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ing from nature rather than depending exclusively upon 

 text-books, and hoped that the minds of the people would 

 turn more to the study of nature. In England, he said, 

 the laboring people crowd out to scientific lectures, but 

 in America, comparatively speaking, science has no in- 

 terest. 



WILLIAM C. BINNEY, Esq., of Amesbury, said he 

 wished to express his gratitude to the Institute for this 

 visit ; he had been interested and had gained much infor- 

 mation. He hoped ten years would not intervene before 

 the next field day in Amesbury. 



Rev. P. S. BOYD, of the Congregational church, in 

 Amesbury, Mr. GEORGE WILLIAMSON, of Amesbury, and 

 Dr. W. H. NOYES, of Newburyport, offered a few re- 

 marks. 



William H. Dennet of Beverly and W. H. H. Marsh 

 of Salem were elected resident members. 



ALFRED OSGOOD, Esq., of Newburyport, introduced 

 the following resolutions : 



Resolved, That the grateful thanks of the Essex Insti- 

 tute be tendered to Mrs. Jacob R. Huntington, Mrs. J. 

 Hume, Mrs. S. S. Spear, Mrs. P. S. Boyd, Misses A. M. 

 Boardman, Lizzie Hume and May Huntington, Dr. A. 

 T. Brown, Messrs. E. A. Brown, H. B. Crane, J. Hume, 

 J. T. Greeley, Win. D. Pecker and J. G. Whittier; also 

 to the Amesbury and Salisbury Historical Society, the 

 proprietors of Merrimac Hall and of the Universalist 

 church, and all who have contributed to make this meeting 

 so successful. 



The resolution was unanimously adopted and the meet- 

 ing adjourned. 



