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Mr. C. R. JAIN'S ACTIVITIES IN AMERICA 15 mission is maintained by collections, memebership fees, and donations of interested persons.
There are many societies and institutions started by Indians in this country. One of them ( that of S. Yogananada ) is said to have made 5,000,000 dollars- 14 Krore of Rupees. Yogananda at Chicago had declared that he had a following of 50,000 persons. It may be that the sum metioned above is exaggerated; but he would seem to have got on very well.
Some or rather most of these people and institutions do not teach religion in the direct way. They mix it up with health, culture and beautification hints and, naturally, are much patronized by women who are ready to pay anything if they can only retain their good looks and figure.
We lunched to-day at an Indian Restuarant in the 48th street, and afterwards went to Cook's, office where we met Mr. Shastri who came to represent Hinduism in Chicago and a Bengalee gentleman Basant Kumar Roy who is a journalist. Mr. Shastri has asked me to visit the Fellowship Centre at Mt. Kisca which I am going to do.
I am sending the last copy of “Jain Conceptions” to Mr. Roy who showed much interest in me when he learnt that I was a Jaina.
26-9-33 7-10 p. m.
I visited the Fellowship centre at Mt. Kisco this afternoon, on the invitation of Mr. Sheo Shankar Sharma Shastri who is staying there temporarily. The place is well situated like a recluses’ Ashram. It is 37 miles
