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THE RELIGION OF THE CHINESE
ADVANTAGES OF TOLEBATION.
{BY BEWU TING-FAND.]
The following paper was read by Dr. Wu Ting-fang formerly of Hongkong, before study circle, and is printed by the National Review for a larger au
What is the religion of your people?" This question has often been put to us Chinese. If the answer "Confucianism is given. it will be most likely rotorted that Confucianism is not a religion, it being a set of morals only. Now let
see what is Religion. Webster defines it
OF CHINESE.
EFFORT OF THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
themselves,
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.
residents
The following British
their various atvil Japan resigned employment during January, and are their way home to offer their services to their King aand Country for the duration of the war. The two first. named, in view of their provious military missions by HB.M. Ambassador:-). M. experience, bye been nominated for com Alport, Kobe; H. A. Stearns, D. H. Ethe ridge, F, Powell, P. B. Pattisson, A. T. Ball, of Yokohams; and G. C. M. Leech, of Kebo. Of those siready, gone, information has been received that cummissions from the Officers' Training Corps have been obtained by Messrs. E Russell (Highland Light In- fantry) and E. B. Cahusae (Bouth Staf fordshire Regiment). Mr. C. C. Clinton
vas kaving immediately with his battery." who left in July last with a nomination t a commission, has written to say that he
How seriously the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has taken up the question of the study of the Chinese language by commercial men is clearly shown (says the W.-C. Daily Wews) in the Chambor's Journal. In addition to a
Chamber's Language School was in- augurated, emphasis is laid upon the advantages of a knowledge of Chinese in other articles The Editor points out that no attempt was made to disguise the Chamber's six hours a day on five difficulties of the task to which the students are addressing days a week for year after year are a stiff prospect, but it cannot for one mo is ment be doubted that this great game Information has been received that Pr.. abundantly worth its candle. The sub-vate Horace Cabeldu, son of Mr. P. 8. ject of study of the Language School is Mandarin, but there is evidently a demand Caheldu, was killed in the second battle The for instruction in the local dialect, and of Ypres during the charge on the wood on deceased was born and educated in Kobs, upon this subject an interesting article the night of the 22nd-23rd April is contributed by T.G.D."
As a young man be went abroad to sock. his fortune, and was doing well in the newly- opened country about Alberts and Calgary, in Western Canada, when war broke out. The call coming for men, he was one of the first to and joined the Overseas. Contingent of the 10th Battalion.
oon after the celebrated inter low he IMPORTANCE OF THE addressed his dis iplob as inks :: MX know |how,birds candy, How ishes own "swim, and how aning ask can run, But the runner may benard, the swimmer may be hocked, and the lyer may be shot by the arrow. But there is the dragon. 1 cansot tell how to mounts on the wind through the clouds, and rises to heavou. To-day” I have seen Lao Taze, and car only compare him to the dragon. It is strange that the deep doctrine of 18ks has bodi misconstrued. The loft allowed by the vagueness of his writings enabled and encouraged his disciples and adherents to graft, upon the leading, no or graft.ent us code of natural and physical philosophy which, on the one hand, expanded into a system of religious belief and, on the other, bocanie developed into a school of mysticism apparently founded upon the Nevertheless, Tao Tek King are carly secrets of healing and divination, oogher the fourished twenty-six Cous and unique production of a Chinese
centuries ago. It has excited the admira the outward act or farm by which tion and appreciation of the Oriental men indicate their recognition of the ex-scholars who have studied his puges, istence of a god or gods having power
Victor you Strauss says that is contains over their destiny, to whom obedience, plation, and
agrasp of thought, a height of contem
purity of conception in service, and honour are due." Then let the things of God such as we gook in vain us ascertain what
except anywhere in pre-Christian doctrine of the founder is to teach the in the Jewish Beriptures. According to Lao Tszy earth, was one of duty and relations of man, between the Dr. Faul Carus,
our sovereign and the subject. between the the greatest men that ever trod paront and the son, between older and one of the most remarkable thinkore of younger brothers, and between friends; dispensable book and no one who is in-
four books which practically con- stitute the canon of Confucian philosophy terested in religion can afford to leave it minutely describe the sayings and instru unread." No wonder Lao Tsza is greatly tions of the great philosopher. His pria revered in China and his doctrine has cipal aim was to inculcate loyalty to the bees accepted by a large majority of the Chief of the State, filial piety to parents
Numerous European
san translations of the and sincerity amongst friends. It must Tao Teh. King bave been made from time be admitted that the result of his teaching to time by eminent Oriental scholars has been on the whole emincatly successful, That he did not expressly instruct his They must have spent much valuable timo disciples to worship God as enjoined by and cotal labour in poring over this other religions cannot be denied; but his
terse and obscure work and great credit is due to all of them. But to understand: benets if observed, would lead men to
the mystic author and not to misinterpret his meaning, it requires a mystic trans- lator and the publication of another trans ation by Mr. C. S. Medhurst, who is well versed in mysticism, is a welcome and valuable contribution.
Chinese,
There is another religion which must be mentioned although it is of foreign origin. Buddhism was imported to China in the year A.D. 61. It was done at the instance of the Emperor, who had dreamt of a gigantic image of gold and had sent to India in search imperial messengers of this new religion. It is said by some that it was known in China before that time. The first century of its arrival was marked by numerous translations of Bud- Under such dhistic works into Chinose. favourable auspices it attracted universal attention in China; the people were eager to learn its tenets and many became pro- selytes It was said that in the fourth century nine-tenths of the inhabitants of Chiup were Buddhists. It is not surpris- ing that this later religion has made such wonderful rapid progress in China. The principles of its doctrine are so grand that no earnest student could help being to the literate and the illiterate, and the captivated by it. The teaching is suited
blies are so beautiful that nearly all the women of China are believers. As in the case of every other religion, with the Ispic of time it has degenerated and the observance of formal rites and other external prae- tices are contrary to the spirit of the doctrine.nas
WOMEN IN - BUBINESS, Another article, “The British Business Women In China," suggests that women to tikis the Editor comments: It may be doubted whether ony substantial number of women seriously desires this privilege, but the Committee may be trusted to give careful and sympathetic consideration to this or any other reason- able project for the better instruction of British subjects in the tongues, thoughts and manners of one Chinese friends.
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The writer of the article on British business women in China points out that the export of drawn thread work in Swatow owes its origin to the enterprise of a British lady, but he adds that the Far East contains few who can be considered B8 seriously It need not, how- engaged in business. ever, he hoped or feared that this will continue much longer. The same pressure which is driving woman to set her foot on the higher rungs of the business ladder in Europe will in due time begin insxor- ably to operate in China. The writer believes that granted anything like equal training, the future British business woman in China will be more efficient by far than the best that Germany can pas sibly pit against her. The training, how- ever, is the crux of the matter and it is. suggested that the advantages of the Language School should be extended to British business women,
STUDY OF YAR BASTERN QUESTIONS. ... British Commercial Interests in China is the title of an article in which the following questions are asked :—
"Do British merchants take enough trouble to acquaint themselves with the whole Far Eastern question in all its bearings, with their rights under the sufficiently and intelligently the various Treaties with Chinn? Do they study
relating to trading rights with which our Diplomatic and Consular Authorities are continually wrestling in our interests!
oriticism of Ctl Que sometimes hears
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mind groping like a pelican in the wilder Teh Kirg." It contains only five thousand a nation has generally been attributed by ness and like an owl that is in the desert. ASAHI BEER words but it is full of gems. This work Christians to its obediener to one of God's contains in substance his views on philoten Commandments which is “honour thy sophy and expresses fully his doctrine. father and thy mother that thy days ronym The author, it must be remembered, was
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a mystic; he expresses his views in be long in the land. I believe, however promulgated certain portions of the truth All symbolical and paradoxical language. His that is not the only cause. Toleration of to suit the conditions and habits of the diction is simple but enigmatic in style. religious beliefs and the embracing of three people and it will be top presumptions to It is extremely dificulty even for an religions have done much to keep China assume that one religion contains whale coherent and intact. This may appear to truth, Truth is like light, men first used earnest student to grasp his real messing. It is
supposed that his doctrine be paradoxical, but if I read the history oil to light their houses and then they generally is inaction, but this is not actually the of the world aright & nation embracing one manufactured candies and used them. case. Ho did not advise men to remain solitary religion, however excellent it might Recently gos was invented and we now inert and do nothing what he did advise be, and prohibiting all others is not likely have electric light. Should we still be was to purify the mind and cultivate to exist permanently. The people of such contended with the light supplied by oil olear conscience. Its gist is reason and
or candles and reject the brighter llu- virtue in other words, he exhorted men
misston furnished by gas or electricity ! to distinguish between the real and the
light is open to all, so is truth. Truth No. aureal and to perceive things in their
cannot he exhausted: like a deep bottom of proper light. His mode teaching is different to that of Confucius. He holds
less spring or well, the lower we go the that nature provides an ample lesson for
more water we find. We cannot hare enough of the truth, the more wa investi. man to study and he takes, for instance,
gate and discover the better it is for tan He the vegetable kingdom as his ideal. advocates introspection for the purpose of
find. The wise man will use the light he self-reformation. He was opposed in the
has to receive more light. He will constant- ly advance to the knowledge of the truth. way of Confucius, who was constantly on
China as it is well-known, has been the move from ante State to another with the view of inducing the chiefs of the
exceedingly conservative but with respect State to employ hím or to adopt his prin-
to religion she has not been stubborn and ciples. In an interview sought by Con
exclusive, she hay not waged war on account fucius, who praised reverence for the siges
of any religious faith, and so far as I can of antiquity, he did not scruple to speak
remember, she has not spilt a drop of blood Those whom you talk
a nation are naturally narrow-minded and bigated, and believing that ther religion in the best in the world, they are self efficient and intolerant, and will not con- descend to hear or learn better religious truths, When the people are in such con dition, their mental activity lies dormant and their minds are stagnant and instead of progressing they will degenerato, honce the downfall of the ration is natural,
It may be contended that the fact of a nation having à State Religion should lo duce its citizens to become more religions and orderly. This opens a big question which, for lack of time, I do not wish to discuss at length. It may be conceded that State Religion from same point of view
out his mind. dead, and their bones may possess certain advantages; but if on that account
about," he said, are mouldered to dust, only their words it is looked at in its larger aspect, it is remain. When the superior man get his open to grave doubt, whether it works for time, he mounte aloft; but when the time the ultimate good of the nation. It confers is against him, he moves as if his feet special privileges such as eligibility for were eutanged. I have heard that affice, and people with no strict moral good merchant though he has rich tren sures deeply stored, appears as if he were and that the superior man whose virtue is complete is yet outwardly seem ing atupid Put away your proud air and many desires, your ineipuating habit
It should be remembered that a religion the belierers and adherent religions and and will Thes are of no- advantage to you. This is all which I have to tell you"eannot monopolise all the truth, at best creed, not only in China but in all other His deep and abstruse theory even it is like a spectrum presenting one side nations of the world will live in peace and Confucius was unable to understand, for of it. The founder of every good religion censord without mal'ce or hatred,
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