The Brahmo Bamaj and drys Bamaj. By Frank Langston, M.A.
(Macmillan and Co. 25.6d. net.)—Mr. Lillingston traces the history of Indian Theism or quasi-Theism up to the time when Itammehun Roy commenced his religious movement. He estimates Rammohun Roy's work, and follows up his account of it with an appreciation of his successors, Debendra Nath Tager° and Keshub Chunder Sen. He sees, and plainly states, the essential distinction between the belief which these reformers developed and Christianity. This does not prevent him from being perfectly fair, we may say benevolent, in his estimate of the work which these societies have done. He cannot but recognise the lamentable failure of the Brahmo Semaj when its chief departed from its principles in the matter of the marriage of his daughter, and condescended to defend Lis action by a device strongly resembling the least defensible pre tensions of Mehemet. Still, he thinks that these movements have done something to bring India nearer to Christianity. Statements, both temperate and firm, of what they have reached, and of what still remains to be attained, such as we have in this volume, will do much in helping on the work.
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