Journal of THE TRANSACTIONS OF OR

The Victoria Institute was formed in Great Britian in 1865.  Its formation and purpose are stated within its "Objects" which begins:  "First.-To investigate fully and impartially the most important questions of Philosophy and Science, but more especially those that bear upon the great truths revealed in Holy Scripture, with the view of defending these truths against the oppositions of Science, falsely so called."

Many excellent papers were presented in their formal meetings each year.  A few of them are presented again for your edification ... and there are a lot more where these came from:
 

  [Excerpt] - Vol I (1867-68), pg. 18  "You say that there are geological facts which prove the long existence of the world through many ages. I say there are no such facts. Here we are completely and plainly at issue. Produce, then, some one or more of these facts; and if I cannot fairly account for them without supposing the very long duration of the earth, I am beaten! I am silenced! But if you do not produce such facts, and retreat, like Professor Sedgwick, from the challenge, confess, or let your silence confess, that the whole doctrine of a pre-Adamite world has been a mistake..."

[Excerpt] - Vol VI (1870-71), pg. 36  "Why is it that all the great nations of antiquity have passed away ? Why is it that Babylon has gone? Why is it that the Medo-Persian empire, the Grecian empire, and the Roman empire have gone ? Why is it that the glory of Egypt has passed away? All the ancient nationalities have perished—even the Jews themselves, with their high civilization, both moral and material, are all scattered over the face of the earth. Why is this? Because of the fact of the universal degeneracy and the tendency of man to degenerate. The whole history of the nationalities of the world establishes the great principle that the tendency of man is to degenerate.  It appears to me that the whole matter rests on the surest foundations, and the theory (of evolution) which we have to meet is very futile, and has not a single sound pillar to rest upon."

[Excerpt] - Vol VI (1872-73), pg. 164  "But I should like to explain why it was that I did not go upon the platform of Scripture. Supposing a Roman Catholic wanted to confirm the truth of the tradition that St. Peter lived as Bishop of Rome for five-and-twenty years, would it be of any use to quote that tradition as a proof ? It is obviously absurd, and therefore a sort of thing to be avoided. If anything is urged against the Bible, it is of no use to appeal to the Bible to prove the contrary. The only thing for the clergy to do is to meet these people on their own ground."

Several complete selections from "The Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute" are below. They clearly show that Darwinism has never had a leg to stand on (even in the years immediately following the publication of Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species" in 1859) and that creationists, who firstly recognize the order in our universe, make great scientists and researchers.

People have believed evolution because the alternative (repentance before God) is completely unacceptable to them and not because of any scientific evidence. Creationists contend that science and logic show that we are created beings on a temporary planet; one that is less than 10,000 years old. In the 1860's, just as today, it was clear that Darwinism was standing against the known science of the day.