The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27
rHE M0NEsrIc oHURcH.
An ExpaAnAeisa 20 IN nellssSas NlSsesnsn
stastse ~ Prosessse EFnsa Isaeoisss.

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lines somewhat similar TO those upon which
formed. thss.-h differing In some important
respects from 10. Professor Ernst Hasoksl.
the famosls naturalist. initiated the move
ment In Berlin about two years aGo. and
since then branches have been formed In
twenty other German citiss
Similar organizations have also been
established in SWitrsrland, Holland and
Austria. Great meetings were held In the
largest halls In Berlin. and heated public
discussion Immediately followed. The or
thodoK churches and conservative classes
became 20 alarmed az the threatening aspect
and dimensions OF the movement that they
forthwith organized an opposing bodv called
the -kspler- Bund. after the great t;erma n
astronomer. " was composed Of the most
conservative scientists. and it, oblsct
was to attack Professor Haeckel's scientific
reputation and standing. and to under
mine and counteract, az FAR as they could.
his influence over the German people. A.
the New York TAdspcnSsH' said last June;
AN Germany II being divided into Hasckel
and anti-Haeckel camps Persons In this
country who have been In direct communi-
cation with Professor Haecksl and the Of
ncials OF the German Monistic League have
been requested to make an effort to estab-
lish q similar movement in this country
Of illness and old age. being now in his
seventy-sixth year. he has been Obliged to
withdraw nom all active participation In
the work % the league and n nov resting az
Baden Baden. DR.. A. Koerber. the head OF
the league In Berlin writes that the organ
iHation II steadily growing IN numbers.
power and influence. IL has developed .
considerable literature OF les own and pub
fishes . monthly magazine now in its second
Ia IVA hao has all
tablished and hereditary arissocracy In this
country the conservative and reactiOnary
opposition to Monlsiic movement ought TO
be less IN America than ~ 10 in Germany.
that the possibilities of immediate growth
ought to be greater lie hopes an American
movement will be started before long. and
thinks that the Cni;arians might fraternize
with the Monists
Ex-President ElIots recent pronounce
ment on The Religion Of the Future. %
which hs says will be a monistic religion.
IL only one Of the signs Of the times. showing
the irresistible tendency IN modern 'houg ht
and life toward a mOnistic conception OF the
constitution and character % the universe
aud Inonistic philosophy aud religion Of
life. AL this IL the inevitsbls and natural
outcome of the rapid aud revolutionary
progress OF modern science and philosophy
Dualisn and pluTalisn are diving at the
very roots. mOnt-tic and therefore =
democratic conception Of the constitution
and character Of the universe IL RAPIDLY
taking the place OF the old. OFT hodok. dual
lEttC. mOnarchtCal aud HrtstOcrattc one
Modern science and philosophy are reveal
ING The world 10 ~ a. real democracy and
commonwealth Of all being a. one, IL is
Tacy. real republic Of all being one
SELF existent, self governing and self
and rstnDsI sena H.. "s man 81 ye"s .ossI
sovereign. divine aud spiritual citizens
ScienCe and philosophy revealing usn TO
divine democracy and a spiritual republi"
and not a. the zervtls spiritual subiesf Of
az absolute spiritual nonar"hv, a. Ortho-
dON duali~ttC religion doe
The whole Tendency Of modern science
and philosophy Il nOniztic, ana therefore
demoCrntiC, and hat - The re1l REASON
why the churches and governments which
are founded upon dualtst'g conceptions Of
the World. and therefore upon r'Onarchi, al
SUD ari-to'raftc principles. are Away. hos
tile, both 10 true -'ience ard to real deFnOc-
rucN What the final up-hot OF this long
conflict h-twe~n s'i.n~p fnOni-tn aud demOC-
fh'N an tte on. -i'ie. aud orthodox. duRl J.
i-'u and arlz'Os rgrv GA the other. ~ going
20 be. no unpr"iudicrd amt educated mind
going steadily against duAp-m. aud it's
defeat - veil ~ thin sight that the mOni--
NC movement in America will diner cou-
stderablv from he present one ia Germany
y certain. The tieruan movement - far
has 'aid 10 greatest emphasis on the re-
hs1ou- aud purely theological a-p-ct- Of
monism. - an anSi-dualistiC theory Of the
relation OF Cos, To- the world Ior OF spirit
20 natter. y haS overlooked oT ignored
lt- @thicel aud -o,iai ASPECTS. an anti
piurali-tic ana therefore a. an antt-.goi-ti.
anti--elu-h aud auti-indN iduaIt-ti' phtlos-
osophy Of PERSONAL and -O'tal hfe
complete sud ACKNOWLEDGING tnOni~tu
must De not only an snti-duali-m a. regards
the relation Of God to tho world hut n
must ai-o ~ an anti-pl.TaliStu. and there
fore al ssI'i-indtv idualt-m - regards the
relation ~ MAJ 10 man MOuism must
deny both 'he ,luali-n ~ Tod and the WoTId
lie IHaFH AT AMI
are merely the nln-t highly individual ized
form aud per~onalilsi portions Of IN. one
anu OniN spiritual lS-tng Of the world Men
are not unIt- aud integers Of b@inR bat only
! fractions Of 'h- one aud Only unit aud in
tez~r Of spiritual being there - The Ger
ntan League = organized o further the eNO-
lutiouarN theory Of the world snd to night
rea' Ton "a church aud school. state and
-oCiety
THIS - AL Nery veil a. far a. n goes bat
u j. NOT ,ompreheu-tVe or rpes M. enough
comprehensive and complete mOni-m
must b- the Toe uot only 81 dualistn IN
theologN snd religion bat also Of pluraltsIn,
AMI Therefore Of ~elN-hnp--. egOi~m aud
absolute nndividual.Sfn. IA psychology aud
! sthic-. ~ moral ana In ~o'ial life u must
deny not only the dualizm Of tod aud tho
SOrld. hui also he plutali-m and absolute
indiy iduali-m Of man and man Both
Of hes. thinr- are mere Illusions aud sup.r-
sttiion~, Nh'h ~ j. the peculiar mission
of monism To disprOye and dsp-l Moni-m
must DO the Toe not only Of illusion and
super-titIon Iu ret giou hut also OF illusion
and -uper-tttion ~ mans personal and 90
'tat lliF " llll-l UEul not pNlf fheOl0Ets ~
-uper~tHtO but also personal aud social
-elrshne-~ For The selnshues- and IA
dividualism of human life - finally based
upon the plurai-tl" illusion Of the absolute
individuality and ~eparateue-s 81 the hui
man ego and the human self Tho super
~tition Of fhe self and the Illusion ~ the
individual are 'he supreme sup~r~titton
amt arch illusion Of human life This
-uper-tttion OF the absolute self This IIlu-
sion ~ the absolute individual - the most
unhappy Of all the superSi It.Dns and tllu-
zion- that af'!Ct human life And u !. TO
10 the glorious mission NJ rnOnisur 10 de-
-troN this supreme superstition and arch-
Illusion. and to Danish all belief IN an ab-o-
lutte human self aud indiy iduaI from the
enhRf.en~d mind. The underlying cause
OF -elHshneS- IL mems hslief in the actual
-xi~tence Of an absolutely separate self OF
ego. and n this idea and belief were thor
Oughiy eradirafed from the human mind
then the underlying spring and ultimate
motive for all deliberate and Intentional
human ~elnshneS- would disappear And
With tho diSappearance Of the springs and
motives Tor -elh-hne~-. ~elh-hnes- HN~if
IN time would disappear Or b. redured 10
~. ~ most uiniwutn
Modern science and philosophy to-day are
ade quately prepared to d-prove the exist
ence 81 any absolute -elf or ego and 20 dispsl
all belief IN Il IN any candid mind ChTia-
lanii says tO man Love thy neighhor as
fhy~eif. hat mOni~n. which j. more logical
and Naaa m