independent, indivisible, ‘immaterial,’ mental principle, or f 
‘soul.’ 
What ‘materialistic’ means, in the mind of the objector, I ; 
nowhere find intelligibly laid down ; but it is generally felt to | 
be something objectionable, ‘ inconsistent with, or shaking the 
foundations of an article of faith, as Stillingfleet would have | 
id 
To this I repeat Locke’s answer, that my faith in a future 
life and the resurrection of the dead, rests on the grounds of | - 
their being parts of a divine revelation. tf 
If I mistake not, present knowledge of the way in which we | 
derive ideas of an outer world, helps to a more intelligible con- 
ception of ‘matter,’ ‘substance,’ ‘immateriality,’ &c., than 
ould be framed by patristic and medizeval theology. To make | 
intelligible my own ideas in this subject, which the anticipated | 
imputation draws from me, I would put a case and aska | 
question. . | 
__ When Saul at Endor “perceived that it was Samuel,”* lines 
of force, as ‘luminous undulations,’ struck upon his retina. 
Qu. Were the centers whence they diverged to produce the idea 
of the dead Prophet ‘ material’ or ‘ immaterial’? : 
- Other lines of force, undulated in another manner, from 
centers ucing the ideas ot the dead man’s speech :— 
“Why h squieted me, to bring me up ?”+ Qu. 
Were the centers radiating these acoustic lines of force mate- 
Substitute the living for the dead Prophet, and it will be 
said that the points sara rays of light converged to pro- 
er a 7 < 
101d: ‘ial — 
me the case of the ‘ Spirit of Samuel,’ ‘net. Had Saul 
ched forth his hand to grasp the vision, it would have me 
*1Sam. xxvii,14 =f 1 Sam, xxviii, 15. 
