Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

without mourning the anaInema OF the
church. Declaring the idea of immortality
to rest upon the resurrection alone, the
church has prohibited its followers from
the attempt to prove its truth for them
selves. The hunger for the unknown has
never been satisfied by the Christian con-
cept of Immortality. Denied the bread OF
life, a few have turned to it's husks. Gross
mysticism spiritualism and occultism are
the rude and distorted expressions of this
hunger Of the soul for communion with tho
unseen. Realizing the mistake of the
church, men are now beginning to apply
correct methods to the solution Of the
problem. Yet, because there shall be Only
a few who are willing to pay the price, we
shall perhaps disbelieve them. However,
We shall henceforth receive the results of
their discoveries, not with stake and torch.
but with eager sympathy and encourage
ment
Man will sacrifice truth, conscience, wife,
child and hope of future comfort for the
gain of a moment. The lust for power
and for gold is upon him. and the toll and
burden of the years are not accounted too
great with success as a probable compen-
sation. But where is the man who is will
ing to give ali his years to poverty, self
effacement, meditation and the constant
endeavor to align himself with the forces
of truth and purity, for the bare chance
Of speaking to his dead, as Mary spoke to
the supposed gardener?
what ls Needed.
No, the methods of science have not been
applied to the problem of survival of bodily
death. The speech OF Webster demands
knowledge of his language the motif OF
nerve; the whisper of Love is meaningless
TO cruelty and selfishness. We expect our
gold and power to buy the mysteries Of life.
We think can barter for the secrets OF
the unseen as we barter for a Rembrandt.
a Cloisonne or a Stradivarius, forgetting
that all the gold in the world cannot buy an
understanding of the secret of their genius
for that comes by toll alone. Nature is
Jealous of her secrets. They are well
guarded. The great facts and discoveries
of life have not been easily won; the mys-
teries of life have been disclosed only to an
hungering few. Perhaps the time may
never come when all will be able TO lift the
curtain that hangs before the unknown. but
truly, this last secret OF God shall not be
forever withheld. When we are prepared
to pay the price our wounded prophet shall
return to us and. pointing to life, gold.
PoW0l anu 5lilt bLdll say lOVeSl llou mo
more than these?"
We ned less OF recital of events than
We do OF an inspiring array OF proofs for
the reasonableness of the idea OF immortal-
ity on Easter. For multitudes life is an
inconceivable insult, an irreparable injury.
Existence does not grant compensation for
the inequalities OF men. The innocent suf-
fer, the promise OF early genius is denied,
wrong Is enthroned and righteousness Is
crucihed; Nero gluts his lust and Paul falls
before the assassin's knife-from the weary
journey Of the year men hasten TO Easter
for cheer and strength with which 10 sus-
tain faith and continue che contest Life
and matter come from God yet more en-
during than life and matter is love, for love
is Gods own heart embracing His world OF
agony and aspiration. Because man loves
he is the child Of God and therefore i'm
perishable. Because man loves he homes
and Is content. Immortality is the gift OF
God; II is the child OF Love
The stars shine over the earth.
the stars shine over the sea:
The stars look up 10 the mighty GOD
The stars look down on me
The stars shall live for a million veara
million years and a day:
But God and will live and love
When the stars have passed away"
EDWARD y. TREEz