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views of God's moral government of all things in favour of 

 those who obey his moral and physical laws. 



Religiously, Mr. Spence was a Congregationalist, and an 

 ardent admirer of the preaching of Dr. MacLaren. For a 

 generation back Mr. Spence was the intimate friend of our 

 distinguished townsman Dr. Angus Smith. 



To the last he retained the full vigour of his mental 

 faculties — characteristically cracking a joke on the day of 

 his death. He showed no evidence of organic disease, and 

 there is little doubt that he would now have been alive and 

 well but for the vital shock he received by the death of his 

 second wife. 



The Council consider it desirable to continue the system 

 of electing Sectional Associates, and a resolution on the 

 subject will, as usual, be submitted to the Annual Meeting 

 for the approval of the membei's. 



On the motion of the Eev. William Marshall, seconded 

 by Mr. John Boyd, the Report was unanimously adopted, 

 and ordered to be printed in the Society's Proceedings. 



On the motion of Mr. Alfred Brothers, seconded by Mr. 

 Samuel Okell, it was resolved unanimously : 



"That the system of electing Sectional Associates be 

 continued during the ensuing Session." 



On the motion of Mr. Charles Bailey, seconded by Mr. 

 Samuel C. Trapp, it was resolved unanimously : 



"That the members cordially approve of the movement 

 initiated by the President for raising a fund for extending 

 the accomodation of the Library and otherwise increasing 

 the resources of the Society, and request Dr. Roscoe to 

 continue the canvass in concert with the members of the 

 Council with powers to add to their number as a canvassing 

 Committee." 



A letter from Professor O. Reynolds, tendering his 

 resignation of the ojSice of Honorary Secretary, having been 



