পাতা:Reminiscences Speeches And Writings Of Sir Gooroo Dass Banerjee Reminiscences pt. 1.pdf/৩৫৩

334 TRIBUTEs. To HIS MEMORY. physical and intellectual education” but at the same time not so well adapted for moral and religious education on which he laid so much stress. Why? By reason of “that very excess of help, assurance of comfort aud regularity of supervision, which are less helpful in training men for the rough world outside the college walls, where they have to be resourceful in emergency, to struggle patiently and cheerfully with adversity, and to accept the inevitable with calm resignation to a Will that is inscrutable and supreme.' We repeat, Sir Gooroo Dass died a Hindu. For a Hindu, no death can bc more coveted than the death he died. Full of years and honours, surrounded by children and grand-children and great grand-children, with his country to mourn his loss can death be more coveted? The Greek maxim laid down that no one can be called happy till his life is closed. Judged by this test, his life may be truly called happy. Tears well up in our eyes as we write. But as Hindu we believe that Sir Gooroo Dass has gone to a far happier land than this mortal earth and though we will see him no more in the flesh, his sage counsel will guide his countrymen from far on high. Verily, his name is not written in water. Far more enduring than brass or bronze or marble which may commemorate his services, is the rich legacy of character and example he has left to his country e The old ties are being snapped asunder one by one. The lights go out. Dwarka Nath Mitter, Romesh Chandra Mitter, Chandra Madhav Ghose, VV. C. Bonnerjee, Mano mohan Ghose are all gone to their rest and now follows