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It was not to the work of the general association alone, how- 

 ever, that the deceased confined his attention. He was a most faith- 

 ful attendant at the meetings of the Biological Section, and on the 

 formation of the Photographic Section became one of its most 

 active members, devoting much attention to landscape scenery, of 

 which he leaves behind a most excellent collection. 



Mr. Chapman was a most painstaking officer, never being 

 absent from his post, with the exception of a few months in the spring 

 of 1894, when failing health compelled him to take a trip South; 

 yet even at this time he was so governed by his love of scientific 

 pursuit as to seek health where nature might best be studied. 



Ever a companion of nature. Death overtook him in the midst 

 of his devotions at her sacred shrine, and the moaning of her quiet 

 waters chanted their sad requiem over the corse of her spotless child. 

 As we lament to-day over his open grave, let us ask ourselves 

 whether death can come untimely to that man who, even in youth, 

 hath learned to live in peace with all, and who leaves behind him a 

 memory as pure as those flowers he had learned so much to love. 



