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Agnosticism in the accepted sense of the wafil rests on certain. theories of knowledgn, rays.a' writer in the Times. Looke dis- tinguishes between what he calls the qualities and the substance- the former known, the latter un- known and unknowable: In
much the same way Kant insists. on the distinction between pheno- menon, the appearance and the thing-in-itself. All we know is the phenomenon; the noumenon we neither know nor can know. "Supposing us," he says, "to carry our empirical perception even to the very highest degree of clearness, we should not thereby advance a step nearer to a know- ledge of the constitution of objects as things-in-themselves. And (as Professor Pringle Pattison re- inds us in his Idea of God") Herbert Spencer's doctrine of the relativity of knowledge, and the
· unknowableness of reality was, of course, a direct descendant of the Kantian opposition between the phenomenon and the thing-in- itself; and it was Spencer who. not long ago, as the great oracle of his age proclaimed the gospel Agnosticism with an almost pon- tical authority."From the very nature of our intelligence......the reality underlying appearance is totally and for erer inconceiv- able by us."
Yet he is willing to allow a place for religious emotion ? we may worship Something so long as we refrain from assigning any attributes whatever to the object of our worship and recognise that it is alike our highest wisdom and our highest daty
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Clémenceau to moderate some of as Kerr and Percy can, be the treaty arms. The effort made readily available Nis collapsed through Lloyd George better than ours. For example, himself again changing his mind, America is looking about for a successor to Wilson in 1920. Many people who have been in ne position to ascertain consider hat Ambassador John Davis is xcellent Presidential timber, but because his name is not known n every country school house,
O Eove. It is a matter. not. At the opposite extreme to scientific proof, but of spiritual Agnosticism is what we may call experience, and he dares to trus the Gnosticisio of popular it. So also with the question PRESIDENT WILSON AND religion, which leaves nothing of personal immortality. He unknown. Of this spirit we have cannot, as the Agnostic professes -gen a good deal during the war. to do, leave it an open question. in the sermong of "popular" He must "bet" on it or against it preachers. We will take two as Pascal says, "You must make no harm in gossiping about an instances of this spirit. It was no the venture." And though bere interesting English wonder that the spectacle of the also he does not expect to find a which a few weeks ago almost war provoked in many minds positive or scientific proof, he caused a re-opening of the peace As it was, only President searching questions as to the believes (with Professor Caird) teras
Wilson's determined stand pre- meaning of Divine Providence; that-
vented Lloyd George from get- and it was well that they should be dealt with in a temper of
could not have back tracked, as ting so deeply committed that he cautious reverence: But some of not be that the most precious he did after a few days. the sermons in church could thing we know, the only absolute only have been delivered by men ly precious thing in the world, a The funny part of it was that who assumed acquaintance with character built up and matured the things which Lloyd George the most secret counsels of in goodness through all the trials proposed were precisely the probably in response to pressure Omnipotence. There was nothing of life, should pass away and be things that President Wilson had from other plitical quarters in about the Divine purposes and lost for ever."
originally advocated and, in London, and a stand-pat policy intentions which they did not It is a question of spiritual regard to which he had to yield was adopted and adhered to by know and reveal. The other in values. Hebets" on spiritual to Lloyd George and Clemenceau, the Council of Eur. stance concerns the state of the values, and it is really because habit to undo things that have conference and will be hear But it is against Mr. Wilson's Kerr mades fine record in the departed. It was but natural that bereaved parents and others Christianity has raised the level should long to know more of their of the spiritual life, rather than been done. Moreover, he was from in English politics. Hi and there will probably be ze lest and loved. The Christian by any new argument, that it has 100 sagacious to make eleventh-groups are composed of able means of making it known in the hour concessions to Germany young men of Conservative back ext twelve months, the party religion, however, does not gratify strengthened the belief in Im which would have a demoralising ground and Liberal tendencies eaders will probably consider
effect. this desire it tells us nothing, or mortality. He has no interest in
It includes Major Waldorf Astorim unavailable." next to nothing, of the "what" Spiritualism, which by laying
It is said that the immediate also Parliamentary Secretary ́ti 'On all sides bere Davis is men- and "where" of the dead. But
stress on the "quantity" rather the popular preacher was ready than the "quality" of life seems reason for Lloyd George's action Lloyd George, Lord Eustac ioned as the Democratic nominee. to him to have missed the was pressure put on him from Peres, Alfred Zimmern and His recent work in drawing the Constitution under which the true path. For him life England by a faction for which he Lionel Car. These five ru
er the left bank of the Bhina dur- affirmation" on subjects of which eternal is a present posses-l has a peculiar respect. One of the Round Table, the well-know Allied Commission is to adminis sion, and he is content, for the the leaders of this group is Philip quarterly, and furnish a sort o he did and could know nothing. rest, to be an "Agnostic with S. Kerr, one of the Premier's Parlia- leaven to Brish politics. ng the fifteen years of military The dead visit the living." "The John when he says, "Beloved, mentary Secretaries Kerr has Kerr himself is a very interest,cupatiqë, kas drawn renewed dead come home," "Must they
ttention to Davis. He is a re- not come to join in celebrating, now are we the children of God, been at Lloyd George's elbowing figure. While democratic i
1arkable combination of lawyer and it is not yet made manifest throngbout the whole conference. his political convictions, his an as of old, those little domestic what we shall be"; or with St. His hand has been in nearly all tecedents aristocratic. He i nd publicist, to which may be felicities, the birthdays and an- niversaries?"Must they not be Paul, Now we see through a writings and he wrote practically a direct descendant of the Plantaded the rare gifts of oratory and there when the scattered mem-glass, darkly: now I know in the whole of the covering letter, aganet king, His mother was versonality. bers of the family gather to-part"; though he also shares in that accompanied the treaty. He sister of the Duke of Norfolk and getber on Christmas Day?" the ineffable hope which glows was probably responsible for a while thus amember of the oldest of President Wilson there is little These are extracts from a put through the Agnosticism of the certain tone of liberalism in the Catholic family in England, he ist rdterm sentiment, Those who lished sermon. And the only saints, "We shall see Him even last document that has been much himself a Christian Scientist. He believe Wilson's work in Paris is heir to the Marquigate was absolutely essential to bring-. as Heis"; "but then face to face." criticised. answer to the preacher's quest
Thore of Kerr's group of as- Lothiant so far as he caning the powers together in peace, ions is, "We do not know,"
sociates who bave stayed behind be classed politically, he is aand that the agreement as reach The truth is that the Christian
in England and not been obliged to Wilson Denderat and was probald is a great historic achievement religion does not profess to satisfy,
shoulder responsibility as he has, ly more infienced in ins hours-as Americans in Paris general- and the Christian believer need not be ashamed to confess that Colonel John Ward, M.P., is bave been much more extreme in in the Face Conference by i hold say, the President can bis ignorance is greater than his reported, in a message from Omsk their liberal ideas than Kerr. President Wilson than by his best preserve and increase his in- knowledge. There is a Christian, of date June 12, to have arrived The latter is a sensible man and own chief. It is doubtful if any duance in world affairs by 38 well as an un-Christian in Harbin, Manchuria, on his knows that reformers must be other man has so great an retiring at the end of his term. Agnosticism." but there is all way back to England, via fairly practical in order to be intellectual influence with Idoyd He would undoubtedly wield the difference in the world Vladivostok, says the Daily successful. He has been willing George, and Kerr is very useful great influence at Home and between partial and complete Chronicle. The Siberian papers to sup with devil occasionally, to the Descience, and between a God eulogise him as the liberator of but always carries his long spoon. Who is unknowable" and a God the Ussuri region of East Siberia For the last three or four Who is unfathomable. Against from, Bolshevism, and recognise months his group and many of
Londons the contention that God is un-the salutary influence which his their followers in knowable the Christain sets his democratic creed bas had on those bave been hammering own experience and that of the classes of the Russian people who for his share in the compron Christian Church, and, above all, were unconsciously leaning to tactics at Paris for lon of the saints, which declares that wards Leninism. Colonel Wancul, some of them call men can and do bold communionis returning home in order to ist with God as revealed in Christ; form Parliament on the gress
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