The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-28

! may rotnra the acceptance of Mr. Harrison's
glorious anticipations for the human race.
Prof. Huxley is the next speaker He deals
/ more especially with Mr.. Iarrisons rcproba-
| ton Of physiological inquiry and WAKES rather
irntc over it, lie taxes him with Inconsistency
in asserting that we cannot conceive Of thought
and emotion except as manifested through the
bodily organs. and yet ohcctng to cndcuvoring.
/ 10y the study of those organs. to find out what
thought and emotion are. and how they are
/ produced, and he di-poSr- ut Mr.. larrison's
/ conception of the future life quite -cornfully:
Mr. Harrison tolls us that "po-tivism is pro-
! pared 10 meet the th"niugipn~.' agree with
/ him, though not exactly IA his Seuse of the
/ words indeed have formerly expressed the
/ opinion TINT the meeting took plucc long ago.
/ und ihat thr nlhiml lovers. inn ll'i 10y the ~
siin'i 81 a tru' nnlniiy al nature, nave met To
/ part mo- moro. l'SiH-ti"Hl 90 th" cor, from
/ the beginning. rOsitivism is now "Vnmpliiyiug
til" iuW tiiai tho outward garment adjusts itself.
/ -pnnCi or lat +. to tnu inward man. From its
: foundtr onward, stricken with metaphysical in
/ competence. and cuunily incapable uf apprc-
chatting the true spirit Oi scientific mcthod, it is
now essay INK - cover the nalvdnU SIS Ut lis ph
h,anpnfoll nIntarinlism Wiil tho ihgs of II sl,ir-
/ iuuli-ic " rusrolugS ont ui which the original
/ rn-p.t the ri,.nn ms, nf the word snul y ,s
F used Do, pulan amt thrstiuu philosophers for
wNut they believe t. hD the imppriShuhln scat uf
humnn pnrs"nu'lty nraring throughout ctcrni-
q IT, uri"n oi woe. 'f IT. capacity tor adorh,
F uon and love, I confess that my dun moral
+ ""nsn docs not cnnhlH me to -'r anything hn-"
or = IIl-i m iliN desire Tor % future Tile among
7 m" ~i'rii- ot ~" Just mud perfect. or oven
am ng q icw such poor iaihbl' souls ~ one hns
NuH il am not satisfied with the evidence
that s n rod iue that -u 'h a soul and such
/ iwurg life cNist. am cont "n' To- take whit is ~
Joe iud. and io make the best pi the hrici span ~
f cN.-i.no" thNt is within nay reach without re-.
win. those whose .aiih II more robust. aud
Interests IT = irntinr clcarnr-s. object to sny
that have slui VIII I mean. ull the while.
thHi uy organ SIN has certain mental functions
WilIffl. IINf ilF o. ~ are iNNUftIfuf III
nill"eulVr composition. and come To- an end
when / die: nnd / nbinei sun more T. affirm
TINT look Goo q future ilf', whom an tnni mean
D. mat tue ihilu NO. NJ my Siyip-s and dpings
wil be- NOR, or le4- f., Ii hy number nf rsnt'lr
inter- The physical cDmnourut- OF that organism
ar scattered To the four Winds
Throw stone into tlr son. and there j.
spread around 1t hnve AN effect through all
~ aud all ilme. Shall We say that the stone
/ lac % future life,
II is not worth while to hnyc broken away. not
without pain nni grief. from h"lris which. tru"
or iui-' .omh'dy errni aud fruitful conceptions.
'uiAI '"rh mt" the arms OF a hai-nreed h"-
tw"n science AMI theology. endowed. ike most
hnii-nrar'is with the lanlt- of hoth parents. and
tNN virtues "' neither. Nnt 70 H. uuwi-" hv such
lapse 10 expose ones SELF To- tine :. mutation -
holding with lhc hare ANA hunting with the
Bounds of usin. tIlr WcnpJu- Oi. one prugcn-
HNt O. damage the other.
Lord Blachiord then tnko- up the is'u~sion.
II" finds no such difficulty ns Mr.. Harrison
does in distinguishing man from his soul:
Ny positive experience informs mo of one
tiiuE per iplHni --inN-'it; unt ni 20 nlnlttul'oi
image r"r'rlflhl"- lH'r lt. Nir that is. NOT hy
W ~ ui cons .I"u-n"~s. us nm 90 mN~cd hut hy
Way oi inpr ~slgn uu otucr things sarahl" ni
mao SING themselves i"lt ihrnuLh the channels
amy ORGANS OF sensation. These things thus
=,
,'S %, 'ili ,'i i-' "a, ,,,l'u, err
--,rrih 'ni: por.ipioni -hutnm / porrridihlri
I,' i' f.i.-'n Tor ~ l.nE ID. mhole my
'r., ,ar.e,iii"H H., ~. m,, 4, -. lNrr
.,i-..nr. j. fo me mattrl Z iufcr1n. r iron.
az '' Nipei i.f'. Il"m-, h.irNrrY
gam unier-tinl Things pore ptiie. doitai in
ih.f o.. uuuft -i.oI' pa'iiN for any quality d e
tini.,f p"r.ipnncy. wlirhwitu it, noinn-rmooi.-
Nu-i-Of nus own uatur-. fhy-.- science. while
iI.Nron- tl. r.lst on -,..n,S absolutely t. oin-
lN -lt ufl iINinifuaf. t'ln iuaf,l .aiiD d ~ .r-
nnH' NttNr.n i,l. r.Ntiou- uf auuterial and tlir
sensations 10 a livn.: 3, .n.. ~ M attributes
90 aI-uap.u' So. rayr. 49,. p .lr ulll. L lia-
it4ut ail iulmrdiufn. cAprri,u.a. Oi tho az
.r.nnfrs of the p.r'epiiuI. ve hny" ! ,hppo-c.
W.. Nnr ana our noti0i~' ~ ttr oiner spear %
"i ~ u dli3r'h order "i h'luS.
j. Nri'"t-, ih"r"frr.to M" that there is no
tN-'h - 'l'N'' anu Mu'h r'us1n l1r % 4 bee
I'D II.I "a. mn.