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Rammohun Roy : Controversy between the Bramuns and Missionaries. (From the Baltimore " Unitarian Miscellany," for May 1823.)
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THE attention of our readers has already been called , on several occasions , to the progress of Unitarianism in India . We have informed them of the conversion of Mr . Adam , a missionary in Calcutta , and noticed
his sermon preached at the opening of a new society in that city . We have , also , repeatedly spoken of the labours of Rammohun Roy , who has made himself so conspicuous in India and Europe by his talents , learning , and zeal for religious truth .
Later information represents the cause as advancing with as much success as could be expected . Dr . Channing ' s Ordination Sermon at Baltimore , which has passed through a great number of editions in this country , and in England , has been reprinted in Calcutta . We have before us two
letters from Rammohun Roy to a gentleman in Baltimore , the first dated Calcutta , October 17 , and the other , December 9 , 1822 . These letters contain valuable facts , some of which will
be seen in the extracts below . They are written in English , and manifest a perfect acquaintance with that language . In the first letter the writer observes ,
" I have now every reason to hope , that the truths of Christianity will not be much longer kept hidden under the veil of Heathen doctrines and practices , gradually introduced among the followers of Christ , since many lovers of truth are zealously engaged in rendering the religion of Jesus clear from corruptions .
' I admire the zeal of the Missionaries sent to this country , but disapprove of the means they have adopted . I" the performance of their duty , they always begin with such obscure doctrines as are calculated to excite
ridicule , instead of respect , towards the religion which they wish to promulgate . The accompanying pamphlets , call ed The Bramunical Magazine , and Published J by a Bramun , are a proof of » y assertion . The last number of
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this publication has remained unanswered for twelve months . * If a body of men attempt to upset a system of doctrines generally established in a country , and to introduce another system , they are , in my humble opinion , in duty bound to prove the truth , or , at least , the superiority of their own .
** It is , however , a great satisfaction to my conscience to find , that the doctrines inculcated by Jesus and his apostles , are quite different from those human inventions , which the Missionaries are persuaded to profess , and
entirely consistent with reason , and the revelation delivered by Moses and the prophets . I am , therefore , anxious to support them , even at the risk of my own life . I rely much on the force of truth , which will , I am sure , ultimately prevail . Our number is
comparatively small , but I am glad to inform you , that none of them can be justly charged with the want of zeal and prudence .
" I wish to add , in order that you may set me right , if you find me mistaken , —my view of Christianity is , that in representing all mankind as the children of one eternal Father , it
enjoins them to love one another , without making any distinction of country , cast , colour , or creed ; notwithstanding , they may be justified in the sight of the Creator in manifesting their respect towards each other , according to the propriety of their actions , and the reasonableness of their religious opinions and
observances "I . shall lose no time in sending you my Final Appeal to the Christian Public , as soon as it is printed . " In the second letter Rammohun Roy remarks ,
< Although our adversaries are both numerous and zealous , as the adversaries of truth always have been , jret our prospects are by no means discouraging , if we only have the means
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Rammohun Roy : Controversy Between The Bramuns And Missionaries. (From The Baltimore " Unitarian Miscellany," For May 1823.)
Rammohun Roy : Controversy between the Bramuns and Missionaries . ( From the Baltimore " Unitarian Miscellany , " for May 1823 . )
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1823, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1787/page/1/
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