Show Chin Chinese Show Little 1 1 Regard for Shrines Shrines' Public religion appears to be In a n amore amore more healthy condition In Japan than thanIn In China Japanese temples ore are far bettel betters kept up titan than are Chinese tem tem- ples pies One sees secs many splendid places of ot Shinto worship Apparently Shintoism Shin Shin- is closely connected with worship worship wor wor- ship of the emperor A magnificent Shinto shrine sh-ine has hns recently been constructed con con- I on n. n a hilltop overlooking j Seoul the capital of what used to be he J 1 JI called calle I but Is now Known as I Chosen I The Japanese on entering a n temple inclosure are arc respectful and seem to tobe be boin in n a worshipful mood Their shoes slices are left outside and they wall walk either In their stocking feet or in lu soft sandals sandals san san- dals duls provided pro by the temple ties In China Chinn on the the- theother other hand the temples are usually In bad repair Frequently Frequently Fre Fre- the they are occupied by soldiers In n Buddhist temple J I saw one of ot the celebrated shrines railed off as a n canteen can cnn teen where the sol soldiers bought their cigarettes and sweetmeats The sacred sacred sacred sa sa- sa- sa cred itself was partly concealed by merchandise No one thinks of taking oft off his shoes in III a n Chinese temple One sees few Chinese worshiping Apparently the principle religion is ancestor worship worship wor wor- ship antI and that takes tales place behind the scenes In the thc home where the tho family altar represents f Iho ilie for the tho I i highest type of ot aspiration on There Is Isa Isa Isn a n sanctity about home life In China Chinn that one lees does not find elsewhere elsewhere- Senator Hiram Bingham n Worlds World's Work |