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*Many will be very glad to learn that Mr.N.V.Tilak has returned to Bombay from Pandhrpur, and that the health of his wife, about which he had been much concerned is greatly improved. % Dnyanodaya, 18 July 1895 && Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 198$&&

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Va _bm Xwga{ _mJ© _m{H$i{ Amh{V.'' À`mßMm gya ]m{bVmß ]m{bVmß dmT>ßy bmJbm. e{dQ>t AJXt [ßM_ Pmbm. AmÂhr Xm{Kt Km]abm| d EH$_{H$s®¿`m Vm|S>mH$S>{ [mhˇß bmJbm|. oQ>iH$mßZt [w›hmß IS>gmdyZ gmßoJVb| H$s® ""_r gmS>{[mßM dmO{[`™V VwÂhmßbm d{i X{V Amh|. Zmht Va EH$m AmR> oXdgmßV _bm H$m` H$aVmß `{V| V| _r VwÂhmßbm XmIdrZ'' Ag| ÂhUyZ V{ o\$am`mbm J{b{. _r CRy>Z Òd¢[mßH$KamßV J{b|. amZmßV MhwßH$Sy>Z EH$X_ dUdm [{Q>mdm Vg| _bm dmQy>ß bmJb|. Mh˛ßH$S>{ ¡dmbm ^S>H$V Amh{V Ag| _bm Pmb|. BV∑`mßV _mPr OmD AmßV Ambr. oVZ| _bm o_R>r _mabr. _J AmÂht Xm{Kt Iy[ aS>bm|. ""]mB©, _bm gmßJm _r Vw_¿`mgmR>t H$m` H$Íß$ ? VwÂht gmßJmb V| H$am`mbm _r V`ma Amh|.'' ""Vyß H$m` H$aUma ? X{dmbm H$m` H$am`mM| Ag{b V| Vm{ H$arb. gdm™ZtM _bm Mm{htH$Sy>Z d{T>b| Amh{. Vyß gma| E{H$b|M Amh{g. À`mMm AW© _r _wbmbm Z{Vm{ oZ Vyß ]°g XwgË`mß¿`m Kat H$Ô> H$arV.'' * V{ H$mßht VwÂhmßbm oºÒVr hm{ ""]mB©, Ag| H$a `m[{jmß VwÂht À`mß¿`m]am{]a Om H$em.* ÂhUV ZmhtV, H$mßht Zmht. AmoU Vgm [´gßJM Ambm Va BH$S>{ [à Q>mH$m _r VwÂhmbm [°g{ [mR>drZ.'' ""Vyß H$m{Ry>Z AmUerb [°g{ ?'' ""_r hd| V| H$arZ. VwÂhmßbm H$m{UrM MmßJbm gÑm X{V Zmht. ¯mßZm hm _mJ© dmB©Q> oXgVm{, À`mßZm Vm{ dmB©Q> oXgVm{. _Y| Vw_Mm M|Xm. H$m{Ur ÂhU{ Xwga| bæ H$Í$Z X{VmV. _mßgmMm Òd¢[mH$ H$am`bm bmdVmV. H$m{UmM| Vm|S> YadV| H$m ? VwÂhr H$m{UÀ`moh pÒWVtV H$m{UÀ`moh d{i{g [aV `m. _r _m¬`m Vm|S>Mm Kmßg VwÂhmbm H$mTy>Z X{B©Z. Ogm _mPm h∏$ `m KamßV Amh{ VgmM Vw_Mmoh Amh{. À`mßM{ ^mD `{VmV, _J _m¬`m Omd{Z| H$mß Zmht `{D?ß '' gß‹`mH$mit Xm{K{ ^mD Kat ]am{]aM Amb{. H$m{Ut H$mßht ]m{bb| ZmhtV. O{dU{ß ]am{]a Pmbt ZmhtV. XwgË`m oXdet aI_mB©Z| _mPr V`mar H$a `mg gwÈdmV H{$br. EH$m hmVmZ| CMbUma Zmht BVH|$ gm_mZ oVZß ]mßYb|. oVIQ>mo_R>m[gyZ _{VHw$Q>m[`™V gd© H$mßht À`mßV hm{V|. gm_mZ ]mßYVmßZm Vr aS>V hm{Vr. * gImam_H$mH$m amhmV À`m dmS>Ám¿`m _mbH$sU]mB© gm°.Aß]yVmB© [Q>dY©Z `mßZt À`m oXdet b˙_r]mB™Zm AmJ´hmZ| gmßoJVb| hm{V{ H$s®, À`mßZt [Vrgh Omd| d [VrMm Y_©oh ÒdrH$mamdm. && Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 224$&&

AmÂht Xm{KtZt gImam_^mD$OtZm odMmab| Omd| H$mß ÂhUyZ. À`mßZrß H$mZmßda hmV R>{db{. h|M À`mßM| ]m{bU|. aI_mB©Z| _bm ›hmDß KmVb|. À`m d{i{g Vr EH$gmaIr aS>V hm{Vr. EH$sH$S>{ Vr ]m{bV hm{Vr ""AmVmß _r _mbr¿`m bæmV H$m{Umbm Z_ÒH$a H$Íß$ ! _mPr ]mB© AmOM _bm _{br !'' dJ°a{. JmS>r Ambr. JmS>tV oQ>iH$, XŒmy d _r ]gbm|. ^mD$Or JmS>r `{VmßM ]mh{a oZKyZ J{b{. aI_mB© gm|di| Z{gbr hm{Vr. VerM _mbrbm H$S>{da K{D Z Vr AZdmUr JmS>r¿`m _mJ| oZKmbr. ^mD$OtZm Z odMmaVmßM AmÂhr oZKmbm|. oQ>iH$ Am[Î`m ^mdO`rMr EH$gmaIr g_OyV H$arV hm{V{ d [aV Om`bm gmßJV hm{V{. _m¬`m ]mB©bm gß^mim, XŒmybm gß^mim Ag| Vr EH$gmaIr ]OmdyZ gmßJV hm{Vt. V{ ÂhUV hm{V{, VwPr Vr OmD Amh{ [U _mPr ]m`H$m{ Amh{. Vwbm oV¿`m]‘b BVH|$ dmB©Q> dmQ>V| Va _bm oH$Vr dmQ>V Ag{b ¯mMr H$Î[Zm H$a. _r EH$gmaIr odR>m{]m¿`m X{dimH$S>{ Q>H$ bmdyZ ]gb| hm{V|. AbrH$S>{ V|M _m¬`m odgmÏ`mM| oR>H$mU hm{D Z ]gb| hm{V|. _t _ZmßVÎ`m _ZmßV ÂhUV hm{V|, X{dm _r Am[Î`m Xm{›hr hmVmßV Xm{Z _embr K{D Z ¯m S>m{hmßV CS>r Q>mH$sV Amh|. Vwbm hdß Va Vma Zmht Va _ma. [U [w›hmß Hw$Umbm eaU Om `mMr d{i AmUyß ZH$m{. _r EH$gmaIr aS>V hm{V|. dÍ$Z Oar H$R>m{a _w–m H$a `mMm oQ>iH$ ‡`ÀZ H$arV hm{V{ Var À`mßM| AßV:H$aU Òd^mdV: AÀ`ßV _•Xw AgÎ`mZ| À`mßZm Am_Mr Xm{KtMr pÒWoV [mhˇZ Jqhda `{V hm{Vm. XŒmybm JmS>r ]gm`bm o_imbr ÂhUyZ \$ma AmZßX dmQ>V hm{Vm. [wT>| Va À`mbm AmJJmS>tV ]gm`bm o_iUma hm{V|. `{dd{b V{W[`™V aI_mB© Am_¿`m _mJ| MQ>MQ> [m` CMbrV `{V hm{Vr. [wT>| JmS>r Om{amßV hmH$bbr. aI_mB© JmS>rH$S>{ [hmV C^rM hm{Vr. Wm{S>ÁmM d{imßV Vr oXg{Zmer Pmbr. _bm h˛ßX∑`mda h˛ßXH{$ `{Dß bmJb{. oQ>iH$ ÂhUmb{ ""Ag| H$m` d{S>ÁmgmaI| H$aV{g _r Vwbm H$YtM Owb_mZ| oºÒVr H$aUma Zmht. _bm Vm{ Y_© AmdS>bm ÂhUyZ _t Vm{ ÒdrH$mabm. Vwbm AmdS>bm d Vyß oºÒVr Pmbrg Va _bm AmZßX dmQ>{b [U _r H$Yt Owby_ H$aUma Zmht. À`m Y_m©]‘b Vwbm ¡`m H$mßht Jm{Ô>t H$iÎ`m Amh{V À`m oZÏdi Im{Q>Ám Amh{V. VwP| H$m{Um]am{]a bæ hm{Uma Zmht. _mßgmMm Òd°[mßH$ Vwbm H$amdm bmJUma Zmht. H$m{Ut h| Vw¬`m S>m{∑`mßV ^adyZ oXb| ? S>m∞.¯z_gmh{]mßM| AmOM [à Amb| Amh{,H$s® À`mßZt EH$ [ßMdrg È[`mßM| ^mS>ÁmM| Ka Vw_¿`mgmR>t K{Vb| Amh{. ]´m˜UmM|M V| Ka Amh{. À`mßV ^mßS>tHwß$S>t dJ°a{ gd© gßgma _mßSy>Z R>{dbm Amh|. oedm` [ß{S>emß¿`m In July 1898 Mrs. Tilak agreed to go to Ahmednagar, the conditiojn being that she would be allowed to follow her religion, would be allowed a separate set of rooms, no non-Hindu can step in and that Mr.Tilak would not stay with her, but would be given food from a distance.

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`{W| [m `Mr AS>MU ^mßgy bmJbr. [mUr Xya hm{V|. [ImbrZ{ß [mUr o_i{ [U V{ H$mVT>Ám¿`m [ImbtV AmoU _wgb_mZmZ| AmUb{b| ! _r ÒdVï H$_a{da H$ier K{D$Z Am_¿`m[waVß{ [mUr AmUr. ]mH$s [mUr [ImbrM{ß Mmbyß bmJb|. EH$ oXdg H$mht Afi Cab| hm|V{. V{ EH$m _mßJUrbm _r X{Dß$ bmJb|. Vr Vß{ K{B©Zm. Vr ÂhU{ ]mB© Am_r oH$arÒVr bm{H$mß¿`m hmVM| ImV Zmhrß. [U _mP| Am[b| Vß{M. h{oh bm{H$ _m¬`m hmVMß{ K{V ZmhrßV Va _mP{ ZmVbJ _mPr gmdbrnh K{Uma ZmhrV ! AmeÂ_m]mB© ÂhUmÎ`m, b˙_r ]mB© VwÂhr H$mht aSy>ß ZH$m. gJi| H$mht hm{B©b. Vw_M{ ZmVbJ Vw_¿`mH$S>{ `{Vrb. VwÂhr À`mß¿`mH$S>{ Omb. [U VwÂhrß Xm{Z oXdg gm{gb{ [mohO{. ¯m Jm{S> ]m{b `mbm CŒma ÂhUO{ _mP| À`mßZm VS>mVS> ]m{bU|. [U Vr _mD$br o]Mmar MmßJÎ`m Òd^mdmMr ÂhUyZ oVZ| _mPß{ gJi{ ]m{bU{ oZ_yQ>[U| Eß{Hy$Z K{Vb| . Xhm oXdg ^aÎ`mda Om `mßMrß [admZJr o_imbr. [w›hmß ]°bJmS>Ám Owß[yZ gßgmamgh d [mÏh `m -amd `mgh oZKyZ _hm]i{úarß `{D$Z [m|Mbm|. oQ>iH$mßM{ Zm{H$a- MmH$a Kadmbm dJ°a{ H$Yt ]XbV ZgV. V| _hm]i{úambm `{Dß$ bmJÎ`m[mgyZ g°Xyo_ÒVarMß{ Ka K{V. ¯mnh d{i{g À`mbm À`mZ| AmYt [Ã obhˇZ R>{dbß{ hm{Vß{. À`mZ| gd© V`mar OÊ`V H$ÈZ R>{dbr hm{Vr. ]mS>- o]N>mZm, XwY, Vy[, Xhr,bm{Ur, ^mOr[mbm, ga[U BVH|$M Zmhr Va ¯m XmT>toXojVmßZrß [mUrgw’mß ^Í$Z R>{dbß{ hm{V|! H$m` Vm{ Òd¢[mH$M H$am`Mm amohbm hm{Vm. XhmM{ gw_mambm AmÂhrß _hm]i{úamg o]ËhmS>rß OmD$Z [m|Mbm{ß. KadmÎ`mZ| Ka CKSy>Z oXb|. gm_mZgw_mZ JmS>ÁmßVyZ H$mT>b|. Om{ Vmß{ Am[Î`m H$m_mbm bmJbm. XŒmy I{i `mg, oQ>iH$ oboh `mg, AmeÂ_m]mB© S≠>m∞B™JÈ_ gOod `mg d _r Òdß°[mH$ H$a `mg. odhra Kam[mgyZ Mma hmVmda gS>H{$¿`m ]mOybmM hm{Vr. [m `mMr gm{` [mhˇZ _m¬`m Vm|S>mbm [mUr gwQ>b|. _rß [mUr e|Xb|. Jma [mUr, WßS> hdm d Jm{S> Afi. _Zoh emßV V{Ïhmß AmÂhrß _m{R>Ám AmZßXmZß{ O{dm`bmß ]gbm|. oQ>iH$ d AmeÂ_m]mB© EH$m [ß∫$sßbm ]gbt. À`mßZm _rß dmTy>Z oXb{ß d _J _r AmoU XŒmy À`mß¿`mg_m{aM XwgË`m [ß∫$s®bm ]gbm|. ]m{bVmßZm _t odohar]‘b _mPm AmZßX Ï`∫$ H{$bm. hm odf` oZK{[`™V Am_M{ O{dU _m{R>Ám gwImg_mYmZmZ| Mmbb| hm{V{ß. [U [m `mMm odf` oZKVmßM S>m{˘`mßbm [mUr d A›ZmßV odf Aer pÒWnV Pmbr. oQiH$ ÂhUmb| Vyß ÒdVï [mUr e|XyZ AmUm`mM| Zmht. V{ _bm em|^V Zmht. _t ]´m˜U> [m `mbm R>{dVm|. _m¬`m [m{Q>mßV YÒg Pmb|. ZJaMm AZw^d AJXrß VmOm hm{Vm. À`m o]¿`mË`m ]´m˜Umbm _m¬`mgmR>rß ^wX™S> ^amdm bmJyZ OmVr]rh{a [S>m`Mr d{i Ambr hm{Vr. Am_Mm Wm{S>mgm dmX Pmbm. [U AJXrßM Wm{S>m. [wT>| gd© && Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 240$&&

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À`mbm AmUIr AmZßX Pmbm. XwgË`m oXder oe[m`m¿`m gd© Hw$Qw>ß]mbm O{dm`bm ]m{bmdb|. AmÂhr Obmb[wamg [aV Ambm|. `{VmßZm JßJ{da ]m]m¿`m [ohÎ`m ]m`H$m{Z| hmßH$ _mÈZ odMmab{ "" _mder AmUbr H$s Xwgar ^mMr?'' h{ e„X _m¬`m ˆX`mßV ÈVb{. _r H$mßhrM ]m{bb| Zmhr. o]Mmar¿`m ‡m∫$mZmMm odMma H$arV Kar Amb|. J•h‡d{e hm{VmßM Zdr Zdar _mh{ar J{br d OwZr Kar AmUbr. AmVmß Mm{arMr H$gyZ V[mgUr gwÈ Pmbr. "" AmÂhr ZmJZmamß]irH$aVmß J{bm| AgVmß Vyß Am_M{ _mJ| _mh{amhˇZ `{W{ H$embm Ambr hm{Vrg ?'' "" _bm _Zw_mderZ| ]m{bmdb{| hm{V{ ! '' _r Ia|M oVbm ]m{bmdb{ hm{V|. _t oV¿`mda EH$ _m{R>{ ˆX`–mdH$ JmU| aMb{ hm{V{ d V| oVbm oeH$d `mH$aVmß ]m{bmdb| hm{V|. _mderZ{ ]m{bmdb{ hm{V{ h{ E{H$VmßM oVMm Zdam _bm ]m{bdm`bm Ambm. À`mM{ Am{R> WaWa H$mß[V hm{V{. S>m{i{ bmb]wßX oXgV hm{V{. À`mbm gßVm[ Ambm hm{Vm. Vm{ ÂhUmbm "" VmB© Vwbm XmXmßZr ]m{bodb|.'' "" H$mß a{ ]m]m? H$m` H$m_ Amh{.?'' "" Vyß `{ _J Vwbm H$i{b.'' À`mß¿`m Kar V[mgUr Mmbbr AgÎ`mM{ß AmÂhmßbm R>mD$H$ hm{V{. _bm H$S>H$S>rV ewH$´ dma. _r Omd| Ag| _m¬`m ^mdO`mßZm dmQ>Z{ m. _mP{ Xm{K{ ^mD$ Kar ZÏhV{. À`m ÂhUmÎ`m, "" [hm ]mB© ZmhtVa Vw_¿`mda `{B©b H$mßhr ! _r ÂhUmb{ "" H$m` `{Uma? gÀ`mMm dmbr X{d Amh{.'' _r J{b| V{Ïhm XmXm D$_mH$mHy$ hr Am{gardaM hm{Vr. _r odMmab| "" H$m` J H$mHy$ _bm H$mß ]m{bmdb|?'' Vr ÂhUmbr ""[hm ]mB© Vr VwPr ^mMr H$m` gmßJV{ V|.'' _r AmßV J{b|. oVbm [m{Q>mer K{D$Z Iy[ aS>b{. "" H$m` J ]mB© VwPr hr [adS>$? Oer _mPr KmÈ Ver Vyß _bm Amh{g. Vwbm AmB© Zmhr. VwP| H$g| hm{Uma ?'' Xw:Imbm Xw:I ^{Q>b|. ˆX` hbyß bmJb|. Alw Jiyß bmJb{. oVbmoh _m¬`mH$aVmß dmB©Q> dmQ>V hm{Vß. oVZ| _m¬`m J˘`mbm o_R>r _mabr d ÂhQ>b|, "" _r VwP| Zmßd CJrM gmßoJVb| J.'' "" _J Vw¬`mOdi h| gd© Ia|M Amh{ H$m? AZ≤ VyßM Z{b|g H$m ? Va _J X{ [mhˇß gma|'' && Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 257$&&

"" `{W| Zmhr JßJm[yabm Amh{.'' "" H$mHy$, Amh{ J gJi|. _r OmV| AmVmß'' Ag{ ÂhUyZ oZKmb{. "" ZH$m{ J ]mB©. AmVmß V{dT>| K{D$Z `{.'' AmÂhr Xm{Kr Obmb[yahˇZ JßJm[yabm oZKmbm|. JßJ{bm JwS>ø`mEdT>| [mUr hm{V{. [m `mMr Yma Xm{KmßZr Am{T>rV hm{Vr. _Zmbm dmQ>{ hr JßJm_mB© AmVmßM [m{Q>mßV K{dm{. [U bmJbrM dmQ>b| XŒmyM| H$g| hm{B©b? AmÂhr JßJm[yabm J{bm|. oVZ| V{ Xm{Z S>]{ _bm H$mTy>Z oXb{. Vm|M AßYmË`m Im{btVyZ AmdmO Ambm. "" Q>di{ H$embm H$]yb Pmbrg.'' "" _m¬`m_wi| À`m _mderbm CJrM Ãmg ÂhUyZ'' _r d Vr oZKmbm{. BV∑`mßV XmXm Amb{. _r ÂhUmb{ "" Amh{ a{ ]m]m gJi|.'' "" Vyß V| CKSy>Z [mohb| H$m?'' "" Zmhr.'' "" Ahm d{S>{. À`mßV XJS> H$emdÈZ ZgVrb?'' S>]{ CKSy>Z [mohb| Vm{ gd© XmoJZ{ hm{V{. _mà _m{Sy>Z Vm{Sy>Z R>{db{b{ d M|Mb{b{ hm{V{. S>]{ K{D$Z AmÂhr amÃr AmR>mbm Ambm|. H$mHy$bm AmZßX Pmbm. Vr ÂhUmbr "" _Z{, Vyß IarM b˙_r Amh{g. _mPr J{b{br b˙_r Vyß [aV AmUbrg. JrVm _ZyMr Am{Q>r ^a. _J oVbm OmDß$ ⁄m.''

&& Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 258$&&

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** "gmYy AmZmOr' `m ZmßdmZ{ h{ Am{iIb{ OmV. && Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 260$&&

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&& Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 262$&&

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* [wT>| ]mB™¿`m d∫•$Àdm]‘b oQ>iH$ EH$m [ÃmßV obohVmVMrs. Tilak has come before the Xn Community as a speaker! She certainly does well and in some respects better than myself. In her case it is inspiration only. (21-10-1902)

&& Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 263$&&

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Vyß Va _m¬`moh [wT>| J{brg X{dmZ| _mPr AmUIr EH$ hm°g [waodbr. _m¬`m e{dQ>Î`m _wbmZßVa Xhm df} * KamßV Vm›h| _yb ZÏhV|. ^mdmß¿`m `{W| ]mbJm{[mbmßMr hm°g o\$Q>V hm{Vr. [U AJXr ÒdV:M| ÂhUm`bm X{dmZ| AmVmß bhmZ _yb oXb|. ohM| Zmßd Vmam R>{db|. Vmamda AmÂhmß Xm{KmßM{ [´mU[brH$S>{ ‡{_. oV¿`m ]mi[Ur AmÂhr Xm{KmßZr oV¿`m IÒVm ImD$Z oVbm dmßModbr. AmÎ`mZßVa Mm°œ`m [mßMÏ`m oXdetM [m{Q>mßVb{ hm{D$Z Vr AmÂhmßbm gm{Sy>Z Mmbbr hm{Vr. À`mßVyZ ]mh{a [S>Î`mda Am_Mr _hm]i{úabm Om `mMr d{i Ambr. [U ¯moh I{[{bm oQ>iH$mßMr _hm]i{úambm Om `mMr dmar MwH$br. Vmam VrZ AmR>dS>ÁmßMr. oVbm _hmi{ÌdaMr WßS>r gm{gUma Zmhr d ZJaM| C›h gm{gUma Zmhr ÂhUyZ AmÂhr dmB©g Om `mM| R>aodb|. ¯m oXdgmßV [w `m[mgyZ dmR>ma[`™V JmS>rV AoVe` JXu Ag{. AmÂhr g|H$S> ∑bmgMr oVoH$Q>| H$mT>br. S>m∞. ¯z_oh _hm]i{úabm Mmbb{ hm{V{. V{ À`mM JmS>rV hm{V{. ‡À`{H$ ÒQ>{eZda CVÈZ V{ Am_¿`m S>„`mßV S>m{H$mdV d H$g| H$m` Amh{ ¯mMr Mm°H$er H$arV. Am_¿`m S>„`mßV XŒmy, _r, XrS>dfm©Mm o^∑`m, ]{]r (Vmam), oQ>iH$ BVH{$ hm{Vm|. _wbJr Vm›hr d hm EdT>m [gmam. V{Ïhmß S>m∞. ¯z_Zr Am_¿`mgmR>r S>]m naPd© H$ÈZ K{Vbm hm{Vm. AmÂhr gma{ Am[m[Î`m OmJr ]gbm| hm{Vm|. oQ>iH$ _mà ¯m ]mH$mdÈZ À`m ]mH$mda, V{WyZ daVr ]W©da, Ag{ H$arV hm{V{. _r À`mßZm ÂhU{ Ahm{ EH$m OmJr ]gm. [U À`mßZm _r \$ma "Am{ÎS> \∞$eZ≤S>' dmQ>{. AmJJmS>rV ]gb| ÂhUO{ ]gÎ`m OmJ{dÈZ hbyß Z`{, ÒQ>{eZda JmS>r MwH{$b ÂhUyZ Mma Vmg AmYr `{D$Z ]gmd|, H$m{Ur Amgfi_aUm Ag{b VaM Vmam H$aÏ`m EËhdt H$Èß Z`{, hr _mPr VŒd| d ¯m VÀdm߇_mU{ JmS>rV oQ>iH$mßZr EH$ oR>H$mUr ]gyZ ahmd| Ag{ _bm dmQ>{. [U V{ E{H{$ZmV.e{dQ>r EH$m ]W©dÈZ XwgË`m ]W©da CS>r _mam`mbm J{b{ Vm| À`mß¿`m JwiJwirV S>m{∑`mMr, _YÎ`m VwiVwirV Hß$Xrbmer JmßR> [Sy>Z Xm{›htMm _m{j Pmbm. À`mß¿`m S>m{∑`mßVyZ a∫$mMr Yma bmJbr. Hß$oXbmMm AJXr M∏$Mya Pmbm. [m{a{ Im{br oZObr hm{Vr À`mß¿`m Vm|S>mda H$mM{M{ ]marH$ ]marH$ VwH$S>{ [S>b{. [m{aß{ OmJr hm{D$Z À`mßZr S>m{i{ CKS>VmßM S>m{˘`mßV H$mßMm Om`¿`m Ag| _bm ^` [S>b|, Va * ghm df}: e{dQ>Mm _wbJm _mYd 1894 Mm. VmamM{ AmJ_Z 1900 (1) _‹`{ Pmb|. && Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 264$&&

BH$S>{ oQ>iH$ a∫$mZ| ›hmDß$ bmJb{. V{ _mà em›V C^{ hm{V{. Og|, Og| H$mßhr, H$mßhr Pmb|M Zmhr. ZßVa À`mßZr ]mWÈ__‹`{ OmD$Z S>m{∑`mda WßS> [m `mMr Yma Yabr, a∫$ Wmß]b| [U OI_ [wÓH$i _m{R>r Pmbr hm{Vr. _r hiy hiy [m{amß¿`m Vm|S>mdarb H$mßMm d|MyZ PQ>Hy$Z H$mT>Î`m. _J bwJS>ÁmZ| S>„`mßV [S>b{b{ a∫$ [wgyZ H$mT>b|. "" H$g| dmQ>V| VwÂhmbm?'' "" _bm H$m` Pmb| Amh{ ?'' "" ÂhUO{ ? h| H$m` ?'' "" AJ Ag| Pmb|M [mohO{. gßgmamßV hrM Va _Om Amh{.'' "" AmVmß ]Œmr \$m{S>Î`m]‘b XßS> hm{B©b.'' "" hm{B©b Va X{Vm `{B©b. À`mMr H$miOr H$arV ]gÎ`mZ| XßS> ⁄m`Mm Agbm Va Vm{ Q>iUma Wm{S>mM Amh{ ? AmoU H$miOr_wi| OI_ Wm{S>rM ^ÈZ `{Uma Amh{.'' [wT>¿`m ÒQ>{eZmda S>m∞. ¯z_ [w›hm S>m{H$mdb{. À`mßZm \$ma dmB©Q> dmQ>b| oQ>iH$ ÂhUmb{ ""_bm H$mßhr BOm Pmbr Zmhr. _r MmßJbm ]am Amh{. h| Mmbm`M|M.'' AmÂhmbm XßS> dJ°a{ H$mßhr ^amdm bmJbm Zmhr. oQ>iH$mßM| _Z oOVH{$ ]iH$Q> hm{V{ oVVH|$M earaoh H$mQ>H$ hm{V|. AmÂhr dmB©g [m|Mbm|. V{W{ AmeÂ_m]mB© hm{À`mM. Vg|M har]m Jm`H$dmS> [miH$ hm{V{. ¯m Xm{KmßZr Am_¿`mgmR>r AmYtM gmar Ï`dÒWm H$ÈZ R>{dbr hm{Vr. V{W|oh oQ>iH$mßZm ÒdÒW d{i H$m{R>br. À`mßMr Ï`mª`mZ|, C[X{e, gß^mfU| d b{IZ ht MmbyM hm{Vr. EH$ oXdg EH$ ]mB© Ambr oºÒVr bm{H$mßV AmVmß _r EH$ dfm©da oXdg H$mT>b{ AgÎ`mZ{ À`m g_mOmßVrb [wÓH$i arVrnadmO _m¬`m ø`mZmßV Amb{ hm{V{. ]mB© AmÎ`m]am{]a _r CRy>Z oVM{ ÒdmJV H{$b{. e{H$h±S> H$a `mgmR>r hmV [wT>| H{$bm. IwMu [wT>| gmabr-[U ]mB©Z| Am[bm hmV [wT>{ H{$bm Zmhr, H$s® Vr KamßV Ambr Zmht. oVZ| odMmab|, "" gmh{] H$m{R>| Amh{V?'' _r ÂhUmb{ "" V{ ]mh{a J{b{ Amh{V.'' "" À`mßZr _bm H$m_mbm ]m{bmodb| Amh{''-_r ÂhUmb| "" Am_¿`m `{W{ H$mßht H$m_ Zmhr.'' _bm _ZmßV _m{R>| Am¸`© dmQ>b|. hr ]mB© H$m` H$m_ H$aUma ? KamßVrb H$m_mbm Xm{Z _mUg| AmÂht ZJamhˇZM AmUbr hm{Vt. ]mB© J{br. _bm \$ma Am¸`© dmQ>b|. ]mB© H$m` odoMà Amh{ ! KamßV Ambr Zmht. e{H$h±S> H{$br && Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 265$&&

Zmhr. oh¿`m AßJmda XmoJZ{ oH$Vr ! gar, [mQ>Î`m [wV˘`mßMr _mi, ZmH$mH$mZmßVb|ß, Z|gy bwJS>{ MmßJb{ [ßYamdrg È[`mßM{ ! hr ]mB© Am_¿`m Kar H$m_ Var H$m` H$aUma ? Ag{b H$mßhr oboh `mM| H$m_ Aer _t _ZmMr g_OyV H$ÈZ K{Vbr. gß‹`mH$mir oQ>iH$ AmÎ`mda odMmßÈ bmJb{ "" ^ßJrU Ambr hm{Vr H$m? _wbtM{ _irU H$[S>{ Ywdm`bm oVbm _r C⁄m[mßgyZ ]m{bmdb{ Amh{. Ambr hm{Vr H$m Vr ?'' _m¬`m ^´_mMm ^m{[im \w$Q>bm. "" Vr ^ßJrU H$m hm{Vr ?'' "" hm{. H$mß ?'' "" _r oVbm ]gm`bm IwMu oXbr. AZ≤ e{H$h±S>H$aVmß hmV [wT>| H{$bm. [U Vr Am[br Jfl[M. _m{H$i| bwJS>| Z{gbr AgÎ`m_wi{ Vr H$m{Ur oºÒVrM ]mB© Agmdr Ag| _bm dmQ>b|. ]a| hmVmßV _m{hm{a{Mr AßJR>r [mhˇZ ]mB© qhXy dmQ>{ ÂhUyZ _mPm Agm Km{Q>mim Pmbm. '' "" Vwbm Ag| H$m dmQ>V| H$s \$∫$ VwP{M bm{H$ V{dT>| Òd¿N> amhVmV !'' XwgË`m oXdgm[mgyZ Vr H$m_mbm `{Dß$ bmJbr. AßJU PmS>U|, _wbmßM{ _irU H$[S>{ YwD$Z AmUU| dJ°a{ H$m_|oh Vr H$Èß bmJbr, _r EH$ oXdg oVbm odMmab|. "" H$m` J Vyß BVH$s Òd¿N> AZ≤ ZrQ>Z{Q>H$s oXgV{g, Vg| VwP| Ka Amh{ H$m Òd¿N> ?'' "" ]mB© AemM MbVmß H$m _m¬`m Kar ? Zmhr Va VwÂhr ÂhUmb _r AmYt PmSy>Z gmadyZ _J VwÂhmbm XmIodV|. Mbm Aem¿`m AemM.'' _r oVbm K{D$Z oV¿`m Kar J{b{. Vr dÒVr H$m{UÀ`m bm{H$mßMr hm{Vr ¯mMr _r Mm°H$er H{$br Zmhr. [U V{Wrb Ka|Xma| d aÒVm AJXr Òd¿N> hm{Vm. oV¿`m KamM{ XadmO{ _m{R>{ hm{V{. AmßV_‹`{ VmQ>dmQ>Ám, [mUr o[ `mMr ^mßS>r AJXr MH$MH$sV hm{Vr. KamßV H{$a[m{V{a| H{$b{b| ^mßS>ÁmßMr ]wS>| K{Vb{br, AßJUmßV gS>m Q>mH$b{bm, Xmar Vwierd•ßXmdZ. h{ gma| [mhˇZ _r Am¸`m©Z{ W∏$M Pmb|, Òd¿N>Vm Q>m[Q>r[ hr OmVr[{jm Ï`∫$sda Amh{V Ag| O| _mP{ _V hm{V hm{V| V{ AmVmß AoYH$ —T> Pmb|. ¯m j{Ãm¿`m oR>H$mUr H$m{`Zm-H•$ÓUmßMm gßJ_ hm{Vm{. Vg| _mP{ Pmb| _r À`m ^ßJUr¿`m J˘`mßV o_R>r _mÈZ odMmab| H$mß J VwÂhr Am_¿`m hmVM| H$mß ImV Zmhr ? Vr ÂhUmbr ]mB© Am_Mr OmV Zmßd| R>{dV{. _r ÂhUmb| AmVmß Vyß _mP| Ka [mohb| Amh{g _bmoh [mohb| && Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 266$&&

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&& Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 267$&&

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Am_Mr oeÑH$ EH$ oXdg [mD$g [S>V hm{Vm. XŒmy d hm°er Am[m[Î`m emimßZm J{br hm{Vr. oQ>iH$ B©úaod⁄{¿`m dJm©V oeH$dmd`mbm J{b{ hm{V{. Kar _r EH$Q>rM hm{V|. XmamerM H$mßhr oZdS>rV ]gb| hm{V|. Vm{ß Xmamet EH$ _wbJr ^rH$ _mJm`mbm Ambr. oVMm ZwgVm hmS>mßMm gmß[im amohbm hm{Vm. _wbrM| S>m{H|$ [mQ>rEdT>|, AßJmßV H$mßhr ÃmU Cab{b| Zmhr. S>m{˘`mßV ‡mU Amb{bm Amh{. AßJmda EH$ OrU© \$mQ>H{$ Ag{ bÇmmajUm[waV| hmV^a H$m[S>, hmVmßV oQ>Z[mQ> Aer `{D$Z Vr XmamßV [mdgmßV C^r amohbr. oV¿`m Vm|S>mda S>mJ oXÎ`mM{ VmO{ d´U oXgV hm{V{. ‡W_ _r oVbm KamßV K{Vb| d oVMr odMma[yg H$È bmJb|. "" Vwbm ^rH$ _mJm`mbm AmdS>V| H$m KamßV ahm`mbm AmdS>V{?'' "" ^rH$ _mJm`mbm'' "" Vyß _m¬`mOdi amhV{g H$m ?'' "" hm{.'' "" Vwbm H$m{U H$m{U Amh{V ?'' "" H$m{Ur ZmhrV. gdm™Zr _bm gm{Sy>Z oXb| Amh|. _mP| Jmßdoh \$ma bmß] Amh{.'' Aem VËh{Z{ ]m{bU{ MmbU| PmÎ`mda _t Am[Î`m _Zmer, oVbm R>{dyZ K{ `mM| R>aodb{, oVbm ›hmDß$ KmVb| d hm°erM| EH$ bwJS>| Z{gm`bm oXb|. [U EdT>ÁmZ|M oVM| ÒdÈ[ oH$Vr [mbQ>b| ! gß‹`mH$mir _wb{ d oQ>iH$ Kar AmÎ`mda hr _wbJr [mhˇZ À`mßZm Hw$Vyhb dmQ>b|. "" h| H$m` Amh{ ?'' "" h| XwÓH$mimM{ oMÃ Amh{. _r ohbm K{Vbr.'' "" H$embm? Am[Î`mbm hm°er Amh{, X{dmZ{ hr Vmam oXbr AmUIr-''

&& Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 268$&&

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&& Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 296$&&

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* "Here Mrs. Tilak and I have pledged overselves to receive the enquirer

of truth, the weak and forlorn and fallen. Besides this the house provide for a volunteer Christian worker during the time he waits upon the Lord for preparation. h{ oZ_ßÃU oQ>iH$mßZr X{D$Z R>{db{b| hm{V| Ag| \$mXa

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&& Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 308$&&

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IUyZoh Pmbr hm{Vr; [U À`m V{dT>Ár Im{XmB© È_mbm¿`m ohem{]mßZ| O{Ïhmß H$mT> `mßV Ambr V{Ïhmß oQ>iH$mß¿`m ‹`mZmßV Am[br MwH$ Ambr. À`mßZm dmQ>b| hm{Vß| H$s gd© odhra EH$ È_mb^a Im{b J{br H$s 10 AmU{ Pmb{. [U EH$ È_mb ÂhUO{ EH$ KZ\y$Q> Agm Vm{ ohem{] hm{Vm. À`m ohem{]mZ| ^bVrM a∏$_ hm{Dß$ bmJbr. À`mM oXdet [Jma Ambm hm{Vm. ¯m ]{bXmamßMr H$erVar g_OyV H$a `mßV Ambr. Var À`mßZr Mma VmgmßV [ßM{Mmirg È[`{ Z{b{ ! _J ^mÒH$amdmßZr Xwgar _mUg| AmUyZ oXbr. odhra EH$ [wÈf Pmbr H$s 10 È[`{, Xm{Z [wÈf Pmbr H$s® 15 È[`{ Agm À`mßMm MT>Vm [U AmQ>m{∑`mßVbm ohem{] hm{Vm. [mßM [wÈf Im{b J{Î`mda odoharbm [mUr bmJb| d V| AJXr ^a[ya d Jm{S> hm{V|. A correspondent sends us the following account of the ordination as an Evangelist of Rev. N.V. Tilak at Rahuri on Wednesday, the 31st of August. "The Gangathadi Aikya, which is the union of Churches comprised in the Rahuri and Vadala Districts, had been asked to arrange for the Ordination. This body met the day before in their own semi-annual meeting. A goodly proportion of the members of this union were present, but a number were not, owing to the existence of plague in certain towns in the Vadala District. On Wednesday a number of invited guests from Bombay, Nagpur, Sholapur and other places arrived and the Aikya met at 11o'clock in the morning in the American Mission Church for the examination of the candidate. After the prelimnary formalities, Mr. Tilak gave a statement of his personal experience, which dealt with his inner spiritual growth, rather than with the outward events of his life. The imperfection of his spiritual life at the beginning, even after his baptism and public profession of Christ; the growth in understanding and in mastery over the evil that continually presented itself, though still acknowledging his imperfection and weakness; the uselessness of mere knowledge as compared with the spiritual insight of him who has personal experience of God's grace; and Christ as the sum and substance of his aspirations and ambitions; were among the points brought out. 1961 _‹`| oQ>iH$mß¿`m O›_eVm„Xr¿`m ‡gßJt `m odoharbm "Zmam`U dm_Z oQ>iH$' dm[r Ag| Zmßd X{ `mßV Amb|. && Ò_•oVoMÃ|$- ^mJ Xm{Z && 310$&&

The examination having been voted satisfactory by the members of the council, Mr. Tilak was informed that the ordination would be proceeded with in the afternoon. The parts taken were as follows: Sermon by Rev. H. Fairbank, ordaining prayer by Rev. H.G. Bissell. Pastors Sawaliyaramji, Bapuji Adhav, Vithoba Bhambal. Anaji Kshirsagar and Hariba Gaikwad of Karajgaon, assisted in the laying on of hands charge to the evangelist elect by Dr. Ballantine and right hand of fellowship by Dr. Keskar. The services were closed by prayer by Postor Anaji of Vambori, who was the presiding officer on the occasion. in place of Postor Shetiba of Vadala. who is the chairman of the Aikya. At the close of the exercises a young Brahman lad, Nilkanth Mategavkar of Yeola, who has been staying with Mr. Tilak for some weeks came forward and was baptized by Postor jecobrao of Rahuri assisted by Mr. Tilak. After the exercises at the church were over, all adjourned to "Christasadan", Mr. Tilak's home, where there was a service of song. Every evening there is a " Bhajan" at Christasadan; and those who took part in the singing on this occasion were thorougly familar with the hymns, which have been composed by Mr. Tilak from time to time in his desire to put something into circulation that can be easily remembered by the common people and express to them the truths of Christianity. Those who entered the house met Mrs. Tilak busy with the care of her guests Mrs. Tilak, is a worthy helper to Mr. Tilak and it is always a pleasure to meet her. All who may read this may not know that it took her four years to make up her mind to follow her husband into his new faith. But once her mind was made up she has been whole-souled in her acceptance of Christianity. The two are most resolute in their desire to make their home a place where any anxious inquirer may find perfect freedom to study Christianity and be urged most syspathetically and faithfully to accept Christ for himself.

kmZm{X` : 8 gflQ>{]a 1904; BßJ´Or od^mJ : Editorial notes

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