THE LITERARY MARVELS OF ST. LUKE. 



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Professor H. Langhorne Orchard said : They were met together 

 that afternoon with mingled feelings. Regret that their President 

 could not be present — and especially for the cause of his absence — 

 was mingled with glad thankfulness that Lady Halsbury's illness 

 had taken a favourable turn, and with gratitude to the Chairman 

 of Council for gallantly stepping into the breach and giving that 

 interesting, suggestive and lucid paper — a paper well deserving their 

 unanimous thanks. 



St. Luke's system of triplication was so remarkable, the parallelisms 

 between the Gospel triplications and those in the Acts were so 

 numerous, and the correspondences so close, that this alone might 

 lead a thoughtful reader to conclude that the two books had one 

 and the same writer. 



Especially noticeable were the " memory " triplications in Part II 

 of the Paper. 



He concurred with the author in thinking that St. Luke's purpose 

 in his triplication method was to emphasize spiritual truth ; and 

 thought that all present would agree with the claim (p. 181) that 

 " the methods of St. Luke's two books are exceedingly harmonious 

 and elaborate." • 



They would also assent to Ruskin's words (p. 187), and he had 

 much pleasure in proposing a very hearty vote of thanks to the 

 Chairman of Council for digging diUgently in this mine, and bringing 

 the gold to the surface for their easy and profitable use. 



Mr. W. HosTE seconded the vote of thanks. 



He thought such a paper as that of Col. Mackinlay both humbling 

 and encouraging ; humbling, because it was a reproach to some of u& 

 that we had so little sought to understand the depths of teaching, 

 that cannot but exist in a book " given by inspiration of God " ; 

 and encouraging, because we are reminded that " God is the rewarder 

 of them that diligently seek Him " and that His secrets are open 

 to the patient enquirer. 



Mr. M. L. EousE then proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, 

 expressing his pleasure that the Institute had found so good a 

 substitute for Lord Halsbury in the latter's enforced absence. 

 Before Prebendary Fox joined the Institute he had so fine a record 

 of Christian usefulness that the members of the Council rejoiced to 

 admit him at once to their number ; and since then he had read 



