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tastes and habits : he only reached the point of consecrating his learning
to the cause of truth above all things. You will discover this from his
writings; and these will more faithfully exhibit to you the rest of his
character than the suspected testimonials of an epitaph. Whatever
virtues he had, they were not enough to put forward as a matter of
glory to him, nor as an example to thee. Let his faults be buried with
him. If you seek an example of good life, you have one in the Gospel;
would that there were nowhere any of bad life ; of the shortness of life,
you have an example (may it profit thee) both here and everywhere.
"His birth, on August 29th, a.d. 1632 ; his death, October 28th, 1704,
is recorded by this tablet, which itself must perish ere long."
The church was thoroughly examined, and afterwards the whole party
was most hospitably entertained at tea at the rectory by Mrs. and Mr.
Rodwell and spent some time in their pleasant garden. The Club intended
visiting Magdalen Laver Church, when the Rev. Mr. Jones, rector,
would have explained its points of interest, but time was wanting. In the
cool of the evening the members strolled back to Ongar, and sat down to a
capital supper tea at the "King's Head." The President made some
congratulatory remarks on the success of the first field meeting, and
announced that classes for instructing members in the use of the
microscope and the study of plants and animals were in contemplation.
The Club left Ongar by the 8.15 train, everything having passed off in an
extremely satisfactory manner.
Saturday, April 24th, 1880.—Ordinary Meeting.
The Ordinary Monthly Meeting was held at the Head-quarters at
seven o'clock, the President in the chair. Nearly fifty members and
friends were present. Donations of books and pamphlets were announced
from Messrs. Hy. Walker, F.G.S., A. and G. H. Lockyer, H. Goss,
F.L.S., and the President. Certificates in favour of eight candidates for
election at the next meeting were read.
Mr. W. Cole exhibited a series of specimens of Ephyra punctaria for
the purpose of showing that the species exhibits in a marked degree the
phenomenon of "Seasonal-Dimorphism." There are two broods of the
moth in the year, one appearing in May from pupa which have passed
the winter in that stage. Eggs laid by the May moths produce another
set of individuals in July, which are very different in appearance; but
some of the pupae frequently remain undeveloped, and wintering over,
appear in the May following as the ordinary form of the species. Mr.
Cole pointed out that this curious fact could be explained on the
principle of "reversion," in accordance with Dr. Weismann's theory.
The May or "Winter" generation may be viewed as the primitive form
which existed in the Glacial epoch : as the summers gained in warmth