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BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
world, may have some intelligent conception of the natural history 
and resources of New Brunswick. Both these objects are closely 
related; both are important. Our annual Bulletin, which contains a 
report of progress, shows that we do not content ourselves with 
lectures merely, and that our museum is not solely for the instruction 
of our members, the public generally, or children from the schools. 
Our bulletin sends forth a message every year to the scientific 
students of every country in the world where research is going on, 
informing them v/hat the keen vision and working spirit of our 
members is accomplishing. The scientific visitor from abroad need 
not be in our museum many minutes before he finds out which we 
place most value upon — the products of other countries or the products 
of our own. By these tokens we should always be estimated. If we 
would continue to be known as a live society, we must continue to 
add from our province new material for scientific workers to draw 
new conclusions from, and to think about; not merely to turn over 
and re-discuss the facts of science that are already known. And if 
there is one thing that I would strive to impress on you more than 
another this evening, it is to urge you to fresh efforts along the line 
of original investigation. We have accomplished much. There is 
much more to be accomplished. We need more workers, it is true. 
But when we think that everywhere the work of the scientific explorer 
— that initial work that must be done in all countries such as ours— 
has been done by a few earnest investigators, we should take heart 
and each one press on in the special work he can do best. This 
involves sacrifice, for all of us are engaged in other affairs, and this 
extra duty that is undertaken voluntarily must be accomplished 
while others are taking rest or finding relief from their regular 
work in social recreation and pleasures. But there is a reward about 
it even in the life of self-denial that it entails, — much more, too, in 
the joy that there is in making discoveries that will benefit the world. 
I realized this a few months ago when I stood beside the chair of 
Sir Wm. Dawson in the twilight of a summer afternoon and heard 
him speak of some of the triumphs and hardships of a life that was 
just drawing to a close. He has since passed away, full of honors 
that come from continued effort, earnest self-sacrifice on behalf of 
science, and a diligent spirit. We delight to revere his memory for 
