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friends, have been removed from this earthly 

 scene. And I cannot allow the i)resent opportu- 

 nity to pass, without expressing my deepest sym- 

 pathy with the members of this Society, for the 

 recent loss of its late veneral^le, respected, and 

 most efficient Secretary. Col. Johnson was no 

 ordinary man, and he was known and esteemed 

 far beyond the Society, which he so long and 

 honorably served. He certainly had a British^ if 

 not a European reputation, and we, over in Can- 

 ada, were accustomed to look upon him as one of 

 ourselves. In common with you, we mourn his 

 loss ; mnny of his acts of kindly and courteous 

 attention will be long and gratefully remembered 

 by not a few of the members of our " Provincial 

 Association ;" and now, that so good and true a 

 man, full of years and honors, has been taken 

 from us by the relentless hand of death, all I 

 will liirther say is, what I am sure will honestly 

 express the most sacred feelings of all your 

 hearts : " Requiescat in pace."" 



Only another word, and I have done. We 

 meet on this occasion to promote the arts of 

 peace and good will, the wealth, intelligence and 

 happiness of Nations. As a British Canadian, I 

 \N^ish to express to you, and through you to the 

 citizens of the United States generally, the cor- 



