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could be persuaded to accept an address from the Jain Dharma Prasarak Sabha. The presentation of this address was presided over by Mr. Tribhovandas: K. Trivedi then acting Dewan. Sheth Mansukhbhai Bhagubhai, Sheth Chimanlal Lalbhai the Nagarsheth of Ahmedabad and other Jain luminaries gracedi the occasion with their valuable presence. Effective and highly eulogistic speeches referring to Lallubhai's qualities of head and heart were made by Messrs. Kunvarjee Anandjee, Muljibhai and many others. Lallubhai 'gave a fitting reply in bis characteristic humble manner, stating that such addresses were best given not at the beginning of a man's career but at the end of his career ; that he looked upon the addross as enormously increasing his responsibility in life and that in the present case his responsibility would be all the greater, as the address was delivered within the sacred precincts of the Jain temple before the inspiring presence of Gods. .
Lallubhai used to hold very strong and enlightened: views on some of the Social usages of the present age. He used to condemn the custom of early marriages, saying that it shattered the youth and spoiled the manhood of society. He was a very staunch advocate of foreign travel and used to deplore the backward state of the female education. But while ardently longing for the welfaro of his countrymen, he never allowed himself to indulge in any excesses of either opinion or actions, but was always moderate in his views and he strongly deprecated mischievous clamours. He was for adopting the line of least resistence and for carrying as far as possible, the representatives of the orthodox party with him åp matters of social reforms; moreover he disliked the idea of all reforms being introduced according to the Western views of social reforms. He had a proper regard for some of social and religious institutions of his caste and country and so, hex always had an eye to the unsullied maintenance of the good! parts thereof. He was in short for reconstructing society on the ancient basis of social and moral culture as also on the
