SOCIETY OK NORTHERN' ILLINOIS. '231 



" And art thou come willi tlie heart of thy childliood liack, 



The free, the pure, tlie kiiidy 

 So murmured tlie trees in my liomeward track. 



As they phiyed to the mountain wind. 



" I liave turned from my first pure love aside, 



O, bright rejoicing streamsl 

 Light after light in my soul liath died. 



Tlie early glorious dreams I 



" But I bear from my childhood a gift of tears 



To soften and atone; 

 .Vnd O, ye scenes of those blessed years! 



They shall make me again your own!" 



And under the varied and almost innumerable temptations of 

 the day for evervbody, we would urgje all heart-keepers to hear in 

 mind the Darwinian teach inu" of "the survival of the fittest." that 

 however this may be in the pliysical world it is true in the moral; 

 and that in order to win and hold the dear ones in the home, they 

 must get line upon line of that which is morally elevating; and the 

 precept ujion jirecept must convince them of something better than 

 they have, and urj^e them to live for it. 



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"Far does tlie man all other men excel, 

 Who, from his wisdom, thinks in all things well. 

 Wisely considering, to himself a friend. 

 All for tlie present best and for the end. 

 Nor is the man without his share of praise 

 Who well the dictates of the wise obeys; 

 But he that is not wise himself, nor can 

 Heiirken to wisdom is a useless man!" 



Mr. Minkler- 1 want to move a vote of thanks to the lady for 

 the excellent paper. 



A recess of ten minutes for social intercourse was taken. 



After recess the President announced that we would proceed to 

 the election of officers, which was conducted with entire harmony. 

 Each was elected by a unanimous vote by a single ballot cast for the 

 Society by the Secretary. The following are the names of the offi- 

 cers elected for the ensuing year: 



President — S. M. Slade, Elgin. 



First Vice-President — Arthur Bryant, Jr., Princeton. 

 Second Vice-President — J. V. Cotta, Lanark. 

 Third Vice-President — D. Mill, Dundee. 

 Correspond im/ Secretary — D. W. Scott, Galena. 

 Record i)if/ Secretary — E. W. Graves, Sandwich. 

 Assistant Record imj Secretary- — J. S. Rogers, Marengo. 

 Treasurer — L. Woodard, Marengo. 



