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Duty to use 

 the knowl- 

 edge we 

 have 



Harmony 



physical, and what was formerly incapable of "proof" 

 is annexed by the outposts of science. Will meta- 

 physics some day be abolished, dissolved in the ocean 

 of positive knowledge ? Will religion come to be wholly 

 based on the rock of scientific truth ? Not so ; for 

 outside of and beyond the area of metaphysics is a 

 greater and wider realm of mttapsy chics, of reality which 

 at present is beyond the reach of thought. This is easy 

 to understand, when we think how much of the field of 

 human thought is metapsychic for the dog, how much 

 of the dog's for the jellyfish. As science extends its 

 boundaries, so also the metaphysical field invades the 

 metapsychical ; and the human imagination, having 

 gained the heights with a solid footing, uses this advan- 

 tage to soar farther heavenward. 



e. Appreciating all our limitations, we yet see that 

 the knowledge we have gained is sufficient to guide us 

 in many ways, and give us innumerable advantages not 

 possessed by people of earlier days. The failure to 

 accept and utilize the gospel of modern knowledge is 

 the great and deadly sin. For example, much of the 

 misery and death of past centuries was due to causes 

 beyond human control, but the recurrence of such 

 events is today preventable. Our ancestors were not 

 to blame for what they could not help ; but we, who 

 often could help and will not, must share in the con- 

 demnation of Cain. 



2. The purpose of such activities as we call religious, 

 ethical, or progressive is to bring about greater harmony 

 in the world of human affairs. This includes : 



a. Harmony between human beings. 



b. Harmony between man and his environment, or 

 correct adjustment to environmental conditions. 



The consciousness of harmony attained is happiness. 



