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positively　espoused：　　even　unnecessary　givings…up　are　added　in



order　that　the　happiness　may　increase。　　Religion　thus　makes　easy



and　felicitous　what　in　any　case　is　necessary；　and　if　it　be　the



only　agency　that　can　accomplish　this　result；　its　vital　importance



as　a　human　faculty　stands　vindicated　beyond　dispute。　　It　becomes



an　essential　organ　of　our　life；　performing　a　function　which　no



other　portion　of　our　nature　can　so　successfully　fulfill。　　From



the　merely　biological　point　of　view；　so　to　call　it；　this　is　a



conclusion　to　which；　so　far　as　I　can　now　see；　we　shall　inevitably



be　led；　and　led　moreover　by　following　the　purely　empirical　method



of　demonstration　which　I　sketched　to　you　in　the　first　lecture。　



Of　the　farther　office　of　religion　as　a　metaphysical　revelation　I



will　say　nothing　now。







But　to　foreshadow　the　terminus　of　one's　investigations　is　one



thing；　and　to　arrive　there　safely　is　another。　　In　the　next



lecture；　abandoning　the　extreme　generalities　which　have　engrossed



us　hitherto；　I　propose　that　we　begin　our　actual　journey　by



addressing　ourselves　directly　to　the　concrete　facts。