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knowledge; and he trusted they would return to school
with a fixed determination to pursue their studies with
activity and integrity. (Loud cheers.) The reverend
gentleman concluded by observing that the lectures dur-
ing the past half-year had been more successful than any
previous halt-year, and that the arrangements were made
for continuing them on the opening of the schools, when
they would be comrcenced with the opening of a new
organ by Dr. Wesley. (Loud cheers.)
The Rev. the PRINCIPAL wished before the proceedings
were concluded, to express on the part of the masters of
the institution the deep sense of gratitude they felt t?-
wards the Reverend Chairman, for the kind manner in
which he had perf armed his duties on that occasi n. He,
therefore, proposed a vote of thanks to him. (Cheers.)
The nev. H. M'NEILE, who was received with the
most deafening applause, said, it afforded him more than
ordinary gratification to second the motion proposed by
the Principal, that the thanks of the meeting should be
given to the Rev. Chairman, for his kind and most effi-
cient services upon that occasion, and in doing so he
hoped he should be excused if he availed himself of the
opportunity of saying a few words more, in order to call
still further attention to one particular feature in the day's
Proceedings, which he thought ought not to pass without
one cheer more. The Chairman had told them that the
Principal had expressed himself highly gratified with the
conduct and progress of the boys during the past half-
year, and he (Mr. M'Neile) thought the boys must be
highly gratified with the conduct of the Principal and his
assistants in the management of the schools during the
last half-year. (Loud cheers.) The establishment of
one magnificent exhibition ; the manner in which it was
done; the early period in which it was to he brought into
operation, in order that its income might increase another
fund ; all this showed that they were teaching con amore,
not merely as a task to obtain a salary, but with a zest for
the work, and he was well satisfied no work was well done
unless the person doing it had a taste for it. (Applause.)
Now this conveyed to them a proof that their masters were
entering upon thework with a good taste--with enthusiasm.
(Cheers.) He was not afraid of that word, though some
people were, and he hoped his dear young friends present
would all enter upon their studies with enthusiasm, for
it would be of no avail if they merely did so in order
just to get through their tasks. They should endeavour
not to make a mere A B C of it, but to know it as
well as Mr. Conybeare himself. (Loud cheers.) He
hoped they would excuse him for adding a few words more,
calculated to encourage this taste for their work. (Cheers.)
He called upon them to consider what that work consisted
in. They were engaged in examining God's work in
nature, man's work in history, man's discoveries of the
operations of nature in the adaptation of them to the em-
bellishments, comforts, and improvements of society and
science, and the communication of man with man through-
out the world in languages. On this latter point allow
me, said the reverend gentleman, one word, calculated to
convey to your minds evidence on that best of all books'
to which the Chairman has called your attention. You
will observe that man's communications are threefold—
with his fellow-creatures, with external nature, and with
God. Man's communication with God is the same
throughout the world, Wherever faith is, communion
by faith is the same throughout all the world. Man's
communication with external nature is the same in all the
world. He hears the same—he tastes the same—he sees
the same—he enjoys nature in the same way all the world
over; but his communication with his fellow man is not
the same all the world over. Whence is this? How
does it come to pass that the analogy fails in this case?
While he communes with his God, and with external
nature, in every clime it is the same; but when he com-
munes with his fellow man it is not so. Something has
happened to disturb the unity of language which has not
happened to disturb the unity of nature, and the unity of
communion with the God of nature. How is this? Let
those who deny the history of the Tower of Babel answer
the question. Let them account for the confusion of
languages in any other way than it is accounted for in the
Bible. (Loud cheers.) Here, then, in all your studies
of languages, you are adopting the proof of revelation—
that revelation which is the basis of our schools. (Cheers.)
I am proud to say that the founders of our institution,
throwing aside all the new-fangled plans of modern libe-
ralism, concocted in order to please everybody, have
maintained God's word as our foundation—as our only
rock on which to build, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ
as our comfort here, and our only hope of salvation and
happiness hereafter. (Loud cheers.) The rev. gentle-
man concluded by putting the motion to the meeting,
which was carried by acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN thanked the Principal and the Rev.
Mr. M'Neile for the honour conferred upon him, and
assured those present that the only regret he felt was his
own deficiency in not being able to perform the duties of
his office in a more able manner. (Loud cheers.)
The proceedings closed with the national anthem.