The Brahmo Samaj. Lectures and Tracts

(Hear hear.) By his spirited protests in the midst of the assembled potentates of Europe and in the face of furious opposition against the galling despotism of the R omish Church and his fearless advocacy of the primitive truths of the Gospel and the rights of private judgment he pulled down the huge fabric of corruption that had been built up revived the drooping energies of Christendom a [...] The more this great fact is pondered the less I hope will be the antpathy and hatred of European Christians against Oriental nationalities and the greater the interest of the Asiatics in the teachings of Christ. [...] In obedience to the will of his Father he laid down his life and said—Thy will be done 0 God ! (Cheers.) And surely there is deeper meaning in the fact than even the orthodox attach to it that the death of Christ is the life of the world.44 JESUS CHRIST : (Applause.) Fellow-countrymen it is your duty to follow these precepts and imitate this example of self-sacrifice in the cause of truth. [...] It is certainly the duty of all who are interested in the welfare of India to endeavour to check in due season these sceptical tendencies of the age and to infix in the minds of the rising generation such positive ideas of the higher truths of religion as may enable them to attain the blessings of salvation. [...] The stupendous Himalayas the vast deep Atlantic the flowing rivulet the fragrant and beautiful rose the warbling bird and all that is grand and beautiful in the world below and the heavens above " declare the glory of God and show His handiwork " and inspire devotional feelings in the soul towards Him who made them.