The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-04-30

NO. XXXVI.
DEHRA Doom, Northern India,
Nov. 1873.
Since the reception of your letter, three
events of importance have varied the usual
routine of our lives. First, visit from
"Baboo-K -Kashab- Chandler" Sen., the great
leader and founder of the new sect in this
country called the "Brahmo SGnlaj.
Second, total eclipse of the moon, and
last, but not least, in my personal estima-
ton, was aletter received from cousin Jim
Trimble, from Bombay, and promise of
visit from hisn in few days. 1t is hard to
realizc that any of my relations are on this
side Of ae globe, and you may imagine my
anxiety to see him. He writes cheerful,
kind letter, which enclose:
BOMBAY, Nov. 5, 1873.
Miss Jennie Nelson-My Dear Cousin:
received letter from home this morning,
and learn with pleasure that you are in
India. was neither astonished nor sur
prised, and was delighted indeed to know
that there was one more in our good family
whose ideas were not confined to the little
space of one hundred miles square, there
to waste away life, perhaps intended for
something more useful, and certainly more
glorious, than confined to that of Ohio. 1
will be in Calcutta in about Is days, and
would be pleased to hear from you there,
and if possible will most certainly try
and run up and see you. if for only day.
Indeed 1 almost feel your presence now.
Athome they were quite well MAY 31st.)
As usual, marriages and deaths 60 on as
Providence directs. We can only wish for
them, and hope and try for ourselves.
in, JIMMY TRIMBLE."
The great leader of the 'sBrahmo samaj''
delivered lecture in English on the sub
ject of Spiritual Culture" His friends
and followers here asked Mr.. Heron for
the use of our Boys School House for the
occasion, which he granted. We all went
to hear him, and would have been amused,
had it not been sad to hear the mass of
contradictions and labored efforts of the
blind attempting to lead the blind. He
seems to have read our Unitarian writers,
Charming, Parker &C., and collected a mass
of ideas which he did not know how to
bring together. OF course he had no
Christ in IFS lecture. He looks upon Christ,
Mahomet, and himself, as on the same level,
each as having had revelations from Heaven,
and intended to be leaders of all who will
follow them. He says the mind is like a
plant, deriving strength and growth from
both Heaven and earth, and we cannot tell
how much comes from Heaven and how
much from the earth.
From this he reasons that we are to do all
we can-GU we can for our salvation, and
when we have done all we can, then God
meets us and does the rest. He says prayer
is conversion. That if we place ourselves
in this position and ask God as a Father
for what we want, we are restored at once
to His image.
He came to visit our school, and is in
person a fine specimen of manhood, very
easy and dignifed in his manners; speaks
English beautifully. He is a strong advo-
cate for Female Education.
We all watched the eclipse with great
interest. The moon was full, and the
eclipse total. We were not expecting it,
and it was discovered by accident by one of
the ladies, between and o'clock. At
that time about one-third of the moon
was covered We watched it until IL
o'clock and at that time saw little appear
ance of the light. Those who saw it later
say it passed off about -.
The natives beat drums and blew horns,
hoping to avert danger. Some of them
think this occurs when the people have not
paid their debts. They think their cred
itors cause the moon to be darkened. 1
thought, as watched the dark shadow
passing away, of the blessed time when we
shall pass out of all earth's shadows into
the light of eternal day. ]. A. N.