CHINESE ART.
INFLUENCE OF RELIGION.
ADDRESS TO PENWOMEN
Mr. Henry Ah Kcw addressed the members of the Penwonien's Club yesterday afternoon, his subject being "Chinese Keli#ion and Art."
The painting of pictures, he said, in all nations was subordinate to the Church. The Chinese considered their ] emperor to be a divine link, and if any misfortunes occurred to them, he carried the blame. They endeavoured to propitiate their deities, and no Chinese would consider building a house without first consulting tho soothsayer. The three principal religions of China, said the speaker, were Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. Christianity and Mohanimadisin also had their adherents, but those latter did not influence the course of Chinese life. Confusianism, the speaker explained, was not really a religion, its rites being carried out by officials. The rule of life for the Chinese people, concluded the speakev, was that one should live decently and consider his noighlx>urs. The president, Mrs. Xello Porter, presided, and thanked the speaker for his address. Members stood in silence as a tribute to the memory of Robin Hyde.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 201, 26 August 1939, Page 17
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