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India.
newly elected Brother , the Marquis do Ferriere , into our Order that night , and nho so justly deserved the warmth of our greetings . The MARQUIS DE FERRIERE LE VAYER , again rose to assure the meeting that he was touched with all he heard so flattering for himself and his country , ancl if anything could add to the emotions excited within him by the discourse to which he so badly replied , it ivould he .
without doubt , the words ivhich their Parsee Brother , ( Manockjee Cursetjee ) had so eloquently pronounced . It was indeed to him ( the Marquis ) agreeable , thus far from France , and on a soil where the tricoloured flag wafts but seldom , to receive testimony of such cordial sympathy on the part of a number of that nation of illustrious exiles , which France knows onl y by name . If he ( the Marquis ) was not mistakena Parseeeven he who had just addressed him in such a kind
, , manner , went , without being stopped by the obstacles which hi sreligion opposes to distant journey , even to France , where he worthily represented his countrymen . It was even in France , under the auspices of their Most AVorshipful Grand Master , that he , the son of India , and the First Parsee Mason was invested with the insignia of our most holy Brotherhood , in the same manner as he , a child of France , has been
received as an Apprentice in a Loclge of Bombay , by the especial favour of its learned and honoured Provincial Grand Master . That they see at that moment a double example of the valuable effects of Masonry , — the admingling together of members from the most distant parts of the world . He ( the Marquis ) said he was going to propose , not a toast , but a wish that they might see more frequently in Paris ancl in London the Parsees of tho East . Our esteemed Brother had given the first example ;
may that example be followed , and his compatriots bring back , as he has done , such good recollections of , and such extensive sentiments in favour ofthe civilization of the inhabitants of Europe . As to the other part of his double toast , the Marquis added , that he was there , a Frenchman , his first step in Masonry was taken in an English Lodge . Might he , therefore , be permitted to consider this fact as a symbol of the union of two empires which held in their hands the peace of the world—this hol
y and distinguished object of Freemasonry . He , therefore , most cordially proposed repeated voyages of the Parsees to France and to England , ancl the frequent appearance of the flag which protects the men ancl the manufacture of France in the ports of India . The Marquis sat down amidst great applause . After a few more toasts , the party adjourned at past midnight .
The first anniversary meeting of the Lodge Rising Star of AVestern India , took place at the Masonic Booms , Bombay , on the 16 th December , 1844 , when the R . AV . Bro . Dr . Burnes , K . H , LL . D ., F . R . S ., & c , Provincial Grand Master , was unanimousl y re-elected as Master ; W . Bro . Dr . A . Larkworthy , Substitute Master ; and Bro . M . Jaffer , Treasurer . The following officers were also appointed for the ensuing year : — AA' . Bros . Bau and S . ComptonAA ' ardens ; Pole ancl Ardaseer Cursetjee
, , Deacons ; Manockjee Cursetjee , continues as Secretary ; Lynch , Director of Ceremonies ancl Interpreter ; M . Ally and Chetham , Guards . Nine of the most respected European Brethren were affiliated ; and after the completion of other business , Bro . Manockjee Cursetjee stepped forward , and addressed the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master as follows : —
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India.
newly elected Brother , the Marquis do Ferriere , into our Order that night , and nho so justly deserved the warmth of our greetings . The MARQUIS DE FERRIERE LE VAYER , again rose to assure the meeting that he was touched with all he heard so flattering for himself and his country , ancl if anything could add to the emotions excited within him by the discourse to which he so badly replied , it ivould he .
without doubt , the words ivhich their Parsee Brother , ( Manockjee Cursetjee ) had so eloquently pronounced . It was indeed to him ( the Marquis ) agreeable , thus far from France , and on a soil where the tricoloured flag wafts but seldom , to receive testimony of such cordial sympathy on the part of a number of that nation of illustrious exiles , which France knows onl y by name . If he ( the Marquis ) was not mistakena Parseeeven he who had just addressed him in such a kind
, , manner , went , without being stopped by the obstacles which hi sreligion opposes to distant journey , even to France , where he worthily represented his countrymen . It was even in France , under the auspices of their Most AVorshipful Grand Master , that he , the son of India , and the First Parsee Mason was invested with the insignia of our most holy Brotherhood , in the same manner as he , a child of France , has been
received as an Apprentice in a Loclge of Bombay , by the especial favour of its learned and honoured Provincial Grand Master . That they see at that moment a double example of the valuable effects of Masonry , — the admingling together of members from the most distant parts of the world . He ( the Marquis ) said he was going to propose , not a toast , but a wish that they might see more frequently in Paris ancl in London the Parsees of tho East . Our esteemed Brother had given the first example ;
may that example be followed , and his compatriots bring back , as he has done , such good recollections of , and such extensive sentiments in favour ofthe civilization of the inhabitants of Europe . As to the other part of his double toast , the Marquis added , that he was there , a Frenchman , his first step in Masonry was taken in an English Lodge . Might he , therefore , be permitted to consider this fact as a symbol of the union of two empires which held in their hands the peace of the world—this hol
y and distinguished object of Freemasonry . He , therefore , most cordially proposed repeated voyages of the Parsees to France and to England , ancl the frequent appearance of the flag which protects the men ancl the manufacture of France in the ports of India . The Marquis sat down amidst great applause . After a few more toasts , the party adjourned at past midnight .
The first anniversary meeting of the Lodge Rising Star of AVestern India , took place at the Masonic Booms , Bombay , on the 16 th December , 1844 , when the R . AV . Bro . Dr . Burnes , K . H , LL . D ., F . R . S ., & c , Provincial Grand Master , was unanimousl y re-elected as Master ; W . Bro . Dr . A . Larkworthy , Substitute Master ; and Bro . M . Jaffer , Treasurer . The following officers were also appointed for the ensuing year : — AA' . Bros . Bau and S . ComptonAA ' ardens ; Pole ancl Ardaseer Cursetjee
, , Deacons ; Manockjee Cursetjee , continues as Secretary ; Lynch , Director of Ceremonies ancl Interpreter ; M . Ally and Chetham , Guards . Nine of the most respected European Brethren were affiliated ; and after the completion of other business , Bro . Manockjee Cursetjee stepped forward , and addressed the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master as follows : —