TRANSACTIONS 
OF THE 
SCIENTIFIC SHCTION. 
1887-1890. 
DECEMBER 6, 1887—FIFTY-SEVENTH REGULAR MEETING. 
- Mr. C. N. Arnold, presiding ; eight members and sev- 
eral guests present. 
The chairman, Mr. C. N. Arnold, gave an informal ad- 
dress on ‘‘ Woods and Gums,”’ exhibiting a collection 
of gums; alsoof mounted microscopic specimens of woods. 
Prof. Dwight reported the reception of twenty-one 
Haytian coins, and a complete list of the same, the gift 
of Dr. L. H. Junghanns. 
A specimen of adipocere from the ‘‘Old English”’ 
Burying ground was donated by W.G. Stevenson, M.D. 
DECEMBER 20, 1887—FIFTY-EIGHTH REGULAR MEETING. 
W. G. Stevenson, M.D., chairman pro tem., presiding; 
ten members and fourteen guests present. 
The following paper was read : 
MIRACLE, LAW, EVOLUTION. 
BY CHARLES B. WARRING, Ph.D. 
I. Miracles and Law. 
I do not propose to discuss the reality of the miracles 
- recorded in the Bible. Those who deny their possibility, 
_ as well as many who believe in them, look upon miracles 
as generically different from those occurrences which are 
said to take place in obedience to the laws of nature. 
> There certainly is a difference. Whatis it? Evidently 
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