The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-09

skepticism, when life seems void. and
without promise of rest to the soul, as
even an existence beyond this sphere Of
life. Yet ali this while, time is rolling
on, and 1 am nearing that condition that
must bring the reality to my own ex-
perience> I see 1 must step out, must
quit this physical life I cannot turn the
fact aside. This body must die. and go
to its original elements, Then is there
a conscious individuality that still lives?
An identity that survives physical de-
cay. And when this body which conveys
to me a sense of the outer world, lies
still and lifeless, and returns TO the
earthly elements, shall know and rec
ognize an individuality as now necog-
nize myself? Or do 1 go out into never
ending oblivion2
Reason cannot tell ms this and science
fails to add single truth as a basis from
which evidence Of a future state OF e71is-
tence may be obtained The only COM
fort, the only consoling hope I receive
concerning these inquiries. comes from
within. When I go down and spiritually
commune with my own soul and ask,
Does this soul live forever, there wells
up a response that the soul is imperish-
able That though ages may cause the
rocks to dissolve and though the earth
and heavens should be rolled together
and consumed, millions Of ages hence.
the soul viii be forever and eternally
its own, and indestructible. It's thus
feel when I inquire within. I can give
no reason for 1t. The feeling is there,
despite all the skepticlsm engendered by
the feeble efforts Of the brain to solve
and fathom these imponderable myster-
les AS the intellect cannot reach the
heights and depths and the extent of the
future. and cannot give any consoling in
nuence in reference to it, I must conclude
it is as well TO rely upon that which can
give peace and comfort Now, have
not given myself and my life unto spirit
ual things. am stin groveling in the
temporal things Of this life, and wading
through the mire. I feel the need of
something and higher, and better and
stronger than the arm Of flesh to rely
upon, for this cannot save. Then TO
whom shall 1 look2 When the truth
comes fairly before me. it is here Lord.
I give myself to Thee. it's all that can
do"
The third document IS as follows:
ct IS possible for a great power to be
bound up within the soul. A power that
is incomparabIy beyond that of the
chains and letters which bind it, the re-
alation to them ineffective, because SUI
perior in value.
'As the small spark may let free an
element that win consume great cities,
so may a gentle touch Of properly relat-
ed influences send the massive chains
which bind the soul ana cause to flow
from It a power mightier than the flames
kindled from the small spark and an in
fuence more sublime because proceeding
from a source, spiritual and more beau
tiful because the soul and its fountains
ere above things perishing and do not
exist to be enslaved or obstructed.
Free the soul. unchain the mind, open
the avenues unto accumulated fountains
Of nature within Are zoe impulses that
swell within .Ae heart OF one who feels
chained to the rock of undeTeIoped con-
ditions.
s. Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again. Human beings crushed to earth
may or may not rise again according to
Of the soul and it's relations to
aids and impedinents.
/" The soul that sfnneth shall die. The
soul that is sinned against may die
There are conditions 10Th within and
without which may chill the noblest
)ower and bina the heart in iron chains
hat not a struggle or cry fer sympathy
an reach beyond the edamantive walls
If its own structure. No chords vi
rating from the outer world by which
the chain may be broken. There are
also conditions within ana without which
ean raise the soul of humanity unto
heaven; that can free the pure fountains
IF the heart when they shall low out in
sweetest emotion, ramifyine every chan
leI of being. firing up sympathies and af-
lections with calm, holy and irresistible
power"