Addresses from Sister Societies 245 



THE ROYAL PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF 



GLASGOW 



The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow sends 

 heartiest congratulations to the American Philosophical 

 Society, held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful 

 Knowledge, on attaining in prosperity and much success 

 an epoch in its history so memorable as the two-hun- 

 dredth anniversary of the birth of its illustrious Founder, 

 Benjamin Franklin. 



It rejoices at the opportunity which enables it to take 

 part in doing honour to the memory of this truly great 

 man; great in every relation of life; great in every de- 

 partment of knowledge that he cultivated, not less than 

 in the issue of all his undertakings; and recognizes in 

 the institution of the American Philosophical Society 

 one of his invaluable and enduring services to America 

 and to mankind. 



It is with feelings of admiration that the Royal Philo- 

 sophical Society of Glasgow looks back upon the splen- 

 did history of the American Philosophical Society, and 

 sees how the genius and enthusiasm of its Members bore 

 it through all difficulties and enabled it to emerge with 

 added vigour to carry on its beneficent mission; and 



