Show fiby MJ y f ibrom wednesdays dally sept from this morning our reporter on countered counte on the U P platform the rev nary an adri the free chu ach presbytery of bombay india mr adri lias beon in the missionary field for over twenty seven years and recently gave a lure in francisco the chronicle of that place has the following to say about him mr is a full blooded brahmin and judging from hia scant and grey hair he must be a man con sider ably advanced in years his appearance on the platform in bia oriental co serge like flowing robe with cassock underneath and a snowwhite snow white turban which ho wore constantly save once when bo uttered a prayer was novel and made more striking as he sat beside the other reverend gentlemen from the frequent allusions that he made to such literary celebrities as chaucer herbert spencer max mueller bancroft and others he is evidently a cultured man having an excellent command of the english language which h speaks with an ease end freedom from accent eliat is seldom excelled by a the rev gentleman who is road east asked particularly about our city the number of her inhabitants and whether or not this was a fi entile city lie was informed by a party that had been in utah perhaps twenty four hours that the majority wens non cormons mormons this assertion caused considerable amusement ever among the mona on the platform but the rev native of india was soon undeceived by a party who knew the exact status of the town then the rey hindmo asked his in forment who declared himself to be a mormon how many wives he had the answer was one then there was a look of surprise and our reverend friend ed upon a member ot the hebrew persuasion but there was no chance fora conversation there this is the wrong day for that sort of thing and the india gentleman was asked a certain question by a mormon as to where be received his authority to preach the gospel while lie was endeavoring to explain the call of all aboard broke up i conver eai tion that was not only interesting to those engaged therein but to a large crowd that had gathered to hear tho conversation the gentleman though havig a great degree of intelligence seems to us to be wedded to but one idea and as a consequence is bigoted to an extreme hia forced endeavor to make a point or two when not asked lor it particularly against the jews made a bad impression among many who though not religionists suspected mr S of having mercenary views uppermost in his mind while expounding his religious creed but if the can do good it Is not for any to begrudge him the honree will gain thereby |