Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-08

The query; "If a man die shah ne
live AGAIN. Is ns old as the oldest book.
aud yet from fer down the ages has
como no tangible proof OF mans immor-
iality. Natural desire for continued life
and the teachings Of the Christian re-
ligion sanction belief in q life beyond
the grave. but the blind cropping goes
on much as ia the days OF Plato,
Socrates and other ancient philosophers.
Men speculate and experiment. but TO
find their speculations win and their
experiments improved upon by trick
sters and charlaians. Unwilling there
fore TO accept the dictum of sect or
churches man looks within and ques-
lions his own soul Like Victor Hugo,
some read IN its unvnrying aspirations,
that feel no check because ~ bodily
decay, the answer, aud like him learn
20 regard the tomb thoroughfare
which closes on the twilight to open on
the dawn Others, like George d. Prcn-
tice. read tho response in glorious
aspirations and IN the elusive grasp we
hold on the beauties Of earth. 10 his
mind these were evidence that some
whore there was realm where these
soulclamors would be satisfied and
whore so corths bcautics would be
eternal and human forms OF loyeliuess
would dwell with as forever.
TO the loss imaginative these utter
anccs are mere rhapsodics and mean
ingless, like the old Jews they ask for
,ign and no sign has yet been given.
10 is true that q respectable number of
people outside the Christian church hold
TO belief iu the Immortality Of the soul.
but their yicws have been so mixed Mp
with absurditics that comparatively fcw
men Of a practical turn of mind have
given any heed 30 their opinions There
fore the announcement made by "rhc
Morning paper published iu London.
81 well calculated TO excite surprise Mr.
W. n. Stead, veteran English editor
aud "a man Of radical tendencies, IN
published interview uvows his convic-
ton that the immortality Of the soul
mud the possibility of communicating
with the dead are facts which would
soon De established by indubitablc
scientific proof why doubt itY A
moments reflection only Is necessary to
rconll Wnny OF the proofs science has
udducud during the century OF the poss-
bility Of what ranked as impossible.
Now men speak 10 each over interview
ing leagues, men communicate with
men In a few moments of time though
separated boy oceans. and men with the
photograph have made it possible 10
hear the very accents of men when their
bodies have slumborci for ages in the
dust The people of today ought 10
maintain waiting attitude for mo- one
can say with positive assurance what
Is possible or impossible
Communication with the spirit world
may be effected by science. aud there
Is no crime 10 so believing. but
whether the world would be- benefited
cannot now be determined. The wise
Teacher affirmed that faith would not
como to some men, not even though
one rose from the dead to confirm the
truth of his uttcuuccs, and human ma.
ture remains much tho same. such
speculation belongs to theological dis.
putonu and does not impingc ngaipst
the theory held by Nr Stead that com
mnnicaiion with the dead Is possible.
nnu that science may become the hand.
maiden OF religion in proving by It's
methods the souls Immortality.