OEDmAEY MEETING.* 



Thomas Chaplin, Esq., M.D., ix the Chair. 



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

 following Elections were announced : — 



Members : — Eev. W. A. Bird, F.E.M.S., Bahama Islands ; Rev. J. H. 

 Enders, United States. 



Associates : — M.-General C. G. Eobinson, E.A., London ; Eev. N. J. 

 AVarner, B.A., Ireland ; Eev. 0. J. Wood, B.A., S.T.B., United 

 States ; Courtney K. J. W. Tyndall, Esq., London ; Eev. D. E. 

 Breed, D.D., United States ; E. B. Armour, Esq., United States ; 

 G. M. Weaver, Esq., United States ; Aquila Dodgson, Esq., York- 

 shire. 



The following paper was then read by the author : — 



ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND BIBLICAL 

 STUDY. By the Rev. Canon R. B. Girdlestone, 

 M.A. 



THERE is a rumour current among certain classes that 

 scientific men have dropped their belief in Christ, in 

 the Bible, and even in God. This, as stated broadly, is not 

 true ; though doubtless there may be some slight ground for 

 the assertion. The Bible contains at first sight some things 

 which run counter to the principles on which modern natural 

 science acts, and persons who (lo not profess to be scientific, 

 but who have watched with interest the researches of the 

 last fifty years, have had their faith sorely tried, and have 

 seen the need of reconsidering their attitude towards the 

 Bible from time to time.f 



On the whole, however, the tendency of things seems 

 hopeful rather than otherwise, and I propose to enumerate 

 the points in which there has been an approximation 

 between scientific research and biblical study, and to 



* 1st of 1896 Session. Discussion finally arranged 1897. 

 t See note, page 42. 



