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] It was not easy to reconcile Mr. Sen's public utterances with his private ones  though far be it from us to tax him with insincerity. IT WAS NOT EASY TO RECONCILE MISTER SAINT'S PUBLIC UTTERANCES WITH HIS PRIVATE ONES THOUGH FAR AWAY FROM US TO TAX HIM WITH INSINCERITY
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. Other institutions followed; an Apostolic Durbar (Court of Apostles), for instance, was established. There was no end to Mr. Sen's inventiveness. In a public lecture delivered in January, 1883, on "Asia's message to Europe," he elaborately expounded the idea that all the great religions are of Asiatic origin, and that all of them are true, and that the one thing required to constitute the faith of the future--the religion of humanity--is the blending of all these varied Oriental systems into one. [Sidenote: Inconsistencies between Mr. Sen's public and private utterances. Mr. Sen's policy of reserve. OD 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 OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOLLOWED AND ABOUT LICTUCK BAR QUOTE OF APOSTLES FOR INSTANCE WAS ESTABLISHED THERE WAS NO END TO MISTER SAIN'S INVENTUNESS IN A PUBLIC LECTURE DELIVERED IN JANUARY EIGHTEEN EIGHTY THREE ON ASIA'S MESSAGE TO EUROPE HE ELABORATELY EXPOUNDED THE IDEA THAT ALL THE GREAT LEGIONS ARE OF ASIATIC ORIGIN AND THAT ALL OF THEM ARE TRUE AND THAT THE ONE THING REQUIRED TO CONSTITUTE THE FAITH OF THE FUTURE THE RELIGION OF HUMANITY IS THE BLENDING OF ALL THIS VARIED OR INTERSISTENCE INTO ONE
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