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This put him in a position of extreme peril. It was clear that an enthusiastic, imaginative, self reliant nature like his might thus be borne on to any extent of fanaticism. THIS PUT HIM IN A POSITION OF EXTREME PERIL IT WAS CLEAR THAT AN ENTHUSIASTIC IMAGINATIVE SELF RELENT NATURE LIKE HIS MIGHT THUS BE BORNE ON TO ANY EXTENT OF FANATICISM
ep the rebellious elements from exploding it was evident, as early as 1873, that a crisis was approaching. This came in 1878, when Mr. Sen's daughter was married to the Maharaja of Kuch Behar. The bride was not fourteen, and the bridegroom was sixteen. Now, Mr. Sen had been earnest and successful in getting the Brahmo Marriage Act passed, which ruled that the lowest marriageable age for a woman was fourteen, and for a man eighteen. Here was gross inconsistency. What could explain it? "Ambition," exclaimed great numbers; "the wish to exalt himself and his daughter by alliance with a prince." But Mr. Sen declared that he had consented to the marriage in consequence of an express intimation that such was the will of heaven. Mr. Sen denied miracles, but believed in inspiration; and of his own inspiration he seems to have entertained no doubt. We thus obtain a glimpse into the peculiar working of his mind. Every full conviction, every strong wish of his own he ascribed to divine suggestion. ROM EXPLODING IT WAS EVIDENT AND AS EARLY AS EIGHTEEN SEVENTY THREE THAT A CRISIS WAS APPROACHING THIS CAME IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT WHEN MISTER SAIN'S DAUGHTER WAS MARRIED TO THE MAHARAJA OF HOOCHBYHARD THE BRIDE WAS NOT FOURTEEN AND THE BRIDEGROOM WAS SIXTEEN NOW MISTER SAIN HAD BEEN EARNEST AND SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE BRAMMORE MARRIAGE ACT WHICH RULED AT THE LOWEST MARRIAGEABLE AGE FOR A WOMAN WAS FOURTEEN AND FOR A MAN EIGHTEEN HERE WAS GROSS INCONSISTENCY WHAT COULD EXPLAIN IT AMBITION EXPLAINED GREAT NUMBERS THE WISH TO EXALT HIMSELF AND HIS DAUGHTER BY ALLIANCE WITH THE PRINCE BUT MISTER SAIN DECLARED THAT HE HAD CONSENTED TO THE MARRIAGE IN CONSEQUENCE OF AN EXPRESS INTIMATION THAT SUCH WAS THE WILL OF HEAVEN MISTER SAINT DENIED MIRACLES BUT BELIEVED IN INSPIRATION AND OF HIS OWN INSPIRATION HE SEEMS TO HAVE ENTERTAINED NO DOUBT VITHUS OBTAINED A GLIMPSE INTO THE PECULIAR WORKING OF HIS MIND EVERY FULL CONVICTION EVERY STRONG WISH OF HIS OWN HE HAS TRIED TO DIVINE SUGGESTION
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