Show is somewhat discouraging to to the J- J IT uninitiated to find that after all these centuries of research and phIlosophical philosophical philosophical philo phIlo- speculation such terms as Good and Evil Truth and Error Virtue Knowledge and Education are yet unde unde- fined The average man looks for and loves established rules of conduct and of life he wants his religion printed in concise form in his catechism and prayer book his scripture expounded to him once for all his civil code condensed condensed condensed con con- into a compendium of ready reference his p politics duly outlined by orators of his own party W who 10 will be careful not to attack any of his dices To such persons it is extremely annoying to be constantly coming upon r books and treatises bearing such titles r as What is Truth What Knowledge is of the Most Worth and The Meaning of Education and they harbor harbora harbor harbora a feeling of resentment against those who are supposed to have charge of the training of our minds for not doing their work well This of course is due to toi i ignorance norance and egotism to the popular misconception of the nature of the human understanding but it is none the less a power which materially affects progress Progress is change and truth so far as it concerns humanity or has to tok f k do with human welfare is relative and therefore also subject to change Established prejudice is and always will willbe x be opposed to change and thus the reformer will always be the reputed crank But the careful observer of human events the profound student of human nature who works conscientiously for the advancement of humanity with his eyes fixed on his ideal good pinnacled high in the dim vast of his imagination will see his greatest hope his strongest t assurance in the constant conflict of these opposing forces |