It is called, as most of you
doubtless know, the Sunchild Evidence Society; and his Majesty the King
graciously consented to become its Patron. This society not only
collects additional evidences--indeed it is entirely due to its labours
that the precious relic now in this temple was discovered--but it is its
beneficent purpose to lay those that have been authoritatively
investigated before men who, if left to themselves, would either neglect
them altogether, or worse still reject them.
"For the first year or two the efforts of the society met with but little
success among those for whose benefit they were more particularly
intended, but during the present year the working classes in some cities
and towns (stimulated very much by the lectures of my illustrious friend
Professor Panky) have shewn a most remarkable and zealous interest in
Sunchild evidences, and have formed themselves into local branches for
the study and defence of Sunchild truth.
"Yet in spite of all this need--of all this patient labour and really
very gratifying success--the subscriptions to the society no longer
furnish it with its former very modest income--an income which is
deplorably insufficient if the organization is to be kept effective, and
the work adequately performed. In spite of the most rigid economy, the
committee have been compelled to part with a considerable portion of
their small reserve fund (provided by a legacy) to tide over
difficulties.
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