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to produce, hence we are driven by metaphysical necessity 

 to conclude that a light which has never been " seen on 

 sea or land " shines here inextinguishable by the fate and 

 chances of matter, supplied from metaphysical sources, to 

 reappear and shine again within congenial surroundings, 

 and amid local conditions, about which it is as impossible 

 for science even to dogmatise, as it would be futile and 

 even impious. Suffice it to say, that science warrants 

 absolute belief in the reality of both physical and meta- 

 physical law, in the indestructibility of matter and energy, 

 whether they be recognised as two entities or one, and 

 consequently in the immortality of the soul of man. 



From these three distinct sources, therefore, the reality 

 and reasonableness of the doctrine of everlasting life are 

 deducible (i) from the universal longing and incessant 

 desire of man for continued existence ; (2) from the 

 teaching of Holy Writ, and the extant sayings of collateral 

 non-divine anthorities ; (3) the combined findings of both 

 physical and metaphysical science. 



It is not now, therefore, presumptuous to express the 

 hope that a doctrine so humanly attractive and so 

 warranted may ultimately exercise such a strengthening 

 influence on human belief and purposive action that an 

 impetus will thereby be given to the progress of civilisation 

 which will be felt and sustained with ever-increasing 

 progressive effect and result until the arrival of that time 

 dreamed of by untaught humanity, that millennial period 

 spoken of by divines, and that period of hygienic perfection 

 and unfolding of human beatitude shall be pronounced, 

 achieved, and terrestrially finished, and the dawn of an 

 absolutely perfect day in the history of humanity be 

 ushered in, which shall be coeval with eternity. 



So far the physical aspect of the expression " the mind's 

 eye " has been the main theme of our study ; let us now 

 try to some extent, or as far as our powers of materio- 

 dynamic analysis and synthesis, so to speak, will enable 

 us, to picture to ourselves the metaphysical aspect of this 

 transcendental subject, and to trace the steps of the evolu- 

 tionary achievement effected in the conjoint progress of 

 the human mind and body as they live out the span 

 of conjoint life allotted to them on earth. 



