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Still, he did not believe in Christ's divinity. STILL HE DID NOT BELIEVE IN CHRIST'S DIVINITY
manifest their presence and activity in concrete forms, in attempted reconstructions of religion. The most remarkable example of such a reconstruction is exhibited in the Brahmo Somaj (more correctly Brahma Samaj)--which may be rendered the "Church of God." [Sidenote: Rammohun Roy. Effect 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. H NOT ONLY DISTINCTIVELY CHRISTIAN IDEAS BUT WESTERN THOUGHT GENERLY WOULD MANIFEST THEIR PRESENCE AND ACTIVITY IN CONCRETE FORMS IN ATTEMPTED RECONSTRUCTIONS OF RELIGION THE MOST REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF SUCH A RECONSTRUCTION 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
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