CJjc iktflria Institute, 



|1{)ilosopj)kal Society of real Britain. 



IA, ADELPHI TERRACE, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 



Correspondence (including communications from intending Members 

 or Associates, &c.) to be addressed to " The Secretary." 



THE PBIMABY OBJECTS. 



rpHIS SOCIETY has been founded for the purpose of promoting the following 

 J- Objects, which will be admitted by all to be of high importance both to 

 Religion and Science : 



First. To investigate fully and impartially the most important questions of 

 Philosophy and Science, but more especially those that bear upon the great 

 truths revealed in Holy Scripture. 



Second. To associate MEN OF SCIENCE and AUTHORS* who have already 

 been engaged in such investigations, and all others who may be interested 

 in them, in order to strengthen their efforts by association ; and by bringing 

 together the results of such labours, after full discussion, in the printed 

 Transactions of an Institution, to give greater force and influence to proofs 

 and arguments which might be little known, or even disregarded, if put 

 forward merely by individuals. 



Third. To consider the mutual bearings of the various scientific conclusions 

 arrived at in the several distinct branches into which Science is now 

 divided, in order to get rid of contradictions and conflicting hypotheses, and 

 thus promote the real advancement of true Science ; and to examine and 

 discuss all supposed scientific results with reference to final causes, and the 

 more comprehensive and fundamental principles of Philosophy proper, based 

 upon faith in the existence of one Eternal God, who in His wisdom created 

 all things very good. 



Special advantages are secured to Country and Colonial Members and 

 Associates in the Journal of Transactions. 



The Journal of Transactions 

 Contains the Papers read at the Meetings and the Discussions thereon. 



Before these are published in the Journal, both are finally submitted to 

 their Authors for any revision, and MS. comments and supplementary remarks 

 are added, which have been sent in by such British, American, and o'her 

 Members to whom, as being specially qualified to contribute information 

 upon the respective subjects, proof copies of the Papers had been submitted 

 for consideration the authors of Papers adding their final comments. Those 

 arrangements, which are found to add greatly to the value of the Journal, are 

 carried out with a view to securing the special usefulness of the Journal to 

 all, whether home or Non-resident Members or Associates ; these thus 

 find in the Journal much valuable matter, and often much (contributed by men 

 of learning in all parts of the world) in addition to that which had come before 

 those actually present at the Meetings. (The Journal is sent post-free.) 



The Society now consists of 1,200 Subscribers (about one-third of whom 

 are Foreign Members) ; including Literary and Scientific Men and others 

 favourable to the Objects. (The present average annual increase is upwards 

 of a hundred.) 



