The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18

disc urge OF nN their duties, ara Tie pis~s-
hg on the fraction Of the people under
their control.
II was clurac,~rtstic Of the ancient Jap
ancae that. c~Inir-nt ~ Was the position
assigned 10 religion In their pol'ty. NO
trace Of a doctrinAl creed in he sense that
-,ich words rear In The Occident In dis
cnverahle In thew lives. We rad on ragc
81 81 Cant Brinkiey's frs, volume: Their
burial custom shows that they believed
In IN existence bryord tho grave. hut they
srem Ia have troubled themselves little
about the nature NJ that existence, or about
t~rarsccrdental sr~culatiors - any fiid,
The chief deniyrr of CELESTIAL sIacc. ac-
cord!nR 70 their crsd, was a tutelary detv,
the 60 dess u Light. and since her worship
or tho worship II some lesser spirit, Lad To
prafPcr every dminist rHtlvc act 81 import
ancr, religious tics were PLACED. as has
been already stated. nc the head 81 all Of
fetal functions. Yc; special buildings for
ceremonial purposes did not originally
exist The Emneror, ~ the nations high
priest. worsh,prcd in the palace, where
pcrc kept the insignia ~ sovereignty-
he sword, tn. mirror and the jewel OF
divine origin. Not until 'he first century
hofo~ Chris, we've shrinea erected apart
lE'h Nff peitCe, Hnb NU' W."
81 the innovation was n re-tiienc" which
the sco;hS,yera ~interrretrd a. a heavenly
protest against the mc'hod ~ worship
then pursued. The cr'"@i Was not eN-
elusive. IT. pantheon. which, In the be-
sunring included on'v the denies OF hish
heaven. wa son enlarged by the admis-
sion ~ other powers controlling ,he 'u''~e
If nature. A. well A. 10y tho spirits 81 de-
..,...l $3.50. .,I tlt inn ,aly vts~tstNe6 ayefl
The supernatural beings supposed 10 pre-
side over the d"-'in''- OF IN" an'rigma'
rifles. III other words, IN" c'NihHeu '"i-
"rists consented Il" ""rship me a'c'N,o's
Of the sem'-~aVage a~u'"chthons against
whom they perre'ua!y warrd war
There seems to he ~ doubt that the early
japanese did not sr~os 'st" any idea OF
rewards and punishments with the fu'ure
state. Their 'heory pointed TO duality
OF the SOU. They regarded u ~ consisting
~ two distinct elements one the source
~ strength, courage and assr"ssiN"ness
the other the handspring Of refinement.
magnanimi,v and h~-nevolencc In the
good man these elements were blended
harnoriouslv during life. and they sur
vivcd in ike PROPORTIONS after the death
81 his body. But, whatever had been the
quality 81 the mortal tenement. tho immortal
tenant passed from the edge 81 the grave
! into the -Sorhre realm which was -epa-
rated from This world hv a broad slope
never rrcrus-cd bv a spirit that had eaten
auytliu. cooked in N, land II darkness.
II. rI-uosa Of tho offerings made a, the
,oubs Of tho deceased was TO provide
.za,r-, he iisas,.r of eternal hsnishrnent:
from apo,h.r poin, Of view they were a
r,,-l ~ 6lial pi.,v Tho natural outcome
q, f,i,b in Tho interest and int. rserenc.
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