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Sisters and Brethren,

Exactly a fortnight back, almost to the very hour, came to my hand the expected and yet un-expectcd message, the very likely and yet unwelcome message, that he whom I had always counted, always respected, always revered as my guru was called to those glorious, holy, God-illumined, God-ordained walks and paths of higher duties, of holier occupations and of more sacred joys which are the rewards of this life and for which this life is a preparation.

Render we our thanks unto God—may He keep out from our hearts every sort of pride, of self-exaltation—render we our grateful thanks unto God that, in the history of the Brahma Samaj, in the short and glowing history of the Brahma Samaj, there have been these miracles of God’s grace and glory,.