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ANNUAL MEETING. 



on the subject of " The bearing of recent Oriental Discoveries 

 on Old Testament History." The prize of £40 was awarded to 

 the Eeverend John Urquhart, and that next in merit, by the 

 Eeverend A. Craig Eobinson, received a honorarium of five 

 guineas voted by the Council ; both essays will be printed in 

 the forthcoming volume of Trarisactions (vol. xxxviii), and we 

 have the promise that a third of the essays, dealing with the 

 discoveries in and around Jerusalem, by Dr. E. W. G. Master- 

 man, will be read before the Institute next session. 



It would be invidious to single out of the list other essays of 

 merit — but perhaps it may be allowable to refer to one by a 

 lady, both because of its merit, and because the subject is one 

 that very few would venture to handle : we refer to the essay by 

 Miss Eleanor Hull on "The Early Celtic Church of Great 

 Britain and Ireland." 



3. JS^eiv Rule as regards Election on the Council. — Under 

 Clause 2 of the Constitution of the Institute, election to a seat 

 on the Council was only open (with special exceptions) to 

 Members. But it has been found that by this rule Associates 

 who have exhibited much interest in the proceedings of the 

 Society, and would be well qualified to act as useful members of 

 Council, were debarred from serving. The rule has now been 

 altered by which only Members were capable of serving on the 

 Council, and it is hoped there will be henceforth less difficulty 

 than heretofore in filling up vacancies. 



4. The . number of members and associates has slightly 

 decreased since last year. It is much to be desired that our 

 supporters should endeavour to enlist the interest and adherence 

 of their friends. 



The following is a statement of the numbers of the con- 

 stituency of the Institute at the end of May, 1906 : — 



Life Members 42 in number. 



Annual „ ... ... ... ... 151 „ 



Life Associates ... ... ... 69 



Annual Associates ... ... ... 419 



Hon. Corresponding Members ... 174 „ 



Total 



855 



