Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-05

yond the domain of question OF argument, be
fore we can say there is anything known of
it, then we may safely challenge the material
stc to prove that there is a material world
or that he has material body, and declare
there is nothing known Of physical existence
or of material in any form.
IT, in the absence of infalble and unques-
tlonabe evidence, we are justified in declaring,
there is nothing known" on a given subject,
then no human being is in possession Of a
definite unqualified fact. AS, when the ma
terialist attempts TO prove that ho has physi-
cal body, he must depend on the testimony of
his FIVE special SENSES for the evidence and
these MATERIAL avenues are all subject to
disease and perversion of function, and are
therefore by no means infalible
Double vision, hearing sounds, voices and
whisperings where none exist perversion Of
taste, smelling and feeling, are all of common
occurrence, and persons afflicted with these
functional alterations of the special senses,
are by no means all confined to insane asylums.
Notwithstanding the universally acknowl-
edged fallibility OF these witnesses, land they
are the only source from which evidence can
be derived, in proof OF physical existence) who
will be so irrational as to declare, there is no
evidence of the existence OF a physical body
or a material world?
We believe there are evidences that the mind
is a definite though intangible ENTITY
principle: the disease, death or destruction Of
which is inconceivable; and viewed In this
light immortality seems an assured fact. A
presentation Of some of the evidences Of a
soul entity, and indestructlblity is the pur-
pose of this paper.
The most wonderful entities of our world
are, in fact, things unseen; we cannot see the
force of gravitation any more than we can see
the immortal life principle in man. because
seeing with material eyes, we can only see
material things.
PRIMAL LAW PROVES AN ORIGINAL LAW.
MAKER.
No rational person questions the existence
of a power called gravltation force, a force
which revolves the earth on its axis; which
carries our earth around the sun in its orbit,
which causes birth, life and death to come TO
all animate things with perfect uniformity. AS
these forces always act exactly In the same
way, without variation, repeating themelves
millions of times without varying an iota, we
must certainly all agree that they are directed
and governed by law No one can nationally
claim that a law can make or create itself. II
Is beyond our conception; nothing cannot
create. SO we are forced into a recognition
Of an original law-maker. Law in its systematic
and orderly direction OF force is, of itself a
fiat contradiction Of chance in the premises.
These propositions must be most conclusively
impressed on the rational mind when he OBJ
serves the fact that the Infinite Creator always
moves along the lines Of perfect laws for the
accomplishment Of absolutely definite purposes,
demonstrating design. and therefore, De
signer, and leading TO benehcient results
Reasoning from results to cause, land surely
there can be no results without cause.) we
are thus enabled TO demonstrate the existence
Of not only a first great original cause but
we also learn most unqualihedly that this
original and only source OF creative power is
endowed with the attributes OF design, Infinite
wisdom benehcence Of purpose and measure
less power.
DESIGN AND ULTIMATE PURPOSE.
To illustrate, let us consider the subject OF
rainfall. From the surface OF the ocean Vapor
arises, as a result of heat this vapor is carried
over the earths surface by air currents; when
the vapor laden current meets another air
current of a lower temperature, condensation
results, and the water Is brought lin drops, for
better distribution) by grayitation force di-
rected by law to the earth's surface, not only
giving us pure water to drink, but affording a
system OF irrigation, which renders our world
productive, beautiful and habitable. Crawl
tation force carries away the excess OF water,
and In 50 doing, washes and cleanses the
earth's surface. carries away refuse, debris,
and disease, generating matters through the
rivulets creeks and rivers, into the oceans.
This gives us the first great universal system
Of sanitation. and sewerage OF which all human
efforts are but mere limitations. The constant
reception OF these currents OF waste matter.
reinforced by the death and decomposition Of
marine animals. would soon render all oceans
putTid; and the winds sweeping over these ex-
pansiye surfaces would carry pesulenee and
universal death over the earth's surface.
But for this infinite wisdom. design and be-
Incidence makes ample provision by saturating
All the oceans with four OF the most perfect
antiseptics known to chemical science, WED
Iodine. Bromine. Chlorine and Chloride OF
Sodium.
Now. at first thought it would seem that the
whole plan would prove abOrtive, because Vapor
ladened with the chemicals just mentioned.
and deposited on the earth's surface by rain
fan would Just as surely destroy all vegetables
and animal life as would the air currents com