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To him, as the Founder of our Institution, and 

 whilst he lived its firmest support, our reverence is 

 more particularly due : instructed, animated, and en- 

 couraged by him, genius was called forth into exer- 

 tion, and modest merit was excited to distinguish 

 itself. Anxious for the reputation of the Society, he 

 was indefatigable in his own endeavours to promote 

 it, whilst he cheerfully assisted those of others. In 

 losing him, we have not only been deprived of our 

 brightest ornament, but of a guide and patron, on 

 whose instructions, judgment, and candour, we could 

 implicitly rely. 



But it will, I trust, be long, very long, before the 

 remembrance of his virtues, his genius, and abilities, 

 lose that influence over the Members of this Society 

 which his living example had maintained ; and if, 

 previous to his demise, he had been asked, by what 

 posthumous honours or attentions we could best shew 

 our respect for his memory, I may venture to assert 

 he would have replied, " by exerting yourselves to sup- 

 port the credit of the Society ;•" applying to it, perhaps, 

 the dying wish of Father Paul," Esto perpetua." 



A TREATISE 



