The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-10

DvlsSsa vaetessa Institute Hears
Valuable Pagers % the Subject.
One Of those great meetings which the
Victoria Institute In noted for assembled
la London towards the end OF June. The
chair Was taken BY Sir George Stokes.
mart. who. a. having now occupied the
chair Of Dir Isaac Newton for nifty years.
lately received the congratulations IT
Cambridge university Of some 10 Of the
leading learned societies OF the world Sir
George Stokes has now been many years
president OF the Victoria institute. and
under his guidance II has done much use
ful work. especially In investigating philo-
sophical and scientific questions. including
any alleged TO initiate against the truth
Was read By the honorary secretary, Capt.
+. Petrie. and showed an increase in the
general pubic support accorded to the
institute. ana In the number Of learned
men joining its ranks. such as Professors
virchow. Turner. r. r. g.. Lord Kelvin
and others Among the many subjects
brought forward for investigation during
nation OF Nations From Races, and the
Causes Leading 10 Differences Of Habit
and Color" by Prof. T. NICK. Hughes.
+. r. O.. Canon Isaac Taylor. Col. Gender,
the bishop Of Minnesota (who described
the results Of forty years investigations
among the Indian tribes), and others.
''6uboceanic Evidences OF Great Physical
Changea." by DIR. Hull. +. r. B.: Gen. Nc
Aahon, F. r. g.: Prof. Etheridge. +. r.
g.. ETC.: The Photography of the Thames
Basin" by Prof. Lobby. THE Nature Of
Life introduced by Prof Lionel Beale.
F. X. g., and several further subjects Of
interest. including THE Results OF Recent
Babylonian Research" Reference was
made 10 the arrangements by which the
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touch with its home work. The annual
address was delivered by the RI. Hon. Sir
Richard Temple. bart, +. r. g.. whose
review OF the investigz tions and research
now going on in Asia attracted much at
tention. He described his researches and
those OF an exploring society OF which
he was leading member. In Egypt, Pal
estine and elsewhere: be had not only
identified numerous sites mentioned In the
Bible, but had examined them in connec-
ton with the events mentioned In that
book, and he had constantly found that
the more credit for accuracy one gave to
its narrative. the greater was ores success
in approaching the events and localities
described. He added that research on the
spot was a sure aid to successful investi-
CATION. One conclusion he lad come to
was that with the exception OF Christian
ity. all religions ignored the scientific
spirit and ran dead against IT, vote OF
thanks having been accorded 10 Sir Rich
ard Temple. much interest was eyinced
In the presentation OF an Illuminated ad-
dress on yellum (signed by the Rt. Hon.
Earl Halsbury. the lord chancellor. on be-
half OF the whole OK the members Of the
inxt.tute). TO Sir George Stokes. F. r. g..
the president OF the institute. on the tubi-
lee Of his tenure OF the Lucasian professor
ship OF mathematics. and recording his
great services TO the objects Of the insti-
tute. which had so long had the advantage
OF his presidency" A striking feature OF
the presentation was the rising OF the vast
assemblage when the address was handed
to Sir George who expressed his deep ap-
probation OF that kind thought and one
ness Of sentiment which had prompted
this expression OF their feelings. Among
the speakers TO the various resolutions was
Sir Joseph Fayrer, bart. F. r. s.: Sir
Charles Gordon, X. {. b.: Prof. Hull. r.
r. g. and others.