The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
plcH, WISE alNDU TEACHER.
B,NlNATHAN, c. ". g., j. p,
. X, G., HERE WITH A MISSION.
~, ,,oun,r,men on Ce,lon Regard Him Ms
''' drama nani or Knower OF God, and
me nifty OF Faith Is His Thett,e-He Is
Also His MaJesty's solicitor'Gcneral'

,hc,uity OF Faith Is His Thetne-He Is
Also His MaJesty's Solicltor'Gcnerai.
.ich wise Hindu with mission arrived
...s,arday on the Campana. He Is p,
p..,onathan, C. NJ. g., j. p, X. c., for
,,ir,aer wears His Majesty's solicitor
.,reral in Ceylon, India. He Is the second
ton n, A. ponnanba!am, Mudaliyar OF the
Go,ernor'. Gate, and in King Edwards
;omo;n he is accounted a great lawyer.
Mr Mammalian is 81 years old. but does
-, o,Dear to be 40. He wears the Hindu
",rban Of white and the rest OF his raiment
~, ~ an English clerical cut He Is large,
',,,,r,s.iye man, and he does not wear
board
Mr. Mammalian was accompanied by
roIa,ive and was met at the pier by several
american friends, including Myron h.
p,eps. secretary OF the Montsalvat Schoo!
Il Comparative Religions ct Greenacre'
No He went to Mr.. Phelpss summer
Nome in New Jersey, where he will remain
"n,il Monday, then to go to Greenacre.
.,hore he will lecture in August Next
w;rter he will speak in New York and in
other cities
The Hindu lawyer has no isms and is
identified with no schools. He Is the latest
o,a long line of Indian teachers who have
come here in the last twenty years, but he
,or,ss with more illustrious record. He
!, leader of the Tamil race In Ceylon,
has been edlcated in England as well as
in India. has great fortune and is cele-
Iratej IN Colombo for his philanthropy.
lila lectures in this country will be upon the
up ~ of faith.
# i with reference to the spiritual aspect
Of life that Mr.. Mammalian is considered
rreeminentlv representative OF lndia. His
cenl-e a. Il man of spiritual illumination Is
very glylt among his oountrymen. They
,rgard hln as a Brdhmaj ndni, or knower OF
God. In India there is commonly under
,tood ty Hinds TO he a science quite I'M
known, quite undreamed of by the West,
Inc science of ndndm, or spiritual wisdom
ascienco which has to do solely with spiritual
Ihings, which deals with the principles that
unnerie both the visible and invisible
worlds. which is based upon actual and
immediate knowledge of the spirit OF God.
The Jranis stand for the highest and
,iou. 10 them all external religious forms
are allie The Brabmin, the Buddhist.
The Christian, the Mohammcdan and the
.g.ostlc are to them the same. Develop
inert OF character and aptitude for receiv-
az spiritual instruction are the only Gre
tentas Which lhey reSaro. iHe iiionl eu
lghtened men OF India 90 to the Jnanis
shen seeking spiritual light
Mr. Ramandthan has mace an extensive
and critical study of the Christian Scrip
lures and has written exhaustive common.
rares on the Gospels of St. Matthew and
4. Joan and portion OF the Psalms OF
David These commentaries are sym
Iathetic and reverent, and as the author
has been from youth i:nbued with the ideas,
Of Indian civilization and is wholly loyal
TO them and to the Indian Scriptures, his
Interpretation of the Christian Scriptures
Is essentially harmonization OF the TWO
| religious systems. He finds in the teach
ings Of the Old and the New Testaments
the leading doctrines Of the sages Of In
| ola. as these are laid down in the Great
uIani-hads, the Bhagayad Gita and other
sacred writings in Tamil and Sanskrit.
Mr.. Ramar d han has perfect mastery OF
English and has large acquaintance
with the science and literature of the West
Since his commentaries appeared orthodox
Indian pundits have undertaken to trans
late the Gospels of st. John and st. Mat
thew, following Mr.. Ramara.han's inter-
pretaton, into the Indian vernacuiar,
in order that they may be read by the peo-
Die OF lndia.to whom hitherto the Bible
has been a sealed book since the missionary
translations have no value for orthodox
llIdus.
Mr.. Ramar than, after being educated
at the Academy, Colombo. and In european
colleges was, in 1878. enrolled as an advocate
Of the Supreme Court Of Ceyon, He was a
member Of the legislative council OF Ceylon
from 1879 to 1892. was called to the English
har and three times acted as Attorney
General of Ceylon. He received the Dia-
mond Jubilee gold medal in 1897, having
heen sent TO England as a delegate from
Cevl)n. He is the author of several vol
umes of law reports and treatises on philos-
OnhV religion and 'hnOlOQv.