8 The American Geologist. July, moo 
charge. During a recent visit to the Peter Redpath library of 
AIcGill University, the writer was shown the first series of 
volumes, actually the first book, to be catalogued by Sir Will- 
iam, under Class A, Number i, of the Library of McGill Col- 
lege, Montreal. Mr. C. A. H. Gould, B. A., present librarian 
of the university pointed out that by a remarkable coincidence, 
"The Annual Register," Vol i of which was the first book cat- 
alogued by Sir William, was also the first to be catalogued in 
the new Peter Redpath library, when amongst the thousands 
of volumes donated by Peter Redpath, Esq., to the university. 
"The Annual Register" was again the first series to be cata- 
logued. 
As a Bible student and expositor, Sir William stood high 
He ploughed deep in the books of holy writ, and subjected 
those writings to the same keen, critical sense to which he 
referred various other problems in the scientific world, and 
brought out many hidden truths from the word of God, which 
had been hitherto obscure. "Egypt and the Holy Land, their 
geology and natural resources," "Eden Lost and Won," "Ar- 
chaia," "The Mosaic Cosmogony," "Modern Science in Bible 
Lands," "The Origin of the World, According to Revelation 
atid Science," form part of a series of waitings of an apolo- 
getic character, which in his day, Sir William Dawson deemed 
necessary to combat certain views that were thrust upon the 
more or less observant and thinking world, regarding the 
origin of man as well as of other species living upon this plan- 
et. These have no doubt played a conspicuous part in estab- 
lishing the present more or less evident equilibrium which ex- 
ists in the thinking world regarding the relations which exist 
between our beliefs in religion as well as in science. They are 
two distinct spheres, and our earnest endeavours ought to be 
directed towards the perfection of our knowledge in one di- 
rection as well as the other, in order to satisfy these two sides 
at least of our nature. 
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Simplicity and humility were the leading characteristics of 
Sir William Dawson's religious life. He was a member in 
full communion of Stanley Street Presbyterian church, and 
was appointed commissioner to the General Assembly of the 
