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The Fifty -first General Meeting. 



evening, and again, between the papers, some admirable music, 

 part songs, and solos, were provided by ladies and gentlemen of 

 the town. Indeed nothing had been left undone by the Local 

 Committee and their indefatigable Secretaries, Messrs. J. U. Powell 

 and M. J. Wakeman, to make the evening meetings the success 

 they undoubtedly were. The papers and addresses were necessarily 

 — from the subjects, and from the shortness of the time available 

 for each — cast on " popular " lines, but if they placed on record 

 nothing very new, they at least avoided being dull, and kept the 

 interest of the large audience alive throughout the proceedings. 



THURSDAY, JULY 14th. 



The Members started on the last day's excursion at 9 o'clock, 

 and a two hours' drive brought them to STOUETON at 11 o'clock. 

 Here THE CHUKCH was first visited under the guidance of 

 ME. J. U. POWELL, and then THE BEISTOL CEOSS, as to the 

 history and present excellent condition of which the EEV. E. H. 

 GODDAED said what was necessary. 



SIE HENEY HO A EE then took the party in charge and led 

 them through the grounds surrounding the lake of Stourhead, the 

 most beautiful grounds in the County of Wilts, where the magnifi- 

 cent conifers and the lovely views over the water tempted people 

 to linger until the imperious whistle of the Local Secretary 

 called them to hurry up to lunch at the inn — a lunch at which 

 sixty were present — again provided, as- was that of the previous 

 day, by the generous hospitality of the Local Committee. 



Starting again at 1.30, MEEE CHUECH was reached about 2 

 o'clock, and before entering the building ME. E. 0. P. BOUVEEIE, 

 in the name of the Society, took occasion to express the gratitude 

 of all who had taken part in the meeting for the generosity of the 

 Local Committee, who had provided the lunches, and for the 

 unwearied efforts of MESSES. POWELL AND WAKEMAN, the 

 Local Secretaries, especially the latter, upon whom the main burden 

 of the onerous arrangements had fallen. Mr. "Wakeman having 

 spoken shortly in acknowledgment, the EEV. J. A. LLOYD, the 



