The Archive · 1937

A Student of Religion

death in an accident many. people in. China wae best known-—he was Cannon of Hereford from 1015 {0 10¢—was a great student of Buddhism and he visited the Far East in the autumn of 1991 in order to study various aspects Buddhism in Japan. We visited China in 1920 when he was' attending the meeting of the Institute of Pacific Relations at Kyoto. He took' part here in. conferences in" Kuling. and Shanghai and ave lectures with discussions indents In Peiping and Canton, He expressed ig great appreciation of the experience thus fined fr if enabled him, Ganon Sireeter subsequently gave eight lectures the University of Oxford in the Church of 'Mary' the Virgin. Tu these lectures. he endeavoured to give a bird's-eye view of the fotlgin, development. and. dominant. conceptions Buddhiem and Christianity. Wis Interest comparative. religion dating from a. visit. to India in 1913 was thus well sustained. Canon Streeter was a pro life writer and made many contributions {o" Oxford studies. on religious elsewhere for the excellence of the concert. All proceeds will go to the fund as there are no expenses, Uhanks to the generosity of the Theatre management and other supporters. The JOrchestra for its own sake will surely attract full house on the eeeasion.

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