The sun., 1884-05-04
A HINDOO BURIdL,
The Death, Obsrquies, and CrematIoA %
keshub Chuader Sen-The hurceedls9
Chief Of tho Now BrAh manic Faith.

From the Omaha Herald.
CALCUTTA, March 3-When l left America
sallnpon Ksshnb Ohnnder Sen while you srs
the Oriental patriarch would be no longer mum.
@6.r-d @ with the living when | reached Calcutta.
honor, save in his own country is partly exen-
z, iiled in the present case. for while tho late
ss Of the % has biz
knowledge concerning this fair flower OF the
Orient t. t. scarcely scarcely as universal among the
masses M Ia Calcutta OF those who speak English
1t was 4 oei"ck in the. afternoon when the
themselves In order. took " tho aowery bed
stead with It's precious burden ana started for
on s as Of ihs
hundreds of grief-stricken people followed.
their eyes downcast. their ieet without shoes.
and their hair dishevelled. There WAS much
difficulty at the outset to preserve order and TO
form u line. IA each was eager to have a xlimpss
that beautiful iace. cold in death though it was,
The hn9selors were full Of gazing men and
Jai ohdnnanda Hari in common. pitsous
lament, Europeans, Mohammedans and Hin.
s II tns Nav to the
mains and ths t"wery cot upon Which f t they re:
there. Tho hand rested upon the heart. out
side OF tho winding sheet; Az the body up"n
fui, He nnnii's!!s himself He Is The peaceful
sn'i an msrGiful M M God lle is one without second.
!, The chief mournsr. Karuna ,Chnnder Sen.
tho eldest son Of the deceased. then took .
pyr". saying: In the name of God apply this
lI2ly ry irs 70 ,,, TN last remans 1i tho esaass
imm"rtai shall live. o Lord. ihn 'iepar,Si soul
\ rjoIcing in Thee, in Thy hissful abode" As
tn" body began to burn til" mnltitul. again
unto the Reisem"r. who is Truth. Wisdom. and
JOY" Tho cremation lasted about Is. hours.
cGoilscted in an urn aud brought back to the
Lily Cottagn bv the chief mourners and apostles
In rep,y to my question about Keshub Chun.
dor SEN. successor. my guide said: Mr.. Mo:
zyoomdnr thinks that the mantle of our departed
leader should fall upon h IN. and even with In.
SSdImnis,raOn ,s Thsr. are some wh" think
So.oI SD The G,ace has not bsc9 4snIEed = yet
sna!ar lea Ter il time, and psrh"p. t. vii viii b
Mr.. Mozoomdar., think he must work frst
nnWever; until tns iorce OF circumstance 40.
- oof course wanted to soc the author Of tn.
toic Informant out Of the com roun nd past the
dsnces wsrs % built on Z" the Europsan son pian. and and
into ara SeaTnY !S
about mo In delight nt we'll filled book shelves.
fine desk. and study chairs. all on the foreign
plan: Presently MIR. Mozoomdar entered. q
handsome well-formed gentleman. clad In the
nsatsst ,, Of native costumes His features were
cal beard for an Indian and there was sOme.
thlng oi refined languOr In his uttsrHncs. which
Was rather fascinating than suggestive OF eff
recalling rsmniscences Of the round tho world
trip from which he has JUST returned. particu.
larry those re hting to America. to which conn.
Try no seemed to have III esJacial attachment
During his sojourn In the United States he de-
livered freanent lectprrs. md II may Be that
some 81 your readers heard him then. Every.
terestin keshnb Chundrr Sen. and It waa ali 40
kindly, lnidels aud all demon nations alike
what they had rsnI Of his life work and excel.
lent principles. Even such An .uncompromis.
Ing man Rs Joseph Cook relaxel and unant Ia
manner that amazed me-. You know Joseph
Cook had several interviews with our Minister
even presided ut one Of NJ. meetings.
Although nb'uts weeks have ELAPSED ainco
tho minister death. | Md TINT niv"rsni fesl-
lngof sorrow hangs oyer lnlia. For two weeks
APOSTLE throughout the whole. country observed
seven points OF communication. They wore
piec" OF garlo cloth: they abstainrd from
animal Inod they gavo ~ all manner OF
M rth they studied the life and toachings
Of tho Holy Shirt. and prnctised communion
daily with the yisw OF rsalizing the pre-.n GO
Of the Divine Mother. with hor hild-the de.
parted mini,t"r-npon her lap: they tried to
Ass assimliato & tn ministers character In his life
every evening on spiritual themes.
What tho future has In store for the Brahmo
little dark. 1t must be confessed. LEON.