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of the species for maintaining its being. The per- 

 sistent determinism of mind, however, to think beyond 

 the boundaries of space constitutes in itself some ar- 

 gument for the existence of intelligence not limited 

 by metabolistic processes. However uncertain and 

 Illusionary may be the evidence of spiritual existence 

 apart from conventional forms of life as we know it, 

 there appears to be sufficient grounds for a doctrine 

 of immortality which the scientist would prefer to 

 conceive of as a non-temporal persistence of person- 

 ality rather than a re-existence in a future time scale. 



Confronted with such problems in reconstruction 

 in theology as here suggested, one may well inquire 

 how well or how ill the church of to-day, as the exist- 

 ent embodiment of organized religion, fits the picture. 



The leaders of religious faith may deplore the de- 

 pleted numbers of church adherents, but may well in- 

 quire into the causes and remedies of thinning con- 

 gregations in church attendance. To lay the blame 

 for such a questionable tragedy on the distracting 

 tendencies of our complex civilization is but to dodge 

 the issue. If individuals seeks recreation In other 

 Sunday activities than divine worship one may feel 

 assured that religious practices of to-day fail to meet 

 the demand for re-creation and inspiration called for 

 in a world remade by science. 



Considering the rapid strides in scientific progress 

 and the readaptatlon resulting In consequence, what 

 serious attempt has been made by the organized church 

 to adapt itself to the new demands placed upon it? 

 One may well ask Is there not herein a new opportunity 

 for the leaders of our future faith to reinterpret reli- 



