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 service of man—this is the other way in which God vindicates His glory. There are innumerable such instances of God’s doing for the good of the Brahma Samaj in the short history of our church, for which we all join to render thanks unto His mercy.

He whose translation to higher spheres is the occasion for bur meeting here to-day, was a great man, a prince among men, a prophet among souls, a saint and sage among spirits. What could he net have been, had he chosen some other path! Not quite thirty, already holding a promising place in the Educational Department with a brilliant University record providing his credentials for future promotion and elevation, on the one hand; and faced, on the other, with poor means and humble position—often the excuse for adhering to a lucrative place when duty calls elsewhere—he in a moment gave up all in self-dedication to the service of God. What could not a man of undoubted ability, moving eloquence, inexhaustible energy and activity, commanding character and winning disposition, what could he not