Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-23

we present excerpts from notable
address. made a few months ago be-
fore a large company of business and
professional men by Rustom Rustom-
gee. editor of the Oriental Review.
Bombay, India, who is said to be in
this country raising funds for a
school. In his address he described
his first interviews. on his arrival in
America, with persons who had re-
Gently affected oriental ideas,s and
sa id
After a few days a very distin-
guished society lady came to me and
told me she was a Zoroastrain. l
asked her what she meant by being a
Ioroastrain. and she answered that
she believed in deep breathing and
saying prayers in Adams costume.
| have been reading accounts of u
society which started some time ago
in this country, and I find that they
are preaching pernicious doctrines
about God. about the doctrines of the
immortality of the soul and about
prayer and faith. | looked into the
question. | visited the society and
found that they were teaching a sham
Nedantism-a mixture of German
philosophy, with little eastern mys-
ticism thrown in. Gentlemen. | have
been a careful student of compare
tive religions for a number of years
and l have come to tell you that you
have a religion which can be set
side by side with any religion of the
East You have a goodly heritage
Stick to it.
Do not run after the so-called
Swamis Who are they? Who sent
them here? Are they men of educa-
ton? Are, they men of high moral
principles? Examine their lives.
am shocked TO see educated, cultured
American women running after So
called Swamis, one holding an UNI
brella over his head and another
washing his clothes. The Swamis
have the hardihood to tell you that,
Just as you have Christ. they have
Krishna What contemplate
saerilege to- say that. Look upon the
life of Christ; read it carefully, ana
then compare it with the life OF
Erishna as it is given in authentic
records. 1t is sacrilege to compare
the two. This is my message to you.
You have a goodiy heritage; stick TO
If. let YOUR anchor hold. / am not
Christian, but | am student OF
Christian ethics. and l believe that
Christianity supplies all your spiritual
needs and wants.
The first interview | gave IN TINS
CITY was about the missionaries IN IN
dia. | came into the closest touen
with them, both the American anu
Furopean. during the famine Inc
government Sf India appointed me
famine commissioner and | had TO go
among these Manifestation people
In 1902. / was with the American
missionaries there and they and their
wives literally took their lives In their
hands and went to minister to these
ne-stricken people, who were ay-
ing bv the thousands, and the ms
eionaries were doing noble work there.
Thev are still doing noble work. Ihey
are educating the masses-these uno
Northumberland there are lS'oVV,Voo
of them. The missionaries are goihg
anone them. teaching them ana
brinrinr them to live better ana
robler lives. This affords another
indirect influence of Christianity ~
India. ta,es,l
Gentlemen. again l say you nave
eoodly heritage. What CLASSIC 10 .ne
Sermon on the Mount! and also the
7 .ord's PRAYER! Let your ahenor iioio'
: ranoatt- Christian Advocate.