The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . ate. They are not naturally an indolent people, quitethe reverse; and whatsoever of indolence is imputed to them is fairlychargeable upon the defective political constitution under which theylive. Most of our readers know that in India there has long existed a largetribe of people called Thugs, who follow murder as a trade, and proceedto their work with prayer to their idols, and other religious acts. TheBritish government has ve
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . ate. They are not naturally an indolent people, quitethe reverse; and whatsoever of indolence is imputed to them is fairlychargeable upon the defective political constitution under which theylive. Most of our readers know that in India there has long existed a largetribe of people called Thugs, who follow murder as a trade, and proceedto their work with prayer to their idols, and other religious acts. TheBritish government has very properly determined to put a stop to thishorrid business, and has almost succeeded in accomplishing the greatpurpose. The following is a real statement of facts published in aBritish periodical as a series of actual events which occurred in would be scarcely possible to contemplate human nature in a moredegraded state, or to bring forward a more striking illustration of theneed of the gospel to humanize and elevate man. Heera Lall, a native banker of Allyghur, in the upper provinces ofIndia, had contracted his only daughter, Luchmuneea, when she was. Paganism. 63 five years old, in marriage with Naneckchund, the eldest son of a bankerof Muttra. Both families were of the Brahmin caste, and were verywealthy. According to the Hindoo custom, the bride when she becomes twelveor thirteen years of age, is consigned to the guardianship of her hus-bands parents ; but Luchmuneea did not leave her paternal roof till shehad nearly completed her fourteenth year. During the preparations forher journey—a distance of fifty miles—there was great grief in herfamily, from whom she was about to part, most probably forever ; for,after the completion of their marriage, Hindoo women of good estaterarely or never leave their homes, even on a visit to their nearest rela-tives. The equipage in which Luchmuneea was to travel, was such asmost native ladies use on these occasions, a long car
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