The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

title and is a Buddhist monk. ne mas invaded London with a small follow ing to teach there the 100 Buddhfsts and inouirers Seven years ago ne. Jeff England. and now he IS back weaving inc reddish-yellow silk. the
 mark of the Buddhist monks profes- sion. and his head is clean shaven ' He has a face that is oval and or nisniy JntelIectual type with complexion as aa,Ic.ta as woman's and an express ston that is a fine blend of welcome and aIoofness But his fine eyes must never look upon woman. for that Is one of the PIP rules of his order. lie ,nsy also partake of but one meal dav that of vegetables before4the noon hour Most of the rest of the time he spends telling his beads.
 Bhikkhu Amanda has had remark able career. He is a scientist of great attsinments. and was at one time an sssistant in the laboratory of Dr. Dyer. the famous analytical chemist. Seven years ago he went to Ceylon. boping to cure severe attack Of asthma He there came into personal contact with several Buddhists. ana determined to become a monk. which is really the equivalent of mendieant. He was ordained at Akyah. and there founded the International Buddhist So- cietX. WHICH noW quarters from Rangoon to London.
 The tiny stateroom on which the monk reached the British metropolis contained all his worldly possessions- the three parts of the yellow robe. begging bowl. a razor, an umbrella, filter and a needle.
 The first Buddhist temple establish ed in England was instituted the day after he arrived. and anything more
 Gi1FY0und. ines of the Rangoon ar Randy temples could not be imagined. It is one min- ute's walk from Barnes Common, at 10f Elm Grove-road. which contains double row of red brick villas rented at about s25o a year. with the usual painted railinss and tiled path.
 The temple is in the front bedroom. and its windows are screened rom the street and the light of day by green chintz There for the next six months will dwell Bikkhu Amanda Metteyya. and thither will go the 100 Buddhists In England. with many sympathizers. for meditation. instruction and guid- ance. It Is all very simple, but when complete with draperies; in the seven coiors of the spectrum and movers ana statues 1t should be pleasing to the eye.
 one or the most lHtcIcstthS SPOo'Aoa at the May meetings In London VIII be Rev. E. J. Peck, a missionary Of the Church Missionary Society, whose sphere of labor is among the Eskimo In BaffIn's Land. He Is practically cut of from civilization, as the ship with stores, papers and letters only visits the station once in twelve months.
 Frequently there is breakdown In the means of communication. the ship being. either locked In the ice or. pre- vented from approaching the station on account of snow, or blizzards. It was seven months after the event be- fore Mfr. Peck heard of the death of Queen Victoria. It was eleven months before he had the news conveyed to him of the death of his daughter, whom he had left behind in England
 On account of the difficulty Of keep inE up the communication. the Church Missionary Society decided to abandon Rlacklead Island as a station. and the Bishop of Mocsonee has determined to establish a new base on an island called Ashe Inlet. on the northern shore of Hudson Strait. This will be reached from St Johns, Newfoundland. and will shorten the journey by quite 1,5OO miles.
 Mir. Peck's work is confined to the Eskimo in the Arctic regions of Cam ada, and he has just completed his thirty-sixth year of service. The se- yerity of the climate may be indicated by the fact that the average temper sture is 25 degrees below zero, and 1t is not uncommon for 1t to fall as low as 50 degrees.