পাতা:Reminiscences Speeches And Writings Of Sir Gooroo Dass Banerjee Reminiscences pt. 1.pdf/৩৪৪

News-papers and Journals. It is with a heavy heart and under a profound sense of loss that we have to announce the death of Sir Gooroo Das Banerjec, which melancholy event took place on Monday night at his residence in Bagh Bazar on the side of the Ganges. All his life, he was a true Hindu, devoted to the principles and practice of his religion and hc has died peacefully, surrounded by the love and homage of his countrymen and with the consciousness of having lived a well-spont life. A great and good man has passed away-one whose vast learning, splendid endowments of head and heart, deep picty, purity of character and loftiness of aims and principles in life cntitled him through generations yet unborn to the admiring gratitude of posterity. Though not born with a silver spoon in his mouth or any of the adventitious circumstances that help a man in the world, he made his way by dint of merit and character to an cxalted position not only by occupying with dignity one of thc highest offices open to an Indian but also in the esteem, regard and affection of his countrymen. Indeed it may truly be said that he was the patriarch in our national life in Bengal. Not a public movement, good and true, but at once enlisted his hearty sympathy and support. The development of education was the deep concern of his heart. At a time when the Calcutta University Commission is still sitting, it is interesting to recall the vigourous note of dissent which he wrote