty word picture was given of
| tropical India with itH dense forrHtH.
/ nllrd With birds % beautiful plumaFc.
l and animals of many culurrd nrH. and
| reptiles. and insects that hitter umnug
tho highly colorrd flowers u great
| varieties ana forms of beauty uui
more Enthusiastically ala Father You,
| nan picture scenes ~ grandeur and
| majesty among tho ilimalayan noun,
thina, thoa. honvou-kiHHing hills T1
took the fascinated audience in O. train
Of trolly cars up the PERCEPTIONS heights
~ $500 feet. mirnudrrlug round rocky
cliffs, cutting through rpck-ribbcd
! hills CirclinE in and out Of the thick
vUrduro ana giant pines. and CATCHING
rllmrHeH ana now and then full view
% small streams ana rlvulnta thai
dash among the steep heights and form
a. hundred spraying waterfalls. Al
times the audience were held To llnEel
on the edge Of great clin. and. cling
ing 90 the Iron rail ~ the car. looi
! down, down. 1000 and i3,0pO and 600
feet pcrpendiculurly below. and see N,
shooting strrakH and flashing sheets o
| nn electrical storm that blnzea nmoni
| the dushlur clouds below them, Thri
ascending a few thousand fcet higher
they looked again ana Instead of IN
/ almost solid mass % hrU, there las
HH Tar ns the eye can see 10 the nortl
and east and south a vast valley witt
O. circllng river picking ita way through
| Fields ~ green
only o. row Of the excellent atcreop
tlenn views had been shown whrl
whlsperinrH ~ admiration ran frr
qurntlY over the house. They Hhowe
the gtutrsuue idols Of the natives. IN
temples md sacred buildings orna
mout0d with marvellous carvings. an
tho rich palaces NJ tho rich aud th
] dirty hutH N tho poor They gave
very EuOd idea uf customs, condition
and appearances of the people. am
! showed many interesting and hlthcrt
unknown facts about India, The view
! closed with "a collection ~ graphic AN
: | GORGEOUS SCENES among the Huhllm
{ scenery u the iilmnlnyna. which trans
! | ported the audience by their beauty
: when the Hast View. a picture q
| Father Younau. appeared upon IN
. canvas. "a loud and hearty applaua
greeted hin ears. ana the audience
though entertained Tor two hours. LEI
{ the Thentrr reluctantly
A CHAMPION TRAIN.