Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-19

uAtlou GnAS IN NlmtoHan, SuDur0 to TN
north, on the bank of the Hooghly. Many
hundreds of grisf-stricken people followed
their eyes downcast,. their feet without shoe
and their hair Gisheveled. There was muoE
difficulty at the outset to preserve order anG
to form line, as each was eager to have
glimpse of the benignant smile which still
played upon that beautiful face, cold in deatl
though it was. The house-tops we're full o
gazing men and women, who frequently tool
up the chorus of Jai Sachchidansnda Hari
in common, piteous lament. Europeans
Mohammedans and Hindoos &I conspired Il
render homage to the dead leader of the
Church of the New Dispensation. Have yor
seen the burning CHAT p ''Yes, sir and al
the time when was there q woman was be
ing incinerated over the very spot where Ke
shub Ohunder Sens remains had burned
well, it was just dusk as the earthly re-
mains and the 9owery cot upon which they
reposed were laid upon pile of sandal wood
there. The hand rested upon the heart out
side of the winding sheet. As the body lay
upon the pyre the vast assemblage chanted
sAs the true the intelligent, the infinite and
the bIissful, he manifests himself. He is the
peaceful and merciful God. He is one with.
out second. He is holy and sinless.' The
chief mourner. Karuna Chunder Sen, the
eldest son of the deceased, then took a torch
in his right hand and applied it to the pyre,
saying: 'In the name of God, I apply this
holy fire to the last remains of the deceased.
The mortal shall burn away and perish, but
ed soul is rejoicing in thee, in thy blissful
abode As the body began to burn the null
titude again ehanted Keshub's favorite an
them, GLORY be unto the Redeemer, who is
truth, wisdom and joy The cremation
lasted about five hours and at quarter past
eleven O'Clock the ashes were collected in an
urn and brought back to Lily Cottage by the
oh ioP of fha No n
pensation. If you would like, can show
you where they now repose."
Of course readily accepted the proffered
favor and accompanied my entertainer around
TO the front of the house. There I saw an
enclosure about six feet square, surrounded
by a temporary bamboo fence. In the CEN
ter was heavy fat stone, perhaps five feet
square. Beneath this, I was informed, the
sacred dust lay. A second-story window
Immediately over the spot was pointed out to
me as that of the room where Keshub Chun-
der was wont to sleep, and where he had
passed his last sickness. 1.-THE family"
continued my companion, Twill speedily
erect marble shaft over this henceforth-
hailowed spot. This chapel which fronts the
burial lot is known as the Sanctuary, and
vas begun and nearly completed under our
minister's superintendent.
The sanctuary proved to be an apartment
something like 1920 feet in Dimensions,
built out from the nominal front Of the
house. A fight of stairs led down to the
prospective tomb Everything was plain
though substantial door led from the
house into the sanctuary, through which the
apostle of the New Dispensation had planned
to pass when he came to attend upon wor-
ship. An archway, curtained off with e
heavy green bamboo screen, marked the
entrance to another similar apartment in the
house itself. In this room the women were
to sit while attendant upon worship. AL
though Mr.. Sen was led to have a proper re-
spect for woman by reason of his visit to
Europe. he felt it necessary to defer at least
this much to the national sentiment on the
woman question. There could be nothing
ia this small distinction, and
Keshub Ohunder Sen did much to institute
change of popular sentiment in behalf of
woman in india The central and rear por-
ton of the sanctuary was paved with marble
slabs in diamond-shaped blocks about one
foot square. All around the margin of this
spot were rugs upon which the
apostles were to sit while back central ell
ovation in marble, about one foot high,
marked the spet where the lamented minister
himself was to sit OF course there were no
,bairs or pows, as the late minister foresaw
.he unwisdom of educating the people away
rom their national customs and institutions.
On the rude Oriental pulpit was a thick,
rug and near by was scarf which
Mr.. Sen had worn. Everything was left just
Is it had been prior to his death Musical
Instruments were scattered about-drums,
hells and wind instruments such as the Hin
zoos use in their worship to signify special
enthusiasm. Immediately in front of the
.ltar was q marble basin with two bowls, one
Inscribed in Hindoostanee 'Riches" and the
,ther Paddy" The idea in this was to
ieuify that the Brahmo Somaj requires the
conservation of everything to God, from
wealth down to the commouest necessity of |
n Oriental life-rice. There were quite a |
lumber of purely symbolical utensils lying |
bout. One was brass bowl such as the |
scetics were wont to use in order to denote |
hat they had renounced the world. At an
ther place there was a bronze urn contain |
nR burned raisins as a sweet SAVIOR unto the |
Iord. Distributed about on the marble court |
Fere rots of plants. I was struck with the |
implicitly of this the purest of all Oriental
aiths.
s.Do you have service here often Pr in-
uired. 80 yes every day. Keshub's seat
unoccupied, since it seems almost sacrilege |
8 yet to pick out successor for him, if, in
eed, it is necessary. Our minister only oe
upied the pulpit once, and that was on the
yst day of January, just one week before he
led. He said that he felt an impulse, which
g dared not resist. to go down and couse-
rate before he died, the sanctuary which |
elped to rear. We carried him down stairs
nd placed him there. Summoning all his
aysical powers he went through with con-
scratipg SERVICE in the course of which he
slivered the sweetest prayer of his whole
fe. When we took him back we asked him |
the effort had not completely exhausted
i'm, to which he replied that it had wonder
ally refreshed him, as communion with the
finite always did"
T. h Ha Io,o
penn" eyes, at least for time. He governed
1e church invariably with the advice of his |
ssociates of the apostolic Durbar, and could
OF bear the idea of anything like homage to
i'm personally, or religious despotism. You
ave heard of that most deplorable. discord
nd disunion which now rends our once har-
lonious body. Mr.. Mozoomdar thinks that
ls mantle of our departed leader should fall
pom him, and even with Independent power
} act in matters of church legislation. There
re- some who think him the natural successor
Mr.. Sen, and many who do not, SO that
70 factions have grown up. The place has
ot been usurped as yet, however"
''Do you regard Mr. Mozoomdar as good
an?" Certainly do. He is my per-
NAL friend. Nevertheless I belong to
lose who think he is not yet ready to take
10 place left vacant by our recent shepherd.
think him good man, but not altogether a
ise man in this particular regard. Now is
10 time when we want TO De careful ana |
,oid the commission of mistakes 1t is my
ew that God will raise up national leader I
time, and perhaps it will be Mr.. Mozoom-
II. I think he must work first, hoBever,
It'll the force of circumstances declares him
lquestionably our spiritual shepherd"
II see you use the English language almost
preference to your own" Eyes. the Brah- I
o-Somaj appeals most strongly to the
ucated. We even have large weekly
urnal which we publish in English here in
llcutta Ifyou would like to call upon Mr..
I will conduct you to him and J
troduce you"
OF course wanted to see the author of
The Oriental Christ" and the probable
ccessor of Keshub Chunder- So IifoIlowed '
= apostolic informant out of the compound, 6
at the Mission Home, where all the mis- I
,nary residences were built on the Euro t
an plan, and into a yard bearing :
9 pleasant inscription upon the
to post of s'Peace Cottage We
sre ushered into the study. 1 gazed about
3 in delight at Well-Rlled book shelves. a
10 desk and study chairs, all on the foreign
an Presently Mr.. Mozoomdar entered, a
ndsome, well formed gentleman, clad In
9 neatest of native costumes. His features
sre light. he wore a remarkably symmetri-
beard for an Indian, and there was some-
ing of refined languor in his utteranoe,