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ficent demonstration of the grand doctrine that all things 

 worked together for good, and that good would come out 

 of evil. 



(The resolution was then put from the chair, and carried 

 unanimously.) 



Mr. Sykes moved a vote of thanks to the Hon. Mr. 

 Main waring for his paper. 



The Rev. J. McAlister seconded it, and asked leave to 

 include in it a vote of thanks to the Chairman. 

 The resolution having been carried unanimously, 

 The Hon. Mr. Mainwaring said he was extremely 

 gratified at the result which his paper had produced, 

 especially as it had elicited such a practical discussion, 

 which he had little dreamed of. Everyone seemed to 

 agree in the views he had expressed, and he hoped that 

 now the public would not go to sleep and sit twisting their 

 thumbs, which was very much the fault of Englishmen ; 

 they were too apt to say what a dreadful thing it was, but 

 they did not do anything unless some body of energetic 

 men took action. He found everywhere that it was by a 

 small amount of leaven that the whole lump was put in 

 agitation. He hoped the paper and discussion would have 

 some practical outcome, and would have a far greater 

 effect through the medium of the press. The press was 

 all powerful in these matters, and he wished it would put 

 before the public more fully the condition in which we 

 were at this moment in regard to river pollution. If the 

 press would move, the public would follow, and if they 

 would only take the matter up, the desired end would be 

 attained much quicker than otherwise could be hoped for. 



The Chairman also briefly responded to the resolution, 

 saying how pleased he was at the result of the meeting ; 

 and the Conference then adjourned. 



