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origin of life, while still others prefer the secondary and Tertiary 
terrains, which show the world in a more advanced state, and so con- 
tinue the mystery of the origin of humanity. Many of our brethren 
occupy themselves with physical or chemical geology. We have reason 
to hope much from this division of labor. It is necessary that at 
certain periods we should collect all the products of our activity, that 
we should show to the world wherever interested, and to our brother 
geologists, the various processes by which we have arrived at our con- 
clusions. Each one of us is but a minimum, but the entirety of our 
knowledge will form a marvelous structure, and one of great strength. 
Such is the work of our international congress. 
Gentlemen, we have the good fortune to be co-workers, and as such 
we should love and be loved by one another. I believe I am the 
oldest of all the geologists who have crossed the Atlantic Ocean to attend 
this congress. I have met many ardent workers in my life, and I 
declare to you in all the sincerity of my soul that the more I see and 
the better I know the men of science the more and better I love 
them. It is a long time since we learned to admire the American 
geologists, but we come now to learn to love them. In returning to 
our homes in the Old World we will carry with us a cherished souvenir 
of the members of the international congress of Srey at Wash- 
ington. 
The following names were recorded as the Founders’ Committee : 
James Hall, T. Sterry Hunt, J. W. Dawson, J. S. Newberry, C. H. 
Hitchcock, R. Pumpelly, J. P. Lesley, T. H. Huxley, O. Torell, 
. de Baumhauer. 
“The following members of the congress were present from foreign 
countries: Austria-Hungary—Dr. Karl Diener, a, d. k. k. Universi- 
tät, Wien ; Dr. Emil Tietze, Chefgeolog des K. K. geol. Reichsan- 
stalts, Wien. Beletum—Prof. Max. Lohest, a l Université, Liége ; 
Dr. Xavier Stainier, Com. géol. de Belgique, Bruxelles; Mr. E. Van 
Broeck, Commission géoligique de Belgique, Bruxelles; Canada—_ 
Frank D. Adams, McGill College, Montreal ; Thomas MacFarlane, 
Inland Revenue Dept., Ottawa. /rance—Prof. Dr. Charles Barrois, 
a l’Université, Lille; Mr. Marcellin Boule, du Muséum d’hist. nat., 
Paris; Prof. Albert Gaudry, du Muséum d’hist. nat., Paris; Mr. Emm, 
de Margerie, Service de la carte géol. de la France, Paris. Germany 
—Prof, Dr. Achilles Andreae, an der Universitat, Heidelberg ; Prof. 
Dr. E. W. Benecke, an der Universitat, Strassburg; Dr. Alfred Ber- 
geat, München ; Dr. Georg von dem Borne, Halle; Prof. Dr. Her- 

