 | Biblicus Delvinus - 1839 - 130 pages
...vain, " for the earth is full of his goodness." The Rev. William Kirby,* in the first volume of his work, " On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation of Animals," &c., p. 162, remarks, " that the first plants, and the first animals, are scarcely more... | |
 | George Combe - 1840 - 134 pages
...President of the Royal Society of London to apply in paying any person or persons to be selected by him, " to write, print, and publish one thousand copies of a work ' On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of Qod, as manifested in the Creation ;' illustrating such wurk by all reasonable arguments, as, for instance,... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - 1841 - 208 pages
...therein named, to invest, in the Public Funds, the Sum of £8000 ; and this Sum, with accruing Dividends, to be held at the Disposal of the President for the...President, should be appointed to write, print, and publish 1000 Copies of a Work " On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation ;... | |
 | George Combe - 1841 - 140 pages
...in paying any person or persons to he selectet hy him, " to write, print, and puhlish one thousanc copies of a work ' On the Power. Wisdom, and Goodness...manifested in the C'reation ;' illustrating such work hy all reasonahle arguments, as, for instance the variety and formation of (iod's creatures in the... | |
 | Neil Arnott - 1841 - 560 pages
...Royal Society of London, to be paid to the person or persons nominated by him. The Testator farther directed, that the person or persons selected by the...said President, should be appointed to write, print anil publish one thousand copies of a work, on the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - 1843 - 790 pages
...persons as he should appoint ; each of such" persons being bound to write, print, and publish, 1000 copies of a work on the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the creation. The president, with the advice of the archbishops and bishops, agreed on selecting eight men of talent... | |
 | Hugh James Rose - 1848 - 532 pages
...brought to England for interment. By his will, " bearing date the 25th of February. 1825, he directed 56 certain trustees therein named, to invest in the public...of God, as manifested in the Creation, illustrating sucli work by all reasonable arguments ; as, for instance, the variety and formation of God's creatures,... | |
 | 1851 - 696 pages
...trustees to invest in the public funds 8000/., which sum, with the dividends accruins; thereon, was to be at the disposal of the President, for the time being,...President should be appointed to write, print, and publish 1000 copies of a work ' On the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, a* manifested in the creation ;... | |
 | 1852 - 672 pages
...beneficent intensions which prompted the late Earl of Bridgewater to bequeath SOOOi for the production of a work On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation, were fully realised, when the late Mr. Davits Gilbert, the then President of the Royal Socii'iy. to... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers, John Cumming - 1853 - 488 pages
...following circumstances : — The EIGHT HONOTBABLE and BEVEBEND FBANCIS HESTBY, EABI, of BBIDGEWATEB, died in the month of February, 1829 ; and by his last...copies of a work On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested m the Creation ; illustrating such work by all reasonable arguments — as for instance... | |
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Pounds sterling ; this sum, with the accruing dividends thereon, to be held at the disposal of the President, for the time being, of the Royal Society of London, to be paid to the person or persons nominated by him. The Testator... 
