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ANNUAL REPORT. 



" The Influence of the War on Eeligious Life in Great Britain." By the 

 Eight Eev. Bishop J. E. C. Welldon, D.D., Dean of Manchester. 



^' The Influence of Christianity upon other Eeligious Systems." (The 

 Fourth Gunning Prize Essay.) By the Eev. W. St. Clair 

 TiSDALL, M.A., D.D. 



3. The " Jiibilee " Goinmemoration. 



The remaining meeting of the past year was one of especial 

 interest, for it was held on May the 24th, 1916, the Fiftieth 

 Anniversary of the First General Meeting, and therefore noted 

 the completion of half-a-century of work. The occasion was 

 marked by a Thanksgiving Service in Caxton Hall, Westminster, 

 the first expressly religious service which the Institute has held. 

 It was conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Beresford Potter and 

 the Eev. John Tuckwell, and addresses were delivered by the 

 Eev. Harrington C. Lees and the Eev. Dr. J. G. Gillies. Later in 

 the afternoon of the day the Commemoration Meeting was held 

 in the same place, under the Chairmanship of Mr. David Howard, 

 Vice-President, and several short addresses on the work and 

 objects of the Institute were delivered by Members of the 

 Council. Both the Service and the Commemoration Meeting- 

 were very well attended. 



4. Tlie Journal of Transactions. 



Volume XLVIII of the Transactions was issued early in 

 November. In consequence of the shortage of paper and of the 

 increase in the cost of printing, it has been condensed as much 

 as possible, and is the smallest volume issued by the Institute. 

 The method by which this reduction of space has been chiefly 

 effected has been by publishing summaries of the Discussions 

 instead of full reports, and by omitting the repetition of the 

 Constitution and By-laws. 



5. Council and Officers. 



The following is the list of the Council and Officers for the 

 year 1916 :— 



|lresib«ttt. 



The Right Honourable The Earl of Halsbury, M.A., D.C.L., F.R.S. 



David Howard, Esq., D.L., F.C.S. [Trustee). 

 Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. L. Geary, R.A., K.C.B. 

 Professor Edward Hull, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S. 

 Rev. Canon R. B. Girdlestone, M. A. 

 General Halliday. 



Very Rev. H. Wace. D.D., Dean of Canterbury/ (Trustee). 

 Sir Hemy H. Howorth, K.C.I.E., D.C.L., F.R.S. 



