New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-11

Tn, history of the Institute D. Interesting. Years
., I., -,icutine men seemed 20 pee making attacks
uI,u the Hebrew ard Christian ~crptHi"-. an W-tin
n.l Va auruod 300 Gr'rt Britain. called the Victoria
Institution. FOR the purpose ~ preparing p'p'' tim
should examine INTO th. matter and take care % th"
b.r,r - DIVINE. Revelations II embraced 4 number
Of ~, leading men u that couut~. mat society
GouiI-hs! fpr q number Of year, lud Lad l-t al
American mrmher- from -om" OF whom important
paper- were derived. Among u, American members
wa- the Rev. Dr. deems. pastor If the church 81 Nh
stranger of Sew York; WHO iu Dds early llfr had been
prof, Of py steal science ODD one Of our college
IN lao OH his r.tlu from The HOLY Land. when DR.
D.,n, va iu London. he delivered au addrr. before
ID. Phil -ophcil society 81 Great britain. IN" m'"r
with witch II va received and N" favorable comment
Dr. cl,t,L from the pic-- of hat country, ami r'-
prc.dy the friendship which u -"5It'd from the late
Earl OF -harc-h bury. p"rhap, cou-pIrcd to Increase
the Doctor lcal 70 matters Of this Kind. NJ any
.a'c. hc found that there were enough American
maine. upon the roll OF the Victoria Institution
10 maac r-PrcJtl" ,ocietv. He believed that
American intellect and learning ought &" take lar-'
~i1r" 800 the work OF Investigating th" relations bc
twcou the revealed Word If God aud all questions %:
rI.I SONNY and -,.rn,c with winch IN" teachings u
The -ncIrd scripture ,oud hc involved. DR.. Deems
thought that such .pclctv would De- sure 10 he the
mrai- " hrirginI together men who would De- d.
lighted Ia Gud intelligent ana satisfactory discussion
Of tnc great question lie suggc,trd the formation
of such Z. society 20 4 number of leading gentlemen
among hi- personal friends Being The pastor OF
large church. hc oould not eivc the time necessary t.
organize the movement lat one dan AT the table "t
CIV re- tautant he talked the matter over with two
friends. the Rev Dr. bradford ana william -. Nc
Dowcu. Thee gentlemen tecamc mnch interested
and urged Or. Dccn- To- 20 forward with H. lie con.
4ntcd to take the lead In a movement for holding aud
managing opur-e OF turc, 10 be- delivered at some
proper place order - ascertain whether there was
enough interest iu the subject 10 JUSTIFY an attempt
f. form .ocicv specially devoted 10 disclosing ANA
Illustrating the relations between science ana religion
DR. bradford agreed Ia be- Or. Dccm,'- lieutenant aud
h. do the necessary correspondence. Mr. Mcdowell
agreed to pay the expense, and lct the society nave
fine use Of Warvic. Woodland-. at Grccnwood Lake.
ON luly t. i--I. that course VA begun and
lecturc, were given by the following gentlemen IN
The order named Dr. Deems. DR.. Porter Of Yale
Professor BOVINE Bo,on University Profc, or stephen
Alexander and Charles &. Young Princeton; Professor
Alexander Wiuchcll. Of the University Of Michigan
Dr LYMAN Abbott tlc Rev. nr Mcllvain". Of Newark
p,ofc..or Martin Of Tire University OF New York. aud
President John Ea.com OF the University Of VISION
.u I'M, conrs. of lectures ~ successful That on
Iuly n 1851. a meeting was hrld ana the American
IN ,titntc Of Christian Pmioolsy was or%hized' pr'
Deem, was elected provisional president and the wee
nrr.idcut, were President Met o'h. Of princeton
r,,.,,cut Enttlc Of North Carolina: Bishop Cheney.
,tfI
i.,.,om Of Wisconsin, and General w. Curtis Lee of
Virginia. ,I. .,,,,d t,o ,,ont.lv
,,c,,inrI lave been held iu the city OF New Ort cN
,rn, n, thc simmer months. There nave been ~lNlN
oitIt nnper, read At the monthly meetings, beside,
ttot ,trn sermons have been delivered lu Inc CIV Oh
New Norl, before the Institute one 10y hI-hop ii''
of thc diocese II Nichiean. in - Ihom'> thnr'h,
G,f,L ave and another b. the Rev james IT, uN' ~
,tr Madison Avenue Methodist Ep'cophl 'hur'h.
A. iLe delivery OF bishop Harris, sermon bishop
nnu,r urr,idrr and followed the discussion WIN re-
,rnrks ~ pressing hi, interest IN me institute II,
,tnrl, and hi, hearty cooperation WIN ~. lie sah
tbn inc Institute had been organized To- ger az mo
fundamental truths which more especially coh,cIheu
ctv and men gathered At these meetings t. Discus
thn.c rnints which made their thcuogCd ducrcI''a.
IT,. ,dicrtod o Ihc fact that The membership OF the
,,ricty ~, not confined o. any one u,Ionllntiluh'
Inn .nh,nced in addition 10 various bishops 81 the
Eni.rnnoI Church many scholars ana PROFESSORS
throughput the whole country. representing All Ph'"''
Of Christian thought. - , ,,, ,,,,rL al tho.
,mnnr tb Interesting foathirs 81 inc worn ~ lui"
,i,c v.n. tLr f,c that the pull'a'ioIe 'l INC ,"cN
,crn c,ocry -orht after los some ot me o'hnif' 81
Lamar who were then epcrall, tiHlilE t1'H lh''pn,N
IN The Christian Ili zion. ~ ina WIh'h WI Pf"ripN
hc,I ad,ptcd T. the needs Of Their country. ihc9c
expres,ion, Of Bishop Potter At mat ihc hNc 9eeh
,ndnrsed bv the great demands for the pnblltau.nr
OF the societv III that interesting country ANU KID