Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute, Or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, 40. köideVictoria Institute., 1908 Each volume includes list of members, and "objects of the institute" (except v. 31, which has no list of members). Beginning with v. 12, a list of the papers contained in preceding volumes is issued regularly with each volume. |
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... Science towards Miracles , " and the amount of the prize will be £ 40 . 7. Library and Missionary Associates . For the purpose of securing a wider circulation for our volumes of Transactions the Council at their meeting on December 9th ...
... Science towards Miracles , " and the amount of the prize will be £ 40 . 7. Library and Missionary Associates . For the purpose of securing a wider circulation for our volumes of Transactions the Council at their meeting on December 9th ...
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... science , but more especially those which bear upon the great truths revealed in Holy Scripture . " My effort this afternoon , therefore , is to ascertain whether Holy Scripture can throw any light upon that particular science in which ...
... science , but more especially those which bear upon the great truths revealed in Holy Scripture . " My effort this afternoon , therefore , is to ascertain whether Holy Scripture can throw any light upon that particular science in which ...
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... sciences . What useful purpose could it have served ; what man would have been the wiser or better for it ; who could ... Science , and the chief incident that figures in that book is the well - known case of the condemnation of Galileo ...
... sciences . What useful purpose could it have served ; what man would have been the wiser or better for it ; who could ... Science , and the chief incident that figures in that book is the well - known case of the condemnation of Galileo ...
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... science . They used the Holy Scriptures in order to prove the relation of one astronomical body to another . It happened by a curious coincidence that , through a twofold ignorance , one of their decisions was verbally and superficially ...
... science . They used the Holy Scriptures in order to prove the relation of one astronomical body to another . It happened by a curious coincidence that , through a twofold ignorance , one of their decisions was verbally and superficially ...
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... science , some leaders in theology , who would have had the seal of final authority set upon the science of the day , in astronomy , geology , biology , Biblical criticism , archæology , and each and all of the other sciences , and ...
... science , some leaders in theology , who would have had the seal of final authority set upon the science of the day , in astronomy , geology , biology , Biblical criticism , archæology , and each and all of the other sciences , and ...
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Page 86 - And it came to pass, as. the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; and said, Whose daughter art thou?
Page 89 - I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God ; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Page 87 - Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet...
Page 20 - And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
Page 199 - Koran, and often recommended therein jointly with prayer; the former being held of great efficacy in causing the latter to be heard of God: for which reason the Khalif Omar Ebn Abd'alaziz used to say, "that prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of his palace, and alms procure us admission.
Page 83 - When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business : but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
Page 21 - And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Page 17 - And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Page 81 - There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Page 199 - whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father ; but he that acknowledged the Son, hath the Father also.