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of England, and foreigners from every land who came with sympathy 

 and love for truth found the most hospitable welcome. For the last 

 five years of the Dean's life a shadow rested on its brightest side, but 

 the cordial hospitality and hearty greeting never failed. 



In the autumn of 1878 Dean Stanley made a memorable visit to 

 America, which served to show how truly he was honored here. Few 

 Englislimen have come to this country who have found so many friends 

 among the best and most tlioughtful men as lie. And the true, unaf- 

 fected interest wliicli lie liad always felt in our country — an interest 

 neither 2:)atronizing nor contemptuous, but frank and hearty and sin- 

 cere — was deepened by his short and hurried journey. The volume 

 of his addresses in America is the best record of how thoughtfully he 

 observed our country and how well he understood it. 



His death was as serene and peaceful as his life. After a few short 

 days of sickness he passed away in the midst of the friends and the 

 associations that he loved. His memory remains as one of the most 

 brilliant and attractive in this rich generation of Englishmen, and the 

 Academy may well rejoice that his name will always stand on the list 

 of its honored members. 



Since the last Report, the Academy has received an acces- 

 sion of twenty new Members, viz. : eleven Resident Fellows ; 

 eight Associate Fellows ; and one Foreign Honorary Mem- 

 ber. One Member has resigned his fellowship. The list 

 of the Academy corrected to the date of this Report is hereto 

 added. It includes one hundred and eighty-eight Resident 

 Fellows, ninety-three Associate Fellows, and sixty-nine For- 

 eign Honorary Members. 



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