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sometimes  lead  him  to  over-estimate  the  prospective  value
of  the  inquiries  which  occupy  and  absorb  him.  Professor
Jastrow,  for  example,  while  very  outspoken  in  his  apprecia-
tion of  the  services  which  the  New  Psychology  has  rendered
even  already,  puts  on  record  his  judgment  that  "  the  hopes
of  those  who  look  to  psychological  researches  for  a  final
explanation  of  the  causes  of  religious  phenomena  are
destined  to  disappointment."  ^  These  researches  have
indeed  accomplished  much,  but  they  have  not  conducted
us  to  the  real  heart  of  the  difficulty.  The  earlier  Psycho-
logy of  Keligion — as  interpreted  by  Hegel,  von  Hartrnann,
and  others — was  manifestly  defective.  Both  in  aim  and
results  it  was  one-sided  and  superficial.  Physiological
Psychology,  though  vastly  its  superior,  has  proved  inade-
quate also.  It  is  noteworthy  that  Professor  Wundt  and
his  collaborators  exhibit  no  longer  that  confidence  in  the
capabilities  of  Physiology  with  which  at  the  outset  they
inspired  their  disciples.  They  commend  and  employ  this
newly  devised  method  still,  but  they  now  frankly  admit
that  they  cannot  satisfactorily  account  for  psychological
results  by  means  of  pvirely  psysiological  causes.  Hence
we  find  an  increasing  disposition  among  these  leaders  to
supplement  the  experimental  psychology  of  the  Laboratory
by  reviving  some  of  the  older  and  well-tested  methods  of
the  psychology  of  the  Schools.  It  is  beyond  question  that,
by  adopting  this  course,  larger  and  more  valuable  results
will  soon  accrue  from  the  continued  pursuit  of  an  important
physiological  discipline.
