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TWELVE MEN OF BENGAL.

The building was situated in the Chitpore Road and the names of the five 'Settlers' were given as 'Dwarka Nath Tagore, Kaleenuth Roy, Prassunnakoomar Tagore, Ram Chunder Bidyabagish, and Ram Mohan Roy,' who transferred the Trust Property to three Trustees, Boykonto Nath Roy, Radha Persaud Roy and Rama Nauth Tagore. The trust deed dated January 8th, 1830, formed the declaration of faith of the new community. By its terms the Trustees—

'Shall at all times permit the said building, land, tenements, hereditaments and premises, with their appurtenances, to be used, occupied, enjoyed, applied and appropriated as and for a place of public meeting, of all sorts and descriptions of people, without distinction, as shall behave and conduct themselves in an orderly, sober, religious and devout manner.

'For the worship and adoration of the Eternal Unsearchable and Immutable Being, who is the Author and Preserver of the universe, but not under or by any other name, designation or title, particularly used for an applied to, any particular Being or Beings, by any men or set of men whatsoever; and that no graven image, statue or sculpture, carving, painting, picture, portrait or the likeness of anything, shall be admitted within the messuage, building, land, tenements, hereditaments and premises: and that no sacrifice, offering or oblation of any kind of thing shall ever be permitted therein: and that