| Show SIR EDWIN ARNOLD SIR BIB edwis EDWIN ARNOLD the well known english poet and journalist to now in this country on his hia way home to britain from japan he is in best beat known perhaps as author of the light of asia 12 a very fine poem dealing with oriental affairs affa irr irp but his hie poem the light of the world has ban rendered his name more familiar to english and american readers than any other of his hi works an edition of it was wan published here by punk funk and Wag nalis of new york it was dedicated to the queens queen vis most excellent majesty Maje ety and for the ameri can edition a laudatory introduction was written by richard henry stoddard by the light of the world PY sir bir edwin means christ according to his hie own introduction a sovereign el n voice commanded him to write t a song unstained by any tear he was then thea commanded to slag sing of the crucified and to wash the lips clean the poem begins with a description of bethlehem then dwells on OB the birth of christ god the father the wise men from the east bearing gifts the scene of the story the dream of claudia pilate and mary and so go on to the end ead of the the poem is accepted as an eloquent expression of christian Chrle tian ethics morality and humanity and commands the admiration of readers reader of sacred acred literature sir edward finds in Jap japan anacon a congenial boll soll for the nurture of hie his poetic gif gilts tipp mush of hla his best beat poetry was written there and he has hag now a poem ready for publication entitled is Japanese mic but if the charges preferred against him by a congregational minister in chicago a day or two since be true it will detract much from the popular estimation of sir edwins verse he is in charged with living a riotous immoral and licentious life while while in japan and by his example duing doing much to frustrate the efforts of christian missionaries in that country sir edwin knows the aries and will say my nothing in reply except that the japanese ore are too metaphysical and philosophical to accept the dry arum crumbs is administered by the average preacher the charge was made before an assemblage of congregational ministers and is now BOW before the public in thou sands of newspapers in europe and america it if the charge is without foundation and malicious it is some thing fiendish if there be any truth in it then sir edwin edwin must be a hypocrite the charitable will not accept the charges as true JOSEPH A gomm an australian artist lof repute arrived in san ban francisco from japan recently he was interviewed by a chronicle reporter in relation to the charges made by the rev MT mr bartlett against sir edwin arnold the poet and journalist mr gower has been a resident of tokio for the past fourteen mouth months of sir edwin be says while in tokio the poet resided at the hotel imperial but the comforts of the hotel could not successfully compete with the charms of the japanese dancing girls and the consequence was that he spent his days dava and nights too in riotous living hs prominent position his age and the fact that he had a family made his open violation of propriety doubly distasteful he was speedily tabooed in the best english and american families and had it not been for his prestige as a writer of the glories of japan even the natives would have ostracised ostracized him the charges W made by rev bev mr bartlett are not overdrawn and he can substantiate them by the evidence of a hundred people of good repute living in tokio 11 |
