The age-herald., 1900-01-07
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convinced of their reality. He says 1T be- neYe that we are today beginning to have manifestations of a new and higher, more spiritual type of man, that ought to be pre- eisely what we should be looking for. The world Is getting ripe for it. We are on the edge of 1t; and I believe with my whole soul that it will not Joe long before immor- tality will be as much discovered as Amer lea was discovered by Columbus These spasmodic manifestations that have been seen and heard and felt in all religions, In all races, for the last three four thou sand years. are just the first little b1os- soms of spring, frost-nipped, trodden under foot and forgotten; but they have been pro- phecy and the prophecy of that which Is to come"
 To sum it up, pr. Savage is unitarian dl- vine, and holds many peculiar views that are strongly al variance with the doctrines of Protestant faith he believes in evolu- tion, not only in the present, but in the fu- ture as well for he claims that we have eternal, immortal life, now and that what We call death in no wise interferes with the evolution, but that we continue to develop. He believes that "there may be millions of spiritual creatures walking the earth, per- vading the atmosphere all around us, real. thrilling and throbbing with life life more intense than any we know anything about or can dream of, and our present senses take no cognizance of them whatsoever.
 
 thing cannot exist because you cannot see or hear or feel that person or thing"
 Dr. Savage states the belief of the human race universally in some form of immortal lhfe he acknowledges the need of 1t both s the proper incentive for Ifght-living and as comfort to the mortal heart; he gives the best possible evidence that we have on the subject that we may rightfully claim it to be true. He says in conclusion: "I have not said one word thus far that any scientific man on the face of the earth has any right to contradict. He may tell me, and tell me truly that have said good many things that I cannot demonstrate, and I grant 1t. But he cannot demonstrate that they are net true He cannot prove the negative, and he cannot prove them to be unreason- able" There Is, at the same time much in Dr. Savage's book which is soothing and beautiful. The tender pathetic dedication proves that however the author may quib- Ible and quarrel over the tenets of faith. the externals, as we might almost say, of true Christianity, one thing is evident and that Is that Dr. Savage can meet his breth- ren on the ground of firm. sure faith in God and in the inspiring belief that we are the children of God That if we wish happiness in that other life which is sure to come, even though we may not be able yet to de- monstrate it. we must cultivate that in us which Is spiritual and which is good. The author expresses the same belief held by diversity of people in religious life that to- day we are approaching a worldwide spir- itual awakening which makes all things seem possible and probable to the eye of faith.
 A spiritual awakening which raises men above the unimportant differences of doc- Urine to the broad plain of universal broth erhood realizing in fuller measure than even before the gand truths taught by the lowly Nazarene.