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At the time we write we hear of an attempt to defend idolatry and caste made by men of considerable education. [Sidenote: Theosophists.] The so called "Theosophists" have, for several years, been active in India. Of existing religions, Buddhism is their natural ally. They are atheists. A combination which they formed with the Arya Samaj speedily came to an end. AT THE TIME WE WRITE WE HEAR OF AN ATTEMPT TO DEFEND IDOLATRY AND CASTE MADE BY MEN OF CONSIDERABLE EDUCATION THE SO CALLED THEOSOPHIST HAVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEEN ACTIVE IN INDIA OF EXISTING RELIGIONS BUDDHISM IS THEIR NATURAL ALLEY THEY ARE AT LEAST A COMBINATION WHICH THEY FORM WITH THE ALLISONAGE SPEEDILY CAME TO AN END
 earlier, there was formed a society called the Prarthana Sabha (Prayer-meeting). Its leading tenets were as follows: 1. I believe in one God. 2. I renounce idol-worship. 3. I will do my best to lead a moral life. 4. If I commit any sin through the weakness of my moral nature I will repent of it and ask the pardon of God. The society, after some time, began to languish; but in 1867 it was revived under the name of Prarthana Somaj. Its chief branches are in Bombay, Poona, Ahmedabad, and Surat. [Sidenote: Arya Samaj.] An interesting movement called the Arya Samaj was commenced a few years ago by a Pandit--Dayanand Sarasvati. He received the Vedas as fully inspired, but maintained that they taught monotheism--Agni, Indra, and all the rest being merely different names of God. It was a desperate effort to save the reputation of the ancient books; but, as all Sanskrit scholars saw at a glance, the whole idea was a delusion. The Pandit is now dead; and the Arya Samaj may not long survive him. BACCHAS EIGHTEEN FIFTY OR A LITTLE EARLIER THERE WAS FORMED A SOCIETY CALLED THE PRATTANA SABA PRAYER MEETING ITS LEADING TENETS WERE AS FOLLOWS ONE I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD TWO I RENOUNCE IDLE WORSHIP THREE I WILL DO MY BEST TO LEAD IMMORAL LIFE FOR IF I COMMIT ANY SIN THROUGH THE WEAKNESS OF MY MORAL NATURE I WILL REPENT OF IT AND ASK THE PARDON OF GOD THE SOCIETY AFTER SOME TIME BEGAN TO LANGUISH BUT IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY SEVEN IT WAS REVIVED UNDER THE NAME OF BRATONA SO MUCH ITS CHIEF BRANCHES ARE IN BOMBAY PUNA AND MELABA AND SURUK AN INTERESTING MOVEMENT CALLED THE ALIA SAMAGE WAS COMMENCED A FEW YEARS AGO BY A PONDIT DIANAN SERESPUTI HE RECEIVED THE WAGES AS FULLY INSPIRED BUT MAINTAINED THAT THEY TAUGHT MONOTHEISM AGNE INRAN AND ALL THE REST BEING MERELY DIFFERENT NAMES OF GOD IT WAS A DESPERATE EFFORT TO SAVE THE REPUTATION OF THE ANCIENT BOOKS BUT AS ALL SANSCRIT SCHOLARS SAW AT A GLANCE THE WHOLE IDEA WAS A DELUSION THE PUNTIT IS NOW DEAD AND THE ARLI SAMAGE MAY NOT LONG SURVIVE HIM
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