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of religion, emphasises the fundamental unity of all religions. Its creed, as propounded by its founder, is shortly:
The Harmony of all Scriptures and all Saints and all sects.
The Harmony of Reason and Faith, of devotion and duty, of Yoga and Bhakti.
The Church of the One Supreme. No idolatry.
The Church of Universal Brotherhood. No caste or sectarianism.
The following is an extract from the Creed of the new dispensation as set forth in the Nava-samhitâ:
I accept and revere the Scriptures so far as they are records of the wisdom and devotion and piety of inspired geniuses, and the dealings of God s providence in the salvation of nations, of which records the spirit is God's, but the letter man's.
I accept and revere the world's prophets and saints, as far as they embody and reflect the different elements of the divine character, and set forth the higher ideals of life for the instruction and sanctification of the world.
My creed is the science of God which enlighteneth all. My gospel is the love of God which saveth all. My heaven is life in God which is accessible to all. My church is that invisible kingdom of God, in which is all truth, all love, all holiness.
The schism in the Brâhma-Samaj is deplored by some as tending to weaken the cause of theism in India, but it may be construed as a happy event in another light. Professor Max Müller takes a
