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useful lesson that it is the greatest greatness to be good. "When she 

 received her crown and sceptre, and when the golden ball was placed in 

 her hand by the Ai'chbishop of Canterbury, Victoria's question regarding 

 her queenly power was, '• What shall I do with it ? " Not England, not 

 the Primate, can answer the question alone, but the whole world replies : 

 " She hath done well." Each age has its own star, its own spirit ; the 

 spirit of this age was that there should be unity of mankind, and the 

 object to be gained the happiness of the entire world. (Applause.) The 

 significance of the great power of the British people, a power domi- 

 nating one-fifth of the world's population, was not that God had sought 

 out the British people to give them this great power, but that He 

 sought a great woman and a great people competent to wield so world- 

 wide a power. The spirits dominating this age are the spirit of peace and 

 arbitration, the great spirit of the unification of mankind. (Applause.) 



The gathering then broke up with cheers for the Gfovernor-Oreneral 

 and Countess of Aberdeen and the Queen. 



Immediately after the proceedings the Eoyal Society authorized the 

 sending of the following cablegram : 



Halifax, June 24, 

 J. W. Arrowsmith, 



Belgrave Eoad, Clifton, Bristol. 



Cabot tablet unveiled by the Governor-General. Large and enthu- 

 siastic gathering. This greeting to Bristol. 



Archbishop op Halifax, 



President R. S. C. 



The presidential address was delivered in the evening, in Orpheus 

 Hall. His Excellency the Governor-General presided, and on the plat- 

 form were also seated the Countess of Aberdeen, several members of the 

 Eoyal Society, the rej^resentatives of the city of Bristol and others. 



The presidential address, as well as the i)apers presented by Messrs. 

 Barker and Davies are printed in their order in the following pages. 



Votes of thanks were tendered to Messrs. Barker and Davies for 

 their presence in Halifax, and to the Governor-General for presiding at 

 this meeting. 



The meeting broke up with cheers for the President of the Eoyal 

 Society and the Bristol delegates. 



