Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-12-29
a Young Hindoo Orator Preaching

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the Free Church of Scotland last June,
on The slate and prospects Of Christianity
in India, DR.. DnG gave very interesting
account OF a remarkaoIe young man,
leading member of the Brahma SomaJ,
Babon Khesub Chunder Sen, who has
been exciting gteai attenuon and interest
among tie educate NlnduS Of Calcutta.
He is gifted with a marvellous oralory,
hlch he exercises in .he English lan.
gusge, and he 10 able 10 hold an assem-.
ciy u even couple OF thousands OF edu-
Gated hindus enlranCed, for Two or three
hours, as he pours out like another
Chry sos,om, the golden smeam of his el-
oquence. Ii is in itself remarkable sign
of lhs times. that an audience OF this size
shouid assemble and listen TO an address
IN English, and it is s,i ! more remark able
tha,t!ley should come 10 hear an address
on tie subject OF religion. A the apos-
,ie Of lhe reforming section Of the frah-
ms Somai Sen of course makes no secret
Of his contempt for Hinduism. For
! Christianity he enteItalns very high re-
specl. s,hough he is not ayow edly a
4 Christian.
| Recently, says the friend Of India, be
delivered on eXtrmpOFe lecture 10 MS
country men in Tie .heater 0! the Calcutta
/ Medca! College, on Jesus Chrisl-Eu'
rope and Asia" lie sketched The world
at tie b;r,h of Chrl,,, the life and death
Of tie Saviour OF the world, and ME prog
rcss Of the chu;ch ill the ReformsiiOn,
aud Of Christian Missions thereafter.
"Humanily," he said, "when Chlist sP'
peated was groaning under deadly NAL
ady, and was on she verge of GeaIh a
remedy was Urgently needed TO save 1t.
Jesus Chrs, " as thus nectsslty OF the
age lie appeared in he iuIIness OF
,lme. He lsid down His life that God
might be glositied. | have always re-
gardeI the cross as a beautiful emblem OF
sell sscIlGce unso tie e gIrry OF God, one
which 10 calculated TO quicken the higher
feelings and aspirations Of lhe ! cart AM Ia
rusify he soul, and believe there Is moi
heat how hard and calous soever il
msy be, that can look with indifference
upon lhs, grand and signican, symbol
Is there single soul
in this large assembly VITO would scru
gle TO ascIihle extraordinary greatness
and supernatural heroism to Jesus Cl,rls'
and Him crucifed Was not lie who by
hi. wrsdom Il'umined, by His p"wer saw
ed, datk and wicked world-was bno'
| lie WHO has left us such a priceless
legacy Of Divine ruth, and whose blood
has wrcush. such wonders for eighteen
hundred yesrs-wss lie not above ordi.
nary humanity ? Blessed Jesus ! immor-
J child Of God For The world he liv-
ed and died. May hs world appreciate
Him aud follow His example ~
| Of this remark able man, Dr.. Duff fur
iher said thai, in his intense desire for
| light, he had asked the prayers Of the
missionaries on his behalf, and that he
was in the habit Of couversing with some
OF them. ShoUld these prayers be an.
swered, and should Sen, as thoroughly
Christian man, devote his remarkable
po " ersno The preaching Of Christ among
his cuunirymen, the results that might De
looked for, in DR.. Dulf"s estima,on--m ma
king allowance for differences too obyl-
ous for nsming-might be worthy 10 be
compared with those which sprung from
the conversion Of the Apostle Paul.
Sunday Mago7ine.