Evening star., 1928-03-15

An American-born young lady ha.
become converted to the Hindu
religion. in order TO marry a lame.
duck mahara lah---a "has-been." She
processes to be more eager 10 embrace
Hinduism than her fiance. but which
Hindu sect she espouses-the cat ol
monkey sect--is not yet made clear
Most Americans believe she has made
a monkey of herself. for the sake ol
title. 1t would not be polite to call
her cat
Quoting from 1.-THE Worlds Living
Religions by Robert Ernst Hume
PHI. D.:
There has been sharp controversy
between the worshippers OF the Hindu
deity Rama. The north school teaches
the cat doctrine. that divine grace Is
irresistible, even as a mother cat. OF
her own will. carries little kitten
away from danger The south school
teaches the monkey doctrine. that the
human will must cooperate with divine
grace, even as little monkey must
hold onto It's mother In order to be
carried out of danger
II Is so rare an event for an intelll-
gent American, reared 10 maturity In a
Christian atmosphere. 10 turn To an
Asiatic religion that the shock 10 ones
sensibiiities may be useful in giving
Christians conception OF what IL
means in All Indian or Chinese com
munity, for one who has been matured
among millions OF believers In Hindu
ism or It's Buddhism. jain
Ism and Sikhism-~or IN ConfucianiSm
and other "isms" Of Asia. to break
III, x11nt trts
and believe the religion OF Christ. 1t
brings home TO lis the enormous TASK
Of our Christian missionaries.
Even at the risk OF having some
Phidias adjure a layman. whether n
cobbler or Journalist, not Ito go be-
yond his last" this column today is
going TO discuss theology~even without
hymns or contribution box. IL VIII
point out some OF the outstanding dli-
fercnccs between Hinduism and Chris
tianity-~~ some Of the reasons why there
will be no stampede Of American girls
into marriage with deposed maharalahS.
Our girls may like kittens. and mod
ern fiappcrs have n habit OF making
monkeys Of themselves when chaperors
nod. but. like Gelett Burgess and his
purple COW. they'd rather see than be
one"
The essence of Hinduism IL that there
Is neither SIN nor righteousness In any
act other than violation of caste. It.
Is the prime duty Of all humans not To
worry over the acts Of the flesh. Brahma
viii take care VI all that and II one
guards his caste here In this life he viii
be rewarded with an equal or higher
caste IN the rcinchrnniion. He has no
obligation 10 his fellow men. The
greatest Hindu virtue lies IN utter self
ccntering complacency and indifference
to the welfare OF anybody else. espe"
, cialiy OF a lower castr,
That is the great contrast with the
faith and doctrine al the Christian
the Golden Rule. the Ten Command
ments and the obligation to love one
another even us ourselves.
The Hindu has no "neighbnf"~ at
least none outside his own caste, In
contrast Is the ChrlAtinu attitude;
And Jesus answered him. The flrst
of all commandments IL. Hear, . Israel
The Lord our 0od is one Lord.
And thou shalt love the Lord, thy
1od, with all thy heart, aud with all
Thy soul. and with all Thy mild, and
with all Thy strength, This In the iirat
commandment,
"And the second IL like, namely this.
Thou shalt love thy neighbor ah thYself
There ts none other commandment
greater than theae,"
And who Is my neighbnr?" The
parable OF the good sSamaiitan, who, In
spite III caste IN Israel. helped tie needy
wounded man. Ii Jesus definition
\
IT smaTis many bride. even In
America. Ia hear that her cooking is
Ia nj its,l. .ttl.
law, and ~ note that hubby" snifts
Al her liable, bui II one Is a Hindu
bride she nHpni has that stab Az her