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^jjilosojjljkd Swtrfj of ©real Britain, 



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



Correspondence (including communications from intending Members 

 or Associates, &c.) to be addressed 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 : — 



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 Scriptture, with the view of reconciling any 

 apparent discrepancies between Christianity and Science. 



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 eflbrts 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 



Is arranged so as to secure its special usefulness to Country and Foreign 

 Members and Associates (who form two-thirds of the Institute). It contains 

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



Before they are published in the Journal, the papers themselves, and 

 the discussions, are revised and corrected by their Authors, and MS. comments 

 and supplementary remarks are added, which have been seut in by those Home 

 and Foreign Members to whom, as being specially qualified to pronounce an 

 opinion upon the respective subjects, proof copies of the Papers have been 

 submitted for consideration. These arrangements, which cannot but add to 

 the value of the Journal, are carried out with a view to the advantage of 

 all, especially Country and Foreign Members, who thus find in the Journal 

 much valualDle matter, in addition to that which had come before these 

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



* The Society now consists of about 1,000 Subscribers (nearly two-thirds of whom are 

 Country and Foreign Members) ; including leadiuv Ministers of Religion, Professors of 

 English and Foreign Universities, Literary and Scientific Men in general, and others favom-- 

 able to the Objects. (The present average annual increase is upwards of a hundred.) 



