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PREFACE. 
Amongst the new members are several whose support will 
be of much value. Two may be specially mentioned, — first, his 
Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, who, as the Head of the 
Clergy of the Church of England, has thus marked his approval 
of an Institute which combines Literary and Scientific men 
belonging to all denominations of Christians, for objects which 
are among the highest that a man can place before him. 
Secondly, Dr. Constantin de Tischendorf, who has become 
one of the Executive of the Institute, and the letter in which 
he accepted the office of Honorary Foreign Correspondent is 
inserted, as it contains the opinion of one well aware of the 
importance of a thorough support of this Society^ objects, 
a support which a prelate of the Church of England, Dr. 
Ellicott, when speaking at the Annual Meeting last May, 
urged all should join in giving. 
44 Monsieur, 
“ Je suis tres-sensible a la communication que vous avez bien voulu 
me faire en votre nom et en celui du Conseil du 4 Victoria Institute.’ Le 
but de votre Institut est des plus nobles, et repond, ce me semble, a un 
besoin de notre temps. L’offre de m’y associer ne peut que m’bonorer, 
et c’est avec satisfaction que j’accepte l’invitation d’en etre un 4 Honorary 
Foreign Correspondent. 5 
44 Que les travaux de l’lnstitut soient couronnes d’un veritable succes. 
44 En vous priant d’agreer vous-meme et de presenter au Conseil de l’ln- 
stitut mes profonds respects, j’ai l’honneur d’etre, 
44 Monsieur, 
44 Tout le votre, 
44 Leipzig, le 30 Mars, 1871.” “ Constantin de Tischendorf. 
Before leaving this subject, it should be added that, after a 
full review of the requirements of the Institute, and of all 
it is now called upon to do on behalf of the cause advocated, 
it appears that when the number of Members and Associates 
has been raised to five hundred (of which not more than one 
hundred should be Associates) the Society may be considered 
adequate to accomplish its objects, and placed in the position 
so desirable that it should hold. The necessity for action in 
this matter will, it is hoped, press itself on each Member and 
Associate. 
The following remarks, by Professor G. G. Stokes, of 
