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strata of nature, it is and must be the soul of its higher 

 forms. Hope as to this is apparent in all even of the 

 speculations of rational science, for pessimism is not 

 scientific. With reference to faith as a scientific grace 

 there may be more doubt, but this is dispelled by the con- 

 sideration already referred to, that nature itself teaches of 

 the unseen, and that the foundation of science is a belief in 

 our own intuitions, in the evidence of our senses and in the 

 reality underlying pbenomena. "Without faith, therefore, 

 science could not exist anymore than religion. This being 

 the case, it becomes plain that however faith or religion 

 may for a time be dissociated from experiment, observation 

 and induction, they must ultimately be resolved into a 

 rational unity. Science must admit that she is the hand- 

 maid of religion, and religion must say to science that she 

 is no more a servant but a friend. If we are true students 

 of nature we shall all more and more approach to this con- 

 clusion as we rise from one step of knowledge to another, 

 and obtain broader views of nature and a better com- 

 prehension of the superlative littleness and infinite great- 

 ness of man himself as a part of nature and as the image of 

 God. 



In conclusion, the address referred to the work of the 

 Society in the past sessions. It appeared from the records 

 that fifteen original papers were read at the monthly 

 meetings, the greater part of which have been published in 

 the journal of the Society — The Canadian Record of 

 Science. Of these papers seven were on Geological and 

 Mineralogical subjects, and contained many new and 

 important facts in Canadian Geology and with reference to 

 the mineral resources of our country. The authors were 

 Dr. Harrington, Prof. Donald, Mr. Deeks and the President. 

 The remainder were on new facts in Biological Science, both 

 Zoological and Botanical. The authors were Prof. 

 Penhallow, Prof. Wesley Mills, Eev. Dr. Campbell, Mr. 

 Caulfield and Mr. Stevenson. Two papers of great interest 

 in Canadian Science, as well as in relation to eminent 

 Canadians, were that in the career of the late Prof. C. F. 

 Hartt by Mi-. G. F. Matthew and the Biographical Sketch of 

 the late Mr. Charles Gibb by Prof. Penhallow. 



