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man not only to what external laws of the great analytical power 
of thought he must conform his creed, but also what internal 
laws of the equally great synthetic power of feeling must inform 
his system of beliefs, if he would desire it further to dominate 
mankind.” 
A third section is devoted to the “ Relation of the Evolutionist 
to Ultimate Religious Parties.” The author quotes here the 
lines — 
“ Diess ist der Jugend edelster Beruf! 
Die Welt, sie war nicht, eh’ ich sie erschuf.” 
W ho, by the way, can fail to find here the very essence of 
“ Hylo-Idealism ” ? The author writes further: — “Regarding 
the thesis of Evolution as the very soul and essence of modern 
scientific thought, it is plain that the mind which projects it has 
a Pantheistic bent, and that either the lens of this thesis must 
be broken or that only those religious forms which are syn- 
rhythmic with its ideas can live within the intense heat and light 
of its focus. Of all the forms now prevailing in Europe and 
America but four — Atheism, Spiritualism, Buddhism, and Unit- 
arian Pantheism — deserve our consideration.” 
Concerning Spiritualism Mr. Froebel writes “ Probably no 
other phase of modern religious development is more deserving 
of philosophic analysis and interpretation.” 
A paper on “ Work and Rest,” by W. J. Potter, contains much 
which we cannot recognise. He holds out small hopes for the 
future. He scarcely sees that “ work ” is not merely exertion 
dictated by necessity or by greed, and leading to material re- 
wards. He writes “ Work will doubtless become more 
equalised among different classes of society as the world pro- 
gresses, and some species of drudgery it may be hoped may be 
abolished by improved facilities and methods. . . . The leisure 
that is wanted is only leisure from excess of hard physical toil >” 
Alas for “ progress,” if this is all ! “ Some of the newspapers 
have recently reported the sad fate to which a number of wealthy 
young men of good families in New York have, in recent years 
been brought through the misfortune of having nothing to do.” 
Very probable ; because education and public opinion had trained 
these young men in the belief that money-making in one form 
or other is the only occupation, the only work, all other pursuits 
being alike idleness. But wealthy young men who rise above 
this vulgar error become the Darwins, the Lyells, the Goethes 
the Buffons. If we want progress we must have increased 
leisure, — leisure not merely from hard physical toil, but from 
mental toil in the service of greed. And to this end we must °t> 
in for plainer living, which alone can make higher thinking 
possible. 
. The “ Cost of my Orange,” by Mr. W. D. Gunning, is an 
instructive study in Evolution. We can quote merely the 
