The sun., 1895-02-10
ANIMAL PSYCHOLCG
Tho Theories OF the Rev. Charles Josiah
Adams Gaining Disciples.

KINGSTON. Feb. 9.-Snce the Rev. Charles
Josiah Adams, rector of the Protestant Epsco-
pal Church of the Holy Spirit in this city, wrote
a book on animal psychology. bearing the name
Where Is My Doe?" his followers in this
branch OF s '5ace nave grown in Numbers u,til
they number several hundred. At first most
people laughed little at the idea that any ami
nal could pos sess immortal soul, n nd the man
who started speculation on that subject was
thought to have queer ideas. His book. how
ever. started people in new train of thought.
and now Mr.. Adams has become the apostle of q
new school, which is gaining disciples steadily
in this city and promises to extend even beyond
the city confines.
The growth of this school of speculative
psychologists began some time ago. when Mr..
Adams was invited by number OF society
people to hold n symposium upon the subject ut
the home of Judge Alton Is. Parker. This was
followed by others, one of the most recent hav-
ing been held in the parlors of William II.
Turner. Many other invitations have been ex-
tended to Mr. Adams to hold symposiums and
animal psychology has become popular among
Kingston society people.
Mr.. Adams's claim is that no argument can he
adduced in favor of mans immortality that goes
not to establish a belief in the immortality Of
the lower animal. His logic runs in an argu-
mentative way. and he holds that there is no es-
scntial difference in ale faculties of man and
the lower animals, except that those of the
higher being more fully developed. He as
sumes that. because of this similarity OF facul-
ties II man be immortal there is reason to be-
lieve that animals may be so also.
In these symposiums Mr.. Adams discourses
upon his theories and answers questions put to
HIM by his hearers In answer TO a question put
to him, why. II he had so firm belief in his
theories he did not cxpound them from his pull
pit, Mr.. Adams gave tho following reply:
do not hesitate to preach the Christian OBJ
legations of kindness To all creatures. but do
not care ye! 10 preach doctrines from my pulpit
Those doctrines will he universally accepted
after while. They are not 50 much doctrines
thinking people who accept the truths in animal
psychology, which teach is very rapidly in
MIR adams receives many letters from per-
sons all oN the United States and even from
s akng made
these letters were shown TO rmE SuN corre-
ssp9ndennt who called upon Mr. Adams to-
bly, ask the teacher of this new doctrine
to give them some of the facts OF this
asked how ne. answered ,theso queries.
Mr.. adams replied: Questions can, hardly
essential To psychology, animal or human. I
know, feel. act, but howdo know Through
tnrough my senses. feel that is / am attract
cd or repelle 10y what comes To me through my
cally. morally, and mentally Tie lower ami
nal, the dog, for, instance, is just as aware of
thHf, snT"gEM ROY a his sSRsgs as S hs feels.
hears. tastes, tou' hes. or smells, the Same
As do, and as n result he acts physically and
mentally the same as Il human being. lIcloves,
rrvcrCs OhcYs his master That the lower ami
NAL has tho abstract idea of time any one knows
who has seen the cows come home of their own
yoliton at certain times OF the day. My dog
Philip knows when sunday comes as well as
do. This shows hat dogs reason. and that they
reason Hs do other animals"
Mr. Adams would not state positively that he
believed In the immortality Of animals, turning
away the question 10y saying that he hoped for
the immortality ut the whole sentient universe.
lie says he hclves In laws against the Ill treat
mcnt uf animals, but believes more in the dispo-
sitiOl of Kindness which needs no law
However odd Mr.. AdRms's reasoning may seem.
there IL certainly n large number Of people who
are interested ia his teachings lie expects some
time N the future tO hold one or more sympo-
siums ON animal psychology in New York.