The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-15
IMMORTALITY.

IMMORTALITY.
Wholly apart from the religious as
poets Of the problem Of mans future
existence. Dr. Carl e. Guile. professor
of physics in the University Of Mich
igan. discusses the possibility of life
after death.
And the conclusion at which this
matter Of fact man of science arrives
Is that the soul is immortal. Says he:
Our life is a constant growth of the
human intellect, closely connected with
the development of the body. But we
know that there is a continuous inter
change Of cells. decaying and forming,
and yet. though the living tissues may
in the course. of time be entirely re-
newed, the individual continues to ex-
list; II remains one and the same. But
even the matter and enawgy which have
been given off from the living body
have not disappeared; they are still
in existence, though disconnected from
the life giving principle. Should we
NOT demand that there should be a
similar conservation for the invisible
part of our life? / have not the power
to describe what the life after death is;
| the intellect will not tell us.
While / have to content myself with
I the assertion that mind is as indie
structible as matter and energy. my
Arm belief In evolution and in an ord
| erly plan Of the universe leads me to
| doubt that there can be any retro
| gression in it's development / believe
my spirit will after death be more adj
vanced in all the characteristics of the
human soul.
And thus find no difficulty what
ever in believing in a personality en-
! bracing the whole universe and init
mately blended with the marvelously
| intricate system Of material bodies, a
personality different from ours, It Is
true. bur, since l form a part of 1t, one
Of the same nature as my own. only
grander, wiser. more powerful and more
| just.
| In conclusion. let me say that the
views here advanced were not obtained
by adherence to any theological or phil
osophical dogma, but were the result
of a purely scientific search after a
word picture which would satisfy NOT
only the intellect but the human soul.
TT This is to be the gyroscopic age.
EE Some people appear to be afflicted
with Pinchotitis.
Eg There is some doubt as to wheth-
err Mae Wood is a merry widow-or
otherwise.
4E It's a great blow to the American
stage-that Mrs. Cudahy has decided
she will not elevate" 1t.
tn The A. c. boys demonstrated they
had taken a more advanced course in
basketball-than in football.
eT Does Governor Burke intend to
use the Towner county taxpayers to
pull his chestnuts out of the fire?
sourians in congress from the way they
stand pat on the Peary business.
IA Roosevelt's determination not to
grant interviews on political subjects
will be a great blow to the space writ
ers.
az The strenuous effort of Walter
Wellman to rehabilitate himself in the
public mind by interviewing Roosevelt
appears to have failed.
ES Rockefeller intends to give the
public two-thirds Of his wealth and the
members of his family the rest. They
will not be beggars, at that.
ET City Auditor Morgan's explana-
ton rather knocked out the big sensa-
ton the morning organ worked over the
north Broadway paving assessment.
"a The New Jersey legislature wants
to memorabilia congress to remove all
duties on food stuffs. Few congressman
from the western agricultural states
will be found voting for that PROPOSE
ton.
az Devils Lake is one Of the cities OF
the state that has made remarkable
progress. The new buildings construct
ed last year and those planned for this
show great progress. It's federal build
ing is one of the most attractive and
convenient in the northwest and its
new cperahouse Ii credit to city
twice the aixe. With the new hotel