The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-08
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"slanguage" It was safer to let him
talk than try to make him understand.
He told us he had studied English in
the Christian Bible School, but he
did not remember what denomination.
suggested every one could think of
and he appeared more intelligent
when I said Baptist" but it would be
rash to say he understood me. He
volunteered that he had studied the
Bible deeply" and also Kant and
Shopenhauer and Buddhist philosophy
and, though Buddhist, he did not
worship at the temples. He said:
After deep philosophy study of Bible
and your Philosophers, Kant and Shop
enhauer, study very, very deeply
Buddhism and I find your Christ and
Buddha the same person but am not
man Of peace but of practical and very
busy. I believe in Kant" Is he a
sample of the product of Japanese
modern educational institutions, in.
Guiding so-called Christian ones? He
also stated that Catholics never read
the Bible. could not hope to con.
vince him that the Rreviary held in
my hand contained much of the Bible,
but assured him had even heard OF
the Old Testament.
After Nara, Father took us to Kyoto,
"the Rome Of Buddhism" where the
center of Japanese worship is. We
had an unkempt honze, toothless and
with several dirty handkerchiefs tied
around his neck and forehead, as a
guide through the Vatican He
mumbled constantly as he pointed
with a stubby, hesmudged FAM. and
Father Walter translated. for us his
account of the faded and implanted
wonders Of the. palace. The room Of
the Emperor, whenever he prays, was
shown us, empty and implanted, with
ordinary mating on the. floor and a
square yard of extra mating for a
throne in the center. A hole, in the
screen that formed one of the walls
was explained as the result of a. too.
realistic painting Of bird that sud-
denly took wing and flew away when
the painter finished He protested.
when Father Walter ridiculed, that
nowadays the BONES do not tell the
story any more to devout pilgrims. .
Father Walter brought out a rather
good point in the style of pagan temple
architecture. 1t is mostly roof, heavy,
thick layers, piled one on top of the
other, dis though to press down the
believer to earth; while Christian
architecture scars to Heaven. No
matter what the explanation, there is
a feeling of depression there and we
were always glad to get into the fresh
air, even though it smeit of ashland
the odor peculiar to the East, some
thing like the smoke OF, a Chinese
junk. IL
/ The trip to Nagoga was an expe-
rience I shall never forget. The train
was crowded when we entered, Il but
Father Spencer was experienced s in
demanding a seat and, after waking
several men who planted themselves
,lengthwise on, the seats, squeezed Fa.
Their Price. between them. They offer.
ed no objection and showed no. i'm.
patience at being obliged to sit up all
night. !
IFgot a place between two women
with babies. AS the air became close
and more uncomfortable, one by one
the men shed their garments. Both
men and women smoked, and ate. and
drank tea, bought at the stations on
the way, one sen for a small pot. Sleep
was impossible. Fortunately there
was a Catholic boy in the car. We
could have picked him out instructive