In the present day a deep and profound need of belief in Providence makes itself felt. Men want to render homage to God, in whom they feel there is truth, peace, and safety for the present and in the future. But the established religions leave many minds in cruel uncertainty. In "The Day after Death" you have endeavoured to lay the foundations of _the religion of science and of nature_. These principles respond, as I believe, to the prevalent wishes of mankind. They satisfy the mind and the heart, sentiment and reason; they console and strengthen; in short, they consecrate the idea of God, without laying aside either the universe or nature. _The Author._ So be it! THE END. BILLING AND SONS, LTD., PRINTERS, GUILDFORD FOOTNOTES: [23] Arago. "_Astronomie Populaire_," Vol. I., pp. 372-376. [24] Arago. "_Astronomie Populaire_," Vol. I., pp. 376-380. [25] Flammarion. "_Pluralité des Mondes habités_," page 195. [26] See the Author's work: "_The Earth before the Deluge_," pp. 402-440. [27] Flammarion. "_Pluralité des Mondes Habités_," page 203. [28] Flammarion. "_Pluralité des Mondes Habités_," page 203. MACMILLAN'S LIBRARY OF ENGLISH CLASSICS EDITED BY A. W. POLLARD. A Series of Reprints of Standard Works in Library Form. _Demy 8vo. Cloth elegant. Price 3s. 6d. net per volume. Also in Roxburgh Binding. Specially suitable for Presentation. Green Morocco Backs, Cloth Sides, and Gilt Tops. Price 5s. net per volume._ =BACON'S ESSAYS: Colours of Good and Evil; and Advancement of Learning= 1 vol. =SHERIDAN'S PLAYS= 1 vol. =MALORY'S MORTE D'ARTHUR= 2 vols. =STERNE'S TRISTRAM SHANDY and SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY= 2 vols. =BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON= 3 vols. =CARLYLE'S FRENCH REVOLUTION= 2 vols. =FIELDING'S TOM JONES= 2 vols. =WHITE'S NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE= 1 vol. =TRAVELS OF SIR JOHN MANDEVILLE, with Illustrative Narratives from Hakluyt= 1 vol. =LOCKHART'S LIFE OF SCOTT= 5 vols. =DON QUIXOTE, Translated by SHELTON= 3 vols. =WALTON'S LIVES and COMPLETE ANGLER= 1 vol. =DE QUINCEY'S CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER; Murder as a Fine Art; The English Mail Coach, and other Essays= 1 vol. =CARLYLE'S SARTOR RESARTUS and HEROES AND HERO-WORSHIP= 1 vol. =SELECT WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH (The Vicar of Wakefield, The Plays, and Poems)= 1 vol. =HAZLITT'S CHARACTERS OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS and LECTURES ON THE ENGLISH POETS= 1 vol.