The Victoria Institute, 
Philosophical Society of Great Britain, 
8, ADELPHI TERRACE, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 
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THE PRIMARY OBJECTS. 
a HIS SOCIETY has becn 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 :— 
First.—To investigate fully and impartially the most important questions of 
Philosophy and Science, but more especially those that bear npon the 
great truths revealed in Holy Scripture. 
Second.—To associate Men or Scrence and Aurnuors* 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 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-third of whom are 
Foreign Members); including Literary and Scientific Men and others favourable 
to the Objects. (The present average ann‘al increase is upwards of a hundred.) 
