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ORDINARY MEETING, Januaey 18, 18G9. 
The Rey. De. Thoenton, Yice-Peesident, in the Chaie. 
The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and the Hon. 
Secretary announced the election of the following : — 
Members : — G-. W. Allen, Esq., Sydney, New South Wales ; A. H. 
Macafee, Esq., Sydney ; J. S. Budgett, Esq., Ealing Park ; J. J. 
Shillington, Esq., Belfast ; J. Howard, Esq., M.P., Bedford. 
Associates, 2nd Class C. Dibden, Esq., and R. W. Dibden, Esq., 
62, Torrington Square. 
The following Paper was then read by the Author : — 
ON TEN RELATION OF REASON TO PHILOSOPHY, 
THEOLOGY, AND REVELATION. By the Rev. 0. 
A. Row, M.A., Mem. Viet. Inst. 
I N surveying tbe modern world of thought, one is much 
struck by the general tendency towards the formation of 
two opposing camps. One of these has arranged itself under 
the Theological standard ; the other, the Rationalistic, Hos- 
tilities have broken out, and they are engaged in the work of 
mutual destruction. Like other wars, this is certain to ter- 
minate in the great injury of one, if not of both the com- 
batants. 
The question at once arises, Is this war inevitable ? Can it 
• be only terminated by the injury or the destruction of one of 
the parties ? Cannot each be induced to cultivate the arts of 
peace within its own dominions ? Has not modern experience 
shown that near neighbourhood between nations does not 
necessarily imply a state of natural warfare, and that it is 
more conducive to happiness that each should be great within 
its own dominions, and exchange its superfluities by mutual 
commerce, than engage in the destruction of the other's 
wealth ? What in this sense is true of nations is true of 
inquirers after truth. Mutual intercourse rather than inter- 
