New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-19
PROCEEDINGS or SOCIETIES.

LEAvENwoRTH: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: Dec.
A meeting held for the purpose Of arranging
operations in the way lectures csearces etc. for the
coming year.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.,: NATURAL HISTORY
soclrrY; Dec G.-NumerOus specimens of natural his
tory were exhibited by the members. DR. Bfcndcche
made a communication upon the changes from respi-
ration by eills TO espraon by lungs in the mollusbs
Attention was called to carbonc acid engine available
for small manufacturers in which by pccniiar apea
OF the tension 0i from % 10 W auhoSpn'ic'
said have been obtained
SAN DIEGO: SOCIETY OF NATURAL IllSTORY:
Nov ia committee appointed for the purpose made
q report upon forest culture \ communication was
read by Miss Mary L. Post Of Yuma, Arizona III refer
ence to the jumping seeds and the shrub producing men,
To which reference has already been made IN ie h"cc
of proceedings OF the Society. communication WAS
read from the san Diego company. asking the CO.
operaton of the Society in geological exploration while
sinking Il shaft. committee wal cluihsy apon..u'
Mr. W A. Begolc read paper on the incchahlcoisIO-
nomca causes geological changes ana earthquakes
BosTON, Mass: IIIsTORICAL SOCIETY Dee. y.
The deaths announced having occurred since the last
meeting Of the Society those of the Rev James b.
Miles the Hon. John Wells. the Hon. Henry Wilson, ana
the Hon Theron MetcalE Mr. rockingham referred To
the donation in 1917, by Mrs. Dorothy Scott, who had
been the wife of John Hancock, OF his ettcrbook an!
so f the receipt Of minutes OF dOngs in Congress from
sept IL 1878, 10 July 20, 1776 and another Vonlne
containing letters 7 on me sd IrenGam c"neranaisd
the socty on it, good fortune in possessing such i'm
pOrtant memorials
BosTON: Historic GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY,
Dec The death of five members during the past
month was announced-nancy, the Hon. Henry Wilson,
tbe Hon Amasa Walker. Theron Mecaf, Ii. d., James
NJ Becbe and Andrew T. Hall. 4 paper was presented
by the Rev. Elias Mason on the Ancient Psallnody OF
America in which he remarked that the Pilgrim Fathers
had with them but one book OF song-nan'ly' AIMS
worth's Book Of Psalms, published In Amsterdam III
w Ittsl4 nd AL "a
the concentrations rising ia their seats and facing the
pastor Each line was read off and then sung in unison
After considerable interval. the celebrated merical
version OF the Psalms by sternhold and Hopkins was
brought extent, an edtI0h having beh
printed mt Cambridge. England in 1923. This collection
embraced about 30 tunes, one OF tic most important OF
which is Old Hundred" " AnsWOrths Psalms being
considered too secular, version was decided upOh
more closely representing the original and its printing
WAS begun in 1885, and in 1910 the " Bay Psalm Book
was published by stephen Day being the first work
printed on This continent. second edition of this work
revised and improved, followed In 1850 and other edi-
tions appeared succession, the ninth In 1896 and the
twentieth III 1922. In l75s revised edition was pub
sbe by Thomas Prince, which was III use III some New
England churches late the beginning oil the present
century. ,.,. ,u. ~, no oorid ,oo,,, ,ro,oa,
were nor allowed iOn in the public worship OF song in
the time of the Pilgrims. Great opposition was made
from the ginning the introduction OF Instruments in
pubc Worship "a law being enacted in 1873 that no one
should play any instrument, excepting the drum,
70 2%sens eap rasald 10
ana 50 mueh ppcned ,or ,ime and WAS subse
qucntly sold to st. Pau's Church In Newbufyport -
Psalms was published by DIR. Franklin, in Philadelphia,
In 174i and another edition appeared the same year III
a ub ssS nsie for s BAY Psalm BooS The
frst singing book In America containing original music
ny paper ' America
printed by Isaah Thomas Of Worcester, In 1856.