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THE JAINA GAZETTE
nation of accidents. I can conceive of salvation without a god but I cannot conceive of it without a religion.
So says H. G. Wells, "Religion is the first thing and the last thing, and until a man has found God and been found God, he begins at no beginning he works to no end. He may have his friendships, his partial loyalties, his scraps of honour, but all these things fall into place and life falls into place only with God."
The poet Cowper, in his "Soliloquy of Alexander Selkirk' when he was marooned on desert island, says
"Religion! What treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word, More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford. But the sound of the church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard Never sighed at the sound of a knell
Nor smiled when the Sabbath appeared."
Such were the sentiments of Alexander Selkirk, and such would be the condition of the human race without this all important ingredient of religion which supplies both consolation and that incentive for good living, which are
"More precious than silver and gold Or all that this earth can afford."
Mr. J. L. JAINI'S FUND.
WITH
reference to a notice by Brahmchari Sital Pershadji appearing on page 70 of the Jain Gazatte (English) for March 1929, asking for opinions for the best means for utilizing the late Mr. J. L. Jaini's Charitable Fund, I beg to submit the following proposals for favour of consideration by the Executors of the said Trust :
1. I am in complete accord with the first four out of the six suggestions made on page 71 of the said issue.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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