One of his chief aims, Sir Charles Reference to the illness of His come, the transfer of $602 above said, was to ascertain by means Majesty the King was made at the erred to as having been made from: his excavations exactly ow far Ue] annual meeting of the Patrick's [General Account; and a sum of $1,000. Old Testament, history wax correct Society held on Monday evening. Jan. for which we are greatly indebted and 8 a result of excavations in} a9, at the Astor House Hotel, Mr. to the Shanghai Committee in charge 'Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Syria he] hardman, president, said that now of the celebration of H. M. silver had almost, definitely arrived: iis Majesty was lying' so dangerously Jubilee, The manner in which your conclusion that the Old Testament il, their sympathies were indeed with Funds have been invested and the was substantially true as to fact the members of the Royal Family, and tent thereof are clearly shown on the Jericho was well-known to their most fervent desire wis that counts before you and may be of the Old Testament, as it was the! hho might enjoy a speedy recovery to garded 1s satisfactory. first elly to be attacked by Jost aay he led the (ribes out of the wilde!
Jeomplete health, Applications for Relief in hig speech, the chairman said:
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White your Almoner reports having Bible spaeaboet the iver arden drying up Just the tribes terested of my auditors—were T ad-but few eases of distressed Irish
Kolng 0 cross ov ole dees were) essing sul seeley F might Walls of Jericho felt when the' fused the words "to the dullest mind" is lly was "surrounded, at when the) ge sult another "lo. the tinue fork id, the site or the elt tile that my position at our janist be shown in granting relief.
had been found thus the Tannual meeting a year ago. Was very rust there will be no laxity
fallen flat for two Hitt [diferent to what It is to-day. bing the merits of eve Twas then between Scylla and for assistance in the fulure. now to the more agreeable though Charybdiy, on the one hand faced by 18 rock of difficulty in obtaining re~ one the flection to the chair and on the other jes of sour society during the hand waving " whirlpool of explana year, T should reali to your aninds That, in "accordance with the resolu earthquake had prohi caused the tion regarding, my previous lay Danks of the Jordan to collapse stewardship. By the infallible guidtion' passed at the Jast annual recti and dam tke river just as the tribe: ance of our Patron Saint 1 was borne was duly celebrated
were about to eross.
People were trough those straits and he tas} brought me on a glassy otis nest pleas Allen inclined to say' thy if carthy will agree, quakes were responsible for both day. that it was so pleasurable be-events, the miracle in either case The Finances us of the censed. Tu that event, he would draw A review of the past ye: their attention to the clause in Eng-include reference to your finances accordance with custom. Tish Taw, aay "an Act of God." though there is little that need be telegrams of greetings were exchaniadded by way of explanation to the fed on March 17 with your fellow clear statement before you; the fol-tientsin, the lowing points may however be drawn ongkong. Singapore, Penang tention. to:—Your General Account Kobe—also with Mr. Fenton then shows a balance of $1,109 at the close England. conjunction with the] fof the fiscal year as against an open-other British National Societies Ing. balance of $1,482, diminution of Shanghai, a message of loyal con-|* the discovery of various ables, with '$373; this latter sum is nevertheless feratulations was sent to His Majesty' dates mentioned iit them, snd eressmore than accounted for by the trans~ fon the occasion of his Silver Jubilee. checking with the Old ' Testament, for of $862 from General to Relief "A telegram was also receully sent definite dates could be set for suds Account to meet the deficiency on the Sir Sidney Barton, a life member events as the bill: of Abraham, fron which time dates could be fixed with Atler. fof this society, congratulating General Expenses you will what amounted almost to certainly. thon the inclusion of his name, os have been kept down to the mi Knight Grand Cross of the Britis In another excavation, at Lakish. but so unfortunately have members Empire, among the New Year lon more written script was found various bits of pottery, which rove! subscriptions. this connection 1 Ia'be mastages writing by omigers of] 70Peal to all members to do their best Teibute to Inniskillings various outposts concerning the ad-regard to paying up their "arrent The local celebration of 1's Ma-Nance of Nebuchadnezzar on the city. subscriptions and those in arrear also jesty's Silver Jubilee Day was Written in Phoneclati-Hebrew script in enrolling new members for the ether occasion, of which a lasting they were thotight 10 be about 1,000 Socie might emphasise the finan-memory has been provided us, chiefly year its older' than the oldest form el {cial Benet to the Society as well as Willing discovered up to that monient, the convenience afforded u anember because of the participation therein by the Irish battalion, whose immi which dated back to 1,000 years BE. by his. being able to commute all fulure annual subscriptions by the ent departure we so greatly regret payment of one Life Member's sub-'Many, if not most of us, have been scription of $60. Included as: eceipts jou numerous other occasions the re-Jon the Relief Account are the profit ipients of the kindness and he: pitalhad felt that the world was in fon last year's Ball—$620—a result ity of the battalion, whether at cock: hands of a Iigher Being, who very creditable to those in charge of tail parties, lunches, dinners or ordering and directing, dances; but, I am afraid, what we' according tw is Will. the modern $507, interest on, Investments The' management of that function, Ihave done li return has been ull too generation should recognize that current account, "an item strictly' jim adequate. We were fortunately reality. [speaking attributable to Genceal in-allowed, on St. Patrick's Day, to give!
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