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Proceedings of Societies. 
[Nov. 
of its Secretary, the late Dr. John Adam.— It must be quite unnecessary for me 
to dwell upon the merits of our late Secretary— they must be well known to most 
of the Members present, and will be readily admitted to constitute a strong claim 
upon the grateful recollections of the Society. 
There is no doubt that the very existence of the Society originated with Dr. 
Adam, and that a sense of its advantages induced him to propose its institution 
to a man whose equal zeal for the profession, added, at that time, greater influ- 
ence from his standing in the service. From that time we all know that Dr. Hare 
and Dr. Adam co-operated actively in the formation of the Society, and as we have 
already recorded our obligations to the former, it is incumbent upon us to pay a 
like tribute to the equal claims of the latter. f 
But the institution of the Society was one of the least of our late Secretary s 
merits, and he has other and higher claims upon our regard. The same zeal toi 
the credit of the Profession and the promotion of professional knowledge, whicli 
had prompted him to propose the formation of the Society, inspired him to the last, 
and induced him to discharge the offices of his situation with unwearied diligence 
and interest. I believe that on no one occasion was he ever absent from h*s 
post. I can speak from my own knowledge to a fair proportion of our meeting* » 
and where my testimony is wanting, there are others present who can supply t e 
deficiency- On all occasions too, many of us can vouch that he never fid‘ ec 
conduct the busiuess of the evening as if it was a labour of love — or to take p a 
in the amicable discussions which our meetings are accustomed to witness. 
It was not only at our meetings, however, that Dr. Adam’s warm interest m 
prosperity of the Society w r as evinced, (and his labours were cheerfully an 
cessfully devoted to it at other seasons) — a variety of little details must a ^ 
devolve upon the Secretary to an Institution, like ours, which though compai* 1 ' 
ly unimportant, are not the less troublesome. The correction of the Pres*> 
devolved upon him, and was performed with remarkable accuracy but tbs 1 . 
troublesome part of his extra official duty was the correspondence lie had to ® 
tain with medical men throughout India, in furtherance of the views of the 0 •„ 
The manner in which he executed this part of his function, was, no doub ’ eaC h 
nently successful — not only has no complaint of delay or inattention failed to 
us, but it has been evident, from the tone of such letters as were laid beto 
meeting, that his correspondents were highly satisfied ; that from being p e reS t 
strangers, they learned to write to him as familiar triends, and that the 10 - ar y 
they took in the Society, was mainly owing to the manner in which the Sec 
invited and encouraged their assistance. . . t bis 
Of Dr. Adam’s personal claims to our regret, and of the estimation in wh' afe 
character was held by all who knew him, this is not the place to speak. - ^j l0 se 
now only to consider the claims his memory has upon the Society ; an j e4 jg- 
you will, no doubt, admit to have been such as to demand a suitable ackno' ^ 
ment. Before we engage in any other business this evening, I propose . oUr 
consider how we shall best express the sense we entertain of the services 
late Secretary, and our sorrow for his loss. 
After which, Resolutions were passed to the following effect # ^ by 
That the Medical and Physical Society of Bengal was originally pr°j L ’ c ^his 
their late Secretary, Dr. J. Adam, and owed its institution, ina great degree? 
exertions. roSp e ' 
That the success which attended the foundation of the Society, and the 
rity it has since enjoyed, are mainly attributable to his assiduity, abilities, j,jgb 
That the Society feel it therefore incumbent upon them to record tU e 
sense of bis services, and their regret for his loss. . M 0 ^’ 
That further, to mark the sentiments they entertain, they erect a plain ^ p 0 r' 
ment over his tomb, with a suitable inscription, and obtain, if procurable? ‘ 
trait, to be hung up in the apartment where they may assemble. 
