The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-10-04

ideas on sucn subjects, unless from a
World-famed thinker, IN the class s
ATS Arlstot &c .Plato, Thomas Aquinas, Rous-
seau, Spencer OF Emerson. Mr. Hender-
son mas, however, stated a proposition
ABOUT the significance Of language, which
50 SO, !a az as We know is entirely original and
for new grammar, Of great Simplicity
and strength. He says: I'VE may say
tthat Just as human consciousness is the
one on lex experienced reality, SO the expression
OF TINS reality is to be found in language.
Logically speaking we have only three
classes OF words, nouns, verbs and con-
n1Iectlves.sasFor convenience Of treatment,
ane gIammars name eight or nine.''s The
author tfen says that the entire phe-
nomena OF the physical world may be re-
solVea3 INTO three manifestations mat
Tex. molten and relstion.'' and that since
language is the result of experience with
the material world, nouns represent
ton. t4 lg3S| go -
The authors discussion of cause and eff
Iect, YOUTH the experimental life, the
source OF power, and many other subjects
are treated in a clear and earnest man
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