122 TJic American Geologist. August, i9oo 
The twelve days which elapsed between the date of this 
last letter and his death, he passed in almost constant pain, 
and occasional delirium in the second story front room of his 
residence, 2102 Pine street, Philadelphia, on a bed which 
scarcely found a place among the heaps of specimens and pub- 
lications which filled every available floor space. During one 
of his delirious periods he delivered a most interesting and viv- 
id lecture on the Felidae, with all his charm of manner and 
'liction, and all his profound knowledge of the history of the 
subject, the discoveries up to date, and their relations to each 
other and to other great problems of zoology. It is said to 
have been such a discourse as would have made the 
reputation of a perfectly unknown lecturer in the most 
learned assembly, but, alas, it was the flickering of the candle 
before its final extinguishment. 
In 1897, and the following year, thirty scientific papers by 
Prof. Cope were published. 
The following are selected from numerous manuscripts, 
some unfinished, left by Prof. Cope. They date from very dif- 
ferent epochs of his life, and most of them appear to have been 
unpublished, though some were doubtless used as addresses or 
discourses. They are partly brief, abbreviated memoranda, 
jotted down as they occurred to him and intended for future 
elaboration. 
"In imperfect and early conditions of man, the same dif- 
ference between the two masters of the affections existed. In 
execution, difiference of knowledge of the Divine goodness 
would produce difif. results in practical morals. As man's 
ideas of God are anthropomorphic, so his ideas of Divine will 
largely depend on his knowledge." 
"Knowledge of right has always been far enough ahead of 
practice to render it a guide." 
TJieology. 
(A) Facts. 
"Existence and inheritance of Evil— Evolution physical 
and metaphysical: Intellect.: knowledge.: judgment. Affec- 
tions, Love, Hate. 
Knowledge insufficient to influence will. 
Affections for right necessary. Christ's personal influence 
