IN MEMORIAM: PROFESSOR EDWARD HULL, LL.D., F.R.S.... Discussion.-Remarks by Mr. A. W. Oke, Mr. T. B. Bishop, THE MOSAIC ORIGIN OF THE PENTATEUCH. BY THE REV. A. H. FINN Letters received by the Lecturer.-From the Very Rev. A. F. ... ... Discussion. Remarks by Professor Langhorne Orchard, ... Discussion.-Remarks by Dr. A. T. Schofield, Mr. J. O. Corrie, Discussion.-Remarks by Professor Langhorne Orchard, Mr. M. L. Rouse, the Rev. H. J. R. Marston Communication.-The Rev. D. M. McIntyre ... РАСК Discussion.-Remarks by Lieut.-Colonel Alves, Mr. Theodore ANNUAL ADDRESS: THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION. BY PROFESSOR ... THE CHURCH AND THE ARMY. BY THE REV. CANON JAMES O. ... ... Statements by the Lecture Secretary ... ... Discussion.-Remarks by Lieut.-Colonel Mackinlay, Captain MacNaughton, Dr. A. T. Schofield, Mr. P. Johnston, Communications. From the Rev. Prebendary Fox, the Rev. ... VICTORIA INSTITUTE. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1917. READ AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, MARCH 18TH, 1918. 1. Progress of the Institute. In presenting to the Victoria Institute the Forty-ninth Annual Report, the Council feel themselves called upon to renew and repeat their expression of thankfulness to God that, in all the strain and pressure of this third year of War, there has been no cessation or weakening of the work of the Institute. The number of meetings has been twelve, one more than last year; and whether the value and importance of the papers read be considered, or the interest shown in them, as tested by the attendance when they were read or the discussions which followed them, there has been no indication of decline. This is the more remarkable, since it has been found by many Societies that the difficulties of transit, the darkened streets and the danger from air-raids, have rendered their meetings difficult or even impossible. 2. Meetings. Twelve ordinary meetings were held during the year 1917. The papers read were: 66 Christian Mysticism." By the Very Rev. W. R. INGE, M.A., D.D., "Islam and Animism." By the Rev. S. M. ZWEMER, M.A., D.D. "From World Dominion to Subjection; the Story of the Fall of Babylon." By T. G. PINCHES, LL.D., M.R.A.S., Lecturer in Assyrian at University College, London. "The Conscience." By Clement C. L. WEBB, M.A., Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. B 66 The Significance of the Geography of Palestine." By General Sir "The Witness of Philology to the Truth of the Old Testament." By “The Pre-requisites of a Christian Philosophy." By the Rev. A. R. WHATELY, D.D. 66 The Emphasis of St. Luke." By Lieut.-Colonel G. MACKINLAY. Annual Address: "The Distances of the Stars." By Sir FRANK W. "Prehistoric Man : His Antiquity and Characteristics." By WILLIAM 3. The Journal of Transactions. The difficulties of the year in regard to paper and the work of printing and binding have been great, as everyone knows. It has not been possible to keep the size of the Journal down to the limits reached last year, and it was issued somewhat later than usual, viz., in the middle of December. As the financial position created by the War calls for every possible economy in expenditure, the methods adopted last year for reducing the space required have been repeated and reinforced by the omission of the List of Members, Associates, etc. 4. Council and Officers. The following is the List of the Council and Officers for the year 1917: President. The Right Honourable the Earl of Halsbury, M.A., D.C.L., F.R.S. 5. Election of Council and Officers. In accordance with the rules the following members of the Council retire by rotation : Rev. John Tuckwell, M.R.A.S. Prof. H. Langhorne Orchard, M.A., B.Sc. Rt. Rev. Bishop J. E. C. Welldon, M.A., D.D. Rev. H. J. R. Marston, M.A. Ven. Archdeacon Beresford Potter, M.A. The following gentlemen offer themselves and are nominated by the Council for re-election :— Prof. Langhorne Orchard, M.A., B.Sc. Rt. Rev. Bishop Welldon. Sidney T. Klein, Esq., F.L.S., F.R.A.S., M.R.I. A. T. Schofield, Esq., M.D. Rev. H. J. R. Marston, M.A. Ven. Archdeacon Beresford-Potter, M.A. The Council also nominate the following gentleman for election on the Council: J. Clarke Dick, Esq., M.A. |