Sanatan Jain

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PARESHNATII IIIII..
nature that refuses to be trammelled by iron the limitations of Logic. Will show later on that this sentiment is based on sound reason and not on extravagant claime that it is made out to be. In the meantime, our contention is that religious feelings on which depend the peace and happiness of thousands of our fellow-brethren cannot be made by Executive orders to yield to the questionable exigencies of comfort and convenience. It has momenitou svaluc of its own which our rulers would do well not to ignore in this country for less to trample under foot for reasons of doutful valid ty. It is a curious anomaly that at a time when the spirit
of discontent is abroad a bombshell is suddenly thrown among a community who have hitherto been averse to all political movements. The injudicious step is likely to sharpen the edge of their feelings. which they are incli ned to think are outraged by the pro posal. The Jains are mainly commercial in their ways of life, deeply absorded in their business who arc always content so long as there is peace in the land for the development of their trade operations, and their religicus feelings are untouched which they hold dearer than all things else in the world. The Government have guaranteed absolute peace throughout the country for which the blessings of the Jains will descence on them in plentiful abundauce, but in an evimoment the proposal went forth to subordinate their religious sentiments to the pressure of public bencfit. Ever since the Deputy Commissioner
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of Hazaribagh published the Notifica tion embodying his scheme for the leaving of building sites on the Parcsnath Hill, whose glory would thus bc gone and its sanctity vanish the Jains have been filled with feelings of alarm and indignation, such as they never experienced before nader British Rule, in view of the Proposed deseoration of their place of worship and a sense of the gravest disquicture has taken hold of their minds. It would therefore, be not too much to say that the authorities have been extremely ill advised in launching this irreverent
proposal which it most likely to have the effect of alienating the good feelings of a powerful and wealthy com munity. We appeal to the LieutenantGovernor to give his best thought and consideration to the points that we have raised in the hope that our reli gious scruples, in spite of them apparent absurdity to Western eyes, will not be set at naught in the decision of our right in the l'aresnath
Hills. We await His Honor's final orders with intense anxiety and trust that they may be such as the Jains approve of. In subsequent letters we propose to discuss the legal aspects of the question that is now under the consideration of the Lieutenant Governor.
DHANNU LALL AGARWALLA,