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Juin Gazette. He was as strict and true a Jaina as any, but he was notwith-standing this a great Indian with a national interest in his heart. His charity therefore sought channels-broader than those of the caste. Another trait of his genine goodnese was that he paid sixty thousand_rupees to the Frere Fletcher School in Bombay without his left arm knowing what his right arm had done. It was only during the discussion on the will of the founder of that Scool in the High Court that this example of secret charity found its way to public recognition. One's heart becomes full of admiration at this real charity. It is its own reward.
For many years past, Shet Premchand lived a life of comparitive obscurity; to men of the present generation, he was almost an historical personage of faded memory. Yet he lived such a noble life as was bound to command respect from everyone who came in contact with him. He was a man of the highest influence among his co-religionists and this influence he always used to further the best interests o. his commnnity and country. Perhaps of all the Jains in modern times, Shet Premchand was the most universally known and universally respected man in India. The passing away of such a man causes a gap which it is impossible to fill. The only way, to make it up partially is to cherish his memorj and try to be inspired by those high principles that made him so great.
