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have been well maintained ; but we look for a greater accession 

 in the coming year, now that the aftermath of the war has somewhat 

 subsided, and men are even more able to turn to those abstract 

 and yet all-important subjects with which the Victoria Institute 

 is chiefly concerned. 



It appeals indeed to all who value what is stated to be its first 

 object : "To investigate, in a reverent spirit, important questions 

 of Philosophy and Science, especially those bearing upon Holy 

 Scripture." 



E, J. Sewell, 



Alfred T. Schofield, M.D., 



Editors 



Octal >er, 1919 



