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be able to bring out a fresh issue of tracts from papers read 

 before the Institute, specially chosen to meet the needs of the 

 present day. 



13. Conclusion. 



The past year has been one in which the powers of evil, 

 far from laying down their weapons, have been more active 

 than ever in certain fields. Spiritism continues to spread, nor 

 is this the most ominous thing about it. It increasingly 

 claims to be the ally of Christianity. It must be a spurious 

 Christianity which can accept the alliance of a system which 

 denies the Deity of Christ, the Fall, the Atonement, and every 

 distinctive truth of Christianity. Perhaps this is not to be 

 wondered at, however, when a certain blatant ecclesiasticism 

 is publicly denying some of these very truths, and attacking 

 unwearyingly the authenticity of the Holy Scriptures. As an 

 Institute, our first object is to " investigate in a reverent spirit 

 important questions of Philosophy and Science, especially those 

 bearing upon Holy Scripture," and this we will endeavour to 

 carry out, believing as we do that there can be no antagonism 

 between whatever can be proved true in any field of human 

 research, and Him who is Himself the embodiment of Eternal 

 Truth. 



Signed on behalf of the Council, 



HALSBUEY. 



