88 On Literary and Philosophical Societies. 
The important point to be borne in mind is this: 
That the institution of a society for the advance- 
ment of literature and science brings with it, like 
every other human institution, its peculiar moral 
obligations: that each member of such a society has, 
in that capacity, as in every other; talents to employ 
for the glory of God and the benefit of man: that 
he has in that capacity, as in every other, duties to 
discharge and temptations to withstand: and that 
the degree in which he performs or disregards those 
duties, and encourages or resists those temptations, 
will compose one of the subjects of the great ac- 
count to be given hereafter; and will be attended 
with consequences to be experienced in another 
stage of existence. 
T. GISBORNE, 
Yoxatt Lopcer, 
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