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Masonic Sketches,
there he wrote a history of Cutch ; but he figured chiefly as an accomplished politician , in which capacity he amply evinced the greatest zeal and ability for public service . In October , 1833 , Bro . Burnes was obliged to quit Cutch on a sick certificate , and in February following he embarked for Europe . His route was through MaltaSicily les
, , Nap , Florence , Venice , Geneva , and Paris . While at home he was created a Doctor of Laws , Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons ; and on being presented at Court by the Earl of Dalhousie , he received the Guelphic honour of knighthood from his Sovereign . In 1837 , the Doctor returned to Bombay . And now to our more immediate task .
Bro . Burnes , who from the beginning was a good Mason , held the office of Provincial Grand Master of Western India , and is noticed in a variety of papers , and other documents , collected by his countryman , Bro . Laurie , of Edinburgh , from Bombay , the most remarkable of which is a Memoir , published in 1840 , by Dr . Grant , who states , that the reception of
the Provincial Grand Master of Bombay by his " Brethren of the mystic tie" in Calcutta , was worthy both of him and them ; a round of banquets having been given to mark how welcome was his arrival among the Fraternity of Bengal . His reception by the officers of the Grand Lodge was not only remarkable for its brilliancybut as being the first occasion in India
, , on which a Grand Master of the Province had the opportunity and gratification of officially welcoming his Brother , a colleague of a sister Province , and between whom the greatest cordiality and friendship existed .
In 1843 , Bro . Burnes had the honour to be called upon to lay the foundation-stone of the Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy hospital at Bombay , in presence of its noble founder of the Same name , and of his Excellency the Governor . He was designated on the plate as James Burnes , K . H ., Provincial Grand Master of Western India .
His address to Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy is worthy of record ; but we have only room for the following extracts : — " Many and memorable have been the occasions , on which the deeds of charitable and philanthropic men have been consecrated by the ancient rites and ceremonies of our Masonic Craft ; but never have those ceremonies been loyed to aid a congenial to
emp purpose more the feelings of the upright Mason , or the true-hearted lover of his species , than the present . The splendid structure , which you here propose to dedicate to the relief of your fellow-creatures , as well as the many other transcendant acts of benevolence that have characterized your career , are like our Masonic Institution itself , kindred
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Sketches,
there he wrote a history of Cutch ; but he figured chiefly as an accomplished politician , in which capacity he amply evinced the greatest zeal and ability for public service . In October , 1833 , Bro . Burnes was obliged to quit Cutch on a sick certificate , and in February following he embarked for Europe . His route was through MaltaSicily les
, , Nap , Florence , Venice , Geneva , and Paris . While at home he was created a Doctor of Laws , Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons ; and on being presented at Court by the Earl of Dalhousie , he received the Guelphic honour of knighthood from his Sovereign . In 1837 , the Doctor returned to Bombay . And now to our more immediate task .
Bro . Burnes , who from the beginning was a good Mason , held the office of Provincial Grand Master of Western India , and is noticed in a variety of papers , and other documents , collected by his countryman , Bro . Laurie , of Edinburgh , from Bombay , the most remarkable of which is a Memoir , published in 1840 , by Dr . Grant , who states , that the reception of
the Provincial Grand Master of Bombay by his " Brethren of the mystic tie" in Calcutta , was worthy both of him and them ; a round of banquets having been given to mark how welcome was his arrival among the Fraternity of Bengal . His reception by the officers of the Grand Lodge was not only remarkable for its brilliancybut as being the first occasion in India
, , on which a Grand Master of the Province had the opportunity and gratification of officially welcoming his Brother , a colleague of a sister Province , and between whom the greatest cordiality and friendship existed .
In 1843 , Bro . Burnes had the honour to be called upon to lay the foundation-stone of the Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy hospital at Bombay , in presence of its noble founder of the Same name , and of his Excellency the Governor . He was designated on the plate as James Burnes , K . H ., Provincial Grand Master of Western India .
His address to Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy is worthy of record ; but we have only room for the following extracts : — " Many and memorable have been the occasions , on which the deeds of charitable and philanthropic men have been consecrated by the ancient rites and ceremonies of our Masonic Craft ; but never have those ceremonies been loyed to aid a congenial to
emp purpose more the feelings of the upright Mason , or the true-hearted lover of his species , than the present . The splendid structure , which you here propose to dedicate to the relief of your fellow-creatures , as well as the many other transcendant acts of benevolence that have characterized your career , are like our Masonic Institution itself , kindred