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14. Conclusion, 



The War is still with us, but it is the hope and prayer of all 

 of us that the year on which we have entered may see the 

 restoration of Peace. But though Peace is good and it is well 

 that men should be in accord with one another, it is above all 

 things necessary that Peace should be righteous, and that men 

 should not join hand in hand in order to work iniquity, or to 

 condone it. If, as we pray, a righteous Peace should be 

 established, then an urgent duty will be laid upon us, for 

 which we ought to prepare ourselves even now. That duty is 

 suggested by the testimony of the Victoria Institute, which has 

 been, and is, that the Holy Scriptures are given by inspiration 

 of God, and set forth His Truth ; that science and research do 

 not invalidate this claim, but support it. It is of the utmost 

 importance for this nation that it should return to its old recog- 

 nition of the Divine gift to us in the Scriptures, and that the 

 earnest, reverent, and believing study of them should once more 

 become characteristic of our peoples. 



Can the Victoria Institute help to bring this about ? It is 

 in the hearts of some of our Members and Associates that it 

 can and ought to do so. One of these has offered £200 toward 

 the bringing out of a series of tracts based upon papers which 

 have appeared in the Transactions, showing what strong con- 

 firmations of His Holy Word God has given us in these last 

 days ; and another has undertaken the task of preparing them, 

 so that they may be ready for publication with the return of 

 Peace, 



Signed on behalf of the Council, 



HALSBUEY. 



