独够 মধুসূদন দত্ত বাধাবিপত্তির আশঙ্কা করিয়া কর্তৃপক্ষ শান্তিরক্ষার ব্যবস্থা করিাছিলেন। পাদরি কৃষ্ণমোহন বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় এই অম্বষ্ঠানে "নিৰ্ব্বাচিত সাক্ষী” (“Chosen Witness") fJuTR I gfwsfana rg qwus *trwtw ব্যক্তি ; তাহার পুত্রের খ্ৰীষ্টধৰ্ম্মগ্রহণে শহরময় হুলস্থুল পড়িয়া গিয়াছিল। ‘বেঙ্গল হরকরা পত্রের স্তম্ভে বাহির হইল – THE CONWRSION AND BAPTISM OF A HINDOO YOUTH, A student of the Hlndoo College, (2d olass, senior department.) named Modoosoodun Dutt, had for some time past determined to rsnounce the religion of his fathers and to embrace Christiapity. It ie very singular, that before he had actually made up his mind to take this step, he had received no clerical instruction whatever,-having been in the habit of reading books and tracts by himself. A few weeks ago, he presented himself before a clergyman, in Calcutta, as a catechuman, and stated his wiilingness to embrace the religion which reasan, conscience, experience, all conspired to tell him was the true one. He was shortly after introduced to the Archdeacon, who was highly satisfied with the proofs he exhibited in himself of a sound faith and a well-grounded conviction. His relations having been men of wealth and respectability, he was subjected to a great deal of annoyance and " trouble. He withstood their opposition with great firmness and continued unshaken in his determinations. A thousand rupees in Government security were sent to him, with a request, that he should immediately take his passage to England and get haptized there, that no obloquy might be cast upon his family by his embracing Christianity on tha spot. He refused of the gilt upon such conditions, and was baptized in the Old Chnreh last Thursday, by the Venerabie Archdeacon Dealtry. He had been accustomed to write poetry in the Hindoo College, and several qf his productions wers printed in the Literarp Gasetts and other periodicals. He composed a hymn on the occasion of his baptism, of which the following is a copy :
