The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13

| would Exeter hall say therefor 1t cauid
| never be carried In the face ot their oppo-
| sitIon.''
Il IS due to this Influence. now apparently
| at an end. that the English authorities n
India and othsr Oriental dependsacies Of
Great Britain have observed considerable
amount Of discretion IN permitting TIE PEG
pie al home 10 become aware 90 the extent
| 10 watch shey not only tolerated but &C
taally foSteyed and encouraged those d.
! verse faiths which are regarded BY Exeter
/ hail as heather, ana yet which nave IN
their origin the same object as Christian
ity--namely: the imposition OF moral 20
| sfrictloGs 70 the eva passions OF mankind
/ and the ameliorat1on OF the human race
| Few save those who have been IN the OH
eat are aware OF the fact that Ensilsh
| Christian soldiers take part In religious pro-
! eessions that have for Their object the gio-
! rification Of a M0hammecaa saint. usat
! British redcoais are often called upon 70 90
/ sentry duty at the stable door of the Holy
| Cows Of the Brahrnlns. and that the ncst
severe penalties are inflicted by the Ill
| glish authorities in the Oriental Dependent
| cies upon aay white man. DC ne ciViAiah
! or solder. who fails to show proper Ie-
gard TOR native beliefs and prejudices, or
| who offends the latter by. fer instance, en-
| terine a Mossm mosque without removing
| bss boots. or By forcing his way into some
| Buddhist shrine. or by bringing some h4sa
| class Brahnin into contact with dog or
| any other animal which is regarded as un-
/ clean.
| II vas not. however, until Lord Kitchener
woa his victory at o.ndurEnan and retuFhSu
! 10 England environed WITH al tae sao'S aio
! popularity Of the conquerur of the S2udan
| ana the avenger OF Gordon that the BElIs-i
| government has picked up courage 10
/ make the pubic through him understand
| what has really been it's policy in dealing
| with Oriental races ever since tie great
mutiny in Ind!a-naTneiy. the fToac-fni1ld-
| ed regard consideration and respect Tor
| oreeds customs and forms Of CIVILIZATION
/ that are different from these of the occl-
| dent, ana vet which, III their way are far
| more adapted TO the people who have been
| reared thereto than are Western forms OF
| civilization and religion.
| OF course. this policy on the part OF Eng
| land does not -mply the t0ier3tlon Of Gus
toms and religious pTact!ces mat are or
| posed TO the laws Of humanity. Thus she
| has abolished In her Indian possessions
| the practice Of burning the widow alive on
| this funeral pile az the dead husband. She
] has likewise done away with the open
| slave market. and Furnishes severely those
nsutilatiors which are among the most
| od.ous forms Of Oriental slavery Bn;
| she tolerates the plurality Of wives a. wei
| SIS domestic slavery IN her Oriental de-
/ peFsdencies, sha respects the sanctty o.
! fhe harsm, which English authorities dd
| not invade even when they had reason 10
| believe that English women and children,
| captured ard sold into bondage AZ the time
| of the great nutIny. we're behind It's walls
In Egypt English soldiers and officers
/ present arms 70 the sacred camel with
i the holy carpet on lis back each year on
| It's return from Mecca, while the Prince
| q Wales and thu dgnltaries Of his suite
| manifested aS much veneTat!0n and re-
| epect when the holy teosu of BBt1ha IT
| Handy. in Ceylou. was shown them as
! they would have shown when visiting the
holy Places OF the Christian faifh st IeFjl-
! saiarp. TIE keynote " Christianity. or
| Nohammedanlsm. OF buddhism. and. in
| fact, Cs almost every other known fa3.h.
J IS in - origin, charity and consideration
FOR ones fellow creatures. ami what greater
form og charity can be SHOWN than re-
| gard and kindly consideration for the con-
ScieBtioas ScrGpies the traditions and the
! pretu3iceS OF ones nesg9aSors. WHITE. yei-
lcw " sor1lser pTovl3lng they do not trans
ercss the broad laws Of humanity There
are fine ard comma nGa Bile elements in al
most every creed tina, has for its object the
eIne.icrat.on OF mankind. and as a rule
poivts where they ara found 20 conflict
| with the laws ~ huYran nifty are the result
~ da@matic errors and q corruption of
jha original saith waich are the Inevitable
Outcome Of the persona. views ana preja-
I!css OF the countless generations OF clergy.
Reading the other day r work on m.s-
stDnary enterprise n inl.a I fin3 the fell
lowing phrase In "a vep0yt upon the l.fsS-
t!nn by Lord Lawrence. one ~ the most
eminent ana famous governor generals who
have ever been .n:-lss;ed wltA The admin
istFstton " ne fnd.an empire ''The. num-
sv-F of actual converts - Christianity n