The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-11-15

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themums from which tulle festOOn
extended TO the tables edge wher,
they were caught up in love knots
More than two hundred congratulator.
kilograms were received and hundreds
Z OF magnificent presents were bestowed
upon The young couple. DR.. and Mrs
Brill left OIL the night train To spenC
Their honeymoon IN Pittsburg Ani
New York. The guests from out o
town were: Mr.. and Mrs. b. Sellg
Mr.. and Mrs. A Myer, DIR. ( rlumai
and Mr.. L. Solomon, OF Helena, Mr. j
Baron and Rabbi Jacob, Of shreveport
La, Mrs. Brill, OF New York, and Mr.
and Mrs. II. W. Hirsch, Of Memphis,
An entertainment OF unusual inter
est took place at the home of,Mfs. Rob
ert Somervllle on Tuesday morning
the occasion being the annual meeting
OF the Pandita Ramabia Circle. Mrs
Somerville made an ideal Hostess and
after gracefully receiving her guests,
she, in few happily chosen words,
introduced Mrs. W. A. .Everman. who
read delightfully."- clever paper. In
giving il sketch Of the life OF this WI rid
renowned Woman, whose name the
circle bears, Mrs. Everman said in
| part.
India is, today. what India was four
thousand years ago; her progress ar
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ton paralyzed by her own abomina
tion, A hume red and fifty thousand
millions Of her daughters are more to
be pitled in this year Of our Lord.
1902, than the naked women Of darkest
Africa. Many of her high born lalIes
seek refuge from despair in the dark
waves OF their rivers, or find oblivion
in opiates or deadly poison. That Is a
land cursed with a hideoas slavery Of
tender wcn.en and title girls. The
genius of man that has haruessed the
very waves of the sun-sis>ed a r >ttpd
helpless before their shickles. Rank
aud caste are the very root Ut their
thraldom.
Caste is the first article of all midas
religion. A caste fixed from time inn
memorial. Against its social and re-
igiou- madness Prince Guatama and
other holy refnrmers wrought in vain.
The sublime teachings OF Blu idah did,
indeed. leave their mark, as the teach
ings of a stainless an inpassiOned
soul must inevitably leave their mark
but not Buddah, nor gods, nor any
other creature could change the spirit
or genius Of the old Brahnanism.
The law says: 'One may not eat any
thing cooked. nor drink water polluted
By Il touch Of person OF interior
case. Hndqos transgressing this law
instantly forfeit their own rank and.
regain il on y through some teavy
penalty. But on rome does the blight
ing despotiSm Of this law OF caste fall
with such crushing weight as upon the
women. Tue VeJas and every other
sacred law unite in overwhelming her
with humiliation and suffering. II she
is widow 70 words can paint the deg
relation ard misery OF her lot.
a widows head is shaved. and she Is.
compelled to wear one coarse, ugly
garment, Al d only one. She must eat
but one meal in twenty-four hours.
She becomes mental in her husbands
family aud is excluded from all It's
comforts and pleasures. II is her duty
TO hide and humiliate herself. NJ LII
dian widow can inherit paternal prop
2rty and if her husband leaves proper
ty and .he has no son, she must adopt
one to inherit it.
Girls must be married often 10 old
men-literally out Of the nursery and
frequently out Of the cradle, II being
hy 10 means rare for child of five 10
re married. The maximum marriage
able age for High Caste Hincoos is
fixed ut TIVE We years A High Caste
Hindoo will not give his daughter TO a
man OF inferior caste though he be
millionaire. Hind6o gentlemen are
not wanting in an eye 10 the main
chance and poor girls might glut the
ma, ket but for cheerful expedIent
/ that controls the. supply and demand.
A skillful pressure on a tender little
neck, an overdose of opium has saved
many a piOus father from the disgrace
and burden Of an old maid in the fam
/ ily. Millions of superfous girl battles
are thus disposed OF every year. Tbs
census trumpets with no uncertain
blast this hideous fact. But nobody
minds the census, and nobody minds
the girl babies. England's treaty with
India is purely political. She ;annol
ieopardlse her commercial interests
for trifes. If girls don I want to be FED
to cncodlles, why, they ought TO be
boys.
But at last voice lie heard CRYING II
the wilderness. The voice Ofa woman
One Of midas. despised women, a Hin
doc high caste lady. n member OF tfif
caste that is at once the genius a.
curse OF her country who knows we
It's iniQnitOus tyranny and who lnilerl.
ted from her father the physical ailc
moral strength 10. throw of It's yoke
This woman is Pandita Ramabia; Y
convert TO Christianity and one Of the
very noblest expTIentS OF its highest
teachings. She va Dor fOrtS-dvt
wears ago. of hindoU marriag
Her father was learned Brahm4H
whose reason revolttd against this II
rational bondage his Inherited relig-
ion imposed on the woman. He mar
rjed child nine years old and IN bel
practiced his daring theories Of female
education. but his people, outraged hy
his bold defiance Of timeless custom and
traditions, SO bitterly ostrascised him
! that lie was obliged to make his home
in the forest amongst the wild beasts
In those savage wiIds father anc
mother wrought with the children
horn TO them. Amongst them was Pan
! dita child of God. S surely an apostle
Of reform as Martin Luther or Sav9na
rola.
4 Her parents died in the great panlt
OF 1878. Ramabai and her brother took
no their work, the brother died Rama
bal worked on alone, the fame OF hei
lectures reached the ears OF the Paults
OF Calcutta and they commanded hel
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