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tire of looking upon the pictures and legends we have 

 written upon the created things of this world. One 

 brother spoke of the lessons written upon the rocks. 

 Every other thing in nature is a similar page written in 

 divine love. Upon every fibre of animal life, every grain 

 and seed, every leaf, and everything we can see and un- 

 derstand, the same mystery of life is written. There is 

 an invisible, infinite world, whose wonders our eyes may 

 sometime be sharp enough to observe. 



Eev. RICHARD EDDY of Gloucester being called upon, 

 said that he had a very great affection for the old time 

 people of Salem for the good care which they took of and 

 the sympathy they extended to the founder of his native 

 state, Rhode Island. While the gentleman was speaking 

 of the fact that in some sense it is given us to be crea- 

 tors, I wondered if you had been favored with the sight 

 of some of the albums and scrap books which the ladies 

 of this place have made so beautifully from sea flowers 

 which they gather here. 



After brief remarks from Messrs. WILLIAM B. TRASK, 

 of Boston, E. N. WALTON, of Salem and JAMES DAVIS 

 of Gloucester, the following resolution was unanimously 

 adopted. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the ESSEX INSTITUTE 

 be extended to the proprietors of this church, to Rev. 

 J. H. Gannett, Messrs. Thomas Niles, Herbert Stan- 

 ley, J. Warren Wonson, Leander McFarland, George 

 "Parsons, Mrs. Mary Wonson, Mrs. Julia Daniels, Mrs. 

 Gannett and all others who have contributed to render 

 this meeting at East Gloucester so agreeable and profit- 

 able. 



Adjourned : 



