Journal Of The Transactions Of The Victoria Institute Or Philosophical Society Of Great Britain 1867 Vol 1 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Journal of the Transactions the Victoria Enstitute, 1885, Vol. 19 The Nineteenth Volume of the Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute is now issued. It contains papers by the following authors:- The Rev. F. A. Allen, M. A., "On the Evolution of Savages by Degradation," treating of those instances of retrogression and degradation known to students of History and Ethnology. Professor J. Avery, of Bowdoin College, United States, "On the Religion of the Aboriginal Tribes of India," a careful and useful contribution to our knowledge upon the subject. The Rev. W. R. Blackett, M. A., lute Principal of Calcutta College, follows with "Some Thoughts on the Evolution of Religions"; and the Rev. R. Collins, M. A., late Principal of Cottayam College, who is so well able to speak upon the subject, gives "Some Characteristics of Primitive Religions." The Rev. G. Blencowe's essay "On Human Responsibility" will be welcomed by those who seek to show the weak points in modem Materialism. Professor R. S. Dabney, D. D., LL.D., of Texas University, on "The Inductive Logic." The Rev. Myron Eells, "On the Worship and Traditions of the Aborigines of America," a subject which he studied under peculiar advantages, during a long residence amongst them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.