for her newly-found happiness, to her lover whom. she recognizes as a higher authority, For this very same question is the one which from’ time im- memorial has innerly moved and worried count- Jess human beings in search of peace of mind and knowledge at the same time, But Faust, slightly embarrassed by this candid question, can think offhand only of this mildly de- fensive reply: “I want to deprive nobody of his sentiments and his church.” I could choose no better phrase to introduce our subject. I have not the slightest intention to loosen the foundation under the feet of those ‘among you who have made neace with their con- science and have gained thac firm foothold which is a prime requisite of one’s conduct in life, To do so would be a reprehensible undertaking, un- fair both to those who feel so secure in their re- Higious faith that they do not permit a natural- scientific knowledge to influence it in any manner ‘whatever, as well as to those who feel no need for any particular religious activity and are fully con- tented with an intuitive ethics, But these Intter are likely to represent a small minority only. For