. Reminiscences; the story of an emigrant. est, and next to the Americansare the Scotch, the English, the French, the Germans, theBelgians; and even good old Sweden has one or two mis-sion fields there where the results are as yet rather meager;but in the course of time this work, too, will undoubtedlybear golden fruits, for just as surely as people and races areto continue, just as surely shall the simple doctrine which the 2:reat Master taught bespread and acceptedamong them all, becauseit is the only one bywhich the nations canreach their true remarkable attemptat reformation in t
. Reminiscences; the story of an emigrant. est, and next to the Americansare the Scotch, the English, the French, the Germans, theBelgians; and even good old Sweden has one or two mis-sion fields there where the results are as yet rather meager;but in the course of time this work, too, will undoubtedlybear golden fruits, for just as surely as people and races areto continue, just as surely shall the simple doctrine which the 2:reat Master taught bespread and acceptedamong them all, becauseit is the only one bywhich the nations canreach their true remarkable attemptat reformation in thespirit of Christianity has^ been made in our day bya native Hindoo, the lateKeshub-Chunder-Sen, thefounder of the society,Brahmo Somaj in Cal-cutta, whose object wasto introduce the Christiancivilization in all its bet-ter forms. One day Iwent to hear a lecture bjthis renowned HindooKESHUB-CHUNDER-SEN. prophct and teacher, which afforded me one of the most pleasant and instructivehours in my life. The great hall contained an audience o^. Story of an Emigrant. 223 nearly three thousand people, consisting chiefly of personsof influence and high rank, among the cultured Hindoos ofthe capital. The speaker was listened to with the greatest at-tention and respect, and the impression he made could notbut be beneficial and lasting. I sat very close to the speaker,and took pains to notice his ways and manners while speak-ing to the large audience. His bearing in the pulpit made aremarkable impression, especially when, under the influenceof some absorbing and transporting thought, his body wasstretched out to its full height, and seemed to grow by theglow of inspiration. He was at that time a man of aboutforty-five years of age, of robust health, of symmetrical pro-portions, and with a face which beamed with intelligenceand enthusiasm. The fame of this man is not limited to hisnative land, for even in Great Britain, where he spent severalmonths a few years ago, he is very highly respec
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