The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-26

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hoop, from which float ,rrramer> th5r- /
tF or forty feet long. of the BRIGHTEST
red and dark and emerald green's and
golden yellow. and blue. and white.
and all the bright colors of the rain.
bow. Rich brocadcS Of greater ".
rietv Of hue> curtain certain o1,nr nor
tons Of the temple. \ great avenue
of hlossoming cherry trees +hat led
mp to the massive cate. herlzon;no
and blessing the pilgrim, ana wor,
shippers from all lands with their deli.
cate beauty. proclaiming how nncb
better God can 10 with y handful Of
blossoms than glider and painter and
wood carver and DIVER of f9minr s+u4fs
The great raf+ers of beech cornicas
and croSSbeams are splendi3 with col
ored arabesaues. The ceiIinrs are no
ems of dragons and angels on a goI-
den yellow background. ROBBED in
crimson and facing the grand shrine
or altar. sits the high priest, Cir
cling the shrine and the HIGH priest
with wearisome continuity. and chant
ing the most monotonons recitative
ever listened to. the officiating priests
flame ont in all the gorgeous c0Iors of
the temple decorations, Their heads
been able to shave my face.
The ritual of the service. in some
instances, strongly reminds one of the
ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.
That church tells us il was copiad and
modified from that form of service.
The Buddhists asserts that their re.
! ligion is centuries older. and that their
! temple service was initiated and
adapted bv the Catholic Church, When
! il comes to claims of priority and an
/ tiduitv there is no nsp aruuino with
/ the chiIa Of the East. When il comes
! TO proDhecv. our own Garland has him
/ tied to the distance most Rut when
Won trv him on rptrosDpct he caIcu
lates in astronomical fiGures TT Won
crowd him foo hard with newsnnapor
circulation machine and IFS self.mul+i
oIvinu aCorega+e no has M basi-
+ancv in CONC 50 far bah;nd croation
that tba frst cban+a~ IF Genesis GODS
lilo 5ar of+o- +o,r,orrar
Rr+ +bis is roo1l1, opo of tho oldest
+amn1aS IN Toron Tho b,ilainrs ,,ory
of +hl,, a., Iaa1- =, 1c9n IT. ,,r,s
1;++1o hoforo no frs+ por+;s+ Cbprob
rros orron;zad IN pos+on ana obon+
90 hafara To,,,lo .Cb,,ra1 =; -
gnIas was founded Tba Rnddbis+ tom.
-1a l,noo,,aa &c &c rlraylor+;o,7r ona
,no,s;,.o oo1,,r,ns ona roafs ,,or,;fos
;+s s;zo Tn rooI;+r = : oho1+ tho
si4o If onr own Tar,n1o A,5;torinr,-
1c- f,t 1a,o. ~ 1oc 60 49,, o.
r IT, 'LnS ~ 1-o,-1c- r. ~
) a;41- 90 40 t,,I;+o1;,,r, =
rroo+o~ All ,-o 1ocl, is ora ond +bat
: or11- r,,o++or ~ +;,,o Tha Cbion-in
Tamnia uasn,+ on+ionn whom i was
:, b,7;15a3
| tn sar,-;oo would no onob moro i'm.
nraSeiva Il Il vera moro cuiet1v ron
dnc+ad ana the docornm Of was+arr
Christian Church were observed. But
if is noisy and inattentive. The little
children run about the floor among
the vorshipers, laughing and PLAYING
God bless them-nobodv minds that
any more than if thew were so many
birds. The Japanese children are dar
,, lings. The groups of worshipers here
and there, not ecasing to pray. whis
per to each other and smile as they
discuss Mrs. Burdette. with special at
, tention directed toward her hat JUS
, so have T observed a western congre
! CATION turning around to see ''who i.
coming in, The crowds are restless
: continually going and coming-a ka
leidoscOpic change of color and fea
turps. abont like the CONGREGATION a
an American camn MEETING or Chau
4audna. Rather a disappointment I,
one who had been told so much abou
the religion of contemplation =; tn,
: religion Of asceticism; the religion il
which "the thinking substance afte
-, numerous transmigrations and pro
! pressive qualifications. attains to per