The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-13

CELEBRATE
Third Anniversary
Of Society's
Birth.
Religion the Reason
For japanese
Success.
Speeches at the Temple in the
Afternoon and Drama on
the Lawn at Night.

The Young Mems Buddhist Associa-
ton celebrated its third anniversary
very deliberately yesterday. In the aft
ernoon services of much interest were
held at the Buddhist Temple on Fort
street and in the evening a japanese
drama with jugglery, etc, was given
on the lawn.
The Japanese church was profusely
decorated for the occasion with the
gorgeous flags OF the Orient, and as
well flags of all nations We're literally
displayed. The auditorium was crowd
ed and the addresses were listened to
attentively The membership of the
society has increased to over 2SO. which
is included in the 700 members who
are not active in the work of the as
,sociation.
After the opening of the program
with song by all members there was
brief address by DR.. K. Haida, who
spoke of the precepts of Buddha. Mr..
S. Fuzisaki also spoke in Japanese on
the work of the society and of Bud
dhism.
The only English speech by a jap
anese was delivered by Mr.. I. T. Iwana-
ga. He spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Today is
the celebration of the third anniver-
sary of our association here. Since this
association was organized three years
ago, it has flourished month by month,
year by year. and now We members
number about 2SO.
AT the same time we have the
means for educating our young men, |
that is the night school, Sunday lee |
lures for mental culture and so on. |
Why so much prosperity? 1 can say !
it depends upon the grace of the doc
trine of Buddha, because we always
work under the light of Buddha, hav-
ing peace in our mind and we have
great courage in justice and duty.
LAS you know, Buddha was born at
about three thousand years ago, and he
was heir apparent of the kingdom at
the time. If he had stayed in his
palace he could have lived in a splendid
tiful clothes as we could have wanted,
but he determined to rid all mental
suffering from human beings.
Throwing away his exalted posses
sion as If worthless like a piece of pa
per, running out from the palace, he
called several noted philosophers of the
time. After learning over six years
with severe suffering, he found a light.
1t is the doctrine of Buddha, and he
preached in his own country his whole
life ending when ninety years old. It's
holy books numbered about $4,000 vol
umes
In the course of years, this re-
ligion was welcomed to Oriental coun-
tries eastward of Mount Himalaya, as
China, Siam, Tibet, Amman, Birmah,
Korea and Japan.
I'm Japan about one thousand years
ago, it was introduced from China and
thence forth qualified our national
spirit which we call Yamatodamashii,
and it spread all over the country IN
til the present day
There are eight divisions of this
religion in Japan. Each and all with |
the same purpose but with different |
manner and method to accomplish it.
THAT which We belong to is called |
Jodo Sinsiu, one of eight. 1t was first |
preached by Saint Shiuran and most |
easily expressed the idea of Buddha. !
This is the brief history of our Buddhist !
Mission. Now, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I will point out one paragraph from a
holy book.
at is: To cease from all sin and
selfshness. to get virtue and to
cleanse ones own heart This is the
doctrine of Buddha. With such a high
purpose Buddha always leads us and
We can walk in the right place in life.
Now, young men, Every thing is
renewed every day and we young men
are successors on the social stage in
turn and same time we must work in
the correct way with lesr onsibilities
for the future. near at hand. So, at
present, it is most necessary to Gull
tivate your minds with wide religious
power. your heads with scientific
knowledge and meantime: