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ORDINARY MEETING-, January 8th, 1877. 
C. Brooke, Esq., F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed, and the follow- 
ing elections were announced : — 
Life Member : — Rev. S. Paynter, M.A., London. 
Members : — M. Bridges, Esq., Kent ; Rev. A. Castle-Cleary, M.A., 
Middlesex ; Rev. A. Souper, M.A., Head Master, St. Andrew’s School, 
Reading. 
Life Associates : — Sir W. Maxwell, Bart., Scotland. 
Associate : — Rev. A. C. Macpherson, M.A., Bristol. 
Also the presentation of the following Works for the Library : — 
“ Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society,” Part 175. 
From the Society. 
“ Certainties of Christianity.” Dr. Wheatley. From the Author. 
“ On the Apocalypse.” By T. W. Greenwell, Esq. Ditto. 
“ Reasons for Renouncing Infidelity.” By Dr. Sextou. Ditto. 
“ Winds of Doctrine.” By Dr. Elam. Ditto. 
A Lecture “On Materialistic Philology” was then delivered by Dr. J. M. 
Winn ; a discussion ensued, in which Dr. Forbes Winslow, Mr. J. E. 
Howard, E.R.S., Mr. David Howard, Rev. B. Grant, Mr. M. H. Habershon, 
and the Chairman took part ; after which Dr. Winn replied. A paper “ On 
the Forms of Causative Energy for Material Creation,” by R. Laming, Esq., 
was then read. The meeting was then adjourned. (Circumstances prevent 
the publication of the above-mentioned lecture aud paper. — Ed.) 
