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The bride was not fourteen, and the bridegroom was sixteen. THE BRIDE WAS NOT FOURTEEN AND THE BRIDEGROOM WAS SIXTEEN
 the marriage of females. These were important reforms. Mr. Sen's influence was naturally and necessarily great; but in opposing the venerable leader of the original Somaj he had set an example which others were quite willing to copy. [Sidenote: Discontent growing.] Several of his followers began to demand more radical reforms than he was willing to grant. The autocracy exercised by Mr. Sen was strongly objected to, and a constitution of the Somaj was demanded. Mr. Sen openly maintained that heaven from time to time raises up men endowed with special powers, and commissioned to introduce new forms or "dispensations" of religion; and his conduct fully proved that he regarded himself as far above his followers. Complaints became louder; and although the eloquence and genius of Keshub were able to keep the rebellious elements from exploding it was evident, as early as 1873, that a crisis was approaching. This came in 1878, when Mr. Sen's daughter was married to the Maharaja of Kuch Behar. E OF FEMALES THESE WERE IMPORTANT REFORMS MISTER SAINTS INFLUENCE WAS NATURALLY AND NECESSARILY GREAT BUT IN OPPOSING THE VENERABLE LEADER OF THE ORIGINAL SO MARCH HE HAD SET AN EXAMPLE WHICH OTHERS WERE QUITE WILLING TO COPY SEVERAL OF HIS FOLLOWERS BEGAN TO DEMAND MORE RADICAL REFORMS THAN HE WAS WILLING TO GRANT THE AUTOCRACY EXERCISED BY MISTER SAIN WAS STRONGLY OBJECTED TO AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SO MARCH WAS DEMANDED MISTER SAIN OPENLY MAINTAINED THAT HEAVEN FROM TIME TO TIME RAISES UP MEN ENDUED WITH SPECIAL POWERS AND COMMISSION TO INTRODUCE NEW FORMS OR DISPENSATIONS OF RELIGION AND HIS CONDUCT FULLY PROVED THAT HE REGARDED HIMSELF AS FAR ABOVE HIS FOLLOWERS COMPLAINTS BECAME LOUDER AND ALTHOUGH THE ELOQUENCE AND GENIUS OF CATION WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE REBELLIOUS ELEMENTS FROM EXPLODING IT WAS EVIDENT AND AS EARLY AS EIGHTEEN SEVENTY THREE THAT A CRISIS WAS APPROACHING THIS CAME IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT WHEN MISTER SAIN'S DAUGHTER WAS MARRIED TO THE MAHARAJA OF HOOCHBYHARD
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