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bis revered parents. Probabty better tban any of bis published 

 writings does it reveal the profound religious convictions of the 

 author. 



In 1864 he read before this Society a brief paper upon the 

 family as an element of government. Some of the ideas ex- 

 pressed in it were worthy of Herbert Spencer, and indeed one 

 may almost say were prophetic of Spencer's views. The argu- 

 ment is at once a noble tribute to woman as the guardian of the 

 race, and also a reflection of the innate purity of his own soul. 



Love for, and pride in, his ancestry were strongly marked 

 features in Mr. Price's character. Accordingly it does not sur- 

 prise us to see him taking a conspicuous place in the " Centen- 

 nial Family Meeting" of the descendants of Philip and Rachel 

 Price, held at the old homestead, in East Bradford, in 1864. 

 Friend that he was, at heart, there was one sentence in the ac- 

 count of the event (which he subsequently published) that must 

 be quoted here. Our long civil war was drawing to a close. 

 The agony of suspense was well-nigh spent, for it was clear that 

 it was merely a question of time until the flag of the Union 

 should float triumphantly over the entire land. He writes: 

 " And what have the children of Philip and Rachel Price to say 

 for those of their descendants who have been, or who are, absent 

 from their homes, because fighting the battles of their country? 

 On such an occasion, when met to commemorate our parents, 

 we must bring all of ourselves and all that belongs to us into a 

 comparison with these high exemplars and note the disparities. 

 We have to say that, though it has not reached our sense of 

 duty to do as these brave youths of our blood have done, we 

 love them not the less, as our parents would have loved them 

 not the less, for having obeyed their own sense of duty when their 

 government and country were stricken by traitor hands." 



Bound in the same volume with the last two papers, I find "A 

 Discourse upon the Trial by Jury." It was read May 1st, 1863, 

 before this Society. Tt shows how profoundly its author, Mr. 



