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charged his onerous duties, fully justified the wisdom of his appointment. A noteworthy feature of these meetings, thongh by no means a new one in Congregationalism, was the presence of several lady delegates from their respective churches, who took their full share in the deliberations of the Council. Among the subjects discussed at the meetings, the social problems of the day were not neglected. Such subjects as • Drink and Poverty,’ * The best means of securing religious instruction for the children of the colony without incurring the perils of Denominationalism,’ were earnestly debated ; while at the large public meeting in Beresford-street Church on Thursday evening, addresses were delivered on ‘ The Influence of Christianity on Family Life,’ • The In-