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ORDINARY MEETING, June 14, 1880. 
H. Cadman Jones, Esq., M.A., in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and the 
following elections were announced : — 
Life Member : — W. Peek, Esq., London. 
Members : — The Rev. Prebendary W. Anderson, M.A., Bath ; Peter 
Redpath, Esq., Montreal. 
Associates : — Rev. A. Poole, Masulipatam ; Major MacGregor, 29th 
Regiment, Worcester. 
Also the presentation of the following Works for the Library : — 
“ Proceedings of the Royal Society.” From the same. 
“ Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society.” Ditto. 
“ Proceedings of the Royal Geological Society.” Ditto. 
“ Proceedings of the Warwick Natural History Field Club.” Ditto. 
“ Proceedings of the American Geographical Society.” Ditto. 
“ Haeckel on Evolution of Man.” By Prof. Dawson, F.R S. Ditto. 
“ The Early Renaissance.” By Prof. Hoppin, D.D. Ditto. 
A Pamphlet. By the Rev. T. Kirkman, F.R.S. Ditto. 
The following paper was then read by the Author : — 
SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE ACTION OF WILL 
IN THE FORMATION AND REGULATION OF THE 
UNIVERSE. By the Right Hon. the Lord CPNeill. 
1. mO treat fully of this subject is a task which I have no 
1 idea of attempting. My only aim is to examine a few 
of the arguments lately promulgated by some physicists with 
a view to upset the doctrine held by Christians, that the 
Universe was first called into existence, and has ever since 
been governed, by a personal and conscious Deity. I have 
little hope of bringing forward anything that is not already 
familiar to the members of this Institution ; but for the sake 
chiefly of those outside who may read its publications, I feel 
it to be a great privilege to raise one more voice, however 
