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that he is not as the philosopher, forgetting all the while that man 

 can ascend to no knowledge, except by faculties given to him by 

 his Creator's hand; and that all natural knowledge is but a reflec- 

 tion of the will of God. In harsh judgments, such as these, there 

 is not only much folly, but much sin. True wisdom consists in 

 seeing how all the faculties of the mind and all parts of knowledge 

 bear upon each other, so as to work together to a common end, 

 ministering at once to the happiness of man, and his Maker's 

 glory." 



Gentlemen, — I return you my most sincere thanks for the honor 

 conferred upon me, in selecting me as President for the second year 

 of your existence, and for the courtesy you have shown me during 

 the period of my office ; and with pleasure I resign it to Mr. Symonds, 

 whose ability and zeal for the promotion of natural science are well 

 known to you all ; assured, that you could not have made choice of 

 anyone who will carry out the objects of our club with more advantage 

 than he who so readily co-operated in its formation, and has been 

 BO successful in his attempt to establish a sister club at Malvern. 



Bridstow Vicarage, 



30th Nor. 1856. 



