The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
Shall We Live Again.

49,, on" tahe account or things
that 20 not belong to the common.
place, says the Columbia Record. The
question, If a mar die shall he 1.-Two
again. has come to us ringing down
the ages, and no man q been able
TO answer it to the entire satisfaction
OF others, whatever be his own views
on the question. Sir Oliver Lodge.
one OF the most eminent scientists
living, has recently delivered a loc-
ture in London on immorta,;+v
winch has impressed many. Natur-
any the treatment of such a subject
by such a nan excites interest and
one Is Keen to know if science Of
iers any grounds for our religious
belief i n a future state of existence
we are told by the distinguished
lecturer that the body is no more
representative of the individual than
a WORKOUT suit Of clothes. Death
merely removes the souls instr,,-
ment of manifestation. 1t resembles
the destruction of an organ, which
lett the organist untouched. Death
merely marks the end of q certain
grouping of physical materials. Con-
seriousness, will, honor, love and adj
mlratlon are similarly slammed with
immortality and will not drop into
nothlngness. Such creatures as in
sects and trees a hardly be sup
posed to have persistent personal ex-
lstence, as they lack individuality.
but there can be no doubt of the
continuance of human indiyiduali-
ty.
Speaking of the evidence of per-
sonal immortality, Sir Oliver said
that part of it consists of psycholo-
gical manifestations, such as when
ones mind appears to act upon
another at a distance. Telepathy or
c%lairyoyance must be regarded as
having practically established certain
facts too numerous and too we'll au-
thentlcated to be doubted, but this
science is still in it's rudimentary
stage. We would be clearly wrong
IN assuming that all automatic mes
sages are not of a genuine character.
10 say that spiritual manifestations
are futile and inappropriate is quite
untrue. Such a statement is only to
be made by persons not acquainted
with the facts"
but the most striking s.atcnart
n1a'ta by ne lecturer, >a. tn.,l a;,Js
y ,fe conclusion tsa, pa.sooat .iie
mAst 4e continuous, rs taia. 'oGnc
sac, aat she 1ts1er liabilities oI the
sou. lave up gpc.lal Sphere Of Gin.
~, ...enC III the struggle of exis-
tence appears to suggest the coming
OF a fuller and larger existence. Pos
sibly these high faculties, which now
seem homogeneous and inconvenient.
may ultimately be found to be near
er the heart Of things than faculties
better suited to this world"
That is to say, life here being n
almost wholly given up to q strug-
gle for existence, there is little or no
chance for the employment of the
higher faculties of the soul; in fact.
to succeed in the struggle imposed
on n it would be better for him
never to allow them to obtrude, as
they stand in the way and are posi-
tive hindrances to success in this
world. For their full employment and
development, therefore, they reonire
another sphere of life, in which one
is freed from the necessity of strug-
CLING for q bare existence as in this
present world.
ACCORDING to the last statement
Of the state bank examiner, the
banks in South Carolina have on de-
post subject to check SIG, 900, 900,
and in their savings department
$12,O O0, 900. That is a fair show
ing.
IF the conditions of landlord and
laborer are to be improved in this
State the law to be passed by the
Legislature OF the subject must pro-
vide the means by which the terms
of contracts between employer and
oponlouoI ch,n ~ ..:Jl-