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sis, and in compact and lucid statement. Two ex-
tracts from the former of these articles will Illus
trate his happy faculty of making dark things PLAN


trate his happy faculty of making dark things PLAIN
hERBEFr sPEScER's SOCIOLOGY
The ultimate object OF his studies has been discover
scientific basis tor the prnoipes OF right aud wrong IN
conduct at large. THIS he airms Is an urgent neen III
e OF "ra hs WS
large class OF thinkers given by their supposed sacren
H ns imperative Nothing can be more dis
astrous than the decay OF regular systtn,
Se,ter ad sSied 10 human wants til. thought by
OF those WHO reject the current creed that s conrone
agency may safely be aside and the vacancy left u
nj Ell by any other controlling agency. At tire same
the defenders OF the current creed ailege tia ID
the absence Of ils guidance other guidance can exist
The divinc commandments they deem the only possible
guides The two Currents o. thought mus me-.
that the yacancy, left, by the dsapp appear.
ance The code o. srper rtS,s Tho e a,5ss
class holds that cnnnc: be led In the view OF
both a vacuum is contemplated, which the one wishes
and Tears But as the change which threatens
promises to bring about this state N making apln
cd called upon TO do something In pursuance oil
The ground is now prepared for touching the vital
good and bad conduct the discussion OF which opens
%s esn Ssre present cn Se
The essential meaning of word Mr.. Spencer remarks
its meanings IN erent connections sand observing what
they have III common. We speak, Tor instance OF
bad PAIR OF boots The characters Indicated oS
the words good and bad are not intrinsic ln.
such things have neither merits dement's They are
called gG0 or Sao en as ne are good knife
one that will cut the good gun Is one thdt cdrrss t
requisite comfort and accommodation On the other
hand, the badness Of the umbrella or the pair OF
predlca ed OF their failure III nnlhg tue ehns
Keeping ont the ram, and protesting Jhe fce III is
the same when we pass from nannate Object 10 ~
animate actions We call the day bad In whch the
prevents from satsfy -one or our desires
good is which has favored the prod9 OF
valuable crops RAISING som illeess 'l'ss $40
living rd the use OF WORDS IN the same sense
The goodness or badness OF pointer OF huh,er Vi
eir actions for efeclng the ends for which they are
used, and in the other case 10 the quaies OF thelr
flesh to support human life and grdy Tue pleasures VI
taste.
Th-se instances of the meanings Of good or bad "a
otherwise used. illustrate Their neanlhss rs aple1 90
conduct in ethical aspccts. We use ne respective
according TO the greater or less encepcy oi me
adjustment of acs TO enus In the iasl shhysIs uo
words good bad have COM 10 lie especially HssOci
ed with which further the compl'te living OF
others. and acts when oosuuet tuet eonnp'eT
living Goodness suggests ABOVE an other
sick III recovering normal vitality assists the uni9itu
in acquiring the means OF maintaining themselves
property or reputation, aud aids whatever promises 20
Tue living OF ali bus fellows. Tine leading corltiatyss
term badness contrary EXPIRE the cOn1uct OF
one, in carving on his own ife damages The Ives
OF others by miurng their bodies destroying 'ner pos
We thus perceive that the conduct TO which we apply
the good the relatively more evolved conduct,
aud that bad is the name wnicn APP ly TO conduct
wncD relatively less evolved Evou ION, moreover,
ever tending towar lf-prt aches lis limit
when Individual lie Is the greatest. born IN
length ana breadth, ard hence regard as
rood the conduct furiherlng selfpreservauOn, and
as pad the conduct tending TO sefdesTuciiOn In the
conclusion, the form OF conduct most enpnstcay
termed good that made possible IN an associated
of life Others but tends 10 the iurthefance Of u ID all
lis meulbers
A criticism upon the Rev. Joseph Cooks b.
ologyn October 26 1877 shows Mr.. Ripley in
caustic vein which he rarely INDUCED. although
when he thought the occasion called Tor severity he
could be formidable indeed:
THE REV. JOSEPH COOK.
The contents of this volume comprise a series o. lee
delivered during the past year III Boston az part
OF a intended to present the latest iesuis OF Ger
man, English and American scholarship on som. al the
more concerning the relation OF re1g
ion ana science IN selecting his theme the author mas
had reference chiefly 10 recent discussions OF tie con
neeOu between siOogy and psycnoOgv between the
phenomena OF the nervous system anG thost OF lhUs
trne Of evouuan the theory OF maiella5in me inor
tahty of the SOUL ana the relation OF the DIVINE Campo
tence the cOsmc forces of the universe NOta hOdaY
ta.k thus presented 10 the reverend
TO forth the contents OF 81 many ooand
for their solution, popular aud ence III
dozen lectures was all experiment when few persons
quest OF Maaame De sael 10 a German philosopher 10
cxpound the essence OF German speculation ior haI
century the alton OF half an hour. Mr. Cook
hOWryef, seems have snuff The oaJtle aar or"
and ~ ve entered the arena with an alacrty and con-
fldence which mig easily tOrbOde the JOY Of ulumUh
He strong III MS audience. which We are told
included in large numbers the representatives. Of the
broadcast scholarship tn proIondest philosophy the
acutest scientific research. finest intellectual
culture OF Boston ana NewEn2ldnd,"-an audience
whch modostiy suggests be cannot cheat. and with
" brains IN IL as any other weekly audience IN
Amerioa-One, where IN New England al east NJ wOuu
De in'st likely t. be irpped up u be were TO mahe an
incorrect statement" Nor wa his preparen for me
WOrE unworthy OF tie tfaiScehuehi superlOily Oh hS
audicnce lie planted himself on Tue fond
al tlDastc notions, all spoclous plauslDIites'
he stood solely oil the orthodox OF
stc.ig 3t.Orwaroness," cOveting "nO philosophy, 40
pia form, no pulpit 70 dyingWllow mat does not rest
on reasons Mh lie previous philosophers nave
aj aud stu deal, III guesses he deals alone N iaciS
H. and astIng ru rs. In studying the Sslhe
Madonna day aiter dag Tor month" II was tAe " Cu-
soul more ali the visible glOes " the pcue; he
always left tae contemplation II bind or trance the
living cells of human physiology, and be was COW need
by tins Madonna painting OF Almighty Goa that 1t
the PURPOSE Of the artist to MAKE the interior ss
gest the ine1abe exterior"
preparation lee uTcs. Nj Cook has c-nDMed the
study OF the most lustous hVng philosophers IN thelr
published works. No aDstruseness Of Thought, no
sbtjety of argument obscurty of expression has
uaunicd his al lie has even lOdnd 9" delicious
satisfaction the devoted rs summer pastime
10 Lionel Bsae ana Lotzs. and Other sceniihs
writers, under The spreading shade OF the BOplasl
OF of'o ali to living 6Sotiss, Lionel eaie IN the
estimation of the author, seems to bear away the palm
HIS work on the MICROSCOPE" though onlky elaborate
and 1ull OF plates. IS worn ragged" IN the
auttors fayori'e public library with It's
hundred thousand volumes" ITS one hundred maya
zines and one hundred newspapers ana excellent
professional collections" ana used by the summers
and Wilson's ana Enersons who are not likely
10 waste time on rubbish" Bea.es volumes
eOQuently black" Wh" those OF
Basan are hardly stained 1.-THE iudcious book buy er
advised. had better not invest IN Beaie
quite yet his stupendOus work 4" Is gong INTO the
dh edion') Besides this proof OF the preGInence of
Mr. Cooks philosopher and guide, not 10 rend he
Which the author bought when he was IN Jena aud
brought with the Atlantic although he
"A minister, and mad right 10 Know anything Oh the
subject" siiil Mr.. Cook plantvey remarks, Beale
is not Dtioned by Professor Huxley In ms art
Gle on Biology IN the edition o. the " Ency eOp9da
| Britannica" now passing through the press.
Another powerful Ingredient Ia the sparkling wine OF
| these lccturcs-the blanche" and Plus
ultra of philosophers tne study OF Hermann Lotto,
living German aphysican II we LOOK at this abe
writer through the purple glasses OF the author L0ze
leads the philosophy o. the most learned land tine
globe aud is read with The most enthusiasm by stu
| many and England and Scotland" He Las taught Mr.
| Coos, among Others, 10 look at the border
| land between HISTOLOGY and metaphysics
| with all the with which
| bow down before Almighty God" He Is "a scholar
| II.l.fu