The Helena independent., 1894-11-17
THE SHINING MARK.
Which Death Is Said TO Love; Rare Old Dr..
Mecosh, Of Princeton, Called
Home.
IN THE elcHTrrHlso YEAR or ACE.
One Of Our Most Noted Educators and
Writers on Philosophical and The
illogical subIeeS.

Princeton n. j., NOV. lb.-lJT. NC
Gosh died at ~ O'Clock this evening.
after an Illness of several weeks,
James McCosh was born IN Carske-
och, Ayershire. Scotland, April 4. 1871.
He studied at the University OF Glas-
gov from 1894 10 1879. and at that ~
Edinborough from 1899 TIL 1894. In the
hitter institution he was a pupil OF DR..
Thomas Chalmers, Having written an
essay ON the Stole Philosophy, the hon
Orary degree OF A. NJ. was conferred on
him, on motion OF Sir William Hamil-
ton. lie was ordained minister OF the
Church OF Scotland at Arbroath, iu
1895, but removed in 1889 10 Brechin,
where he ministered To 400 communi-
oantA. In isi3 he took an active part
In the organization Of the Free Church
OF Scotland. While pastor at Brechin
he published n work entitled Method
OF the Divine Government, Physical
and Moral" in which he endeavors to
inteTogate nature by the inductive
method, inquiring what Is the method
OF the divine government, primarily Ia
the physical world, and secondarlly In
providence as related 10 the character
of man and tending 10 his restoration.
This work discusses the laws of sub
stance and phenomenon, and OF
cause and effect IN physical nature, and
In the human mind He subsequently
continued the argument In "The Super
natural In Relation to the Natural"
which was intended as the first part OF
a work on THE Method of the Divine
Government, Supernatural and Spirit
ual."
The publication of the Method" at
tracted public attention to its author,
both In Great Britain and the United
States. Some one having sent a copy
OF IL to Earl Clarendon. then lord lieu
tenant OF Ireland. that nobleman began
TO read II before divine service on Sab
bath morning and became so interested
in IL that heforgot TO attend church.
He Immediately afterward appointed
Mr.. McCosh professor OF logic and met
aphysics in Queens college. Belfast.
Here he remained for sixteen years,
drawing to the institution large body
of students and taking "A deep interest
in defending the national system of ed
ucation In Ireland.
While there he wrote his "lntultions
OF the Mind, lnductively Investigated.
which established his reputation as
metaphysical writer. II explains what
intuitions properly are, which Of them
are moral convictions, and how they
are related to the sciences. particularly
to metaphysics and theology.
In 1868 he removed To the United
States. having been elected president of
the College Of New Jersey, at Prince
ton, where his administration was re-
markRbly successful The STAFF of pro-
fessors was increased from seventeen
To forty-one and the average attend
ance of students from 26i 70 603. His
own classes in philosophy usually num-
bered over 200. Having been thus sue
cessful In his administration, and de-
string TO be relieved from the cares Of
Office on account of advancing years,
Dr. McCosh offered his resignation in
November, 1887, to take effect April
| is. 1883. He received the degree of
LII from Aberdeen i'm 1850 and from
Harvard in 1868. while Queens uniyer-
sity. Ireland, gave him that OF dit.
Besides numerous contributions to
British and American reviews, he has
published The Method of the Divine
Government. Physical and Moral" and
In conjunction with DR. Dickie, TYP
ical Forms and Special Ends I'm Crea-
ton" 1856 THE Intuitions of the Mind
| Inductlvely Investigated, 1860; "The
Supernatural In Relation To the Nat
ural" 1862; Examination OF MINIS Phil
osophy." 1866; Inaugural Address at
| Princeton" 1868; Logic" 1863; Chris
tlanity and Positivism." 1871; The Scot
tlsh Philosophy" 1874; a reply to Tyn-
dall's noted Belfast address 1875: THE
| Development Hypothesis. 1876; 1.-THE
| Emotions" 1880, "Criteria OF Diverse
! Kinds of Truth as offered TO Agnos-
ticism," 1882. Gertrude Providence
and Prayer" 1883; development. What
II Can DO and what IL Cannot Do
1888: Energy. Sufficient and Final
| Cause" 1883; "Agnosticism of Hume and
| Huxley" 1884: 'Bocke's Theory of
knowledge" 1854; "A Criticism of the
| Critical Philosophy" 1884; THE New
| Departure in College Education 1883.
| Herbert Spencers Philosophy 1850,
| and some occasional sermons and adj
| lpsagGng