With regard to Haindorf's literary activity in medical science, I need only mention here that his books, which are considered to be of high value, treat mostly of psychiatric and pathological questions.
We may reasonably presume his religious conceptions were of the most sublime character, and, indeed, all actions of his life unmistakably point to the fact that he regarded good moral conduct and the cultivation of good will toward everybody as the ultimate end to which religion must strive to attain, but at the same time, he did not think it advisable to intrude his opinions on those who differed from him. Moreover, he was very careful not to violate the prevailing religious notions of his contemporaries, especially those who were intrusted to the Union's school, and though personally he did not attach much value to religious ceremonies, yet he used to take part in the divine services which were conducted on strict orthodox principles in the Münster school. The reason for this method he gives us in his seventh annual school report : "Not the eternal essence of religious truth should be cultivated, but that which the demands of time render necessary. It should be our common endeavor to strive to produce genuine scientific maturity in those who are intrusted to our training. For this always coincides with true religiousness in our conscience, the cardinal essence of human nature. True religion and genuine culture form the strongest bulwark against aberration in life, and always remain our most faithful friends, who never abandon us in whatever position of life we may be; they also grant us the safest anchor in all storms and dangers (we experience) in the shaky boat of life. From this point of view we desire that our work be judged, it is not secret, it is in broad daylight. All that we are aiming at is the ennoblement and elevation of the mind and the spreading of utility, partly by means of increasing industrial occupations, partly by the cultivation of the moral and mental capabilities of our youth in order to enable them to meet the great demands of the times."
It is not difficult to see from this train of thought that much of the Socratic spirit has found its resurrection in the Hebrew philanthropist, and like the Hellenic philosopher so also the Münster thinker sanctified his teaching by the manner of his living.
A Voice in Recess
S OME sing the songs of the Viking, And trundle the lays of the sea; Nations glory in annals of fighting, And boast of the greenwood tree. There is swoop of eagle's pinions In the roaring voice of the throng; They hurrah as no man's minions, Whose strength can ne'er be wrong.