ORDINARY MKETING. 



D. Howard, Esq., D.L., F.C.S., in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed, and the 

 following elections took place : — 



Members :— Lieut.-Col. A. M. Arthur, London ; G. F. Healey, Esq., 

 Lancashire. 



Associates :— Eev. R Adams, M.A., T.C.D. ; H. Keeble, Esq., 

 London ; Rev. W. Summers, Egypt ; Mrs. Vaughan, Glamorganshire. 



The following paper was then req,d by the author : — 



HOLY SCRIPTURE ILLUSTRATED AND CON- 

 FIRMED BY RECENT DISCOVERIES IN 

 PALESTINE AND THE EAST. By Professor 



E. Hull, LL.D., F.R.S. 



THE present period has been one of searching inquiry and 

 criticism regarding the authenticity and authority of 

 Holy Scripture ; the criticism — often euphemistically called 

 "the higher criticism" — has sometimes been carried beyond 

 all reasonable bounds ; but this is a subject which I cannot 

 further touch on as it is outside our present object. 



But it is also a remarkable fact that within the last few 

 years there have been many discoveries, especially amongst 

 the ruins of Palestine and adjoining countries, which have 

 tended to corroborate in a remarkable degree the accounts of 

 events recorded in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament. 

 As these events are essentially connected with the assertion 

 of the miraculous interposition of Almighty power, without 

 which they become illusory and incredible, it is important 

 that those who deny the possibility of such intei-position 

 should be confronted with evidence going to show that the 

 narratives are trustworthy, and stand on evidence which 



* 3rd of 29th Session. 



