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Quarterly Meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1874. 



Meeting this afternoon at three o'elock. The Presi- 

 dent in the chair. 



William S. Vaux, of Philadelphia, was elected a corres- 

 ponding member. 



After the transaction of the ordinary business of the 

 meeting, adjourned. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, Feb. 16, 1874. 



The meeting was devoted to a lecture by the Rev. 

 Charles Kingsley, the distinguished canon of Westmin- 

 ster, which was followed by a reception. This was the 

 introductory lecture of the supplementary course of en- 

 tertainments under the auspices of the Institute, and was 

 Mr. Kingsley's first public lecture in America. He was 

 introduced to the audience by Vice President D. B. 

 Hagar, who said : — 



Ladies and Gentlemen : 



I am sure that it is with no common pleasure that we 

 welcome to our platform, to-night, the distinguished lec- 

 turer. We welcome him not only as one whose works 

 have been read by us with delight, but as our personal 

 friend ; for surely he is a friend to us who has contributed 

 so much to us, and we, from admiring gratitude, certainly 

 are friends of his. I have the honor of introducing to 

 you Charles Kingsley, Canon of Westminster, and Chap- 

 lain in ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen. 



Mr. Kingsley, after a few prefatory remarks, pro- 

 ceeded to discourse of Westminster Abbey, from what he 



