BRIEF OBJHCT PAPER 
Che Victoria Institute, 
Correspondence (including communications from intending Members 
or Associates, &c.) to be addressed to *‘ The Secretary.” 
THE PRIMARY OBJECTS. 
aS 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 :— 
First.—To investigate fully and impartially the most important questions of 
Philosophy and Science, but more especially those that are put forward as 
being contradictory to Holy Scripture, with the view of ascertaining their 
philosophical or scientific value. 
Second.—To associate MmN or 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. 
[For the special advantages secured to Country and Colonial Members and 
Associates in the Journal of Transactions, see below. | 
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. 
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 Society now consists of about 1,000 Subscribers (NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF WHOM ARE 
COUNTRY AND FOREIGN MEMBERS) ; including leading Ministers of Religion, Professurs of 
English and Foreiyn Universities, Literary and Scientific Men in general, and others favour- 
able to the Objects. (The present average annual increase is upwards of a hundred.) 
