The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-07-16

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Professor g. g. Stokes. r. X. S. Who i also
Secretary, nf Tho por,l s,,. ,.f i,,,,,r.,,.i j.
"N'''" q i'ill'" h'"Ie "u'ut>> III lhc Annual
Meeting Of the Victoria Institute. in London.
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- W. W. : IA - "''ul'"" the thaif. ana the
audience. which included many members of
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'hc i'l ~ HUI ipiV>>of Hipht> gave an I'M
l'oit'il account "l me Progress OF physical sci
SHVe 'Iu 'i'N 'll' P'Ni quarter oi century ana,
ttN FNih4 ~ Ie>ul,S' >ie'iAtN h"ltu mat as
>V'chi'l.r 'iu'h "''ti"i'to' 80 'td men 10 give
~ 'il' ny" may 'i'rIt Ma' any "ppo>illon De
wen :ilt h,"" u -N4'Hlr anu 'iit BOOK 81
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years oi 20 one OF me lnp>t >lllklnG advances
~ s'l'h't i'N ''th ni'''e III li!c aiPiltalioh on
y" >rtelfo>'ope. ana IN lhe information oh
iA'htd WIN regard ,, 10 'hr constitution OF the
hVdNtHH n""if>. me discovery th@t there
were III 'ht>v particular chthch elements,
" u'tH "'If h'so present III our eallh, exalted
our j8ed "l ne universally Of he Jaw OF Ma
Wy. a''' '"'it WIS uolh'Ie ~ Jh"l contrary 10
"ha' ne il'd N3fhtd ~ frNclaiioh. unless we
Wfit 10 say a. me leashen dld lhat me God OF
me llfbfGN> Wa> me ""d 81 me hIllN and not
81 lht N",'E@' Ih.rIlh2 WIN some particular
''t mo tnt composition % me sun. lht Irofe>-
>of >aI" ~ 4Hl" aA l'ta OF ah enormous tenn
i'id'u' t rIirt non tAl>ltH mere III Il state OF
NaPoH. ms was utterly inconsistent with
me lON>lpll]A 81 ne existence there of living
'',S> az ~ approaching III character 70 those
we nave mere are we lleh to regard This a. a
waste 81 httffiai>: M'2ht we pot rather argue
/ hli a. III 3iillha> we ascend by greater special
'>"ion' - We you ~ tohHldtf me differentiation
81 once III Inherent member, OF HE SOAR sN>-
Al ~
/ ne sun a. performing most important :func-
ions Iof ihat system; IN tact, al HE on our
"aIih was ultimately derived from the radiation
% >"ia' ttat' i''IFfllh- 10 we doctrines 81
'"hNei Na'l"h on energy ana 81 dissipation OF
eh'l-N' ne pointed "u' ~ some lth2th BOW the
sun :" lar d, We couIH see, was NOT calculated
% 90 'tFlhai 'uf ''l0i ~ lllt saline state ana
performing Inc same functions rs now. We
mus Ie2dlu th' universe on il grand scale. and
men mere was progress. IL we contemplated
nothing bul ptrl"dlrliN, perhaps we might rest
content ana thlhh tHinS- Wouia 60 on Tor ever
a. - present; but' i"oklnS on me state OF
'H universe on Sfdhd scale as one OF
progress, TINS idea Obliged u 10 refer TO
Il fIral cause. Professor Stokes concluded
Win recommending mar NE Annual Report
OF thf oQtietN' feaa by captain rank Pt-
rue me hohorarA secretary, be adopted. IT
shower th'' the htlmDtf OF nome, American
ana colonial members had increased TO up
! u'e "iI'c'' IN winch scientific men whether
IN H. ranks or not aided. Wa 10 promote scen-
'ibe inquiry, and especially ~ eases where
question, 81 science were held by those who
adN anttd them io De SuhNer>lNe of religion.
y ~ Members ana "ne-=u]nea Associates re-
eeiNeH It's transactions Tree and Twelve of us
papers We're now published IN Peoples Edi-
tioh- winch was to De had IN many of the Colo
mes ana Amtilra The address was delivered
10y l'r. }. Leslie Porter. President of Queens
college, belfast, the subject beng Egypt:
historical ana Geo2raphlral.' country with
winch ne iad hrcn 'hlrty wears Intimately ac-
qila'httd. Having referred TO The antiquity OF
EGYPTIAN records winch IN 50 MANY distances
pore on the history OF other ancient countries.
be proceeded TO describe the various changes
through winch that country had passed since
IT. firet colonization; and, touching on its ply
seal geography. concluded by giving the main
results OF recent exploration. One or two
special statements may be here recorded. DR..