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Also the following from Professor J. S. Brewer : — 
“ King’s College, London, 17th Jan., 1874. 
“ Dear Sir, — Will you be good enough to thank your Council for their 
kindness in sending me a proof copy of Bishop Claughton’s valuable paper 
on. Buddhism, and their invitation to be present at its discussion. I have 
been suffering from so severe an attack of bronchitis that I am afraid to 
venture out in the evening, and therefore I cannot avail myself of the 
pleasure they propose. I regret this the more, as I think the subject of 
Bishop Claughton’s paper of the highest importance, especially just now, 
when Christianity is covertly and openly attacked on all sides, and Pantheism, 
hitherto a philosophical notion and vague theory confined to the speculative, 
is now supposed to have assumed in Buddhism a practical shape, to be a 
formidable rival to Christianity itself, and to have undermined the evidences 
on which the latter rests. A clear statement of what it is, and its results on 
the faith and conduct of those who embrace it, by one who, like Bishop 
Claughton, has had opportunities of seeing it with his own eyes and not 
deriving his information from books, is, just now, of the utmost importance : 
for I happen to know cases, in my own personal experience, where the 
exaggerated notions of Buddhism have tended to shake men’s confidence in 
Christianity and its Divine original. The Victoria' Institute, has on this, as 
on other subjects, done useful service by obtaining so much valuable informa- 
tion from one who is so well qualified to give it. But I hope Bishop Claughton 
may be induced to treat the subject more fully, and draw out the contrast 
between Christianity and this, its supposed rival, more minutely still. He 
cannot do a greater service at this time to that Church of which he is so 
distinguished an ornament. I wish this and some other papers of your 
Institute could be distributed among the clergy, at a small price, for many of 
them are really 1 Tracts for the Times,’ and handle questions of very great 
importance for the clergy to be well acquainted with. I say 4 a small price,’ 
because the clergy have many books to buy, and, for the most part, little 
money to buy them with. 
“ Yours truly, 
“ J. S. Brewer.” 
The Rev. H. W ace.— -With regard to Professor Chandler’s letter, I am sure 
that any observations on this subject from the successor of Dean Mansel, 
who we all know was so distinguished in Christian apologetics, deserve the 
deepest consideration, from the great interest he takes in the controversy, 
and from the fact that he has read most profoundly on all these matters. 
Bishop Claughton. — Of course his last remarks I entirely and totally 
differ from. I take the sense of right and wrong to be one of the strongest 
and most unanswerable arguments to prove that there is a God or moral 
governor. He has put that sense of right and wrong in us, and that is why 
we praise good and blame evil. 
The Rev. J. Sinclair. — There is one point on which I should like to 
have a somewhat more distinct statement from the right rev. bishop, and 
that is as to the actual state of morality among the Buddhist community as 
compared with our own country — with reference, for instance, to stealing and 
drunkenness, and such other common vices. 
Bishop Claughton. — I do beg that you will consider that I do not wish 
to represent them as at all worse than they are. There is a great deal of 
