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The state of things in India now strikingly resembles that which existed in the Roman Empire at the rise of Christianity; when East and West were brought into the closest contact, and a great conflict of systems of thought took place in consequence. THE STATE OF THINGS IN INDIA NOW STRIKINGLY RESEMBLES THAT WHICH EXISTED IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE AT THE RISE OF CHRISTIANITY WHEN EAST AND WEST WERE BROUGHT INTO THE CLOSEST CONTACT AND A GREAT CONFLICT OF SYSTEMS OF THOUGHT TOOK PLACE IN CONSEQUENCE
d the Arya Samaj was commenced a few years ago by a Pandit--Dayanand Sarasvati. He received the Vedas as fully inspired, but maintained that they taught monotheism--Agni, Indra, and all the rest being merely different names of God. It was a desperate effort to save the reputation of the ancient books; but, as all Sanskrit scholars saw at a glance, the whole idea was a delusion. The Pandit is now dead; and the Arya Samaj may not long survive him. At the time we write we hear of an attempt to defend idolatry and caste made by men of considerable education. [Sidenote: Theosophists.] The so-called "Theosophists" have, for several years, been active in India. Of existing religions, Buddhism is their natural ally. They are atheists. A combination which they formed with the Arya Samaj speedily came to an end. Lastly, the followers of Mr. Bradlaugh are diligent in supplying their books to Indian students. Poor India! No wonder if her mind is bewildered as she listens to such a Babel of voices. AND MELABA AND SURUK AN INTERESTING MOVEMENT CALLED THE ALIA SAMAGE WAS COMMENCED A FEW YEARS AGO BY A PONDIT DIANAN SERESPUTI HE RECEIVED THE WAGES AS FULLY INSPIRED BUT MAINTAINED THAT THEY TAUGHT MONOTHEISM AGNE INRAN AND ALL THE REST BEING MERELY DIFFERENT NAMES OF GOD IT WAS A DESPERATE EFFORT TO SAVE THE REPUTATION OF THE ANCIENT BOOKS BUT AS ALL SANSCRIT SCHOLARS SAW AT A GLANCE THE WHOLE IDEA WAS A DELUSION THE PUNTIT IS NOW DEAD AND THE ARLI SAMAGE MAY NOT LONG SURVIVE HIM AT THE TIME WE WRITE WE HEAR OF AN ATTEMPT TO DEFEND IDOLATRY AND CASTE MADE BY MEN OF CONSIDERABLE EDUCATION THE SO CALLED THEOSOPHIST HAVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEEN ACTIVE IN INDIA OF EXISTING RELIGIONS BUDDHISM IS THEIR NATURAL ALLEY THEY ARE AT LEAST A COMBINATION WHICH THEY FORM WITH THE ALLISONAGE SPEEDILY CAME TO AN END LASTLY THE FOLLOWERS OF MISTER BRADLAUGH ARE DILIGENTLY IN SUPPLYING THEIR BOOKS TO INDIAN STUDENTS POOR INDIA NO WONDER IF HER MIND IS BEWILDERED AS SHE LISTENS TO SUCH A BABEL OF VOICES
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