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Modern Hindu Theism. Rammohun Roy, 485
children of one eternal Father, it enjoins them to love one
another, without making any distinction of country, caste,
colour, or creed.' It was easy for a man of so catholic and
liberal a spirit to become all things to all men. Hence, it
is not surprising that he cultivated friendship with Christian
Missionaries of all denominations. He assisted them in their
translation of the Scriptures, and occasionally joined in their
worship. It is well known that he aided Dr. Duff in the
establishment of his educational institution in Calcutta, re-
commending that its daily work should be commenced with
the Lord's Prayer, and declaring that he had studied the
Brahman's Veda, the Muslim's Kuran, and the Buddhist's
Tripitaka, without finding anywhere any other prayer so
brief, comprehensive, and suitable to man's wants.
In 1828 occurred an event which may be regarded as an
important turning-point in the history of the Theistic move-
ment. Mr. W. Adam, a Protestant Missionary, had entered
into friendly communications with Rammohun Roy, and had
been led through his influence to adopt a decidedly Unitarian
form of Christianity. This led to his being called ' the second
fallen Adam' by his opponents. But not content with
changing his own creed, he sought to disseminate the
opinions he had adopted by holding meetings and giving
lectures in a room attached to the Bengal Hurkaru News-
paper Office. For some time Rammohun Roy, with a few
of his friends, was accustomed to be present, till at last the
thought struck them that, instead of being dependent upon
a foreigner for religious edification, they might establish a
meeting-house of their own. Dvaraka-nath (Dwarkanath)
Tagore, Prosonno Kumar Tagore, and others, came forward
with pecuniary aid. Temporary rooms in the Chitpore Road
were hired by Rammohun Roy, and prayer-meetings held
there every Saturday evening. The service was divided into
four parts—recitation of Vedic texts; reading from the
Upanishads; delivery of a sermon; and singing hymns.
children of one eternal Father, it enjoins them to love one
another, without making any distinction of country, caste,
colour, or creed.' It was easy for a man of so catholic and
liberal a spirit to become all things to all men. Hence, it
is not surprising that he cultivated friendship with Christian
Missionaries of all denominations. He assisted them in their
translation of the Scriptures, and occasionally joined in their
worship. It is well known that he aided Dr. Duff in the
establishment of his educational institution in Calcutta, re-
commending that its daily work should be commenced with
the Lord's Prayer, and declaring that he had studied the
Brahman's Veda, the Muslim's Kuran, and the Buddhist's
Tripitaka, without finding anywhere any other prayer so
brief, comprehensive, and suitable to man's wants.
In 1828 occurred an event which may be regarded as an
important turning-point in the history of the Theistic move-
ment. Mr. W. Adam, a Protestant Missionary, had entered
into friendly communications with Rammohun Roy, and had
been led through his influence to adopt a decidedly Unitarian
form of Christianity. This led to his being called ' the second
fallen Adam' by his opponents. But not content with
changing his own creed, he sought to disseminate the
opinions he had adopted by holding meetings and giving
lectures in a room attached to the Bengal Hurkaru News-
paper Office. For some time Rammohun Roy, with a few
of his friends, was accustomed to be present, till at last the
thought struck them that, instead of being dependent upon
a foreigner for religious edification, they might establish a
meeting-house of their own. Dvaraka-nath (Dwarkanath)
Tagore, Prosonno Kumar Tagore, and others, came forward
with pecuniary aid. Temporary rooms in the Chitpore Road
were hired by Rammohun Roy, and prayer-meetings held
there every Saturday evening. The service was divided into
four parts—recitation of Vedic texts; reading from the
Upanishads; delivery of a sermon; and singing hymns.