Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16


! ming Clum. This applies not Only -
religious life. but TO civil life % we'll.
THE Great PhysioiAn did not -
about declaring Thou shalt not Ra&h-
er he pleaded with mankind IN affirm.
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myself
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| Nasarsps. II you are inclined to worry
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prescription will cure you. And his
prescription. 10. Love thy. nsighoor
AZ youreelf'"
Why ths japanese Prsfsr Cenfseisnisas.
The people VINO dwsll In tl,e land OF
the Rising Sun are intensely practical.
They may be said svsa to b naturally
materialistic. They are. In fAct. es-.
sentiaily posttivistio n their bslisfs.
They like that which 10 permanent ana
founded on the psrcsptien Of ob3seftyo
phenomena. Tho dreams Of German
philosophy. ever changing. vasishing
and reappearing. are nonsense to the
pragmatism Of this yellow race. For
the Japanese were really the hrst prag-
matists. and their views on religion are
we'll set out by a writer In the Fukiuna
Shimpo (Tokyo). who says: IT
Japan universal has for long time
shown an interest in the doctrines OF
Confucianism, and recently this interest
has been manifested with a renewed
intensity. In all the great cities Of the
empire there are delivered both IN
spring and summer Of each year lectures
and sermons on the illust1ious Chiness
philosopher. The most eminent pre-
fessors Of learning expound their pre-
cepts to audiences who collect In
crowds e LISTEN 20 their discoaYses.
This return to Confucianism IL signin-
cant"
This writer proceeds to show what
this significance IL. Other religions and
PHILOSOPHERS change, primitive Can
fucianism az taught in Japan NJ pTes-
ont remains unsophisticated. The Fu-
kima Shimpo observes:
The founders Of religions such ~
Christ and Nohammed have seen the
number Of their adheYents dWindle in
the course Of centuries. because the
teachings OF these leaders have besn
robbed OF their essential characteristics.
Primitive christianity has undergone
profound Alterations from epoch to
epoch. because philosophic o. Do3iaisa4
conceptions hays become mingled with
its principles, and these things have
altered and given . new form 30 the
original creed. Il = just the same with
the philosophers. Have We not seen
In these latsr days the Nso-Kantists
interpreting the thoughts Of tho master
Of Kosutgsbesx in totally dt9sspnt
ssn0s rom that which hs Formulated
The svangelistS by no means imply al
that Catholics have added 20 ths Sos.
pels."
Protests from s1he Raess.~
How long ought Christians to COM
tinue singing the great missionary
hymn. From Greenland's Icy NoIns
TAIN" after hearing the natives protest
against the way he 10 pictured there
In? 'some earnest christians" says
tho British Congregaticnalist tLondonJ,
have in recent years felt ana express.
ed the injustice OF the line which de.
scribes Ceylon ~ a place where every
prospect pleases aud only man is vi1e."
Added to these II the voice Of . Mr..
who declared In the Universal Races
Congress. Just held In London. that
everybody who knew anything about
Ceylon knew that to be . gross libel"
The inception Of this congress was
mainly due to DIR. Felix Adler. Of New
York, and, Says the above quoted jourr
nal:
Probably never before has an as
sembly so internationally representa-.
tive gathered to discuss subjects OF
such vital interest 20 the nations ut
large. and tho. - ut most biz conf0f-
ences, there was q certain amount Of
speaking to little practical effect. IS
one noted the keenn9ss Of the laI1e
audiences and listened to the speeches
from prominent representatives Of vaf
rious nationalities. one could not help
feeling that tho chief aim OF the con-
gress will b secured and . fuller I'M.
deestauding, more friendly feeiinSs. ana
heartier co-opersdon Will be .establhh-
ed between the various races Of man
iknd"
Another native protester WAS Mr.. T,
Tengo Tabavu, OF King Waln0mstown,
South Africa, who. - the Christian
World Gondon) reports him. urged the
needs Of education ~ the hope Of the
Bantu races. But further education
was needful for it, occidental educa.
tors:
He thought The missionaries had Of
ten made the mistake Of appfoachinS
them with the pssconesivsd motion that
they were entirely basbarous. - pull
ers-down Of every native organization
they found in order TO rear christianity
on the ruins. The result had- been
more or less breaklnS-up 0l Banku
society, which now required earnest
and hearty workers to reconstruct 4,
even from the missionary point Of
view"
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