The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-20

az far west as Arabia. although MO
Ihamedism holds sway there. In Japan
lit reached it's highest development
DIR. Anesah is particularly modest
when speaking OF his appointment 10
the professorsllip at Harvard. He re-
fuses to believe it was through any
merit In himself that he was appoint
ed. Speaking of his appointment ne
said:
1T has been pious desire cherish
ed long since among the Japanese
graduates at H rvard to have . lee
tureship on Japanese civilization
founded in their Alma Mater. And
4 movement to establish . professor
shin took DEFINITE shape among GER
tain trends OF Japan In America. The
Ii same wish met from the two sides and
the NEGOTIATION proceeded among
them; the Harvard Club Of Japan sue.
lceeded In raising In Japan III part OF
the fund necessary for the foundation
| In the course Of 1912 and 1913. IT
vas then decided BY the authorities
| Of the university TO call the chair the
professionally Of Japanese literature
| and life' and to appoint the incum-
bents on the recommendation OF the
Harvard Ctnb Of Japan.
cit va In May last that was ask.
"a by Baron Kikkawa, Of the club, 70
accept the nomination to the chair
IThlnking that there are men better
lfltfod than myself, expressed to him
nv recommendation Of those. But
Ieeveral circumstances caused the
lcoznmiftee Or the Harvard Club to
'nCtninate me, and finally. after hesita'
ltlon. dared 10 accept the o&er.s a
lgrant Of the leave OF absence Dy tne
| nroeidont Of the Imperial University
q Toxic. to which ! belong. the &C.
|c0ptance Of the recommen0euon Y
Itho president and fellows q Harvaru'
II meeting Of the HaTvare CLUB tof
Ipreoentine me to tho memoefs--tnese
followed one after another, ana -.
Rived n Boston, Sept Z. The RAPID
Iprogreoo Of these arrangements some.
times pushed me - to how ] should
prepare myself for the duty. but the
odyioo and assistance Afforded me py
| the friends IN Toxic ana CAmDridge
enabled me 20 step forward and nnai
Nv 70 open my lectures Sept. =.
o0ddhIoe ouoilnoo e4lo Ceueee -
| study.
| Speaking Of his course he SAID:
what purpose to give IN THU
course OF lectures II history O Jap
anese civilization with special em.
phasis upon the religions and moral
tsspects Of the nations life. rather
than . history Of religious IDEAS and
moral theories. This II, accordingly
: course OF philosophy, In . Wider
| sense Of the word; what ] hope 20
present to you is material Tor the
study OF comparative religion. com
parative ethics, or comparative psy
|chology.
i Another point IN the scope Of my
work to be made clear at the outset
tn TINT the aim Of the lectures = moi
to present only such aspects OF Jap
|anese life a. shall be favorable to the
| IaOanese nation. The course IL not
"A apology nor an eulogy. but . pre-.
isentation Of facts. There Is no need
lporhaps, Of telling you that stand
here not % q champion or an apollo
gist Of the Japanese but as scholar
Ia mam OF science, whose task 10 ia
make researches and to investigate
facts and their bearings. But feel
must say this, because some men
outside academic circles, may misun
derstand tho nature Of the chair and
4 Of my task. 1t Ia, however, not i'm
possible that the lectures and the 70
: searches connected with this chair
may one day bring forth some prac
: tical results in the political relations
OF America and Of Japan. Yet w
must for the present and here II
academic circles, disregard any con
: alteration of that kind and strive b
work scientifically. for the sake o.
truth. This point has been presented
20 those who made the nomination fol
this chair and ] have got their con
sent
II "The new antithesis of culturo
J which has manifested itself since thu
: nfteeath century and which Is a grea
! problem nowadays, may be roushl!
( expressed - the contrast betweeI
I ! Christian and Buddhitt civilization
lit may Be questioned whether thu
{ | Asiatic. the Oriental culture in I
Z Ibroader sense. n thoroughly Buddhis
lana how deeply Buddhism has pene
3 ttTxted to the hearts Of those 0rfcn
ltale. There are certainly other Ella
ImsntS "A the far Oriental civilization
lmoot prominent Of which II TIT
! lChineoo, or Contucian Yet the dom
tIlnn11ne influence Of Buddhism canno
} ~ 1ooied, and Confucianism or Tao
Iion o. 0hinto cannot have bccom
, IWh4e they ere today. without Budd
> INST imau6aces. Thus ! might say
= ItUGehly epeaking, the Far-Orients
! youlturo . Bu6dhistic. and the Occl
Q 1entoe lnclu1ing the Far-Occidenta'
3f0p Amot3oon--ls Christian.