THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1909.
HINDUISM KJ
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Eased-on a Lofty System
' Woven of Pure and Beau
' tiful Sentiment, Yet Un
gpealiably VileOther Na
, tire Eeligions.
The greatest graft in the -world
will be described by Mr. Haskln
tomorrow,. That graft fa the
S Hindu system of caste, whereby,'
in guise of religious creed, the
Brahman has imposed upon more
than 200,000,000 people a system
that makes all the grafts com
bined of the Occident look like a
public charity. Sad to say. little
can be done for India until this
system Is broken down.
THREE POPULAR CONTESTANTS
y BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE
Saturday's Boors
1 MISS "PEARL BARDE.. 628 Fourth street 136,800
S MISS MAUDE FAUI 85 North Fifteenth 218,750
By Frederic J. Haskln.
Washington, July It. Religion is the
basis of all - social and political life In
the east, and in India it is the controll
Xig factor In every problem. Of the
0,000,000 of people in the Indian Em
pire, more than 200,000,000 are Hladus
in religion subject to the Brahxnanlcal
': priesthood. Mohammedanism Tanks
next with Over 60,000,000 followers.
' There are about 10,000,000 Buddhists in
Burma and Assam, but none in India
proper. The Christiana have. 8.000,000,
the Sikhs 2.000,000, the Jains 1,600,000,
while there are 80,000 Parsees and less
Than 20,000 Hebrews. In addition to
- the believers, in these organised rellg
1 ions, there are about 8,000,000 of In-
3ians who are -classed as- AnlmlstSr
people who worship animals or plants,
Idolaters of the most primitive kind.
', The Hindu religion is a development
of an ancient faith which found ex
pression In the Vedas, sacred hymns
written . probably 16 centuries before
Christ. Under the influence of Chris
tian teaching and western civilisation
there has been a movement among the
- better educated Hindus to return to the
purerengfon of the Vedaa, but It has
reaohetf iut very few of the people. In
tbeortf the Hindus recognize a supreme
n. rebresentet in a trinity of chief
Koda Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. Brah
ma is- the chief f - the gods, bu t his
worship has fallen Into disuse on ac
count of the sectarian activities of the
followers of the. second and third per-1
sons in the triad. There are only four
, temples In all India now dedicated to
the worship of the supreme god of the
Hindu theology, . ,
Hinduism Zp Tolerant.
, ; Hinduism is essentialy eclectic, and it
Wwerves the right to select and adapt
ny feature from any religion. It is,
therefore, tolerant in theory and in fact
to all other beliefs, although this tol
erance does not prevent unceasing hate
ana war oetween Hindus ana Moslems.
'Buddhism has disappeared from India,
swallowed up by the religion It was In-
, tended to reform. Yet Buddha remains
and is worshiped as one of the 1008
incarnations or vishna.
Two Greet Beets.
i ne religion is divided into many
: branches, but the two greatest sects are
eivaism ana visnnuism the names
given the cults of Blva and Vishnu. Siva
as ne goa ox destruction and reproduc
tlon, and his worship, in a thousand
forms and under many names, is most
popular.- He requires little ceremonial,
only a few flowers and an oblation or
- , water, wnue Vishnu must be worshiped
with a ritual of great length and in
tricacy. Klva represents the giver of
life and the destroyer; he typifies the
endless and pitiless, succession of
cuange wnicn lire presents to the orl
, ental mine. The Brahman philosopher
. sees in him the supreme all-god, the
worker of Brahma's will and the foun
tain of the universe of activity. The
i JKnorani villager, on the other hand,
- associates Siva -with the mvsterv of r.
productiorivand makes his worship re-
Vishnu I less mystical snd more hu
man. He has come to earth as a man
or an animal many times, and he Is as
sociated with scores of deml-gods taken
s rum me vainaiia or ancient Hindu t
,. onions, Vishnu is reposeful, Siva is
active, visnnu is kindly and indulgent.
. Blva is Jealous and revengeful. Vishnu
. rewards kindliness and charlrv. siva
iuuhi os propitiated.; "l'nese two great
i sects ar divided Into numberless
'fwnjler itmtofnn, the Ideals falling
. iuwm miu www witn me caste or the
wurauipor.
" Tine Theory; Beastly Practice.
Much may be said, and much Is said
wty eaucatea inaians and learned Eng.
1 Vsh speaking Yoglsv or holy men. In
xavor or the beautiful philosophy of the
unity of God and the brotherhood of
jnan which is taught by the few of the
higher orders of Hindus. But for the
great multitude, for all but 10.000 of
iue ivv.vvv.vvv or runaus. tne religion
. Is degrading. Immoral, obscene, cruel
auid utterly repulsive
? -Its temples are given over to the
most revolting Immoral practices. Its
priests are leeches who suck the blood
of the people under them, Its teachings
have not one ray of light for the com-
.... rnon man. It compels infant marriages
that the Brahmans may be sure of the
rnarrlage fee before the children die.
And then it prohibits the remarriage of
n. , widow, because it was her sin which
brought about the death of the husband.
The millions rf degraded and outcast
widows of India, thousand of them un
rter 8 years old, are a sufficient con-
5 MISS ELENE QILHOUSEN, The Dalles
i MRS. A. W. VINCENT, St Johns .
6 MRS. C. M. MORGAN, Ivanhoe Station .
MISS GRACE REVERMAN. Hillsboro ,
7 MISS HATTIE JEWELL, jG ranis Pass
8 THOMAS J. 6INNOTT. Oregon City
8 HARKT A. ZEHRUNO, Arjeta
10- MISS ALMA PALMER, Lebanon
11 MISS .JENNIE BURT. Corbett building
1J RATMOND FOX 700 East Ankeny .
IS MISS VIDELL JENNE, 231 East Sixty-first street
14 MISS BERTHA L. ALLEN. Salem
15 MRS. LUCILE R. CONRAD, -Medford '.
16 L. J. GENTNER, 642 Fifth street
17 MISS MAE DOUGLASS, Eugene, Or ...
17 MISS GRACE CRERAR, 1003 East Tenth street ...
18 MISS JOSALINA M'CLELLAND, Ontario
18 MRS. M. ROJDGERS, Lents ...
20 ALFRED MANGOLD, 634 Gantenbein avenue
21 JACK EDWARDS, Mllwaukie ; , .
22 MISS NELLIE M. 6HANNAN, 668 Tenino -v
23 MRS. J. M. ALLPHIN, 639 Williams avenue
24 JESSE J. RICH, 60 North Fifteenth street
26 MISS ANNA WINTER. 280 First street
26 MISS ARCOLA PETTIT,- McMInnvllle .
27 MRS. MAX METER, Lente
28 MISS MAR&ARET FLESKES.,635 East Twelfth ..
29 MERLE TETTICK. Cascade Locks .
80 GLADSTONE LASHER, 761 Williams avenue
81 MRS. A S. LAR1MORE. Vancouver, Wash
32 FRED A. BRENNAN, 1873 East Madison street
88 PHILLIP S. NONKEN. 76 East Eighth street ....
84 MRS. J. F. CHILCOTE. Arleta. Or
86 ARTHUR E. RAND, Hood River. Or.
86 RATMOND ATCKISON. 786 Johnson
37 PETER BARBARE, 408 Thirteenth street 860
88 MRS. HJORTEN, 876 Rodney s. venue 600
89 WILLIAM B. HARTLEY, Cottage Grove , 800
184,700
, 90,260
, S2.300
, 68.300
," 6B,600-
: 61.860 e
49.700
48,900
44.860
943,800
37.760
31,100
26,000
16.300
12,600
14,700
12,000
11.160
10,760
10.000
9.960
8,876
. 7.800
. 7,660
. 6,900
. 5,000
4.700
, 3,660
. 8,650
. 8.300
, 2,300
. 1,600
, 1,400
. 1.000
, 1.000
An exciting race is on between the
three ladies whose names head the
score list today, for ths distinction of
turning in the largest number, of votes
during the week ending Wednesday
nlghL wnen uie winner win oe awaraou
a handsome solid gold bracelet. Al
though the prise is, in itself, a valuable
one and well worth striving lor, an
of the ladies possessing the best chances
of winning are more eager for success,
which, like virtue, is its ownxeward.
than for the article of Jeweltv. Miss
Barde, if she-JOnalt, has promised
it to Miss - - "lf"",t
In this campaign, for Miss Barde HW
self is out after bigger game. In spite
of the high scores of the three leaders.
dark horse may appear ana carry on
the bracelet. Mrs. Vincent has not yet
been beard from, said she is not ill,
so far as we have .beard. ,'
Astoria May Be Heard Trom.
TJp to the prssent time none of the
-contestants from Astoria have been
heard from In the way that we would
like.--Astoria is one of the big progres
sive cities of the state and is not ac
customed to remain dormant when there
is an opportunity .for a rustler to get
In and win a prise of the value of some
of those offered by The Jeurnal in this
contest. There are hundreds of resi
dents of that city who would be glad
to subscribe to The Journal, for its
circulation in the salmon packing city
is already larger than In almost any
other section or the state and many
more names should be added during the
next four or five weeks. There are four
srood contestants registered from As
toria, any one of whom may yet come
out the winner of the Buick automobile,
and from reports Just received from
the mouth of ths Columbia, good news
may be expected from that quarter any
moment.
Kedford Claims Beoognitlon.
The Medford candidate has notified
us she is alive and out for the Buick
automobile.- Mra Conrad sent in 20,000
votes on Saturday, as a starter. She
usually makes a success of whatever
she undertakes and with the assistance
of her numerous friends in the Rogue
river valley she may be expected, to
bound up quickly to the vicinity of the
leaders. Mrs. Conrad is not only assis
tant seoretary or tne Meorord commen
ds! club, of which her nusDana is sec
retary, but she is a writer of no mean
ability having contributed articles to
a number of tne well known periodicals
of the east as well as of the Pacific
coast.
Toting Power of Subscriptions.
DAILY AND SUNDAY By Carrier.
No. Votes Given.
New
subs.
U.708
6.004
16,000
BABY STANDS
BETm RAILS
Mother Hakes Heroic but
Vain Effort to Save
Child From Death.
MOTHER VJANTED
DOUBLE film
So Corpse of Daughter Is
Held Unburied Until
H Husband's Death.
(UnlUd Press Leased Wire.)
San Rafael, Cal., July 19. After a he.
roic dui vain attempt to save her baby
daughter Vera from death beneath the
wheels of an electric train,, Mrs. Ida
Nelson lies, in the. cottage- hospital in
this city suffering from serious inter
nal injuries. The little girl, who was
Shi years of age, was killed instantly.
The accident occurred yesterday about
noon. Mrs. Kelson and the baby wero
going to Alameda to finend the dav.
They were waiting for a train at the
electric station.
The noise caused by the approach of
northbound train attracted Mrs. Nel
son's attention and she glanced at the
track to see the baby girl .standing di
rectly in the path of the rushing cars.
With a' cry of agon v. the frantic
mother rushed to her baby. She was
strucic py the rorward coach and hurled
unconscious to the platform. The child's
body was crushed under the heavv
trucks. Mra Nelson, according to tho
reports issued from the hospital, will
probably survive her Injuries,
Suit Over Jim Crow Law.
Eastland. Texas. Julv 19. A anit
brought by the county officials against
the Texas Central Railroad comnanv to
recover nearly 36,000,000 from that road
for alleged violations of the separate
coach (Jim Crow) law was called for
trial here today. The case has attracted
widespread attention. The action of the
county officials in bringing the suit
has been bitterly opposed by many citl
sens. The road has suspended many
proposed Improvements pending a dis
position of the case. j
(0altd Press tessed Wire.)
Seattle, July The bodies of E. B.
West and his 12-year-old daughter were
burled side by side today in Mount
Pleasant cemetery. The death of the
little girt occurred July 12 at the home
of the Wests at Coal Creek and the
bdy was brought to Seattle.
Of the undertakers, Mrs. West, mother
or the dead girl, made an unusual re
,u?,8t She "ked that the body be held
until the death of ths father, then in the
last stages of tuberculosis, in order that
luy migni nave a double runeraL ,
But the husband and father fought
his malady and was able to stay the
hand .of death until Saturday, when he
succumbed. Yesterday the body was
brought to Seattle and today the double
funeral took place.
- r .i i sfj i
Americans at Bath Pageant. ,
London. July 10. Not even in the
days of the Celebrated Beau Nash did
ever a gayer or mbre brilliant crowd
assemble at Bath than that whlih irak
ered at -the historic watering place to-
uy ur tne opening or the Week's his.
torical pageant Not the least Inter.
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Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
it nas relieved more pain and suffering,
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Old
subs,
860
2.600
7,600
Time Price.
6 months $ 8.90
1 ear T.80
8 years 16.60
DAILY By Carries.
6 months $ 2.60 600
1 year 6.20 . 1,600
t years ,,...,,-10.40 I 4,600
SUNDAY By Carrier.
6 months I 1.26 160
1 year 2:60 600
2 years 6.00 L600
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( months 8 3.76 860
1 year ........ 7.60 2,600
,2 years , 16.00 . 7.600
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1 year (.00 1.600
2 years 10.00 4.600
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I months I 1.26 160
1 year 1.60 600
8 years 6.00 1.600
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I years 8.0 700 1.406
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9,000
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6.000
16,000
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8,000
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300
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8,000
demnatlon of Hinduism and its filthy,
greedy, "twice-born" priests.
Kohaxainsda&lsm Declining'.
Mohammedanism in India is in de
cline. Just as it seems to be In other
parts of the world. The erstwhile supe
riority of the Moslem over the Hindu
was credited to his better habits of
life, but he is not keeping pace In late
years. The Mohammedan eats meat
and is not restricted to a narrow circle
in selecting a wife, so that as a class
the Moslems are physically much
stronger than the Hindus. But their
religion is more conservative when the
matter of new doctrines and new teach
ings is concerned. Therefore they have
failed to take advantage of the educa
tlonal opportunities offered by the
British government and have been out
distanced by the high caste Hindus.
A great Moslem college at Aligarh
represents the most progressive party
in modern Islam, and draws students
even from Mohammedan Europe. It
has welcomed western science an is
endeavoring to bring Islam Into touch
with modern learning. But the ruined
astronomical observatories or the Mos
lem capitals of the north of India, the
magnificent monuments or tne Moguls,
and ths well nigh deserted mosques t
the large cities testiry to tne decay
of islam. Yet the jwntisn government.
under the Indian reform scheme, reo
omlses the Importance of the Moham
medan community and provides for min
ority reoresentatlon for them in the
imperial council.
The 7 ana tic al Jains.
The Jains represent an early revolt
againBt tne pnestcran or tne Hindus
e
tur;
The religion dates from th
before Christ and is co-eval with
sixth cen-
lry
Buddhism. The Jains were great tem-
In the old days and some
rik with the beit
pie builders
of their monuments ran
of Hindu architecture. It is confined to
narrow limits now, stnd is followed onlv
bv some extremely fanatlo holy men
who go about entirely naked, excent foe
a cloth over their mouths to keep them
from inadvertently swallowing an in
sert and thereby destroying Ufa The
Jains carry the resnect or life tn th.
extreme, and the holy men are cov
ered wjth sacred vermin and carry a
brush with which to posh the sacred
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worms off the path on which they
walk.
On account of its' easy ritual and
very lax moral standards, Jainism is
professed bv many well to do middle
class Hindus who have money but can
not attain the social atmospnere of the
higher caste Hindus. Their reverenee
for animal life has been a hindrance
in the last few years to the sanitary
work. In western cities where the
health department was doing everything
possible to destroy the rats and stamp
out bubonic plague, the Jains were es
tablishing rat hospitals to protect the
pests. In one such Institution over 8000
rats were found.
Sikhs Are Sturdy Fellows.
The Sikh religion was founded about
the time of the discovery of America,
by Nanak, a prophet who designed his
religion as a unification of the ele
mental truths of Hinduism and Moham
medanism. The result" was not only a
new rejigion. but a new nation. The
Sikhs ate meat abandoned the habit of
intermarrying in close circles and soon
developed a aturdv breed of
which came very near making itself the ,
uiHBior oi aii india. on account of
their loyalty to the English during the
mutiny, although tuey had been con
quered but a few years before, they
have been rewarded by brevet appoint
ment as the police force of the British
dominions of the east They may be
seen all over India and the east, wear
ing proud uniforms and terrifying the
petty offender. Their religion is prac
tically the worship of the holy books
of their founder. In theory they be
lieve In one God, condemn Idolatry have
no caste system and prohibit the use
of tobacco and the cutting of hair or
beard. In practice most nt ihun
caste, claiming rank with the nr,L I
mans and consider themselves a sect of
the Hindus.
Animlsta Afraid of DsvUs.
The Xnimists are the aDoriglnal in
habitants of India, who have lived in
the Jungles an wIM nir.. in ,. w..
of the country for 3000 years without
being swallowed up in the general Hin
du system. Their religion is primitive.
It conceives of man as passing through
life surrounded bv a 5
of powers, elements and shapeless rjhan.
10ms Or Which HO- lmiril eon ho .
and no definite idea can be formed. It
is in realitv nothing mnr. th..
. " M . . . " a, j rr
. aJ."" wrsmp is the pro
tntlation of evil spirits by offerings of
bloody sacrifices, by making hideous
noises and performing wild dance
Temples and priests have little share in
their il.trnt nn. Tu. rfv. .1 . '
uiMfuiui mission
aries. have made more headway among
these people than any others in India.
Hinduism TTtterly Tile.
Hinduism, of course. Is the dominant
religion of the country, and It has co
ored and influenced all other faith
The horrors of the Hindu practice have
been ameliorated by British rule; wid
ows are no longer permitted to bum
themselves alive on their h unhand.
pyres, mothers no longer throw their
baby girls in the Ganges to feed the
sacred crocodiles, and fanatics have no
opportunity to sacrifice themselves Un
der the wheels of the ' er nf t,i.-..
naut But for- all that, and rtennlte h.
beautiful Thelatle r,hlln.h., . t
Brahma- SamaJ and educated Hindus.
tne Hindu reilrlnn n...itnfi :
tne millions has no moral excuse for
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teachers for ih
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SSHi 2V - ST th P"? four years prin
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estlng feat pre of ths attendance was
the presence of a bevy of pretty Ameri
can matrons and maids representing the
cities or towns of. Bath In Maine, Michi
gan, Illinois, Ohio and -other states of
the . American -- commonwealth. Thee
fair"' visitors were present at the in
vitation of the corporation of Bath, and
are to be .entertained during the week
as the guests of the city after which
their home towns were named.. .
Photographers in Session.
Rochester, N. July 19. Photogrsy-
phers and dealers in photographio iip-
vention of the ' Photographers'' associa
tion or tne united estates ana ianaaa.
In "point of attendance the convention
promises to eclipse all of the previous
meetings of the association. The ses
sions are being held in Convention hall
and will continue through the week. Th
officers in charge of the gathering are;
President, F. R. Barrows, Boston; first
vice-president, A. T. Proctor, Hunting
ton, W. Vs.; second Vice-president, J. H.
C. Evanoff, Salem, .Mass.; treasurer,' L.
A. Doser, Bucyrus, -Ohio; secretary, O.
W. , Harris. Washington,- D. C. . .
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The faet is womea are mora patient thaa they ouht
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been chief conaulting physician ol the Invalids'
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