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John Bascom Prophet

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Introduction - The Man - The Conflict Between Science, Philosophy and Religion in Dr. Bascom's Time - Dr. Bascom's Contention that Mechanical Evolution is incomplete - Spiritual Evolution and the Modification of Religious Beliefs Resulting from this Conception - Constructive Realism / Science of Mind / "unity of mind and matter" / "the world is the product of God's thought" / The Solution of Philosophical and Religious Problems - Dr. Bascom and Present Thought - Contents -

John Bascom was born in 1827 in Western New York. His father was a home missionary who died when he was but a year old, leaving a widow and four children. The family being in straitened circumstances, means for the boy's early education were found through the energy of an older sister, who in addition accomplished the education of herself and her sisters at a seminary in Troy, thus enabling them all ultimately to become teachers. Young Bascom was graduated from Williams College with the class of 1849. He came from a long line of New England Congregational ministers, and would have followed this calling naturally had his mother not attempted to force the issue.

Having a temper which reacted sharply to undue urging, he decided to pursue the study of law. After reading law for one year he found it distasteful; and reverting to his earlier ideal went to Auburn Theological Seminary for twelve months, afterward to Andover Theological Seminary for one year, and later accepted a

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