132 PROFESSOR H. LANGHORNE ORCHARD, M.A., B.SC, ON 



Jerome K. Jerome's play entitled " The passing of the Third Floor 

 Back " — such was his idea of the essence of Christianity. 



Like the old alchemists we still sought the " Essence of one 

 thing." Dr. Bridges said that this one thing was God. Tyndal 

 remarked when he beheld the resurrection of the Spring-time, that 

 " The Kingdom of Heaven was at hand " and the World's greatest 

 Teacher had said the Kingdom of Grod was within us. God was 

 the One in Many, and in the fullness of time we should return to 

 the bosom of our Father and be the Many in One. 



Mr. Rouse said : Professor Orchard has given us a far better 

 definition of a quality than Plato's ; but I venture to amend the new 

 definition a little. The Professor says that quality is that which 

 manifests the character of a person or a thing. But suppose that 

 an unsuspecting stranger in passing over a moor fell into a deep 

 bog, and that a native of the district, before there was even a cry 

 for help, rushed up, lifted him out and guided him on to firm ground, 

 this action would help to manifest the native's thoughtful, kindly 

 character, yet it would not be a quality. Therefore we must [in 

 any case] add an adjective to the definition and say that a quality 

 is that which 'permajiently manifests character. 



Remarks by Rev. J. J. B. Coles : It is interesting to note that 

 intuition is connected with the soul and emotions, as well as with 

 the intellect — hence an intuitive judgment is often superior to a 

 merely intellectual one. 



As to the Greeks and their philosophies, we remember the words 

 of the Apostle Paul : " The Jews require a sign and the Greeks 

 seek after wisdom — but we preach Christ crucified — unto the Jews 

 a stumbling-block and unto the Greeks foolishness — but unto them 

 which are called, both Jews and Greeks — Christ the power of God 

 and the wisdom of God." The philosophers of Athens did not 

 receive this wisdom — and no inspired epistle was written to the 

 Athenians. 



Mr. W. HosTE said : Our thanks are due to the Lecturer for his 

 suggestive lecture, especially for introducing or reintroducing 

 us to Plato, a seeker after God, who found indeed some golden 

 grains of truth ; but what a contrast between what he found and 

 the solid gold of the Professor's closing page : the full revelation 



