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 [ "8 } fascination of a growing beautiful character." Mazumdar's friend- ship with' Keshub may be reckoned as one of the most remarkable recorded in history. " He was," says Mr. Maiumdar, " another self to me, a higher, holier, divine self. He grew into me and I grew into him, in a relationship which outlived the separation of death itself." Pratap's was the eventless- life of a religious devotee, writer and and speaker. Joining the B rah mo Samaj of Maharsht Devendra- nath Tagore in 1859, seceding from it in 1865 and helping Keshub Chandra Sen in founding the 'Brahmo Samaj of India,' editing the Indian Mirror, which was origi nally a Brahmo journal, and writing for the other organs of the Brahmo Samaj, preaching from the Brahmo Samaj pulpit and lecturing on subjects chiefly religious and social, three visits to the west, including America and writing a number of beautiful books sum up the principal occur- rences of his quiet, contemplative and devout life. He was one of our ablest and most elsquent speakers, and his influence was felt by vast audiences in this country, in England and in the United States of America. Mr. Mazumdar's chief works are his Life and Teach- ings of Keshub Chandra Sen, Faith and Progress of the Brahmo Samaj, the Oriental Christ, Heart-Beats, The Spirit of God and Tour Round ike World. His last book, Asish is in Bengali and is valuable as a series of auto-biographical sketches and records of his spiritual experiences. He' died in 1905, leaving a childless widow, for whom he felt, throughout life, the tenderest affection! and the deepest respect