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Xx—Notices Of Books. 4
XX—NOTICES OF BOOKS . 4
_ Transactions 1862. Edited Of Ilie By N...
_ Transactions 1862 . Edited of ilie National George Association W . Hastings for . the London Promotion : Parker of Social , Son Science , and ,
Bourn . The Association for tlie Promotion of Social Scienceand the
, nature "of its transactions , are , or at least may be , well known to our readersThis is the sixth bulky volumeissued in its name
. , and edited to notice by . its Its General claims Secretary upon su , ch which notice we as we have can been give called have
upon gone on have increasing received -, more as the and special more marke questions d attention advocated at its in yearl these y
pages meetings tions here t of . ; the But nor , contents it on is the not other of our the hand purpose volume , is to it . take possible All up that these to can give special be a done detaile ques in d - accoun
, terest mation the space , and and at send instruction our disposal our readers . , Both is to to may point the be volume out promised the itself chief in for abundance subj further ects of infor from in - -
the perusal of its thousand pages , although here and there , perhapsthe text has onlGeorge Herbert's applicationand " preaches
, y , patience It is not "— too a kin much d of to preachin that g not the at six present books of in the much Soci rep al ute Science . say
Association— -two of them now out of print—furnish a complete review of the social life of Englandin all its phasesand that this
one volumerecording the _pajDers , and discussion of , the London Meetingin , itself contains the cream and essence of the practical
thoug department ht , of the of our country national —of life the . ideas That growing there is int a o great facts vitality in every in
the Association cannot be doubted by anyone who has taken the trouble to watch its workings . In spite of ridicule and abuse , its often
social _siiccess is undeniable . Other kinds of success are secured in conflict with both of these powers ; science has almost
always accorded to . brav The e meaning them ; of but thi the s seems favour to be of , that societ the y is organization seldom so ht and
was wanted , that it met a deep , steady current of thoug increasing feeling . That sense current of social all , on classes responsibilit which to it itself y still which and floats has securel set in steadil y for , is some the to
timeand is drawing , flowing y - ward , the haven of a fuller and freer national life . And what have those ponderous yearly tomes meetings achieve done d ? to Have satisf they y this mer sense ely allowe ? "What d snoblings have those to
pass precious beings a vote desi productions gnate of thank d above of s to moblings j are oblings to , be ? as found the Have scoffers at they the onl testif yearl y y entombed ? y meetings That the the
, interred acting in at accordance the with of their the natures Association , and that is not their to remains be denied are ; expense
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1863, page 133, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041863/page/61/
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