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ORDINARY MEETING-, 3rd July, 1876. 
The Rev. R. Thornton, D.D., V.P., in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed, and the follow- 
ing elections were announced : — 
Members Eev. C. Bannatyne, M.A. ; J. Sime, Esq., M.A., F.R.S.L. ; 
D. V. Steuart, Esq. ; Rev. Professor H. Wace, M.A. 
Associates The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Adelaide ; Rev C 
Churchill ; Rev. S. T. Gibson, B.D. ; Rev. R. Linton, B.A. ; A. D. 
Robertson, Esq. ; Rev. W. M. Sinclair, M.A. (life) ; Rev. W. H. B. 
Stocker, M.A. ; Rev. I. P. Thompson, D.D. (Berlin). 
Also the presentation of the following Works for the Library ; 
“ P roceed jngs of the Royal Society,” No. 168. Frcm the Society. 
^ Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society,” Part IY. Ditto. 
Proceedings of the Geological Society,” Part 36. Ditto. 
“ Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archieology,” Vol. IY. Ditto. 
“ Complete Catalogue of South Kensington Museum.” From, the Museum 
“ On the History of the Bible.” From the Author. 
Professor Tyndall and his Opponents.” By Dr. J. M. Winn Ditto 
* La Terre de Basyan.” By A. Lombard. ’ Ditto. 
The Chairman then announced that the discussion on Dr. Irons’ paper 
would be resumed. 
Rev. Prebendary Irons, D.D.-Iam most anxious that, before this paper 
is finally entered on the Transactions of the Society, every word should be 
airly and fully examined. When one is expressing the opinions of other 
men, it is very difficult to be always quite exact, and I shall be indebted 
to any one who will show that I am mistaken in any of the positions 
1 have attributed to the authors, or if I have in any degree erred as to 
details. What I have to suggest is this, -that the matter has required some 
care. . I have done my best to put before you an exact statement of the 
meaning o the book, and I took the more interest in doing so, because, 
from my own religious point of view, the conclusions arrived at were too 
serious for me to be silent respecting them ; and if they had really been 
6c uci e iom the premises, then I should have had greatly to revise many 
Of my own previous thoughts. I have, however, in expressing myself 
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