The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02

comparatively easy tnihk i"a NV
knelt down before that image and pain
homage 10 .One greater than the buddha'
of whose seliess life Puddha himself was
80 marvellous forerunnsr from
which the impartial reader will perceive
that Mr.. Hedlsy's activities in his chosen
field are likely to h- productive OF sooh
results He has already declared thA'
the Golden Rule il applicable even IN
dealing with ignorant IAmas ana ina
IL ~ not for the preacher Of the true ia'h
90 seek Co recommend his faith 10y pouring
contempt on theirs lie recalled on thA'
part ocular morning the old time obSerVa-
ton 81 the quaint abb Hue OF the Won
derful relationships and resemblance
that exist between Catholicism ana Lama
ism. and he turned away with his heart
deeply moved at the sensuOus beau'y ana
imagery of the Lama ritual and tath.
Nevertheless Ia ~ forced TO the conNtc-
ton that the LamRs in the main are a lazy
raAcally, vicious set. who trade upon their
! own ignorance and the rredulity OF the
people Never. he declares, has he s"en
q more religious people than the Mon
EoIs Every family has one ar more
IAmas among its members. the unWritten
law boina that every second son, and as
MANY more "a the nearest abbot may de-
eide. shall be ded''S''-" IIo', ""''' W -,
! priertly lite women VINO "@Soe
oNS OF VINO attain 'he sse w my
forced To shave Ihelr heaos 0, ~"
become the FANNY lama m ~
hut whether this absoiNes ,neHn "o'n wy
necessity OF doing AL tue nAru
that the men. i'amas ana o'"e'S, "ss -
| lives OF Idlene>s' ne u"eN nov
state. Probably does not eno ,ne 'opS
made To him 10y the young noA""y ~
with whom he demonstrated ior 'i'ne.
III idle ] shall not get ""eo.
general masculine Appilcai'oh. "o'a"y
Mr.. Hedley asserts lamaism " an oI-"'
filthy sore. universally known 10 wv VIZ"
lently and shAmelessiy vicious >" 'nS'
the pen - not made that couIu "r".
IL down And vet n JUS inns oo'"eSa'
system Of IAmaism which u the mus'
effective obstacle To the ChrS'ah ms
sionsry and that almost breaks the MIS-
sjonary's heart. For one 'hlng an
shsolut" imp0ssibility Tor M"hso' 10
avow himself Christian ana remain
among his own people ana cian, 'o S"'h
an extent do the priests terror'Ne over
the layman. ON" OF the zane-' "hu
]
he writes with wide and synpa'h"'r
knowledge ~ IN" Mongols. their language
and religion gives II a- his experience"
1 that he knows u only one Mongol who ran
~ called n sincere Christian man. some
! claims to conversions haN" been fnaoe'
I however, and efforts are being made AZ
various points 10y the Irish Presbyterian
4 Mission. III" Scandinavian Alliance Va"
Roman ('afhnllpa and ct her forces
! At HatA MIR. Hedley encountered an
American and German who were S%arch-
! ing for the brother Of the American. Inc
sad story of misplaced confidence IN
| French adventurer and tho evident ronh"ry
and murder Of the enterprising American
who had undertaken to explore the region
| is given in full. Hata, from the sp''ctacu-
/ lar point Of view. il distinctly disappo'nt-
ing. but II IL interesting as ICING uhe
/ largest and most pop'ilous city OF what
| may bs called Inn~r Mongolia larger
than either Pakou or Jehol 1t IN Also the
largest trade mart by far: and here the
general rule 81 dismounting from ones
pony IN passing through the stneot does
not obtain The pace 10 not even slNcS'
ened. and one must look out Tor lie ana
/ limb a. though on racecourse, Hnta
I ~ wv Hif-ftai lshA'
without their families and women are
-rarcs Business - 81 driving that IN"
inhabitants do not bother the visitor with
curiosity and inquisitivene-S. which Mr.
Hedley calls "a blessed thing and IN his
experisnce, At - the sole large town IN
China which deserves that AudaV"ry
epithet Tor Auhao'o ihu'"ere' "v'
az everywhere else mere u nov a s'hk'e
M"ngoI house OF pnsih""s III '"~ vi nor "'''
MonRol assistant IN IN" sh"Is' w"
Tor this lies h"t ohiy III me ilA'ur"' sun
phcl'y OF IN" M"he"' ana ms '"nSeIus"'
incapacIty Tor uaoe wv IN Tue 'H'1ru
tion 81 uheir princess WI"
prohibit th"ir Peop'o rom prS'Hny
entering INTO puSne' V"s VIZ" NV"
for ever and DAY 10 the pastoral "'oupS
tons ~ h~r 'a'n@'s' An l',.N W ''"''
rorialIsn Nou'd 90 s""t :" ""n :"
/ Mr hedl"y oP'h'oh, O"o VI NV "'.H'
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