ANNUAL MEETING. / 



America, and India ; and now from China the importance 

 of securing translations has been strongly urged. 



Thirdly — Several home, foreign, and colonial public libraries 

 and institutions are regular purchasers of (or subscribers — as 

 Associates — for) the Journal; and Members and Associates 

 have sought to encourage this practice in their respective 

 localities. The need of so doing has been pointed out by 

 many, since it is by no means unusual, especially in the 

 Colonies, to find in public hbraries books arguing that 

 Science and Revelation are contradictory. The Journal of 

 the Institute has been spoken of as specially suited to 

 correct such erroneous views. 



The efforts which the Council have made to render the 

 Institute useful, both at home and abroad, has led (as was 

 noted last year) an increasing number of members to realise 

 that their connection with the Institute has proved more 

 than a mere personal advantage to themselves. They 

 have realised that the Institute meets a need felt both at 

 home and abroad, especially in our Colonies and India, 

 where imperfect appreciation of the actual results of philo- 

 sophic and scientific inquiry has led many of the less 

 informed to credit such statements as that " Science and 

 Philosophy are. alike opposed to Revelation," or that " the 

 progress of Science has given a death blow to all belief in 

 the truth of tJie Bible" — misapprehensions w^hich in some 

 cases have led even to systems of Education divorced from 

 Religion. 



A People's Edition Fund. 



Some years ago a "People's Edition Fund " was estab- 

 lished, and proved of much service. It was iised in furthering 

 the publication and circulation of the " People's Edition "* all 

 over the world. 



* The People's Edition consists of twelve papers — written by men of 

 eminence in such a style that they may be comprehended by all— reprinted 

 from the Journal of Transactio7is. The Edition was started by some 

 members in the year 1873, and first attracted attention in other quarters 

 to the importance and need of works of the kind. The papers in this 

 edition are often accompanied by the objections and criticisms urged in 

 discussing the subjects, many home and foreign correspondents having 

 urged the value of including these. The papers are published in neat 

 covers, and are sold at a nominal price (sixpence). Single copies are 

 supplied gratuitously or at cost price to all individual lecturers against 

 infidelity applying, including those of the London City Mission, the 

 Christian Evidence Society, and similar bodies at home and abroad. 



