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MISUNDERSTANDING
FISH HAS EIGHT LEGS
AND BARKS LIKE DOG

SAN DIEGO, Cal. May 23.-An eight
legged fish, with a bark like n dog and
a ravenous appetite, was caught In a
net off the Lower California coast by
Steve Chic. The strange captive, In an
improvised tank. was brought TO San
Diego yesterday, and, Will a rope
round its neck, was led along the custom
house wharf while a hundred curious
persons looked on,
The. creature has teeth like a dog and
gills and dorsal fins as well as scales like
a fish. 1t is two feet In length and
the feet are without nails and covered
with soft fur. 1t will not eat meat. but
eagerly devours raw potatoes whole and
seemed fond of seaweed. 1t ate out of
Ghio's hand. but could not remain out of
water long. Scientists will attempt to
classify the fish.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.


PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
following ordinances have been passed by
the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers and approved by the Mayor of the city
of Newark, and pursuant to Chapter SO OF
by title;
An ordinance to open and widen
PLUM POINT LANE
for a total width OF sixty feet from a poin,
about $50 feet west Of Avenue P to the
easterly right Of way line of the Manufac-
turers' Branch of the Central Railroad.
An ordinance to open a new street to be
ALLEGHENY AVENUE,
and extending from Avenge P to Plum Poin,
lane. for the width OF sixty feet.
An ordinance to open
AVENUE p.
from a property line about 40 feet south OF
McGregor avenue to 200 feet north OF Bonv-
hamper avenue. for the width Of seventy-Hv
feet.
Passed May is. 1912.
Fl. B. o'coNNELL.
President Of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners
A. L. SWAIN,
Acting Clerk OF the Board.
Approved May II. 1912.
JACOB HAUssLTNG.
myls-ot Mayor.
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[chancery A-2n1.1


SALE-fn Chancery of New
Jersey. Between The Reliable Building
and Loan Association of the City Of Newark,
complainant, and John b. Scarlett. ct ais.
premises.
BY virtue OF the above stated writ of feri
iaclas,. 10 me directed, / shall expose for sale
py pubic Vendue. at the Court House. in
newark, on Tuesday, the eighteenth day of
June next, at two o'clock d. M, all that
tract or parcel OF land and premises situate.
lylng and being In the Town of Irvington.
Essex County, New Jersey:
beginning at a point In the northerlv line
OF sorrento street distant westerly two hun
dred and seventy-fve feet from the intersec-
uon OF the same with the westerly line of
orange avenue as the same are laid down en-
map hereinafter mentioned and which point
IS the southwest corner of lot No. 25s on
said map thence northerly at right angles
70 oorrento street one hundred feet to the
Issr OF lots fronting on Caserta street;
,nehce westerly along the same and parallel
WIN sorrento street twenty-five feet to the
easterly line of lot No. 25e on said man
thence southerly and parallel with the first
course one hundred feet to the northerlv line
OF sorrento street aforesaid, and thence along
the same easterly twenty-five feet to the
point ana place Of beginning. Being lot No.
2o1 on map OF the Hedden tract. irvington.
n. j.. surveyed 1907 by II. w. Greed. Boing
the third tract of the same premises con.
veyed to said John b. Scarlet by the Ridge
WOOD Land Company by deed bearing even
GATE herewith and not yet recorded.
Newark, N. j., May II, 1912.
JOHN F.. MONAHAN, Sheriff.
Saul q. Roder, Solicitor. 814.20
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sHERIFF's SALES.
6EEH1KNNI 5INHl16s
TChancery A-l9s.1

[Chancery Abs
SHERIFF'S SALE-In Chancery of New
Jersey. Between The Reliable Building and
Loan Association of the City of Newark,
complainant, and John b. Scarlet, ct ais,
defendants. III. ia, for sale of mortgaged
promises.
By virtue OF the above stated writ of ieri
facias, to me directed, ] shall Expose for sale
by public vendue, at the Court House. In
Newark, on Tuesday. the eighteenth day OF
June next, at two O'Clock p. M, all that
tract or parcel of land and premises situate.
lying and being In the Town of Irvington,
Essex County. New Jersey.
beginning at a point in the northerly line
OF Sorrento street distant westerly three
hundred and seventy-five feet from the inter
section OF the same with westerly line of Or
ange avenue as the same are laid down on
map hereinafter mentioned, and which point
Is the southwest corner Of lot No. 254 on
said map; thence northerly at right angles
10 sorrento street one hundred feet to the
rear OF lots fronting on Caserta street
thence northerly along the same and parallel
with sorrento street twenty-five feet to the
easterly line OF lot No. 252 on said map;
thence southerly and parallel with the first
course one hundred feet to the northerly line
OF sorrento street aforesaid. and thence
along the same e~asterly twenty-five feet 10
me point and place OF beginning. Being lot
NO. 2o3 on map of the Hedden tract, Irving
ton, N. j., surveyed 1907 by II. W.. Greed.
Being the fifth tract of the same premises
conveyed to said John &. Scarlet by the
underwood Land Company by deed bearing
even date herewith and not vet recorded.
newark, n. j., May is, 1912.
JOHN F. MONAHAN. Sheriff.
raul u. Roder, Solicitor. 1914 %,
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[chancery Ala.

lCnancery A-lJ1.l
SHERIFF'S Chancery of New
J-ersey-Between The Reliable Building and
Loan Association of the city of Newark.
complainant, and John b. Scarlet ct ais,
defendants. III. ia, for sale of .mortgaged
premises.
BY virtue of the above stated writ OF heri
facias, TO me directed. l shall expose for sale
by public vendue, at the Court House. in
Newark. on Tuesday. the eighteenth day OF
June next, at two o'clock p. M, all that
tract or parcel Of land and premises situate.
lying and being in the Township Of Belle
Vile. Essex County. New Jersey,
Beginning at a point in the westerly line
of Preston street distant northerly two hun
dred and two feet and seventeen hundredths
OF a foot from the Intersection of the same
with the northerly line of Overlook avenue as
the same are laid down on map hereinafter
corner of lot No. $50 on said map; thence
north sixty-nine degrees fifteen minutes west
one hundred and three feet and ninety-eight
hundredths OF a foot more or less TO the west
erly line of the whole tract of which this lot
is a part; thence along the same north thirty
two degrees six minutes east thirty-eight feet
and twenty-five hundredths of a foot; thence
south sixty-nine degrees fifteen minutes east
ninety-six feet and forty-hve hundredths of
n foot more or less to the westerly line of
the same south twenty degrees forty-fve min
utes west thirty-seyen feet and fifty hum
dredths of a foot to the point and place OF
beginning. Being lot No. 5s7 and the south
lock Manor situated in Believilie, N. j., sur
veyed 1901 by Carl Mueller. Being the first
tract described in deed of Greylock Land
Company to said John b. Scarlet, which
deed is bearing even date herewith and not
yet recorded.
Newark. N. j.. May IL. 1912.
JOHN F. MONAHAN, Sheriff.
Paul G.. Roder. sol'r. tS1b.32,
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TELLS GRAND JURY THAT
MAYOR ASSAULTED HIM

HACKENSACK. May 2S.-Democratic
County Committeeman james Livesey,
who was brutality assaulted on May 10,
near Moonachie, and who as a result
was sent to the Hackensack Hospital.
suffering from a broken jaw, has re-
covered sufficiently to leave the hospital
and appear before the Grand Jury, to
make complaint against Mayor Robert
Craig, of Moonachie, who Mr.. Livesey
claims assaulted him.
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A-1o7.1

l1nunCtTy A-lDlsJ
sHERIFFrs sALE-In Ghsncery Of New
Loan Association of the city of Newark,
PENDANTS. Fl. ia, for sale of mortgaged
premises.
BY virtue Of the above stated writ of her1
facias. TO me directed. I shall expose for sale
by public vendue, at the Court House. in
Newark. on Tuesday. the eighteenth day OF
June next, at two O'Clock p. M. all that
tract or parcel Of land and premises situate.
lying and being In the Town of Irvington.
Essex County. New Jersey:
Beginning at a point in the northerly line
Of Sorrento street distant westerly one hum
bred and seventy-fve feet from the intereec.
ton of the same with the westerly line Of
Orange avenue. as the same are laid down
on a map hereinafter mentioned. and which
point IL the southwest corner OF lot No. 282
on said map; thence northerly at right
angles to Sorrento street one hundred feet to
the rear Of lots fronting on Caserta street:
thence westerly along the same and parallel
with Sorrento street twenty-five feet TO the
e%asteriy line Of lot No. 200 on said map:
thence southerly and parallel with the first
course one hundred feet to the northerly line
OF Sorrento street aforesaid. and thence
along the same eesterly twenty-five feet 10,
the point and place Of beginning Being No.
261 on map Of the Hedden tract. IrvIneton
n. j., surveyed 1907 by H. w. Creed. Being
the first tract Of the same premises conveyed
to said John =. Scarlet by the Ridgewood
Land Company by deed bearing even date
herewith and not yet recorded.
Newark, N. j., May 10. 1912.
JOHN F. MONAHAN, Sheriff.
Paul @. Roder. Solicitor. G14.2s
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nnAn1rr-nn Mnr III 1al2. patrlck. be-

BRADLEY-On May %. 1872. Patrick, be
loved husband of Susan Bradley.
Relatives and friends are kindly ~
vtted TO attend the funeral from his late
residence, 102 Jackson street, on satnr-
day, the 25th, at S q M to ~ - P lanes :
,,ili be altered for the repose of his
soul. Interment in the Cemetery of the
Holy Sepulchre.
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TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
HELP

BOOTBLACK. or porter. for cafe; must be
neat and speak English; wages and meals.
BERNS' Cafe, Fourth ST. and Central av.,
Harrison, N. ].
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G NOTICES.

IN cHANcERY OF NEW JERsEY-To r.
Lester Hughes:
BY virtue of an order of the Court Of
Chancery OF New Jersey made on the day Of
the date hereof in a certain cause wherein
Lillian +, Hughes is petitioner, and you, Il.
Lester Hughes, are defendant. you are re-
quired to appear and plead, answer or de-
muir to petitioners petition on or before tho
fifteenth day of July next. or In default
you as the Chancellor shall think equitable
and just.
The object of said suit Is to obtain a
decree of divorce dissolving the marriage
between you and the said petitioner.
Dated May IS, 1912.
JOHN MONTEITH.
Solicitor of Petitioner.
o Clinton street.
Newark. n. ].
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HANDLEY-on May 90. 1912. George,
son Of Ruth +. and the late ". >.
Handley. aged 81 years, 4S2 south
Tenth street.
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Articles for exchange advertised free
in The Stars Barter and Exchange"
columns. on the inside back page. each
day.
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DEATHS.

BEcKMANN-on Wednesday, May p,
1917. saul, beloved husband of Ienle
Beekmann tnee Wolff. and son OF Mf.
and ms. isaac Beckmann, of zlS WEST
l41st street. New York, formerly OF
NewarR. brother Of Alex
Rose Seloniok, Hannah Coin. Ray
Greenwald, Lillian Heilbufn. Nalna9
and Charles Peekmsnn, 50 Epplrl
street. East GRANGE.
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HANoDER-At Elizabeth, May q lsis
lJiIlside avenue. Lycis Farms.
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sRApY-on May q, 1912. Bernard, hus-

BRADA-On May T, I5Iz. beTHaIu' Hu9-
band OF Jane Brady.
Relatives, friends and members OF
ST. Aioysius Council, 46, G. r. T., and
HOLY Name Society. are kindly N
yited 10 attend the funeral ron the
Brady, g Fillmore street. on saturday,
May %. at $50 a. m, to 81 ,Aloyslus =
Church, where a Solemn High Mass OF
Requiem will be offered for the repose
Of his soul. Interment In Cemetery OF
the Holy Sepulehre.
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BRoWN-on May n, 1912. clifford NIL
lsr son Of Lorenzo D.. and Anna j.
Brown, aged % years, s Broad street
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cARsoNLOn Wednesday. May ~, 1917
son nee Bauschert), aged IS years.
Relatives and friends of the family
are Kindly invited to attend the funefai
from her late residence, 46 Astor street
on SATURDAY,, May %, 81 nv !"
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CoNATY-on May q, 1912, Philip Con.
nee McGuiness). SO Mott street.
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WITHEY-On May %, 1912, Julia Frances
Francesca, wife of Alfred Whitney, aged
"a years, q North Thirteenth street.
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s,p1 atrJNGrR-At Livingston, N. J.,
an Tuesdnv. May 81, 1912, Margaret,
Widow OF the late Frederick Helm
iinger, aged IS years.
Relatives and friends of the am
ilv are kindly invited to- attend the
Mineral from her late residence,
Aims House. South Midway avenue
on Friday, May "a. at ] p. m. inter.
ment In Rosedale Cemetery Ne"
York papers please copy.
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gENKEN-On May q, 1912, Klaus Ben
ken. beloved husband Of Anna Eliza
beth Benkeu tnee Kreln, aged 81 years
C months days, 81 Jabez street.
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Visitors IN Newark wanting rooms will
find Just what they want in The Stars
FURNISHED Roora" celumn>
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wHITLA-At Old Forge, N. Y. on May
%, 1912, Alice Whitla (nee Simonett,
beloved wife of Seymour c. Whitla.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Following are the quotations of the
days prices, as furnished through Byrne
& Mcdonnell, members of the New York
GAonE Erchnnnn. nna, Hill, LIZ Cloan
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BYRNE-At Orange, y. T. May Y; lglt'
Edward J. Byrne, Is Chapman street.
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WOOD-Suddenly. at Little Falls, N, j.,
May %, 1912, Peter Wood.
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A complete list of desirable FURNISHED
Rooms will be found In The Star each
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HuNT-Suddenly, on "Wednesday; Mdig
q. 1912. Margaret, WHO" Oh us''
Hunt. age q years.
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sHEVLIN-Suddenly. on May 90. 1912,
Leroy, beloved son Of Hugh and Edna
Shevlin mee Schultz, and grandson OF
p. p. Tucker, aged A years and 7
months, 16 Bergen street.
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RUSSELL-Peacefully fell asleep. We'd
nesday. May 20. 1912. Lucilla, beloved
daughter of Joseph and Anna Russell,
and niece Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Isaac b,
Brown, IS Stone street.
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Funeral services VII be held from bis
late residence, ~ Nelson place, corner
Sidney place. on Friday. May "a, at
1890 a. m. Relatives and friends, also
Congregation B'nai Abraham, Baron
Rothschild Lodge No. 105, I. o. Il. A.
and Ladies' Judith Montifiore Society,
are kindly invited to attend. Inter-
ment In B'nai Abraham Cemetery,
South Orange avenue. Kindly omit
flowers. New York papers please copy,
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STEGMAN-on Tuesday, May 81, 1912,
David, beloved husband of Regina
Stegman (nee Ebenfeld), In his Goth
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MuRPHY-on May q, 1912, at the resi-
denee OF her mother, Is Hamilton
street, Harrison, Mary Murphy.
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LEHMACHER-Phssed away on Tuesday
morning, after long illness. Bertha Leh
macher (nee Lipfert). beloved wife of
Dr. r.. Lehmacher. ST.. In her 9th year,
1866 Springfield avenue.
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KEANE-Formerly OF Orange, n. j., on
Nav q, 1912, Sarah. beloved WIG Oh
Felix Keane nee Moylan).
Relatives and friends are kindly IN
vited to attend the funeral from her
late, 167 Peshine avenue, on FRIDAY; az
3 a. M, to Church of the Blessed sac.
rament where a Solemn High Mass Of
REQUIEM will be offered for the repose
of her soul. Interment Cemetery Holy
GanulphrQ
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REEVE-On May %, 1912. at her home,
40 Bruce street. Sarah j., daughter of
the late William II. and Hetty Price,
and mother of Hetty A. Reeve, aged
Is years.
Notice of funeral tomorrow.
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FLORISTS.

LEIBSSLE, floral and funeral designs a
specially. seeds and plants of all descrlp-
tons, 400 Eighteenth av. Tel. 12o5-W.
Waverly.
J. d. KRCEHL. JR.. 30 BELMONT AV.
Fresh cut flowers for all occasions; funeral
designs a speciality. Tel. 0462-J, Market
voIGT, the florist. Woodland Cemetery. cor.
Eighteenth av.-Floral designs 26c up: bou-
quets, plants and cut flowers at low prices.
Tel. 12S0-J. Waverly.
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PAYNE-on May 90, 1912. Franklin W.
Payne. at his residence, 761 South Tween
tieth street.
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KEIGuER-At Jersey City. n. J., on
Wednesday. May %. 1912. Elizabeth, cid
est daughter of Elizabeth and the late
John Keigher, IA Marion place.
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CUIMBY-Suddenly, at st. Paul, Mime
sofa, on Tuesday. May 20. 1912, Will
lam Frederick. husband of Florence
Nicholas Quimby.
Funeral services will be held al his
late home. 566 Warren street, Newark,
N. j.. on Saturday, May %, at 2 p.
m. Friends are invited to attend. In
terment at the convenience of the
family,
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LEDDY-At Montclair, on Wednesday,
Nav %, 1912. LYDIA, widow OF Hugh
Ieddy, 24l Bloomfield VEN Mont
clair.
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owENs-on April "a. 1912. at Cloonshee
Kelrooskey. Roscommon, Ireland, Mary
Owens nee Gillooly), beloved mother
of Michael j., John j., Anna, Teresa
and Della Owens.
A Solmen High Mass of Requiem
(month's mind will be offered for the
repose OF her soul on Friday, May "a,
at 0 a. M. at st. Antoninns's Church,
South Orange avenue and South Ninth
street.
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syLIER-on May %. 1912. Catherine, be.
bvyd wife of Caspar Miller, aged 6s
years. 73 South Twenty-second street.
+ ~1rvington.
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McMAHoN-on May 81, 1912. Mary,
beloved daughter of Julia and the
late Hugh Mcmahon.
Relatives and friends are invited
10 attend The funeral from her late
residence 1927 Broad street, on Fri
day, May "a, at $3.50 a. m, to st.
Coiumba's Church, where a High
Mass of Requiem Will be offered for
the repose of her soul. lnterment
In the Cemetery of the Holy
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Glen Ridge Cemetery

av.. at Joialemon St. Bloomfield.
N. j.: tel. 1643-J, Bloomfield; plots four
and over. s65 up; graves. adults. s14.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-05
For Representative.
For Magistrate.
For Constable.

Every State in the Union mourns
with Tennessee in Senator Taylor's
death. The Priest of Happy Valley,
the Apostle Of Sunshine, is no more.
Tennessee loses her favorite son and the
South loses star in the armament Of
its illustrious names. Senator Taylor's
craftsmanship was nnrtured under a
skyline OF sunshine and moonlight
fields, flowers and songbirds He drank
the limpid, liquid air OF his mountain
home, and his soul was filled with its
inspiration, his mind with its beauties.
It was in his Fiddle and Bow, " his
Visions and Dreams" 1t filled him
with the love Of his fellow-man, conse-
Grated his life to loftier, better ideals,
and carved his name in every hearth
stone with loving remembrance. Ten
nesseans and Southerners bow their
heads in sorrow in this great misfor-
edne, and in memory will lift his name
in monument to the heavens.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-04-05
is THE FIRST CAUSE PER-
SONAL OR IMPERSONAL9

Any cause must be adequate to any
or all the effects that follow therefrom.
And since the created is an effect OF
inconceiyably great magnitude, it must
follow that the creative cause is incom-
prehensibly great The creative cause
must be independent and unconditional
therefore infinite, absolute and perfect
the highest possible form OF being. And
these conclusions are unimpeachable at
the bar Of common sense and reason,
irrespective Of whatever metaphysical
enigmas they may involve,
Mr.. Spencer, however, affirms that
we cannot arrive at any reasonable or
logical conceptions Of the attributes OF
the creative power He acknowledges,
or rather afiirms, nevertheless, that the
the reality behind all appearances is a
positive and the highest possible reality;
that it is infinite and absolute. There
fore it must appear that he himself
claimed to know something about the
nature of the first cause. Still, he con-
siders it almost irreligious to conceive Of
il as being possessed Of personality or
personal attributes Believing that the
power behind the created is the highest
type Of being, he seems to believe that
it may be possessed OF qualities higher
than the personal. is it not just pos
sible " he asks, that there is 4 mode
OF being as much transoending intelli-
gence and will as these transcend me-
chanical motion. /" 1T is true" he
adds, that we are unable to conceive
any such higher mode OF being. But
this is not a reason for questioning its
existence; ii is rather the reverse. The
above question, notwithstanding its at
tendant qualifications, is absurd in the
extreme. To believe that it is even
just possible" for any being that is de-
void of will and intelligence to be SUI
perior 70 one that has will and intelli- i
gence must seem unreasonable indeed.
An being, broadly speaking, may be
divided into two great classes--the per.
sonal aud impersonal. And the IRA
tional impersonal must forever fall far
below the rational personal. The per-
sonal absolutely must be the highest
form that any being can possibly pos
sess. To say that a being is impersonal
Is positively to say that it is inferior.
10 believe, therefore, as Mr. Spencer
evidently does. that the creative causeis
the highest reality or being, and yet
that it is impersonal. is a fiat contradic-
ton. Of personal being, we can con-
ceiyo 81 two distinct types Of iorms--
the material and spiritual; Of which two
the spiritual must always be the higher.
And the absolute. or first cause, being
the highest reality, q being, and 50
psrior 10 matter. must not only possess