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jealously guarding the interests of British immi- 

 grants secured by the Bond of Covenant, dated 15th 

 October, 1852. In 1873 he suggested to the Board 

 of Managers of St. Luke's Hospital a Sunday col- 

 lection in the Episcopal Churches for the benefit of 

 that institution, and in 1878 he addressed a letter to 

 the New York " Times," recommending a general 

 collection for all the hospitals in the city, which re- 

 sulted in the appointment of a Special Committee, 

 and finally in the establishment of the present Hos- 

 pital Saturday and Sunday Association, of which he 

 is one of the Incorporators. 



During the whole of his official connection with 

 the St. George's Society, Mr, Waller has been a 

 steady and consistent advocate of the principle of 

 aiding the destitute by assisting them in procuring 

 employment rather than by granting them relief by 

 alms-giving, and as Chairman of the Executive 

 Committee he initiated and carried out many valu- 

 able reforms in the application of its funds, of which 

 the Society still reaps the benefit. 



CHAPLAINS. 



Although it would appear from the records that 

 Chaplains were not annually elected until the year 

 1836, distinguished divines, members of the Society, 

 evidently,besides taking an active interest in its affairs 



