The Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G., on Science and Religion.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3879, 4 June 1881, Page 1

The Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G., on Science and Religion.

A few years ago the attacks made upon .Religion by some men of science" letPto the'foundation i>f a Society to inventigate all philosophical or scientific questions, more especially those c said to Militateagainst the truths of. revelation, and to pdbltsK' the results to ft« memben in a quarMj purnal-, this Society, which 1 was called'- the '^Victoria Institute,, qr 1 Pbilosophieal Society of Great JBritain, hai now chouse at 7, Adelphi tsijfjje^ London, and boasti of 900 members, each *" paying a small annual subscription, amongst whom are many leading men of science; TW;Archbishop of Canterbury, and several .English, Colonial; and American Prelates haire alsd iora«d £U. Having been founded trader Lord burf'*autpice3, his Lordship' takei'fainh interest i% its progress^ which he reciiljr ' described at follows:—" I was present at the rery, birth of. this Society,, when ran address was delivered in a >maU ( d«fk room. I had no conception at tnat time of the work which the Society would do, and of the position which it would hold, not only at Home, but also as it is Sow beginning" to "do; "in** America: <*nA^99t' - Colonies. I had. no. expectation wJ>«*»r9r of seeing the Society, assume inch, awf ■ nifieent proportions, and from the oottpm of my heart I thank Almi«WJ Gad that he has so prospered our efibrts (cheew). The, object with trhtfh, *• lWgS l£ forced was. not mefy to beat djwju the Tiews of otherf, no* fc.'flfJEßfftSJ. the progress of •Pf^. I*iH WtSff^ we, tA forJ^tff^Jjft «d,! ? f X Tftfr play? %is Society wa^ foSnded P*o establish either Tne op?nioa or-another. ,Ik w.* not SrlaTb* the purpose of settipg >*» the BiWeagainst Science. .Tbe_oiiectpt the Sty was, that Science should hare f.£peV, that the Trh% shonW toid Safi *lU ahd thtt *•>**s |}W«I. the despotism of ewteiß .scuwtifio ,«ej(hear, hear). Because it >spaM \WI known that men of science, witH all tufflr,

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