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Matters were, however, brought to a crisis by the marriage of two persons of different castes in 1864. MATTERS WERE HOWEVER BROUGHT TO A CRISIS BY THE MARRIAGE OF TWO PERSONS OF DIFFERENT CASTE IN EIGHTEEN SIXT
abored in India languished for a time. But in the year 1841 Debendernath Tagore, a man of character and wealth, joined the Brahmo Somaj, and gave a kind of constitution to it. It was fully organized by 1844. No definite declaration, however, had been made as to the authority of the Vedas; but, after a lengthened period of inquiry and discussion, a majority of the Somaj rejected the doctrine of their infallibility by 1850. "The rock of intuition" now began to be spoken of; man's reason was his sufficient guide. Still, great respect was cherished for the ancient belief and customs of the land. But in 1858 a new champion appeared on the scene, in the well-known Keshub Chunder Sen. Ardent, impetuous, ambitions--full of ideas derived from Christian sources[34]--he could not brook the slow movements of the Somaj in the path of reform. Important changes, both religious and social, were pressed by him; and the more conservative Debendernath somewhat reluctantly consented to their introduction. E BUT IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN FORTY ONE DE BENRUNATTAGO A MAN OF CHARACTER AND WEALTH JOINED THE BRAMOSO MARCH AND GAVE A KIND OF CONSTITUTION TO IT IT WAS FULLY ORGANIZED BY EIGHTEEN FORTY FOUR NO DEFINITE DECLARATION HOWEVER HAD BEEN MADE AS TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE WATHERS BUT AFTER A LENGTHENED PERIOD OF INQUIRY AND DISCUSSION A MAJORITY OF THE SO MARCH REJECTED THE DOCTRINE OF THEIR INFALLIBILITY BY EIGHTEEN FIFTEEN THE ROCK OF INTUITION NOW BEGAN TO BE SPOKEN OF MAN'S REASON WAS HIS SUFFICIENT GUIDE STILL GREAT RESPECT WAS CHERISHED FOR THE ANCIENT BELIEF AND CUSTOMS OF THE LAND BUT IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY EIGHT A NEW CHAMPION APPEARED ON THE SCENE IN THE WELL KNOWN CASE OF CHILDERS SAYING ARDENT IMPETUOUS AMBITIOUS FULL OF IDEAS DERIVED FROM CHRISTIAN SOURCES HE COULD NOT BROOVE THE SLOW MOVEMENTS OF THE SO MUCH IN THE PATH OF REFORM IMPORTANT CHANGES BOTH RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL WERE PRESSED BY HIM AND THE MORE CONSOLVATED THE BENJURNARDS SOMEWHAT RELUCTANTLY CONSENTED TO THEIR INTRODUCTION
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