The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-28

! ence might be that the writer had devoted
himself to a species OF knight errantry,
with a view of winning notor.ety by CEN
surfing his beuters. But those who win do
| him the Justice TO read any single chap
| ter in his book will quickly decide that
| the writer is not only a master of d:ction
but deep student and clear, incisive reas-
oner and critic.
| The opening essay is devoted to an ex-
| animation and merciless dissection OF But
ler's analogy, work which for the past
| by Christian scholars a sort of meta
| physical bridge between reason and revela-
| ton. The second chapter takes up Henry
Drummond's Natural Law in the Spiritual
| World" and shows the logical relation of
| this work to that of Bishop Butter. mas
much as the latter argues that the mind
| may suppose an analogy. between the two
| existences' Natural. and spiritually. while
| the physical is a working model for the
] spiritual; and attempts to avert the con-
into identity These arguments, how
ever says Mr. Kersey. '.are so nearly iden-
| teal that the logical results will be found
| to be the same
| The succeeding chapters. or installrnents,
topics: Epic Apologetics.'' Divine Dispeli-
sation Vindieated in Political Philosophy,
Poetioai Parasitism Mysticism ;il nod and
scarity and Profqsion as indieatisns Of
6ieneralization and Metaphor" .Mystihed
Metaphysics, Ghree chapters). "scientifc
ogetics," Literary Sufsm" .'substance of
the IN. uns9bst a Pons Frauds in Lit
views the works of carlyle Tame. Milton,
and others, accepted by the world as intel
| lectual guides II: the lest chapter Mr.. Kcr-
| sey gives soathing review of kidds recent
| and very popular work entitled, .'Social
| Evolution The author engages with equal
in sen5men cd t with Tep F
| manual Kant. His learning is profound and
his methods fair and philosophical.
| Ethics of Literature was carefully read
| in manuscript by the celebrated German
traveller and scientist, DR.. Heinrich Hen
| soldt, and his hearty Endorsement appears
| after the title page under the heading, "A
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| Other New Books.
| John Burroughs, in his preface to his lat
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| as he his children, arbitrarily, and
| let the name to mean much little,
! as the case may be-? In the case of the
present volume-probably my last collection
of out-of-door papers-I have taken this
| course and have given to the book the
name of my place here on the Hudson,
'Riverby,' by the river, where the sketches
Were written. and where for so many years
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sons it has ebbed and flowed past my
'Riverby,' by the river, where the sketches
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| two