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late valued friend and associate. He felt, indeed, that it was espe- 

 cially incumbent on him to offer in person a tribute of honor and 

 gratitude to the memory of the deceased, as on a former occasion, 

 when called upon to address the Society in public, his imperfect 

 knowledge of its early history had led him to overlook the distin- 

 guished part which Dr. Greene had taken in the formation and in the 

 early nurture and guidance of the Society. 



It will be gratefully remembered by us aU, that our associate, feeble 

 as was his health at the time, united with us on that occasion in the 

 celebration of our thirtieth anniversary. Who can doubt that a 

 nature less noble than his would have seen, in the omission here re- 

 ferred to, a just cause for displeasure as well as surprise. But the 

 large heart of our associate was too deeply interested in the good 

 results of the zeal and liberality in which he had so earnestly shared 

 to be much concerned about any apportionment of the honors so justly 

 due to himself and the other founders and early friends of the Society. 

 Soon after this occurrence, his usual kindly smile and cordial greeting- 

 gave touching proof that the much-regretted omission was as fully and 

 freely forgiven as it had been unconsciously and innocently made. 



Without attempting a review of the scientific attainments and ser- 

 vices of Dr. Greene, for which only the intimate and honored asso- 

 ciates of his labors would be qualified. Professor Rogers begged simply 

 to bring to the minds of the Society two points in the life and charac- 

 ter of their late friend and associate, from which, as he thought, the 

 wealthy and the learned here and everywhere might reap instruction. 



It is not often that the possessor of a liberal fortune is found giving 

 his heart and time to the labor of scientific studies, which, however 

 ennobling and replete with the purest of enjoyments, have, as we 

 know, nothing in sympathy with the luxurious ease and brilliant ex- 

 citements of what is called society. It is true that in the higher 

 civilization to which the world is advancing, it may be confidently 

 expected that the cultivation and promotion of knowledge and the 

 nurture of all good enterprises will be recognized as the duty, and 

 will become the noble aspiration of all whose wealth offers them at 

 once the leisure and the facility for such tastes and labors. Indeed, 

 we already see among the most advanced communities bright augu- 

 ries of this lofty social development, and in our city and State we 

 may proudly point to many an example of affluence ennobled by 

 large and profound culture, as well as by unstinted liberality in sup- 

 port of education and whatever else conduces to the happiness and 

 progress of our race. Yet, it must be confessed that such tastes and 

 labors as marked the life of our late colleague are still the exception, 

 rather than the rule, and we are therefore especially called on to 

 honor the memory of him who has furnished so beautiful and inspir- 

 ing an example of them. 



