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to be read at their meeting, on the 8th of 

 that month, when the author was present to 

 have given any explanation that might have 

 been required, as far as he was able, and 

 that any of the members of that Society 

 might J^ave an opportunity of seeing the 

 effects of* 'the operation, when the fruit was 

 upon the trees. As that was not done, for 

 reasons best known to themselves, and fear- 

 ing it might share the same fate if given to 

 any other particular society, he resolved to 

 give it to the world at large, where he still 

 had hopes it had a chance to meet with some 

 more friendly, and, though a stranger , might 

 be taken in. But, as in this case, he could 

 not be present with every one into whose 

 hands it might come, it became necessary 

 to enter into some explanation. 



As many inquiries are made how I was 



