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poer an! in some respects misunderstood. wandering missionary of virtue Confucius in
sease ranks meeting everywhere disappoint- founders ofment and sorrow. He was rebuff- religions, for he claimed to be led by the selfish and short-sighted only a transmitter and
not princes among whom be in believing and The following Ettle story loving the ancients. His illustrate the zzal he displayed in terests lay chiefly in correct cou-promoting the happiness of man- duct and statecraft. Coafucius, kind. As he was travelling with the name by which the great his disciples they came one day“ Chinese sage is known, is a Latin-upon a woman who was weeping ised form of the Chinese Kung-Forer the loss of her sun and the Fa-tzse, which means "Kung, the third member of her family who Master." This denomination was had been devoured on the same applied to him by his disciples spot by a tiger. The master asked after he became a great teacher.her why she did not leave the! According to the most authorita- | neighbourhood where she had su tive accounts. Confucius wasfered such calamities? The with born in 551 B.C. in the village of nan answered "Ah, the gover- Chuck in the state of Iu, a parent here is cot bad." At once of the recent province of Shang-† Oonfucius turned to those with the unknowa LuEg.
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London. Oct. 24- Reports from Rhineland show that the Separatist movement made beadway in some quarters and suffered numerons setb notably at Aix la Chappelle, Mayence and elsewhere. The Nat alists and trade unionists are its principal opponents. Fighting occurred at different places with casualties,
As a child he received the aim and said "You see that bad Though he partook regulary in name of Chiu, and when grown government is worse than a tiger." (the ceremonies of the Ancestral up he was called Chung Ní mark-It plainly shows how great a pari worship yet he would say titrle ing his place in the household the Master assigned to good gov-et the exutee of the spirit ad He was born in an age when the|ernment for the welfare of man- the dead which that worship pre- Chinese Empire, already venet-kind
supposes. His answer to any one able and vast, seemed to be break- Once Confucius was asked who questioned him about the spirits ize up isto a number of warring there was not one word which of the dead was “Ah, my friend, principalities whose chiefs urmay serve as a rule of practice while you are not to serve men, duken had reduced the authority for all life. He replied with how can you serve their spirits, of the Imperial throne to a sha-question "Is not reciprocity such and while you do mot know life dow, while they themselves had a rule? What you do zas want how can you know about death.parently due to lack of co-ordination of the different Separa sunk to be the pensioned crea-done to yourself do not do Therefore you must pay heed to tures of corrupt and ambitions others." As' the Brotherhood of your welfare in this world and ministerial families. Confucius' Man is one of the fundamental hot in the next."
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A Paris message saya the slow spread of the movement is
parties rather than to the comparative indiference of local tions. Important developments. However, are possible.
Reuter's correspondent at Berlin says the Belgians have-iss drastic martial law regulations at Aix la Chapelle. The Separat were driven out of the Government buildings at Coblence. French have taken over the policing of Mayence, where the Sep tista occupy the Government buildings.
A Berlin message says is reported from Essen that all in tris, except mines, have dismissed their workers, eighteen thoni workmen being affected at Gelsenkirchen alone. A report t Cologne says that in order to ensure the supply of cost for Regie railways the French have taken over five mines at E [linghausen and elsewhere, the wages to be paid in candse
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GENERAL SMUTS SPEECH,
London, Oct. 24 "Sensational, impressive, powerful, grave," are among adjectives applied by the papers to-day to General Smuts's sp which was made available too late for wach
detailed com Neverthless the salient points are featured in all the papers- speech is certain to provoke considerable discussion expec when coupled with the speech of American Ambassador Ha delivered last night, in which, he declared that there need be question as to his Government's willingness to participate co:ference on the question of German reparations of requested so by all powers.chießy concerned therein.
"Such comment as has hitherto appeared cordially weled Get eral Smuts's analysis and proposals. In tributes his since and the cply criticism levelled at it concerns what the papers sider his tendency to underestimate Germany's own share of ponsibility for the present position. His appeal to Amezler wholeheartedly approved.
phical ethical teachings. It is be reckoned the book of oder. His Born in Poverty.
often said that Confucianism is a teachings are preserved in a col- Confucius father died when he system of morality without rel-lection of literary fragments Konfucius) was a little child and gion.
which are called analects, the it appears that Confacius! early The Three Schools of Thought. Įmemorabilia of the Master. It is life was one of poverty. He be It is true that in China there only a compilation of axioms and come a teacher in his 2nd year are what are called the three relief ungversations between him and At thirty he stood firm and had gions in the sense we hold in the his disciples, or as the Chinese renched tied opinions, and at West. The word religion in the call it Lun Ye. We must not for- forty he had no doubts. Though Chinese language bus indeed to get that we are highly indstred it is said that he was related to corresponding expression as ex and deeply grateful to Dr. Legge the dural bouse which reigned in plained by the sicologues. Confu-and other sinologues for their Low and he was bora to poverty,anism, Taoism and Buddhism translations into English of the still an official career was operare spoken of as the three reli- Chinese classic, otherwise, we to him for as a keeper of the grain gions of China but they are not foreigners would have been none stores he showed integrity and so, they are simply the three the wiser, for, as you all know, the and prudence. His learning and apo-schools of thought and they are language (both Mandarin tolic life gradually gained him called in Mandarin Chinese Sun Cantonese) is extremely hard to renown and ultimately be rose to Kino, the three teachings of the learn and especially the characters the high Ofice of Minister part. Scholars of the West have which are a somewhat pictorial Crime. He carried on fearlessly been continually disputing the representation of a visible object the duties of his Office and sue-religious belief of the master and or an abstract idea. ceaded is banishing eril deer the ground of their controversy Confucious wrote nothing save from the State. Tradition asies between the word Tien, which a chronicle which he gave the title serte that bis appointment brought means the heaven or sky, and Ti. of Spring and Autumn, and some about an amazing reformation of the earth. The meaning of the of his utterances were collected by manners. We are told that rewed Tien which
very his disciples and embodied in the strengthened the ruling house and nearly to correspond with Our work "Sarings and Answers.” weakene.!
Ministers and English Heuren) extends from Confucian Characteristics. Chiefs.
the risible firmament to the Pro- Confucius died in the year B. C. "Dishonesty And nissolutene vidence which shapes our lives 478, according to Professor Wil were Ashamed
their and it is wide enough to furnish|liams, LL.D., at the age of 13. 250 nd heads."
a common term for Physics and leaving a single descendant, his "Loyalty and good faith became Metaphysics and to embrace grandson Tsz, through whom the the characteristics of the men and every variety of religious belief. snccession has been transmitted chastity and docility those of the Confucius refused to discuss with in the present day. It was during his disciples concerning religion the life time of Confucius that woman."
His success did not
izom lastfor the supematural for he pro-the return of the Jews
and long for it awakened the jealousy fe:zed ignorance of these subjects. Babylon
the invasion of and fears of his neighbours. This attitude may be summed up Greece by Xerxes and conquest of When the Duke Ting succeeded in the expression, "Deeds not Egypt by the Persians took place. his elder brother. the Duke Chac words." Extraordinary things, Confucius dad lamenting that) who died in exile, Confucius was feite of strength, disorder and his life was a failure and that no at that time appointed Governor spiritual beings he did not like prince would obey his instructions. of the town of Cheng Tu. The to talk about. his opinion A few days before his death he Goremment was entirely trans-filial piety was the prime virtue.went about his house sighing and formed by him and thus Confucius He observed with scrupulous care' said was made the idol of his people. the ancestral worship which, ac- Strangers from other states flock-cording to Dr. Legge, is a
Confacius' ship to Shang Ti. Dr. Legge trans- ed to Lu to hear of wisdom and of his happy rover lates the word Ti to correspond
with the word in English our God But after his death he Wak ment
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are principally their King, together with all prime
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London, Oct. 24. Naval and Military air experts in conference are most pressed at the intimate knowledge of the ministers of both Bri Domirions in matters of imperial defence. Most satisfactory. gress has been made in the coordination of the three forces defence at the Empire Exposition. Committeees' are
HOW b ferming to draw up a definite scheme to work out a plan. An committee has already been formed, each part of the empire b represented, the first meeting of which was azanimous in necessity of secrecy.
THE GREEK ROYALISTS.
Athens, Oct. 24. The general collapse of the counter-revolution seems immía Numerous arrests and surrenders are reported. Colore. Plast has made a statement that the considers the mazement in Macedo ended, and is of opinion that the same will be the case in Pelo ness within a day or two.
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