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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
SPLENDID MEETING TIN. 6
Farmers Institute at Frederlcks-
burg the Best Held. .
3tSpecIal to Tho TImes-Dlspntch,)

Especial to The Illnes-Dllspl.c1''5
MISUNDERSTANDING, VA, Jan. 20
Tho farmers Institute held here yes'ttealr'--i
day was probably the best that ever oc-
Cured in this State. Mr., y, 9, Hever-
ley presided, and the speakers were hon:
g. W. Koiner, State commissioner 81
Agriculture; Msssrs. w. B, Waite and j.
W spillman. of the United States Agri.
cultural Department at Washington, ana
PROFESSOR s, b, IIleges, of the State on
nerim entail farm, in Charlotte county. The
subjects treated were, "Soil improvement.
sweet Potato Culture, Diversified Farm
inp and Poultry RAISING, The at
tendance was excellent. The counties g!
Spotsylvanla, Caroline and Stafford ana
King George were largely represented ny
leading farmers, and some were present
from other counties and more distant
points. A number Of business men OF l.''s
city also attended the sessions. I.
Mrs, Sue n Alsop, OF spolsylVanla
county has sold her fine farm, about
eight miles from tins City, contalnln.
b 465 acres, to Mr.. y, II, Wheatley, OF M
diana. at q good price,
John TerrIll. a we'll known and highly
respected colored man, who died TINS
week at his home In spotsyyania coun-
ty, near this city, is said to- have reached
the advanced age of ono hundred and
five years at the time Of his death,
The remains Of Miss Fannie Berry,
daughter Of Mr., w, ~ Berry, Of Stafford
county who died this week In Baltimore,
OF typhoid fever, AGED nlneteen years.
were brought to her native county Tor
{interment.
Hon. r, Carter Wexford, of the North-
eyn Neck, has gone to Arizona to visit
his son, who Is spending some time In
that State for the benefit Of his health,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
Policy-Holder With Fire Claim
Brings Suit.
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Especial to The Times-Dispatch)
NORFOLK, VA, Jan. ts.-Judgc Mar
tin. In the Court of Law ard Chancery.
TO. cay appointed 1. s. D. sauls and S. D.
Hoshazor receivers for the Norfolk Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Association, which
for some twssrssst; US past has been doing
e,a 5s nsuI&sr4 nsss p ss sl pyydias
Inc receive .A2FQceedlnss followed a
suit brougM SnlStlIe coult OF Law, and
ON narrasseH aGSod Cation for the beneflt Of
himself andS{alls Other creditors. Tennis
he'd a fire insurance policy in the Mutual
Association for 5000. EIe had a fire at
ms store, No. 274 Wade street, in Noven-
'pel' and the damages asiccd upon WITH VIII
tia Insurance people amounted TO SssO
Inc defendant association defnultlns in
payment and acknowledging BY resolution
that 1t was unable to meet further obli-
cations, Tennis sued and Receivers SaulH
ana Des hazor Taro now IN charge Of the
affairs of tho association.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
ALBANIAN Is
SECOND ON LIST
Midshipman lie Breton, Of Wash
ington, p, G., Gets First n.
Honors at Annapolis, 4
Especial to The Tlmes.plspar en,)

Especial to TIE Timss.D lspa tcn.) 3s3
= ANNAPOLIS, MD, Jan, 9.-The stand
Ing OF the first class of mldshlpHen, who
graduate on Monday, has been made out
for the whoIs four years course. First
honors are won by Midsh!pn,aa David
McDougall lie Breton, who was ap,ss
pointed at large. but whose home Is In
Washington, D. G.
Alidshlpman LIE Breton obtained al
average for the whole course OF bSs.o4,
out OF a possible 024. HIS nearest coHs-s3
retitor Was AIidshlpman Andrew az
Pickens, Ut Alabama, who obtairlad an
average ut 5Sa12 -Four 1.ber menu
Eers ~ the class graduated With star
5rank-that Is, oyer eightyrflYe per cent
OF tho total, They We're;
II, g, CobprD, Minnesota, 5Sa6l; w, ~
Druley, Connecticut, 56+,4l; 9, a, Rish-
ter. Wisconsin, b60A4; and n. b. Hill
lard New York, 55l,2S,
The forty-one next midshlpmep grad
uated with credit and the remainder ofl
the class satisfactorily. nj
The standing OF mdshlpmen from Wis
glnia and North Carolina Is as folloWa;g
aa--Mii.on w. Arrowood, AlheHsrls.
North Carolina. s
4h--Harry A, Stuart, Tazewell, Va,
bs--John j, Mccracksn, Fredsrlp&sblRH.
Va, Is .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
One KILLED. ] J.
IN WRECK L. | (.
Freight Train sn1asf-Up on the
Coast Line Between Jarrctt's
and Stony Creek.
. PHILLIPS QUIET AS A LAMB Y. N
Dangerous Lunatic Recapturcd
and Returned Without Trouble.
Weddings in Petersburg.
Especial to Tho Timcs-D ispatcl,D

+ Especial to Tho s-Dispatcli.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. 2o..-A freight
wreck occurred this morning on the At
5!nntlc Coast Line at Nottoway River,
between Jnrratt's and stoney Creek, re-
sulting in the death OF a negro tramp
who was stealing q ride, and painful
injuries to Captain Jones. Tho scene
{ Of the accident Is about twenty-five miles
south Of Petersburg. and further details
arc not Il to be secured now.
Richard Phillips, the negro lunntic who
Central stats Hospital, was rccapturcd
late last night In Il saloon. Ills captors
anticipated stubborn resistance, but he
accompanied them back TO the institu-
ton without trouble. Il: e
n Tho Right Rev. a. NJ. Randolph, D.
~, will be in Petersburg Sunday night
to administer the rite Of confirmation
Ct st, Johns Eplscopai Church.
At the West End Methodist Church
LIST night Miss Marietta Rawlings was
married TO james Bailey, the Rcv. Fred
! q. Davis officiating. The attendants
were Miss Mary Bishop and Wnvcrlyi
Brach. Tho bride Is daughter Of Mr..
Harry Rawlings, OF Petersburg, and tho
groom is a well known young man en-!
ployed BY somn,ers and Company. ffsSS5'
Tho Petersburg X. NJ. G. a. has Sc
cured tho Rev, w. r. i. Smith. OF
Richmond, to talk on How to Become
Z Chrlstian" at the Sunday serylce.
81 e! ANNUAL MEETING.
Tho Virginia Passenger and Power Com-
& pany will meet In annual session in Pc
tersburg Monday next, when the cleo
ton OF officers and matters OF import
nnca will be considered n.
The trial OF tho young man giving his
nnmo az r. W. Wheeler, who was ar.
rested In. Richmond yesterday. will like
~ be held tomorrow. The charge pre-
fcrred In Petersburg against the stranger
Is the theft OF overcoats at tho Inn
perial and Shirley Hotels and having
Jumped his board bill at the Central H tlt'-
( tel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Thieves Captured,
Especial to The Times, Dlsparch.>

n Especial 70 TITS T1Hlas'UlspHldH'1 'I
SUFFOLK, VA, Jan, 29,-The store OF
John q, Wilson. ut Battery Park. Isle
of Wight county, was robbed last night
by four negroes. who placed q ladder
beside the house and entered y second
story window. Several dollars In small
change, including one hundred three cent
pisces. three yeYoYers and q lot Of wear,
lng apparel were Stolen, The negroes
were tracked through the snow to
smithfield. where Joe Station was arrests
cd, Robert Brown was run down by q
man on horseback and picked W. near
Red Point Two. who are nlraonly
l;nown as NFrog" and BUDDY escaped,
Sheriff Edwards, Of Isle Of Wight, says
thu p9sp sYa from Portsmouth,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
M1D ): |, COURT.
Lawyers Pay Eulogy to Passing
Institution and Its Judge.

Especial to The s-DispatGh')
Il sTORMoNT, VA, Jan. 2s.-The FOL
lowing gentleman paid eulogy to
the passing away OF the County Court.
Of Which Judge Garnett Is now holding
its la st term; Or, w, 8, Christian, Judge
a. 8. Evans, Commemorative Attorney
f. G. Jones, w. Fl, Ryland and w, y.
J Evans. ~.
Judge Evans offered revolutions, which
were unanimously adopted, expressing ~
fesling terms tho abolition of-an lnstltu-
ton that was popular with the people,
and commencing in the highest the pe1'
sonal character and judicial integrity
Judge G. T. Garrett. the incumbent OF
the bench, and those who preceded MN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
CONGRESSMAN MAYNARD
FOR NATIONAL SECRETARY

Especial to Tile Times Dispatch
NORFOLK, VA, Jan. 29.--Hon. II. L.
Maynard is now talked OF GO the next
secretary OF tho Democratic National
Committee. 1t is believed that he has
an excellent chance for the position; the
,'hustllng" qualities for which Ae is noted
being IL his favor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Kennedy Had No Hope.

IE Especial to The TlmQs-Dlspatch,l
4 SIAUNTUN, VA. Jan. a0--1ohn Ken-
nedy, who is here in Jail sentenced 70
for ,Yrecking Norfolk and Western
train in this county last December, in
Which wreck the engineer was killed.
wien told yesterday thar the Governor
took tho news with stolGal indlfte. enee,
rG;,larning at the time. II is Just as !
icSlecteu n s.fQ1s Avn n: s J.,ft .g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Telephone Extension.

"a Especial to The Illness Dispa tch( 8.
4 GREEN RAY. VA, Jan. 2o,-The bust
ness mon here arc negotiating with The
I,ununburg Telephone Company for tie
runi.Ing off,, line from 5ruceyllle through =
Wing, three miles north Of the village,
This company has already completed the
line from Bruceyille! TO lunenhurE Court
house. via Glove. Vn., and haye a. { q,
present lWcnty-four phones N operation,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
scl,oolhouse Burns.

(specla! to The Zines, plspa a., I, ,,,,o
school building burned Mondny evening
lien. detective Gue, THE school fuFnl-
turn on the lower floor. except the charts,
WAS saved. This building had been re-
centlyI erected at q cost Of S22sS, " was
insured for s2GO,
II had been formerly used as a graded
school, but tor the past year only one
lonqher had been employed. Mrs, 4. =,
Fulney, who will resume her duties as
sos n as a building can DO secured,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
PEOPLE at Ernporia.

5yg1t fnnccIol to The Times- DlspAtcn,l ~
rM SlEeII VA, Jan. z9,-Mr. George
p ~ nn1iIam, former member Of the House,
s. III ID been end. Quito sck for some time vt ~
lone ron in North Emporia. lie mas o ulnu
M acute attack OF pneumonia ana CON
1''1I he new Circuit Court, under Judge
\yest viii begin here next Iuesaay, !
lJr ]. R,~Jones la reported TO 20 qu'le
nj al Ms home here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30

Virginia will so into effect February
4. 1891. And the line through said State
will be this year exactly where It was
last. The State and Federal authorities
having agreed upon the line as above
stated, description OF said line was
sent to the Governor, from this office.
In order that Els Excellency may pro-
claim the same, making It q State line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
OPPOSE THE
HOSPITAL BILL
Chamber OF Commerce OF New
port News Takes Action
Against It.,
fspecfat to The TImes,plspatch,)

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Jan, 29.-Ihe
Chamber OF Commerce tonight passed
resolution opposing the BIZ offered ~
the House to appropriate $4,000 annually
to cara for the INDECENT SICK az the Me-
mortal Hospital, Richmond The resolu,
Dr. r, y, styll, speaking for the passage,
declared that the bill WAS a result Of q
schei,s fostared by the Medical College OF
virginia. and that Its passage would give
/, tbs college control Of the hospital, a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
THOMAS s. SOUTHGATE
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

Especial to TIE Times plsratch.) *,
NORFoLIl, VA, Jan. s3,--It Is now be-
lilyed that Thomas y southgate Will
mltlee Of the Jamestown Exposition, This
Will place Mr., Southgale IN the position
OF running the show, and he Is deemed
amply competent TO take The job.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Honor the Chief.

Especial to The es-pa,asnatch', host
4 s 5a.l SoSauet A and a SMOKER Was aven
oi" The large hall AT the headquarters
Of hose company "a asI n ghsf u y Ho4 4Ge
Of Mr., Thomas kiyl!gh1h' w GMe Ind y be e
AVA, for some time and Just returned,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Bendall-Fuller.

tspeclal$ to Tie Times. Dlspate h2 -
oi much interest took PLACE IN th!s nGpn,
Sn Th ss MI ss Saes
on, ~ rieg Tho marriage took place at the
he a Of the BRIDES parents MI 4 a tna
Mrs.. y b, Fuller at 3:a0 O'clock ", IA tmp
ntternoon. Rev. W, T.. Murphy olhclutca'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
OLD DOMINION DOINGS
TOLD IN SHORT SPACE

year-old son Of Joe stultz was seriously
burned Wednesday. He will probab bly, de.
fs.4,NOt> VA.-The jury failed to
agree Thursday in the $4,000 DANA so suit
by the administrator Of Daisy Sc ia ham,
the young woman killed a year ago at
I1tIiston, while attempting to cross the
tra ok in front OF a passenger ira IN. 3ss33s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Fire. in Su]r,r1.Y,l,.l

Especial to The Times Dlspatch)
DENDRON, VA, Jan. 29.-Air. ". W.
Lane, a lawyer for the Surry Lumb arg
Company, had HIS dwelling destroyed by,
fire to-day, The furniture was saved
but Mr.. Lane lost a valuable atch,
which was given him by his brother
Tho insurance will not cover half Of thu
damages, S{si MI III III 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Your Blood is Poor and Thin, Your Nerves Weak,
You Are Run Down in Health
Take Or. Greene's Nervura Best Of All Medicines,
Most Wonderful Restorative and Strengthened
Known to Science Makes Pure Blood, Strong
Nerves, Vigorous Bodies.

blood, weak relaxed
and Ansrung usual strength energy and
without being exactly sic The
through storm ohls your marrow and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
H''ss'Hs LONE MEMBER,

Judge watkins Of the committee went
10 Richmond this evening. Mr. Rooert
GILLIAN, therefore, sat malto9ne a. ~ ~
.nsns to.n,orrow's morning, afternoon
49,, nirht sessions the committee Wlll
leave here and the hearing Will not PC
assumed until some time during the l "a
ter part Of February. "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Dr.. Turnbull Here.

Tho Rev. DR., L.. B. Turnbull, OF near
Lexington, Va, will preach Tomorrow
might at Hoga Memorial Pres hytprlana
{ Church, Of which he was at one time the
peAtOr, 35i III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30

aud nerve remedy by building Up my run dn
absolutely units 1or @
nnly pronounce the superior o. AnS -
ever sed ] roconsead 1t to AL"
Take Dr. Norvura blood medicine
grand Of the people no ~.
because Il tho regular physician, Greene ol htn
New practice and makes the @
who consulted
writing about case
mends sells Greene's NeryurA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30

you have rhcumat1sm, ncu'
rnlgis, biliousneys or kidney
disease because Of your dis.
ordered condition. You must
take the best medicine to give
you renewed strength and VI.
tality, the best blood builder
and purifier. the best nerve
strengthened and invigorator.
Dr.. Greens's Nervurn blood and
nerve remedy Is the best medi.,
cine in the world to do oil this.
It puriflcs and enrichess the
blood, feeds, strengthens, and
invigorates the nerves - IL. il fact,
It makcs the weak strong, the
sick we'll, and will cure your
stomach trouble, your bilious.
ness, your kidney trouble, rhsu.
matism, or neuralgia.
Erlr. John Moore Hale, $50
West 9TH st.. St. Paul,
Mimi. writes:
I" I was taken with La Grippe
and 6cintica. I had the best
doctors but without much relief.
a friend of mine recommended
Dr.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve rcmody, and I dropped the
doctors and bought . bottle OF
the Neryurn, Before IT was Q
little over half gone, I felt that
Twas on the mend, and I took
three bottles and to-day I am 9
well man. I struck it.
~ Or. 0reene's Nervura blood
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06

that the inconcevability OF an over.peo.
pied universe was purely Elusive, for cacll
soul that desires to live furnishes the
demand which only lie own continued
existence can supply. and for his own
part he felt that the infinite numbers OF
those desiring Immortality in no way
affected the hope for the individual. It
may Very we'll be that such difficulties
as these have led mankind TO attempt
unconsciously n reimbursement of the con-
ventional ideas of Immortality. But this
change Of the form OF expressing the be-
lief in no way signifies the extinction
Of the belief Itself. Many there are who
In. the confusion OF soul wrought by ths
questions propounded by modern science
can but say with Mathew Arnold:
The sea OF faith
was once. too at the full and round
eartl's shore. 4
Lay like the folds Of bright sirdls
furled.
but now only hear
Its melancholy. long withdra wing roar. II
Fetrcatine to thu breath.
OF The night winds, dswn Tile. vast edges
drear
And naked shingles of the world,
But the hopelessness OF this or that
individual or even OF a whole genera
lion cannot change the existence Of the
fact Immortality exists or it does not and
amid all the doubts and uncertainties
of this life, amid the unanswerable qnes-
lions OF science and against that weari-
ness Of soul that has made SO many cry
out, ..Iet me die, too. for I am no bet
ter than my fathers were there set
remains that undying instinct for the
things OF the spirit which produced such
men as Socrates and Marcus. Aurelius.
both Of whom lived, to uee spinoza.s
magnificent phrase, "As It were IN tho
light OF eternity and both OF whom died
stretching out their hands to the fur
thcr shore. ", III q world that can develop
such instincts and such aspirations, the
wisdom Of mankind has found ut better
10 deny the doubtful missivings Of tile
Intellect and cry out with the whole soul,
Fool all that is at All
Lasts ever past5recall a 35.
Earth changes, but thy soul and God
stands sure: ST
What entered into thee,
That was. s and shall be.
Times wheel runs back or stops Potter
and clay endure. 7 t
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tectcd on the screen Will, vastly in-
crcnSc1 ranIditX the whole pcrapcrilva

w
.of#lhe event pictured Is foreshortened,
minutes being contracted into seconds. In
this way the Chinese defense or Port Ar
thur compares with the Russian. 1t IL
hours against weeks. The numbers %
the slain bear about the same ratio.
Ten years ago, Japan, in capturing Port
Arthur. lost only forty Killed and two
hundred wounded. according 10 the Off
cial figures. while the Chitiesc losses
are given AS : 900 killed and wounded. TITO
attacking and defending armies then; nuns
hered about eighteen Thousand each. II
is startling to compare with these fig.
ures the present number OF the slain.
a few days after the capture OF Port
Arthur. the following incident occurred.
with Marshal CynnlL as Its central fig.5
ure. The mn rshal saw a group Of Chs
rese prisoners in n dlapidatctl hut, wi.h
the Icy rain dripping in on them from
the broken roof. These. TOO arc men,
he is sud 10 have exclaimed; "My horse,
though he may die. II exposed to lilo
rain. Is not worth these mems lives.
Quick, lead them to my stables: turn
the horses out, and see that the pris-
oners arc warmly Sheltered,
t is on record tIat the Japanese seem
cd TO tho Chinese to be utterly reckless,
storning as they did under the iron hail
from the forts. 333 5} s G5
It Is arena rkablc coincidence that these.
same generals should be fighting over the
Same ground for the capture OF the game
port
III conclusion. Mr.. johnson says that
General stoessel's heroic defense Of Port
Arthur VIII pass. into history MS tho
greatest of modern' defensive operations.
General Stocssel won his first laureis In
the great Boxer outbreak OF 1871
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06
He Protests Too Much.

In his strenuous denial OF the accusa-
ton against himself and his former sec
rotary and present chairman of the Re-
publican party, President Roosevelt ex-
planned rather too much II chose Mr.
Cprtciyou as chairman Of the National
Committee" said he after having failed
successfully 10 persuade Mr. ElIhu Root
mir w. Murray Crane and Mr.. Cornelius
X, Bliss 70 accept the position / chose
lam with extreme reluctance. because /
cnuld i'll spare him from the cabiner.
i8u, ! felt that he possessed the high
integrity which demanded In the man
Who was 10 manage my campaign"
ANA so the President frankly tells The
American public that although Mr.. Cor
telyou was a useful and almost indis.
spensahle officer Of government, perform.
ing valuable service for the republic
he dlsregaTdcd the public interests anG
put Mr.. Cortelyou . charge Of his cam
paign because he regarded his persona
and political interests as OF more :mpor
tanc4 than the public welfare, In vaiI
will MIR. Roosevelt say 10 did this Ii
the Interest OF honest politics. The pub
lie Will necessarily conclude that he ali
II In the interest OF his own election
It will be observed that the Presiden
says II" took Mr.. Cortelyau nut OF IN
Cabinet and II" pu, him IN charge q
.my. campaign. '1ihliHas President /
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06
The Desire for Immortality.

From the day when JOB sat on The dust
heap and forgot his misery In the 70
sorb;nx question, eff a man die SHAH
he live again?"" even till this day OF pub
Tic apathy and Individual listlessness.
which DR.. osler sees EVERYWHERE the
question OF Immortality has remained thf
most heart-scarchinE and ever present Q I
All The problems with which mankind has
grappled. But DR.. Oslers brilliant essay
on Science and Immortality" leaves no
impression on the reader of "a larger
hope and firner assurance OF the uitt-
mate satisfaction Of personal longing for
infinite life DR.. Osler finds the keynote
Of the modern attitude to this question
III apathy. There certainly were times,
notably in Geneva under John Calvin
and in Scotland under John Knox when
men buttonhoIed each other on the street
to discuss eternal life. But to-day,f&as
Dr. Osler reads the signs of the times
the press. the parlor and the pulpit show
that this question Is. to say the least
ignored, and the concern OF man Is sole
Is with those material prizes which the
world has always valued The conclu-
sions Of this essay are depressing to
the believer and confirming to the ma
terialst, but are they true?
Certainly fewer men to-day feel the ur-
gent need of discussing orthodox I'M
mortality than even 80 recently as in
he time OF Wesley. and 1t is equally cer-y
tain that the formal practice of religion
Is far less observed to-day than gen
Grafton or so ago. But these conditions
in no way mean that the effectual Interest
OF mankind in the things OF the spirit
has lessened for In the history OF the
world there has never been such active
practice OF the principles OF Christianity
in Its truest sense as is seen In the world
to-day. The monk-rdden middle ages
had more observers and more metaphy-
sicians, but far less religion. To-day
lack of power to express and explain pres
ent conditions and not lack OF interest
In the question involved is the reason
why 30 few people discuss immortality.
The mind OF man "stumbles whore It
firmly trod" before the inconceivablo
vista OF human lives, which the teaching
OF geology and evolution has opened to
our modern gaze. It was easy enough
to discuss immortality when heaven was
a comparatively small place, provided for
a select band Of prophets priests and
Kings with their lesser, but faithful;
followers. But to-day, when the WIDEN
ing imagination OF man lets In the IN
finite flood Of other human lives, all
equally deserving and equally desiring
the great sift of immortal lfe, the finite
| powers of comprehension break down. 1t
was this problem Of the all embracing
infinty OF mortal lives, II any were NOR
tai: that Professor William James dis
cussed when he delivered the lngersoll
lecture. Briefly Professor James said