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ORDINARY MEETING, December 6, 1869. 
James Reddie, Esq., Honorary Secretary, in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed, and it was 
announced that Mr. S. F. Williams, of Shrewsbury, had been elected a 
Member of the Institute. 
The presentation of the following books to the Library was also 
announced : — 
“ Facts and Dates.” By the Rev. Alexander Mackay, LL.D. 
From Captain Petrie. 
“ The Comprehensive Bible.” 
“ Bagster’s Chronological Scripture Atlas.” 
“ The Bible of Every Land.” 
Remarks on the Prophetic Visions in the Book of Daniel.” By S. P. 
Tregelles, LL.D. 
“ The Physical History of the Eaxth.” 
“ The Ages of the Earth.” By Rev. D. Pitcairn, D.D. 
“ The Pentateuchal Narrative vindicated from the Absurdities charged 
against it by the Bishop of Natal.” By John Collyer Knight. 
“The Incredibilities of Part II. of the Bishop of Natal’s Work upon the 
Pentateuch.” By John Collyer Knight. 
“ The Gospel Narrative Vindicated ; or, the Roman Census Explained.” By 
Johannes von Gumpach. 
“ The Plurality of Worlds : the Positive Argument from Scripture.” By 
Rev. Robert Knight. 
“A Collation of the Principal English Translations of the Sacred Scrip- 
tures.” By Charles Roger. From U. T. Bagster, Esq. 
The Chairman. — I am sure the members will be glad to find that the 
Institute has received such a handsome present of books from Mr. Theodore 
Bagster, who was only elected a member at our last meeting. I regret that 
Mr. Greig has not made his appearance here this evening, as had been 
arranged, for we shall renew the discussion of his paper “ On Divine Pro- 
vidence ” at a great disadvantage in the absence of the author. 
A long discussion then took place, in which the Rev. C. A. Row, the Rev. 
G. Henslow, the Rev. Dr. McCann, the Rev. Dr. Irons, and the Chairman 
took part. 
Note. — The Council have decided not to publish Mr. Greig’s paper with 
the discussion thereon. And as this is the first instance of the omission 
from the Journal of Transactions of a paper read and discussed in the 
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