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Sen openly maintained that heaven from time to time raises up men endowed with special powers, and commissioned to introduce new forms or "dispensations" of religion; and his conduct fully proved that he regarded himself as far above his followers. SAIN OPENLY MAINTAINED THAT HEAVEN FROM TIME TO TIME RAISES UP MEN ENDUED WITH SPECIAL POWERS AND COMMISSION TO INTRODUCE NEW FORMS OR DISPENSATIONS OF RELIGION AND HIS CONDUCT FULLY PROVED THAT HE REGARDED HIMSELF AS FAR ABOVE HIS FOLLOWERS
Somaj has been little heard of, and its movement--if it has moved at all--has been retrogressive. The new Somaj--the Brahmo Somaj of India, as it called itself--under the guidance of Mr. Sen became very active. A missionary institute was set up, and preachers were sent over a great part of India. Much was accomplished on behalf of women; and in 1872 a Marriage Act for members of the Somaj was passed by the Indian legislature, which legalized union between people of different castes, and fixed on fourteen as the lowest age for the marriage of females. These were important reforms. Mr. Sen's influence was naturally and necessarily great; but in opposing the venerable leader of the original Somaj he had set an example which others were quite willing to copy. [Sidenote: Discontent growing.] Several of his followers began to demand more radical reforms than he was willing to grant. The autocracy exercised by Mr. Sen was strongly objected to, and a constitution of the Somaj was demanded. Mr. Y SO MARCH HAS BEEN LITTLE HEARD OF AND ITS MOVEMENT IF IT HAS MOVED AT ALL HAVE BEEN RETROGRESSIVE THE NEW SO MUCH THE BRAMOS SO MUCH OF INDIA AS IT CALLED ITSELF UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MISTER SAIN BECAME VERY ACTUAL A MISSIONARY INSTITUTE WAS SET UP AND PREACHERS WERE SENT OVER A GREAT PART OF INDIA MUCH WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON BEHALF OF WOMEN AND IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY TWO A MARRIAGE ACT FOR MEMBERS OF THE SO MARCH WAS PASSED BY THE INDIAN LEGISLATURE WHICH LEGALIZED UNION BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CASTES AND FIXED ON FOURTEEN AT THE LOWEST AGE FOR THE MARRIAGE OF FEMALES THESE WERE IMPORTANT REFORMS MISTER SAINTS INFLUENCE WAS NATURALLY AND NECESSARILY GREAT BUT IN OPPOSING THE VENERABLE LEADER OF THE ORIGINAL SO MARCH HE HAD SET AN EXAMPLE WHICH OTHERS WERE QUITE WILLING TO COPY SEVERAL OF HIS FOLLOWERS BEGAN TO DEMAND MORE RADICAL REFORMS THAN HE WAS WILLING TO GRANT THE AUTOCRACY EXERCISED BY MISTER SAIN WAS STRONGLY OBJECTED TO AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SO MARCH WAS DEMANDED MISTER
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