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ORDINARY MEETING, June 18, 1877. 
(Specially held at the House of the Society of Arts.) 
Rev. Robinson Thornton, D.D., Vice-President, in the 
Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Ordinary Meeting, and of the Annual Meeting, 
were read and confirmed, and the following elections were announced : — 
Members : — Rev. H. G. Batterson, D.D., Philadelphia ; Rev. A. Hovey, 
LL.D., S.T.D., President Newton Theological Institute, Massachu- 
setts, U.S.A. ; Rev. F. F. Goe, M.A. (Oxon.), London ; D. C. Fox, Esq., 
Somersetshire ; J. Enmore Jones, Esq., Enmore Park ; R. C. Morgan, 
Esq., London ; W. L. Watson, Esq., London ; T. B. Woodward, Esq., 
Malvern. 
Associates (Life) : — L. T. Wigram, Esq., London ; Rev. Prebendary Bullock, 
M.A., London. 
Associates Sir J. Fayrer, M.D., K.C.S.I., F.R.S., London ; T. Johnson, 
Esq., Macclesfield ; Lieut. W. L. Greenstreet, R.E., Darjeeling, Bengal ; 
W. G. Craig, Esq., Ireland ; W. S. Watson, Esq., F.R.C.S., London ; 
Colonel Blair Reid, Bengal Staff Corps ; Rev. J. L. Challis, M.A., 
Cambridgeshire ; Rev. G. W. Petherick, B.A. (Dub.), Salford ; Rev. H. 
M. Hart, M.A.., Blackheath ; Rev. G. Crewdson, M.A., Kendal ; Rev. 
L. F. Phillips, B. A., Darjeeling ; Rev. F. W. Macdonald, B. A., London; 
Rev. A. Canney, London ; Rev. S. D. Thomas, Wrexham ; Rev. J. D. 
Tetley, London. 
Also the presentation of the following Works to the Library : — 
“ Proceedings of Royal Society,” 179, 180. From the Society. 
“ Proceedings of American Philosophical Society,” 96, 98. Ditto. 
“ Proceedings of Canadian Institute,” 95. From the Institute. 
“Materialistic Physiology.” Dr. J. M. Winn. The Author. 
“ Scripture and Science.” Rev. W. C. Badger. Ditto. 
Charing Cross Magazine.” T. Greenwell, Esq. The Editor- 
“ Is the Book Wrong ? ” Rev. R. H. Smith. The A uthor. 
Various Papers by S. M. Drach and the Rev. G. W. Petherick. The Authors. 
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The Rev. Isaac Taylor, M.A., then gave a lecture upon The History of 
the Alphabet. [As Mr. Taylor is bringing out a work of some size giving his 
views upon the subject, only the following pricis of his argument is inserted 
here.] 
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