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communion, with their Creator and Redeemer, by the influence 

 of the Divine Spirit; but there is a simple, a practical, and a de- 

 lightful path, for the humble Christian of smaller attainments; a 

 religion which will render him useful and happy in this world, 

 and blessed for ever in that which is to come: a religion, which 

 expressly assures us, that to whom much is given, from him much 

 will be required; but where only one talent is committed, the im- 

 provement of only one talent will be expected. Therefore, allow- 

 ing to the brahmins all their pretensions, the Hindoo religion, 

 when opposed to the philanthropy and benevolence of the gospel, 

 is unsocial, proud, and uncharitable. 



The sublime passages so often quoted from the Hindoo scrip- 

 lures and oriental poets, excite our admiration. But the brah- 

 mins and sufis alone can comprehend them; passages far more 

 sublime may be selected from theOld and New Testament. Nothing 

 can exceed the energy and beauty of the prophecies of Isaiah, 

 nothing can equal the beatitudes in the sermon on the mount; 

 nor can any oriental imagery of the shastah and vedas be com- 

 pared with the sublime and energetic language of that ancient 

 poem, the book of Job. 



The profusion of hewn stone, and remains of sculpture, scat- 

 tered about Dhuboy, is astonishing; the walls and towers were 

 built entirely of large square stones. The west front, which is the 

 only part remaining in any degree of perfection, presents a grand 

 view of the ancient fortifications; the terreplein, several feet broad, 

 is supported by a colonnade of pillars, which form a casemate or 

 covered piazza, the whole length of the wall, in a style of elegance, 

 not only ornamental beyond any thing I have seen elsewhere, 



