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This was undoubtedly a very important event, and great was the interest aroused in connection with it. THIS WAS UNDOUBTEDLY A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT AND GREAT WAS THE INTEREST AROUSED IN CONNECTION WITH IT
of Christianity upon him.] It is traceable to the efforts of a truly distinguished man, Rammohun Roy. He was a person of studious habits, intelligent, acute, and deeply in earnest on the subject of religion. He studied not only Hinduism in its various forms, but Buddhism, Mohammedanism, and Christianity. He was naturally an eclectic, gathering truth from all quarters where he thought he could find it. A specially deep impression was made on his mind by Christianity; and in 1820 he published a book with the remarkable title, _The Precepts of Jesus the Guide to Peace and Happiness_. Very frequently he gave expression to the sentiment that the teachings of Christ were the truest and deepest that he knew. Still, he did not believe in Christ's divinity. [Sidenote: Debendernath Tagore. Keshub Chunder Sen. Formation of a new Samaj.] In January, 1830, a place of worship was opened by Rammohun Roy and his friends. It was intended for the worship of one God, without idolatrous rites of any kind. TION IS EXHIBITED IN THE BRAMMO SO MUCH MORE CORRECTLY BRAMA SAMAGE WHICH MAY BE RENDERED THE CHURCH OF GOD IT IS TRACEABLE TO THE EFFORTS OF A TRULY DISTINGUISHED MAN RAMMONROYD HE WAS A PERSON OF STUDIOUS HABITS INTELLIGENT ACUTE AND DEEPLY IN EARNEST ON THE SUBJECT OF RELIGION HE STUDIED NOT ONLY HINDOISM IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS BUT BUDDHISM MOHAMMEDANISM AND CHRISTIANITY HE WAS NATURALLY AN ECLECTIC GATHERING TRUTH FROM ALL QUARTERS WHERE HE THOUGHT HE COULD FIND IT ESPECIALLY DEEP IMPRESSION WAS MADE ON HIS MIND BY CHRISTIANITY AND IN EIGHTEEN TWENTY HE PUBLISHED A BOOK WITH THE REMARKABLE TITLE THE PRECEPTS OF JESUS THE GUIDE TO PEACE AND HAPPINESS VERY FREQUENTLY HE GAVE EXPRESSION TO THE SENTIMENT THAT THE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST WERE THE TRUEST AND DEEPEST THAT HE KNEW STILL HE DID NOT BELIEVE IN CHRIST'S DIVINITY IN JANUARY EIGHTEEN THIRTY THE PLACE OF WORSHIP WAS OPENED BY RAMBLE AND ROY AND HIS FRIENDS IT WAS INTENDED FOR THE WORSHIP OF ONE GOD WITHOUT IDOLATROUS RITES OF ANY KIND
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