The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09

right to .I s;ka,obedienOe. Tho universe could
The human race may be said to he divided
thai looks upon the world as a vast pleasure;
beings who realize that there was a purpose in
the Infinite Mind In creating the world. and II
t tbere wac pSHrp9ss was wise one; ana
CORNELL UNIVERSITY. Oct. z.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Why not
call a truce to the more or less scholarly persi-
hage which you present to your readers upon
the question Of the Immortality OF the soul.
the conception OF which varies In accordance
with the latitude and longitude OF mortal sim
ners. What shall II benefit a Buddhist, Moham-
medan or son OF Confucius whether the He
brew or Christian Bible lays down certain
more or less obscure precepts upon the I'M
derstandlnR OF the vague something"
which prove nothlnR2 Immortality is an
intangible conception OF an infalllble truth.
upon which man may reason and dis
pute up to the skies: but the only
rational solution OF the secret. so far as 1t
comes within the scope OF the human mind.
lies in the settled calm and peace which tho
advent Of the Grim Visitor brings with it-when
the certainty OF futurity strikes conviction's
root In tho satisfied hearts OF the diving.
iandc cold to tho southernmost tip Of AFRICA.
from continent to continent the Better In the
tho s4Sss Of snS sa ts fSpssa
those brave, men in llfel who, at the very
and ablectly terror-striken towards What 10
i 90 S:ei %s yNs Ss at more
civilized man and to the barhar an.
sI Plato was coiner Of Platitudes. Cicero and
modsrn imitator G% scRorenSausr. Rant Re.
nan. Halevy and others Of that sort. what they
didn't know Would have ,s %sde far mors :tris
upon which they wasted much good paper and
more good Ink.
r@' the "SS%s " VI Sny .
one ma. 4. who disputes the Torld's most con.
u of G Is
as that the divine wisdom OF the Creator did
not snd9w man with brains and understanding
As fol- scriptural law books-their contents
may be twisted and contorted to # a any argu-
NEW YORK. Oct &.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-!Sir: Prof.
Goodwin Smith. in his letter OF Sept 49, says:
Il am not aware that science has yet explained
conscious personality. or even attempted an
explanation"
Resistance to modern Sadduceeism by such
as put no faith In the revelations Of the Spirit
ualists is doubtless In the main OF an ethical
character. Apparently science has not weak
cned the position OF the skeptic. II has dem
onstrated the fact that tho blue expanse above
10 not the floor OF heavenly homes far. far
away: but only the hue OF our own ntmos-
phere: nor are we able. up to this time. to
change even one hair OF our head from black
to white. Science. it would seem. is helpless
when confronted with this impeue trable mys-
terry. In fact. we seem further from faith in its
reality than were the ancients Nothing
doubted they. the first sons OF time: we. the
schooled Of centuries. nothing believe.
John Stuart Mil observes that nature never
works inexplicably. in the sense that her work
lies outside the range OF necessity. II there
are tides. there is moon: II there 10 vision.
there must be the camera. also. Now II this
analogy. in the case Of anothsf lie. the soul
must be true verify, to be dealt with like the
rest; although FROM Prof. Smiths remarks, the
phrase seems to imply that the soul is an entity
longer he maintained"
=, But we have no proof claim the Saddueses.
that we have any standing when We affirm
That the soul has existence. But does Nature
in her visible works effect any result as I'm
rs, the rising from the dead Of an invs lbls
spiritual form having attr butes like those we
now possess and living In the sense We now
What is that which represents annthiatIon
10 Is 0o tho nnts v a9Ts WINS ms
outside our earth There is the absolu to zero:
vacuum devoid OF the elements and at the
lowest possible point OF temperature. Yet
across this bridge Of nothingness come from
the sun all the energies Of the world! Science
lying wholly outside OF our conceptions. Let
us compare this with something we do under:
III. the he
lie. but il potentla'ity is the one thing nece..
light ether to do the same. But this thought is
open to further Refinement. All life upon tho
po.b. ha he m ,r9m wbss
this, energy Is transferred Is incapable also Of
itself ssnpportiniS, any EXPRESSION OF hi.
70 Itself which Typaali has endeayorod to
comes clear: Ills face did shine as the sun.
and His ralment was white as The light"
takss Tor EXAM EXAMPLE Merely SSy I and A wafer and
penetrably ella borate machinery OF a Rramlniv-
to- any p probem We md deph IN" S.gond SeDtS
Of order, design and beauty, None Of these
n soul but do affirm and believe that such
facts demonstrate this to be not beyond the
Of Tat"5" Even 5a5t Of
force is as indestructible az the foundation OF
the temple in which II exists. there would he
no need o. argument to prove the truth OF the
Recently wandered through cemetery. 1t
ccsps DofH She i had iaed Tss
the letter the promises OF spring Fruits
everywhere were ripe: the seeds perfect; the
friend. Here were promises cut short; gifts
nndevelored; nothing fulfilled. Does Nature
crowned her Poblest crestienS Are we JUSTIFIED
In believing this to be possible7
Change and movement are commensurate
terms. and II Is altogether right that tho fair
and lovely should pass away. 1t gives to life.
like the 'frail dome OF many colored glass"
the final and mystical charm that OF eva
nescence.
Beauty that must die,
And Joy. whose hand 10 ever at her lip.
Bidding adieu."
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. Oct. S. L. STERLING.