R O R ब्राऊन्मांद्राशू दश्व्र ड्यांशू-प्ष्त्रन्ड् ि। behaal"w. a's s v., چ** ways to draw attention to the literature of these two Brahmist bodies-a literature so marvellously devotional and so imbued with a spirit of love to God and man, that one might seek far for a parallel to it, save in the most devotional works of the old Catholic divines. I find such passages as these ; “Is not progress to be perceived in the sacred writings of the Christians also ? Was it not a great transition from the Elohim of Moses to the God of the New Testament? A change passes over the Jewish religion from fear to love, from power to wisdom, from the justice of God to the mercy of God, from the nation to the individual, from this world to another, from the visitation of the sins of the father upon the children to every soul shall bear its own iniquity; from the fire, the earthquakes and the storms, to the "still small voice'...... Let us be pure and holy in our lives. Let us make sacrifices for our religion. Lord God, our Father, our Saviour, our Redeemer to Thee we look up for succour, for we are weak. Always grant the light of Thy countenance, for that light alone is our only consolation amid the darkness and danger of our situation. Forsake us not, but infuse patience, firmness and fortitude into our souls, so that we may stand as witnesses of thy glory to generations to come." (re tai "Defence of Brahmoism and the Brahmo Samaj” rèves ë& V5). In the same spirit, a writer of the same body claims for Brahmoism the words of Abou Ben Adhem's dream
