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PREFACE 



provided. But, on the other hand, it has given 

 a philosophical basis for what the early theo- 

 logians loosely called " original sin ; " it has made 

 necessary an entirely new study of the doctrine 

 of the will and of human accountability. More 

 than most persons dream, the old ways of pre- 

 senting such truths have disappeared, and would 

 no longer be tolerated even by those that call 

 themselves conservc^tives. There is no philo- 

 sophical basis for the ideas of reprobation and 

 condemnation for sins never committed. There 

 is no longer need of arguing against such teach- 

 ing ; it has gone, and would nevermore be heard 

 if it were not raised from its grave every now 

 and then by over-zealous opponents, who igno- 

 rantly imagine that they are fighting against 

 living antagonists. It would be a great gain 

 in Christian pulpits if there could be a clearer 

 understanding of what is already dead and buried. 

 The living forces of evil are so numerous and 

 so vital that no time should be spent in battling 

 against exploded theories. 



Among all the changes wrought by science, 

 no fact is clearer than that it has made essential 

 an entirely new system of education. The old 

 educators studied books ; the new study life : the 

 old emphasized knowledge; the new say, Not 



