356 The Fifty-first General Meeting. 
evening, and again, between the papers, some admirable music, 
part songs, and solos, were provided by ladies and gentlemen of 
the town. Indeed nothing had been left undone by the Local 
Oommittee and their indefatigable Secretaries, Messrs. J. U. Powell 
and M. J. Wakeman, to make the evening meetings the success 
they undoubtedly were. The papers and addresses were necessarily 
—from the subjects, and from the shortness of the time available 
for each—cast on “popular” lines, but if they placed on record 
nothing very new, they at least avoided being dull, and kept the 
interest of the large audience alive throughout the proceedings. 
THURSDAY, JULY 14rTn. 
The Members started on the last day’s excursion at 9 o'clock, 
and a two hours’ drive brought them to STOURTON at 11 o’clock. 
Here THE CHURCH was first visited under the guidance of 
MR. J. U. POWELL, and then THE BRISTOL CROSS, as to the 
history and present excellent condition of which the REV. E. H. 
GODDARD said what was necessary. 
SIR HENRY HOARE then took the party in charge and led 
them through the grounds surrounding the lake of Stourhead, the — 
most beautiful grounds in the County of Wilts, where the magnifi- 
cent conifers and the lovely views over the water tempted people 
to linger until the imperious whistle of the Local Sceretary 
called them to hurry up to lunch at the inn—a lunch at which 
sixty were present—again provided, as was that of the previous 
day, by the generous hospitality of the Local Committee. 
Starting again at 1.30, MERE CHURCH was reached about Ps 
o'clock, and before entering the building MR. E. 0. P. BOUVERIE, 
in the name of the Society, took occasion to express the gratitude 
of all who had taken part in the meeting for the generosity of the 
Local Committee, who had provided the lunches, and for the 
unwearied efforts of MESSRS. POWELL AND WAKEMAN, the 
Local Secretaries, especially the latter, upon whom the main burden 
of the onerous arrangements had fallen. Mr. Wakeman having 
spoken shortly in acknowledgment, the REV. J. A. LLOYD, the 

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