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Other institutions followed; an Apostolic Durbar (Court of Apostles), for instance, was established. There was no end to Mr. Sen's inventiveness. OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOLLOWED AND ABOUT LICTUCK BAR QUOTE OF APOSTLES FOR INSTANCE WAS ESTABLISHED THERE WAS NO END TO MISTER SAIN'S INVENTUNESS
Bengal. [Sidenote: Public proclamation said to be from God.] A public proclamation was soon issued, purporting to be from God himself, as India's mother. The whole thing was very startling; many, even of Keshub's friends, declared it blasphemous. Next, in the "Flag Ceremony," the flag or banner of the New Dispensation received a homage scarcely distinguishable from worship. Then--as if in strict imitation of the ancient adoration of Agni, or Fire--a pile of wood was lighted, clarified butter poured on it, and prayers addressed to it, ending thus--"O, brilliant Fire! in thee we behold our resplendent Lord." This was, at least, symbolism run wild; and every one, except those who were prepared to follow their leader to all lengths, saw that in a land like India, wedded to idolatry, it was fearfully perilous. [Sidenote: "Apostolic Durbar."] In March, 1881, Mr. Sen and his friends introduced celebrations which, to Christian minds, seemed a distressing caricature of the Christian sacraments. R POSSIBLY IT MAY HAVE BEEN TO CONCILIATE THE WORSHIPPERS OF DURGA AND KAHLI THOSE GREAT GODDESSES OF BENGAL A PUBLIC PROCLAMATION WAS SOON ISSUED PURPORTING TO BE FROM GOD HIMSELF AS INDIA'S MOTHER THE WHOLE THING WAS VERY STARTLING MANY EVEN OF CAYISHOP'S FRIENDS DECLARED IT BLASPHEMERS NEXT IN THE FLAT CEREMONY THE FLAG OR BANNER OF THE NEW DISPENSATION RECEIVED A HOME MATE SCARCELY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM WORSHIP THEN AS IF IN STRICT IMITATION OF THE ANCIENT ADORATION OF UGNEY OR FIRE A PILE OF WOOD WAS LIGHTED CLARIFIED BUTTER POURED ON IT AND PRAYERS ADDRESS TO IT AND DINTHUS O BRILLIANT FIRE IN THEE WE BEHOLD OUR RESPLENDENT LORD THIS WAS AT LEAST SYMBOLISM RUN WILD AND EVERYONE EXCEPT THOSE WHO WERE PREPARED TO FOLLOW THEIR LEADER TO ALL LENDS SAW THAT IN A LAND LIKE INDIA WHETTED TO IDOLATRY IT WAS FEARFULLY PERILOUS IN MARCH EIGHTEEN EIGHTY ONE MISTER SAIN AND HIS FRIENDS INTRODUCED CELEBRATIONS WHICH TO CHRISTIAN MINDS SEEMED A DISTRESSING CARICATURE OF THE CHRISTIAN SACRAMENTS
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