Levy, Rabbi J. Leonard

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MISCELLANEOUS. 2534. Have you never in the course of your life taken for religious certain feel-ings, emotions or thoughts which later you classed as non-religious ? If so,give a few instances.5. In what religious atmosphere have you been brought up ? What form ofreligion do you prefer ? Are you now a communicant or non-communicanchurch member, or out of sympathy with churches in general ? Have youstrong religious needs ? What are they ? Describe them and say how yousatisfy them. Or do you believe yourself devoid of religious feelings ?6. Give your name, sex, approximate age, and your occupation. Add your ad-dress, if you choose.7. (a) Describe as minutely as possible the contents of your consciousness(feelings, emotions, thoughts) when you are in a religious attitude, at churchor in your private devotions.(b) Do not fail to describe also the bodily sensations, etc., which may accompany your religious states.8. Are the religious feelings, thoughts or emotions which you have describedakin to, or comparable with, other non-religious feelings, thoughts or emo-tions ? If so, what are the likenesses and the dissemblances which you no-tice ? Give some concrete examples.g. (a) Are there thoughts which you would call religious? Give a few ex-amples.(6) How does a religious thought differ in experience from a non-religiousthought ?All answers to be sent to James H. Leuba, Bryn Mawr, Pa.IMMORTALITYThe restless ocean's white-capped waves roll onIn motion endless. On the strands they break,And then roll back. But on the golden sandsSmall pools are left behind, disconsolate.Anon the mighty ocean gathers strength,And quick returning to the patient shore.Its waves climb up and lovinglyEmbrace the eager, waiting, wistful pools.Upon the shores of time forever flowThe waters of eternal life. Man isA pool upon the strand. Anon the wavesReach forward and pools and ocean joins.Philadelphia, Pa. Rabbi J. Leonard Levy.BOOK REVIEWS.The Bible for Home Reading. Edited with comments and reflexions for the use ofJewish parents and children. By C. G. Montefiore. London and New York:The Macmillan Co. 1899. Part I, Pp., xviii, 624. Price, $1.25. Part IIPp., xxvii, 799. Price, $1.25.The popularity of Mr. Montefiore's work is evidenced by the fact that it is nowin its third edition although the first was published in 1896. The idea which is at

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