C(jc Victoria liistttiitc, 



or 



|lM(oso|jbicnl Socictu of 6rcat ^ntcihr, 



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



Correspondence (including communications from intending Members or 

 Associates, &e.) to be addressed only to " The Secretary." 



THE PRIMARY OBJECTS. 



THIS SOCIETY has been founded for the purpose of promoting the 

 following Objects, which will be admitted by all to be of high 

 importance both to Religion and Science : — • 



Fir.-^L. — 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 ortler 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 pi'omote the real advasicement of true Science ; and to examine 

 and discuss all supposed scieiititic results with reference to final causes, 

 and the more comprehensive and fundamental principles of Philosophy 

 j^roper, 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 other 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. These 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-tliird 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.) 



