252 IN THE VISION OF GOD
The following day a lecture by Sanjivarao was
announced to the public. The local Y. M. 0. A. building
was the appointed place for its delivery. A resident
missionary was in the chair. There was a crowded audience
Next morning, Ramdas, of course in the company of
Sanjivarao, visited the Christian High School. The Princi-
pal, clad in khadi, offered Ramdas a #lad welcome and
arranged for a speech to the students by Ramdas. The latter
spoke in English on "God is Love" as revealed in the
teachings of Jesus Christ for half-an-hom*. The Principal
interpreted the same in Malayalam to the assembled
•students,
In the evening there was another lecture by Sanjiva-
rao at the Y. M. 0. A. At the pressure of the friends,
Ramdas spoke for about fifteen minutes before the regular
speaker took the platform. Ramdas dealt with the unity of
religions and pointed out that in their teachings all
the great incarnations of the world of different ages
perfectly agreed. Next followed the speech of Sanjivarao.
This time there was no president. The president was
God Almighty who was seated in the hearts of the speakers
and the audience themselves.
After a couple of days they returned to Ernakulam.
Now Ramdas got the idea of visiting the ensuing Kumbha-
mela of Hardwar. The prospect of seeing the Himalayas
again made him quite enthusiastic. But before proceeding
towards the north, he left Ernakulam with the intention
of paying a visit to Kanara.