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[ 10-8-64 of the world were to nity, as he declared the take part in it. To face such Ethics and philosophy of an intellectual audience and his people.” to uphold before it the
The young man made dignity, the grandeur, the such a deep impression upon - sublimity of his own beloved the organisers of the Cong. Jain religion was no ordinary ress that they presented him undertaking for so young a with a silver Medal. What man and would have taxed was more significant, howethe abilities even of a veteran. ver, was the impression he How well young VIRCHAND made upon the general acquitted himself of his public, some idea of which responsible duty the follows can be formed from the ing extract taken from the
fact that the people of writings of an eminent
Casadaga presented him with American will show. Says a Gold Medal, Mr. VIRthis American :
CHAND'S Mission to
AMERICA did not conclude "A number of distingui- with the sitting of the shed Hindu scholars, philo- Congress. At the desire sophers and religious teacherds as well as at expense of some attended and addressed the of the leading Jain merchants parliament; some of them of BOMBAY, he remained in taking rank with the highest that continent for three years of any race for learning, for diffusing among the eloquence and piety. But it Americans sone knowledge is safe to say that no one of the Philosophy of Jainism. of the oriental scholars was He delivered a series of listened to with greater illuminating lectures in interest than was this young important centres like CPDlayman of the Jain Commu- CAGO, BOSTON, NEW
