IV SUMMARY OP THE PROCEEDINGS. 



ADDITIONAL EEMAEKS. 



Among several other matters the report referred to the impor- 

 tance of an increase of " The Special Fund " used in extending 

 the library of reference, in publishing summaries of important 

 papers, and in organising the publication of the twelve papers in 

 the People's Edition throughout the world. 



[The papers in this edition were often accompanied by the 

 objections and criticisms urged in discussing the subjects, many 

 home and foreign correspondents having urged the value of includ- 

 ing these. Single copies were supplied gratuitously or at cost price 

 to all individual lecturers against that infidelity which arose from a 

 misapprehension of the true results of scientific inquiry : including 

 those of the London City Mission, the Christian Evidence Society, 

 and similar bodies at home and abroad.] 



Finally, the report said : " The present organisation has proved 

 to be admirable, and it needs but an effort on the part of each of 

 the present members and associates to increase the number of sup- 

 porters, and thereby add to the power of the Institute for good." 



On Some Uses made of the Institute by its Members. Last 

 year it was pointed out that to many Members their connexion 

 with the Institute had proved more than a mere personal advantage 

 to themselves ; as they found that the Institute met a need felt in 

 their neighbourhood, whether at home or abroad, especially 

 in our Colonies and India, where the want of the true appre- 

 ciation of the actual results of scientific enquiry has led 

 many, especially the less informed, to credit such statements 

 as that " Science and Philosophy were alike opposed to 

 Revelation," and that " the progress of Science has given a death- 

 blow to all belief in the truth of the Bible." (As one result of this 

 the Bible is a forbidden Book in more than one Board School at 

 home and in our Colonies). And many have sought to make use of 

 the Institute's investigations to dispel such erroneous ideas as those 

 referred to, (I) by using the papers in the Journal as lectures, or to 

 lecture from, in their respective localities, often corresponding with 

 the Institute as to the preparation of such lectures ; (II) by reprinting 

 portions of the Journal in foreign and Colonial journals, translating 

 papers (in many countries) ; (III) by using their influence in their 

 respective localities to secure that local libraries and institutions 

 should subscribe for the Journal, thus bringing its pages before a 

 still wider circle of readers ; (IV) by interesting others in its proceed- 

 ings, and in many other ways which the Council trust may be even 

 more generally adopted. 



