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they obtained by purchase the land upon 

 which our city is built and with whom, for 

 a period of 40 years, they lived in inter- 

 rupted peace. 



Here, as declared in the first of the arti- 

 cles adopted for their future government, 

 they laid the foundation of their future 

 growth and prosperity on the principles of 

 the Christian religion ; and here, as a result 

 of those principles, the industry and hon- 

 esty of our predecessors and the aggressive 

 qualities of our people, we have, to-day, a 

 well-governed, a prosperous and beautiful 

 city, suiTounded by natural scenery which 

 excites the admiration of all lovers of na- 

 ture ; a city which, in population, in trade 

 and in its industries is deservedly recog- 

 nized as the metropolis of western Massa- 

 chusetts. 



I am greatly honored in being the repre- 

 sentative of such a city, and as its represen- 

 tative in extending to you a cordial welcome 

 to our borders, to an association with our 

 people, to an examination of our institutions 

 and to such entertainment as we may be 

 able to provide for you ; and I assure you 

 that by your j)resence our citizens appre- 

 ciate that they are greatly honored by rea- 

 soi\ of your high standing as individuals, 

 your professional attainments, and the rep- 

 utation of your Association, whose illustrious 

 work in the past will be, I am sure, excelled 

 by the results which will crown its labors 

 in the future. 



Replying to ex-Lieutenant- Governor Wil- 

 liam H. Haile, President of the Local Com- 

 mittee, and His Honor the Mayor, Charles 

 L. Long, who had welcomed the Associa- 

 tion, Mr. Morley said: 



Gentlemen: That which you say to us 

 of the beauty of Springfield and of the 

 scenery of this fertile valley commands our 

 cordial assent. We listen with delight to 

 the survey of the general progress of science 

 since our last meeting in your city, which 

 you state with so much faii'ness, and with 



so much justice and so much breadth of 

 view. But best of all are the words of 

 hearty and generous welcome which are so 

 grateful to us, because they assure us of a 

 profitable meeting and promise us delight- 

 ful intercourse with your citizens. 



Massachusetts is the last place on the 

 face of the earth where this Association 

 could possibly be made to feel like a stranger 

 and an alien. It was an act of your Legis- 

 lature which incorporated us. Of our forty- 

 two Presidents, Massachusetts can fairly 

 claim as her citizens not less than seven, 

 or one-sixth of the whole number. Almost 

 from time immemorial one Permanent Sec- 

 retary after another has been elected fi-om 

 Massachusetts. We have met at Cambridge, 

 at Springfield, at Salem, at Boston and 

 again at Springfield. 



Let me interrupt for a moment my reply 

 to your welcome. Some of us, for whom 

 the backward view covers the larger part 

 of the visible heavens, would recall some- 

 thing of our meeting here in 1859. There 

 are now on our list the names of twenty- 

 one who were members of our Association 

 at that time. Its President was that Pro- 

 fessor Alexander, of whom the President of 

 the Local Committee has alreadj' spoken. 

 The Vice-President (there was but one), 

 was a most distinguished citizen of Massa- 

 chusetts, who was the first President of the 

 Society which was the parent of our own, 

 known all over the world for his masterly 

 labors in geology, Dr. Edward Hitchcock, 

 of Amherst. The General Secretary and 

 the Permanent Secretary were Professors 

 Joseph Lovering, of Cambridge, and Wil- 

 liam Chauvenet, of St. Louis. 



Of those who became members of this 

 Association at our Springfield meeting, 

 eighteen have maintained their member- 

 ship to the present time or to their decease. 

 But four of these are living. Professor G. 

 F. Barker is known to us all; some of us 

 think his compendium of physics is the best 



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