“its name,” he declared, “is Idealism,
its confessors aw* called idealists. Its
chief aim is the striving for the ideal,
the iK*rfcotton iu everything for the
ide*al of mankind, especially of each in
dividual; further, for the ideal of
science and art, of civilization, of all
virtues. Our enemies are the dogmatic
iu all forms. We hate hypocrisy iu all
its forms, cruelty ard vice and crimes
of all sorts. We are not in favor of
extremes. We do not profess to have
•any certain knowledge of tilings be
yond this life. We believe that there
is an absolute pow'er, over which we
have no control. The true essence of
this power we do not know. We do
not worship anybody, nor any single
object, nor any product of human imag
ination as being God. I’rayer for any
thing that is against the natural course
of tilings we thiuk unreasonable. Wo
believe that the ideal, the perfection
of man, is not only a matter of knowl
edge, but also of practical good work.
