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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 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
 its mighty power is telling on Hinduism. The great fundamental truths of the Gospel, when once uttered and understood, can hardly be forgotten. Disliked and denied they may be; but forgotten? No. Thus they gradually win their way, and multitudes who have no thought of becoming Christians are ready to admit that they are beautiful and true; for belief and practice are often widely separated in Hindu minds. [Sidenote: The Brahma Samaj.] But it was to be expected that the new ideas pouring into India--and among these we include not only distinctively Christian ideas, but Western thought generally--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 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.  INDIA MORE RAPIDLY THAN IS GENERALLY SUPPOSED BUT FAR BEYOND THE CIRCLE OF THOSE WHO COME OUT AND ARE SEPARATE ITS MIGHTY POWER IS SELLING ON HINGOISM THE GREAT FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS OF THE GOSPEL WHEN ONCE UTTERED AND UNDERSTOOD CAN HARDLY BE FORGOTTEN DISLIKED AND DENIED THEY MAY BE BUT FORGOTTEN NO THUS THEY GRADUALLY WIN THEIR WAY AND MULTITUDES WHO HAVE NO THOUGHT OF BECOMING CHRISTIANS ARE READY TO ADMIT THAT THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND TRUE FOR BELIEF AND PRACTICE ARE OFTEN WIDELY SEPARATED IN HINDU MINDS BUT IT WAS TO BE EXPECTED THAT THE NEW IDEAS POURING INTO INDIA AND AMONG THESE BEING THROUGH 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
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