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various positions, coupled with earnest solicitations of Associations, Unions and Clubs, began to pour in, which induced you to prolong your stay there. This brief sojourn you turned to the best account, by delivering many public lectures on the idea and aim of Jain Philosophy - nay, when on certain occasions the duty of representing the whole India devolved upon you, you discoursed on Indian. Philosophy in general, and succeeded to a great extent in dispelling doubts and misconceptionsabout History, Morality and Religion of the Hindus, and thus lifted up the veil which screened real thing from their gaze. Here, also, after your arrival you did not fail to embrace every oppurtunity to enlighten us on the manners, customs and the educational systems of America, and your unremitted exertions have resulted in creating a zealous study of our Religion and Philosophy and the formation of the Hemchandracharya Study Class.
Rejoicing as we do at your second visit, we cannot but feel profound sorrow at the idea of separation from a person of your knowledge, ability and simplicity. We however, console ourselves with the fact that what is loss to us is a substancial gain to our American brother.
Those of our Brethren on the other side of the Mississippi, who being far removed from the centres of your activity, could not share the pleasures of your company and addresses, will have now ample time to satisfy themselves. It will also be a boon and blessing to the enthusiastic students of Occult Philosophy, who paid you a well merited meed of honour by founding a Society of Philosophic Investigations in your name. We feel pride and pleasure to know that you will be accompanied by your devoted Wife, who will be a source of great help and comfort to you, and will be afford our American Sisters, a good oppurtunity to
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