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automatic functions though absolutely his instincts are doubtless 

 more numerous than those of the lower animals. My phraseology may 

 doubtless at some points be open to criticism ; I have aimed to give 

 my thought popular and unconventional expression. But the essen- 

 tial thought I hold to be strictly in harmony with scientific truth and 

 the doctrine of evolution. I agree with my critic that the Art-Spirit 

 as applied to life is not the gift of a favored few : it is possible in 

 some measure to all. But for that fact this lecture would not have 

 been written. If Prof. Merwin will carefully read his Data of Ethics 

 particularly the chapter entitled The Psychological View he will 

 find the exact principles set forth in my lecture enunciated, as applied 

 to man's moral development, in the wonderfully clear and convincing 

 language of Mr. Spencer. In biology, he will find them also illus- 

 trated in the works of Cope, Powell, and other writers. I rest my case 

 on the substantial harmony of the views set forth in this lecture with 

 those of the masters of evolutionary thought, claiming no exclusive 

 novelty or patent right for myself. 

 I thank the audience sincerely for its kind reception of my lecture. 



