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��Hypnosis, state of abnoral sug gestibility called, 210; differ entiated from other forms of suggestion, 211-212; similarity of crowd-suggestion to, 243.

Hvsteria, abnormal nervous con dition called, 210.

Ideals, sentiments and, dis cussed, 94 ff. ; definition and analysis of, 105-107; closeness of relation between sentiments and, 108-109; importance of sentiments and, as character- makers, 109-110; process of development of sentiments and, 110-114.

Ignorance, penalty of, seen in limiting of interest of life, 87- 88.

Illustration, use of, to secure spontaneous attention, 177-

Imagery, forms of, 20-22.

Images, mental. See Mental images.

Imagination, use of, to solve problems of understanding, 56.

Immortality, modern decline in interest and belief in per sonal, 353.

Independence, the preacher s preservation of his, 304-306.

Indignation, transformation of emotion of anger into, 255- 256.

Indirection, method of, in nor mal suggestion, 224-225.

Industry, as a virtue emphasized by the business man, 329.

Inspirational gathering, the, 239 ff.

Instincts, definition and explan ation of, 3-7.

Instruction, stage of mental unity of assembly best suited to, 245-246.

Intellect, struggle between the, and the inclinations, 156 ; in- ligious beliefs in intellectual forms, 157.
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��Intellectual characteristics of business type of mind, 324- 328.

Intellectual environment, influ ence of, on mental system, 50- 5i.

Intellectualism and emotionalism compared as to value in re ligion, 288-289.

Intelligence, effect of, upon en richment of the emotional life, 86-90.

Intensity of attention, 181-185.

Interest, the moving of attention along the line of, 167 ; state of, in spontaneous attention, 175- 176.

Interruption, the characteristic of compulsory attention, 170.

Intolerance, necessity of guard ing against, by ministers, 293- 294.

Isolation of labouring men, so cial effect of, 310-311.

James, William, quoted concern ing definition of instinct, 3 ; on consciousness involved in in stinct, 4; on belief, 135.

James-Lange theory of the emo tions, 70.

Jesus, conditions favouring re forms at the time of, 275-276; present-day emphasis on hu manity of, 368; morality in personal teachings of, 374.

Labouring men, defined, 306; importance and growth of class, 306-307; acuteness of problems of, 307; conditions of life as affecting their intellec tual development, 307-310; in evitable trend of, toward ma terialism of the crudest type, 310; relation of leisure of, to their intellectual life, 311-313; characteristics of emotional side of personality of, 313- 314; ethical peculiarities of, 314-318; reaction of condi-

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