This, however, is a pathetic outburst: the tyranny of the ages remains.]

[Footnote 71: Even in the later development of the doctrine of faith

(Bakti) Hinduism fails to connect with it any moral purification or

elevation. See quotations from Elphinstone and Wilson in _Christ and

Other Masters_, p. 234.]

[Footnote 72: See a recent _Catechism_ published by the Arya Somaj.]

[Footnote 73: The following hymn, quoted from the Arya _Catechism_,

reveals the proud spirit of revived Aryanism:

"We are the sons of brave Aryas of yore,

Those sages in learning, those heroes in war.

They were the lights of great nations before,

And shone in that darkness like morning's bright star,

A beacon of warning, a herald from far.

Have we forgotten our Rama and Arjun,

Yudistar or Bishma or Drona the Wise?

Are not we sons of the mighty Duryodani?

Where did Shankar and great Dayananda arise?

'In India, in India!' the echo replies.

Ours the glory of giving the world

Its science, religion, its poetry and art.

We were the first of the men who unfurled

The banner of freedom on earth's every part,

Brought tidings of peace and of love to each heart."]

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