Prof. Wm. Arnold Stevens, Prof. W. R. Harper, Prof. W. G. Ballantine, Prof. Geo. H. Schodde, Prof. Edward L. Curtis, Prof. O. S. Stearns, D. D., Rochester Theol. Sem., Rochester, N. Y. Park, Chicago. Oberlin Theol. Sem., Oberlin, Ohio. Presby. Theol. Sem. of the Northwest, Prof. Rufus P. Stebbins, D. D., Newton Centre, Mass. Rev. Edward H. Jewett, D. D., Norwich, Conn. Voted, That the whole question of printing the proceedings be referred to the Council with power. Voted, That the Secretary be authorized to dispose of copies of the Journal and Proceedings to members, for foreign distribution only, at fifty cents each. The next paper on "Tenses in Conditional Sentences in Hebrew," by the Rev. Henry Ferguson, in the absence of the author, was read by the Secretary. The last paper on "Lost Hebrew Manuscripts," by the Rev. Bernard Pick, Ph. D., in his absence, was read by Prof. Brown, beginning at 12:30. After the reading of the rough minutes, at 1:30 P. M., the Society adjourned. FREDERIC GARDINER, Secretary. December, 1882. The Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis held its sixth meeting according to appointment in the chapel of the Union Theological Seminary, 9 University Place, New York, at 10 A. M., December 28th, 1882, the President being in the chair. The following members were present during the session: Profs. Beckwith, Beecher, Bissell, Briggs, Brown, President Cattell, Rev. Dr. Chambers, President Chase, Rev. Dr. Craven, Chancellor Crosby, Prof. Day, Rev. Henry Ferguson, Profs. Gardiner, Goodwin, Hall, Hart, Hitchcock, Rev. S. M. Jackson, Rev. Dr. Jewett, Prof. Mitchell, Rev. Dr. Mombert, Profs. Paine, Schaff, and Short; in all, twenty-four. The minutes of the last meeting were read, corrected, and then ap proved. The Committee on Arrangements reported that they had provided for a recess from 1 to 2 P. M., followed by the hour for short notes, and then by the business of the meeting, with another recess from 6 to 7%1⁄2 P. M. This report was accepted and the arrangement adopted. The first paper was then read by the Rev. Elijah R. Craven, D. D., on 1 Tim. iv. 1-5, beginning at 10:25, and was discussed until 11:35. The next paper, on "The Argument e silentio," was postponed, at the request of the author, until the next meeting. The next paper, on "The Testimony of the New Testament to the Authorship of the Old Testament Books," by Prof. Francis Brown, occupied until the hour of recess, at I P. M. The Society reassembled at 2 P. M. A number of extracts from letters of absent members, regretting their unavoidable absence, were read. Short notes were then given as follows: By Prof. Gardiner, on the mention of Daniel by the Prophet Ezekiel, and the reasons therefor. By Prof. Brown, on the "History of the Beginnings of Semitic Civilization," by Fritz Hummel. By the Rev. S. M. Jackson, on a book on "The Medical Language of St. Luke," by Dr. Hobart. By Prof. Gardiner, on the time occupied and the numbers involved in the deportations of the Jews by Nebuchadnezzar. These notes, and the discussions upon them, occupied until 2:50 P. M. The Council then presented its report, fixing the time and place of the next meeting as the first week in June, 1883, at Middletown, Conn. They also stated that a selection of the papers read at this and the preceding meeting could now be published in another number of the Journal, the funds in the treasury being sufficient for the printing of about 200 pages. They recommended the following persons for election as members, who were thereupon duly elected, and have since signified their acceptance of membership. Rev. Wm. Henry Cobb, Rev. F. G. Hibbard, D. D., Prof. D. G. Lyon, Ph. D., Uxbridge, Mass. Clifton Springs, New York. 15 Appian Way, Cambridge, Mass. Reading, Mass. 249 West 23d St., New York. Prof. B. B. Warfield, D. D., LL. D., Allegheny Sem., Allegheny, Pa. At 3:05 P. M. the discussion began on Prof. Brown's paper, and was continued until 4:42, when, at the request of several members unable to be present at this hour, further discussion was adjourned until the evening. The next paper was then read by Prof. I. H. Hall, Ph. D., on the Syriac Apocalypse, occupying, with its discussion, until the hour of recess. The Society reassembled at 7:30 P. M. In the absence of the President and Vice-President, the Rev. E. R. Craven, D. D., was chosen President pro tem. At 7:45 P. M. the next paper was read by Prof. Willis J. Beecher, D. D., on in Josh. xvii. 15, 18, and Ezek. xxi. 24; xxiii. 47, occupying, with its discussion, until 8:20. The last paper, by Prof. D. G. Lyon, Ph. D., on "Hand uplifting as a religious ceremony," was read by the Secretary. Dr. Craven being obliged to leave soon afterwards, Prof. E. C. Bissell was chosen President pro tem. The discussion of Prof. Brown's paper was then resumed and continued until 9:40 P. M. The rough minutes of the meeting were read, after which the Society adjourned. FREDERIC GARDINER, Secretary. LIST OF MEMBERS. Prof. Ezra Abbot, D.D., LL.D., 23 Berkeley St., Cambridge, Mass. Prof. W. G. Ballantine, Oberlin Theol. Sem., Oberlin, Ohio. President S. C. Bartlett, D. D., LL. D., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, N. H. Prof. I. T. Beckwith, Ph. D., Prof. Willis J. Beecher, D. D., Prof. John Binney, Prof. Edwin C. Bissell, D. D., Hartford, Conn. Auburn, New York. Union Theol. Sem., New York. LL. D., 116 19th St., New York. 364 W. Washington St., Chicago, Ill. Prof. Geo. E. Day, D. D., Prof. Timothy Dwight, D. D., Prof. L. I. Evans, D. D., Prof. Henry Ferguson, New Haven, Conn. Theol. Sem. of Ref'd Dutch Church, New Haven, Conn. 1617 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Lane Theol. Sem., Cincinnati, Ohio. Prof. Geo. P. Fisher, D. D., LL. D., New Haven, Conn. Prof. Frederic Gardiner, D. D., Middletown, Conn. Prof. D. R. Goodwin, D. D., LL. D., 3927 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa. Prof. E. P. Gould, Prof. Isaac H. Hall, Ph. D., Prof. Samuel Hart, Prof. C. D. Hartranft, D. D., Rev. E. Harwood, D. D., Newton Centre, Mass. 725 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Baptist Union Theol. Sem., Morgan Park, (near Chicago), Ill. Hartford, Conn. Hartford, Conn., (Box 524). Clifton Springs, New York. Prof. R. D. Hitchcock, D. D., LL. D., Union Theol. Sem., New York, Prof. A. B. Hyde, D. D., Rev. Ed. H. Jewett, D. D., Prof. H. G. T. Mitchell, Ph. D., Prof. Thomas H. Rich, Prof. C. J. H. Ropes, N. Y. Alleghany Coll., Meadville, Penn. University of Pa., Philadelphia, Penn. Middletown, Conn. 1122 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Bates Coll., Lewiston, Maine. Hartford, Conn. Bangor, Me. Prof. P. Schaff, D. D., LL. D., 42 Bible House, New York. Prof. Geo. H. Schodde, Prof. Charles Short, LL. D., Prof. H. P. Smith, Prof. O. S. Stearns, D. D., * Died January 2d, 1883. Columbus, Ohio. 24 West 60th St., New York. Lane Theol. Sem., Cincinnati, Ohio. Prof. Rufus P. Stebbins, D. D., Newton Centre, Mass. Rev. D. Steele, D. D., Prof. P. H. Steenstra, Prof. Wm. Arnold Stevens, Prof. James Strong, D. D., LL. Rev. Milton S. Terry, D. D., Rev. W. H. Ward, D. D., Reading, Mass. Cambridge, Mass. Rochester Theol. Sem., Rochester, N. Y. 249 West 23d St., New York, N. Y. New Haven, Conn. Cambridge, Mass. Rev. Marvin R. Vincent, D. D., 37 East 35th St., New York, N. Y. The December meeting of the Society will be held in New York during the Christmas holidays at such place and on such day as may be appointed by a committee consisting of Drs. Short, Briggs, and Schaaf. |