DR. EUCKEN ON THE NEED OF RELIGION.
Addressing a Liberal Ministers' Asso. ciatimi of New York, Professor Eiick- 11, nays a correspondent of the Roston "Congregationalist," drew such a picture of the impotency of man as he. stood alone over against the great cosmic forces, and the paradoxes, perplexities, and bruio forces of modern civilisation, as will never be forgotten by tho'c who heard. And then this greatest philosopher-theologian of our day, who has studied tlu> nnivc-.v with a thoroughness unparalleled, s.r<l. in sentences that thrilled us all, that ho saw absolutely no hopu of mint winning the battle or even saving his own soul unless ho could reinforce himself from some higher power. 110. know of nothing that could prevent the coming of an "old ago" upon humanity—ami tliero were many signs of it—unless tho world could speedily draw now energies and depths of tho spiritual life down- into tlio domain of humanity,
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1746, 10 May 1913, Page 9
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154DR. EUCKEN ON THE NEED OF RELIGION. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1746, 10 May 1913, Page 9
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