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and Miss Mary E. Noyes, of Newbury, and their co- 

 workers, for their earnest and efläcient labors towards pro- 

 moting the pleasure and success of the present meeting ; 

 to the First Parish of Newbury for the free use of its 

 chapel ; and to the several gentlemen, who, by their en- 

 tertaining and instructive addresses, have largely contrib- 

 uted toward the important objects which are ever cherished 

 by the Institute. 



Rev. FiELDER Israel, of Salem, briefly described a call 

 upon Eev. Dr. Wi thington, the venerable divine, during 

 the day, and then moved the appointment of a committee 

 to consist of the President, Mr. Phillips and the Secre- 

 tary, for the purpose of drafting a resolution to be spread 

 lipon the records, commemorative of this meeting and the 

 appreciation on the part of the Institute of the life, learn- 

 ing and piety of Rev. Dr. Withington. The motion was 

 adopted. 



George Osgood, of Kensington, N. H., remembered 

 a prayer delivered by the venerable divine, forty years 

 ago, in the course of which he presented a sentiment, he, 

 the Speaker, had never forgotten and which he thought 

 was applicable to-day. "Let us elect members we are not 

 ashamed of, nor afraid to obey." 



The Committee to Dr. Withington. 



Rev. Leonard Withington, D. D. 



My Dear Sir: 



In the opening remarks at the field meeting 

 held in Newbury on Thursday, August 28, 1884, reference 

 was made to the meeting held here some twenty years 

 previously, on a pleasant October day, when you made 



