S) o ०७ कछ, » छ* _ _ س--- --س- - عهد سعتمد د سقضصصصي يص श्रडौब्र ‘नडाभ्ख्ठांनभनखम्' बागैब्र नहिङ उपाऊा बब्रमांद्रौन्न मधूब्र क%यब्र भिशिङ हझेग्रांटरु ७वश् निखक সমাহিত পর্বতমালাও যেন যুগনিদ্রার অবসানে মানবগণের সহিত বিশ্বপালকের উপাসনায় যোগ लििब्रांtझ । অধ্যক্ষ সভার নিৰ্দ্ধারণ অনুসারে এবার ইহ পত্রিকার অভ্যন্তরেই গৃহীত छ्हेल । NOTICE. We hope that the Brahmos following the principles of the Adi Brahmo Somaj will classify themselves as Hindu lyrahmos in the coming Census, which takes place on the 26th February next. pondence which took place between Secretary to the Adi Brahmo Somaj and Mr. (X. Operations, Bengal. The following corres J. O' Donnell Superintendent of Census Secretary. The following petition was sent to the Census Commissioncr:— Sır, With reference to the instructions issued by you as to the tabulation of all Brahmos as non-Hindus and the explanation there of to the effect that the members of the Adi Blah mo Somaj are to be classed as Brahmos, not Hindus, and the Adi Brahmo Somaj is to be given as the sect to which they belong. I have the honour to inform you that the mem the তত্ত্ববোধিনী পত্রিকা In reply to the above petition, the following letter was received from Mr. C. J. O’. Donnell 總 صفحصع No. 292. C. FROM C. J. O’DONNELL, Esq., SUPERINTENDENT OF CENSUS OPERATIONS BENG AL, TO Babu Rabindra Nath Tagore. Dated Calcutta the 13th January, 1891. Sir 晶 With reference to your letter No. 93 of the 9th instant. I have the honour to say that there is no intention to tabulate and compile Adi Somal Brahmos as non-Hindus. 1t. has been found necessary to distinguish ordinary Hindus from Theistic Hindus and the only simple way of accomplishing this end For the purposes of statistics, however, in the vernacular lauguage of these provinces Robindra Nath Tagore is to instruct enumerators to enter the former as Hindus and the latter as Brahmos. Vo 2. As the census begins in less than 48 hours from the time I am writing this letter I hope you will agree with me that it is pia bers of the Adi Brahmo Somaj are really Hindus as will appear from the speech of Sır Fıtz James Stephen on the Civil Marriage Act (see the supplement to the Guzette of India Jan. 1872 P 70 etc.) They differ from the general body of Hindus in this one respect that they do not worship images and are pure Theists. Under these circumstances, I beg you will be good enough to issue further instructions muodifying those already issued and directing the classification of the members of the Adi Brahmo Somaj as Theistic Hindus. I have the honoun to be Sir, Your most obedient Servant, Robindra Nath Tagore, Secretary. ctically impossible to issue furthel instruc. tions at this period Yon Inay, however, mely on me to see that your co-religionists appear as Hindus in the Census compilations. I have the honour to be, Sır, Your Most Obedient Servant, (' J, O'Donnell, Superintendent of Census Operations, Bengal বিজ্ঞাপন । আগামী ৯ সোমবায় রাত্রি সাড়ে সাতটার সমর ভবানীপুর উনচত্বারিংশ সাম্বৎসরিক ব্রাহ্মসমাজ হই বেক। মহাশয়ের যথা সময়ে ব্রাহ্মসমাজে উপস্থিত হইয়া উপাসনা কবিবেন । ১ আষাঢ় l শ্ৰীশ্ৰীশচন্দ্র চৌধুরী। ०४४२ *क । J সম্পাদক ।
