. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. theytheir picture or tablet in their temples, on which is written,in large characters : May the JZmperor of China live manythousands of years. They sacrifice and bow the knee be-fore this inscription. They imagine the genius called Chin-hoan to be theguardian deity of their provinces, cities, and courts of judi-cature ; and temples
. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. theytheir picture or tablet in their temples, on which is written,in large characters : May the JZmperor of China live manythousands of years. They sacrifice and bow the knee be-fore this inscription. They imagine the genius called Chin-hoan to be theguardian deity of their provinces, cities, and courts of judi-cature ; and temples are erected to his honor throughoutthe whole empire. The mandarins, when they take posses-sion of any important post, are obliged in the first place todo homage to the Chin-hoan of that peculiar city or prov-ince which is committed to their care, and to take a formaloath, that they will faithfully discharge the trust reposed inthem, and consult him about the most effectual means toperform their duty with success. This homage must berepeated twice a year, under the penalty of being discardedin case of their neglect. These Chin-hoans are much thesame as guardian angels; but the Chinese acknowledge adivinity in them inferior to that of the first principle, al-. CHINESE IMAGE Ofc UUJJ. GODS AND GODDESSES. 105 though they admit, at the same time, that formerly theywere men as well as themselves. The Chinese pay particular homage to the sun, moon, andstars, and ascribe to a certain Causay not only the govern-ment of the lowest part of the heavens, but likewise thepower of life and death. There are three ministering spiritswho are subservient to him, viz., Tanquam, Tsuiquam,and Teiquam. The first sends down his rain to refresh theearth ; the second is their Neptune, or god of the sea ; andthe last presides over births, is the director of all their ruralconcerns, and their god of war. The goddess Quonin pre-sides over all their household affairs, and the products ofthe earth. They repr
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