পাতা:রামদাস গ্রন্থাবলী প্রথম ভাগ.djvu/৪৭৬

( 12 ) numerous instances, we might refer to the case of the late Dr. Ramdas Sen, that eminent scholar of European fame, who had created a taste for culture and refinement among the easeloving people of Berhampur. Unlike other members of his class, who spend their fortune in foppery and folly, he has made an honourable investment in the shape of a public library which is open to all. And yet when such a man died, the Murshidabad Association passed certain abortive resolutions and left the matter there. We understand a committee was formed for the purpose of raising a memorial fund. Why not that committee set to work even now P The people of Berhampur have given excellent proof of their power of organisation, and we are quite confident that they can very creditably discharge their obligation to one who was great in his goodness, and great in his worth. The Bengalee, Sept. 7, 1895. The tone of public morality in a society may to a certain extént be gauged from the way in which it honours the memory of its really great men and true benefactors. It is notorious, however, that the Bengalees have not so far proved themselves deserving of the name of a nation by honouring their illustrious dead or living benefactors P Lord Ripon has got no statue, no picture, no medal, while Lord Roberts is going to have a statue and Lord Lansdowne will most probably have one. Raja Digambar Mitter, and the father of the Hindu patriot live only in their illustrious names and nothing has been heard of as yet of the outcome of the meeting which was held to devise means to commemorate the sacred memory of Rajendra Lala and Vidyasagar. Kristodas . Pal has got a statue but not as Kristodas Pal but as the late Secretary of the Biritish Indian Association. The reader is acquainted with the name of Ramdas Sen, a series of articles on whose life were contributed to our