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India.
experienced in taking part in the ceremony , and characterised " the design of founding so noble an institution as one of the most eminentl y palpable and satisfactory proofs that a great , wise , and liberal government could give of its deep anxiety for the welfare of the people . The building , of which the corner-stone had been laid this evening , is supplemental to the Medical College , and will prove an asylum that was much needed for the sick ; while it will , at the same timeprove instrumental
, in the advancement of science . In proportion to the amount of civilisation in any country will be found the solicitude for human suffering . Tell me , " said the Grand Master , " of any country where the sick and the poor are not cared for , and I will at once say , that , whatever its pretensions , it is a country or city in a low state of civilisation . ( Hear . ) It is a subject of honest pride to us , that the founding of such edifices as hospitals and infirmariesand the establishment of funds for their due
, maintenance and support , is a feature of Christian civilisation , and of Christian civilisation alone . I hope that the spectators of this scene do not consider it as an idle pagent , but one fraught with a moral meaning . " " I consider , " added the Grand Master , especially addressing Lord Dalhousie , " it is a very happy omen for your Lordship , that the very first appearance which you have made in public before the people of Calcuttahas for its object the foundation of an institution which is to
, prove a temple of piety , of peace , and of mercy , to the hundreds of the sick , the homeless , and the friendless . When the generation that is now standing around me will have long passed away , the significant ceremonial of this day will still have a meaning and a moral , and be gratefully appreciated in the recollections of the living . It has been a
ceremonial of forms ; and I am aware that in these forms were many things which appeared without a purpose to the crowd at large assembled here to-day ; but let them receive the assurance from me , that every one of these forms which , as a Mason , I adopted to day , is pregnant with a meaning expressive alike of our hopes for the future and of thanksgiving to God for the bounty which He bestows upon us , for the peace which He suffers us to enjoy , and for the illustrious Head and Governor whom He has iven usin whom we place the most implicit trust and
cong , fidence . " ( Hear , hear . ) The Governor-general now rose and said : — " Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Right Worshipful Senior Grand Wardens , and brethren all : —It is a matter of the highest gratification to me that it has been in my power to be present to bear a part in the proceedings of this evening . It is gratifying to me equally in my capacity of a public officer in this countryand of a brother of the masonic Craft . It is in
, the highest degree gratifying to me , that , having been , from circumstances connected with public duties , deprived for some years of the opportunities of social intercourse , and the exercise of the functions of a member of the masonic fraternity , I find myself , thousands and thousands of miles away from the point at ivhich I left them , called upon to renew my communication with friends in private life , and aid as a brother Masonin works of public charity and beneficence . Ages and
, ages have passed away since you , my brethren , have ceased actively to engage in the practice of your arts ; but , though magnificent monuments of your skill cover the face of England and Europe in edifices and buildings more noble , of superior architectural beauty , and of more extended usefulness than the Calcutta Fever Hospital may be , you will have more reason to pride and congratulate yourselves , regard being had
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experienced in taking part in the ceremony , and characterised " the design of founding so noble an institution as one of the most eminentl y palpable and satisfactory proofs that a great , wise , and liberal government could give of its deep anxiety for the welfare of the people . The building , of which the corner-stone had been laid this evening , is supplemental to the Medical College , and will prove an asylum that was much needed for the sick ; while it will , at the same timeprove instrumental
, in the advancement of science . In proportion to the amount of civilisation in any country will be found the solicitude for human suffering . Tell me , " said the Grand Master , " of any country where the sick and the poor are not cared for , and I will at once say , that , whatever its pretensions , it is a country or city in a low state of civilisation . ( Hear . ) It is a subject of honest pride to us , that the founding of such edifices as hospitals and infirmariesand the establishment of funds for their due
, maintenance and support , is a feature of Christian civilisation , and of Christian civilisation alone . I hope that the spectators of this scene do not consider it as an idle pagent , but one fraught with a moral meaning . " " I consider , " added the Grand Master , especially addressing Lord Dalhousie , " it is a very happy omen for your Lordship , that the very first appearance which you have made in public before the people of Calcuttahas for its object the foundation of an institution which is to
, prove a temple of piety , of peace , and of mercy , to the hundreds of the sick , the homeless , and the friendless . When the generation that is now standing around me will have long passed away , the significant ceremonial of this day will still have a meaning and a moral , and be gratefully appreciated in the recollections of the living . It has been a
ceremonial of forms ; and I am aware that in these forms were many things which appeared without a purpose to the crowd at large assembled here to-day ; but let them receive the assurance from me , that every one of these forms which , as a Mason , I adopted to day , is pregnant with a meaning expressive alike of our hopes for the future and of thanksgiving to God for the bounty which He bestows upon us , for the peace which He suffers us to enjoy , and for the illustrious Head and Governor whom He has iven usin whom we place the most implicit trust and
cong , fidence . " ( Hear , hear . ) The Governor-general now rose and said : — " Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Right Worshipful Senior Grand Wardens , and brethren all : —It is a matter of the highest gratification to me that it has been in my power to be present to bear a part in the proceedings of this evening . It is gratifying to me equally in my capacity of a public officer in this countryand of a brother of the masonic Craft . It is in
, the highest degree gratifying to me , that , having been , from circumstances connected with public duties , deprived for some years of the opportunities of social intercourse , and the exercise of the functions of a member of the masonic fraternity , I find myself , thousands and thousands of miles away from the point at ivhich I left them , called upon to renew my communication with friends in private life , and aid as a brother Masonin works of public charity and beneficence . Ages and
, ages have passed away since you , my brethren , have ceased actively to engage in the practice of your arts ; but , though magnificent monuments of your skill cover the face of England and Europe in edifices and buildings more noble , of superior architectural beauty , and of more extended usefulness than the Calcutta Fever Hospital may be , you will have more reason to pride and congratulate yourselves , regard being had