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nation. In studying tie advantages for Art
education in Moscow, everything points to th
conclusion that the city may eventually nouria1
and sustain tho chief Art-school Of Russia II
School. organized in 1925, for the instruction 0
the people in: the elements Of design. Upward
ct 500 pupils are annrllly taught IN its classes
| which are open to both soxes. IN tho Tccen
International Expositions OF Europe. Hussia ha
| displayed remarkable advance in Art-oducation
aud developed promising germs OF nationa
| style. Her material resources arc vast, her EN-
piro extends over sixth part OF the territory o
the globe, her population amounts to 10000, ,00D
I and her revenue to 150, ,000, 900 sterling. Will
operation, Russia is achieving career in deve}
| oDmont and requirement that challenges til.
| worlds wonder aud admiration.
] HInN.
| AN OUTLINE STUDY or NAN: on, TIE BoDr AMI
| and Method tor Blackboard -Teachirg-By 3fAn1
| HoPk1ss, D. D., LID. New York: scribner
| Armstrong + Co..
If Comte is right in his well-known view tha
| there are three stages Of phllosophizing, ant
] that Theology and Metaphysics are merely thu
temporary and provisional methods Of 4 finally
completed and perfected Science. it is quito Ger
tain that his doctrine ia not for this age. bui
that it must bo realized, II realized ut all, il
some far-distant time. The promise Of m u1ti-
mately-perfected Science does not yet appear
at least not to the ordinary observer. Meantime
there seems to be not only no abatement, but
rather increase. Of interest in the study both Of
Theology md 1etaphysics; and Science. instead
of supplanting these, is rather indebted to them
for some. OF it's recent and much-trumpeted
achievements; or, shall We say, conjectures.
Notnng eau ba moro metaphysical than the
latest scientific theory which defines matter to
bo simple points Of force. And what shall We
say of Herbert Spencer's doctrine OF IN un-
movable and absolute Power, which he makes
the reality Of all phenomena, II We do
not call it theological7 II We say, with Stewart,
that the object Of Metaphysics is to :" trace
the varioua branches OF human knowledge to
their first principles in the constitution Of the
human mind !" and if, by Theology, we are to
understand that knowledge OF God, and Of our
duty to Elm, which we derive from express rev.
elation, We may be very sure that these are no
merely temporary methods OF Science, which it
will supersede, but that they will, in all the fu-
ture, Us they hare dona in the past, enllst in
their service the strongest and best-trained
minds. The history Of metaphysical and tleo-
logical inquiry is the history OF human reason in
which makes tue strong man glory in his
strength, and tho runner in his speed, has in ali
ages led mon into those fields Of inquiry which
are suggested BY the words Theology and Meta
phyeics-
But it is within the last few years, especially,
that many Of the issues from the press have
given emphatic Endorsement to Popes line, that
The proper study OF mankind is Man.
Among works Of this class may be mentioned,
as perhaps the most notable and valuable, 'The
Human Intellect" by President Porter md
'Autology; or. The Completed Science Of
Mind, :" by the Rev. DR.. Hamilton. But these
works are SO yoluminous. and they aim to be
SO exhaustive in their discussions, TINT many,
probably on that account, would refrain from
the attompt to master them.
The "0ut1ine Study Of Nun ia / less ponder
ouB aud formidable volume. The author il
seek man, has iven us the result OF bis eearch
in the work before u.s. And yet he is very
unlike the ancient seeker, for he Ia not q
cynic; he takes with him in his quest
clearer and brighter light, and he; finds
man by constructing. him, as he Of the tub
quainted With any Of Dr.. Hopkins previously
published writings, especially his =" Law Of
Love, and Love as Law" will como to this
volume expecting to find in it exact definitions,
nice Determinations admirable method, con:
structiye talent Of = hig gh order. showing itself
il perfect clearuess Of arrangement, and an
absence Of that philosophical or technical nomen-
cature by which many authors confuse and be-
wilder their readers more than they instruct and
cnlighten them. Nor will they be disappointed,
would readily and heartily concede all
these e1cellences. OF his Own work the author
says, in the preface, tha: its fFuaethod ia con-
stFuctive aud SO, except rs q positive and pro-
gressive system must be, not critical or contro-
gorsial, It gives Lao Of Construction for the
~ fnF m xra EnnEc ~ hv nh iNf1 fEa
whole, including man, Is brought into one sya-
em. It gives Law Of Conduct for man that I
grows out Of the construction aud also = LdW |
Of Limitation thai enables us, is shown in the
Law Of Love, TO carry the Law Of Conduct into
;hs details of life.'
In pursuing tho method thus described the |
luthor first socks to find mans place. All beings |
md objects are divided into two great classes; |
and Unorganized- Again, ali organ |
zed bodies are divided into two elasses: Vege- !
'ound, md his place is found to be higher than /
Ill others in the class. Or, By another process
he place OF Man is reached thus - In the be-
inning the earth was without form and void"
iravitatlon must have brought this chaos into
uch condition thnt it might serve the purpose
II a world. But Gravitation only brings par
iclcs Of matter together it does not unite them.
This is done by the Attraction of Cohesion. Co.
leslou, however, brings about M lndiscriminate
nixture OF different kinds OF matter. Honco We
leco huotAcl Auo . n1Rnc1 power TO pTouuco
hose varieties audcombinations OF matter which
low exist. That power is Chemical Affinity.
,hcse several 1aws nre also the condition Of .ho |
and force which ia next above them.
nd which is Vegetable Life, After this comes
Inimal Lite. and then Man. Though thus marking
he work Of creation by these successive aud
pwnrd steps. yet the author holds to no doctrine
+ Development, or Evolution. ''Escrythiug IL
arried up, and then something is xdded it ia
ot developed from whnt is below, or caused by
!, but added TO it till We reach Nun st the top"
Ian's place in the creation is thus ascertnined
nd fixed, and now tho work Of constructing
Ian begius. Hel made up Of body mud mind, !
he lower existing for the higher, aul tho higher
onditioned upon tho lower. The body is TO-
arlei as the subject Of two sciences,-!Anatomy
nd Phyaiology; anu the former il viewed AZ the
ondition at the latter. By Q separate considcr-
ton Of tho varioua systems in the body,-as the
igestive, circulatory, aud respiratory,-we arc
Lown how it il, like external Nature, built up
! unity. with one system conditioned upon
mother throughout.
But We canno: carry further our sketch Of the
Ian OF this work, nor illustrate mora fully the
uthot's method. We have already said enough
, show the admirable clearness Of arrange
lent which marks the volume throughout. At
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