The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22

iOzg tells as. but remain me ame
lndif.daa. through All these chang
lHf tearS Nothing lg clearer ~ me
'taa my o4n individuality and -he
principle d that Is Hhaf re cali .he
s0Hl Mr Edison speaks Of bis ln-
fesflgauOns into tie s0ai. he seems
10 have looked for II with a micro
scope ST. paul 2ag q 'ruef philosO-
pher for what man kuowefh .he
'-ingg ~ 2 man. save me spirit o.
man that is lH him. u is 0nly hg
searching intO our consciousness That
the nature " mind or soul can be-
diBe0fered
Your Emiuence. hon you'd yoa
prove that the soul eHdures after
deafh2'
Practically For the vast major
tg oi people2 - revealed religion.
Let 4 man study earnestly the lie
.ci Jesus Christ. Jet him Try 70 fJrm
q complete conception Of Ills work.
Hls teachings and His personality,
lei aim not Ike 20 many nevada ~
Mr. Edison among them pick out
one or two doctrines and refuse ~
listen 10 the rest; lct bin no1
imagine that be knows 30 thorough
~ the laws Of the universe and the
power Of God as to be iu a position
~ scout the idea Of miracles Then
he win see that Christ'g life, His
works. HIa doctrines. His personality
are digine Nothing short OF that ex-
plains Him All other explanations
are ~ changing az passing, as The
figures Ne p kaleidoscope Each do
cade swarm wifi them one degOlr-
foe another and AID iu turn degolrea
by new explanations Only IN ne
uli Catholic doctrine about Christ
can the restless mind and heart o.
man hnd satisfaction. hut the neart
Of many the venerable Cardinal said
sadiY. Us rebeilI0us 10 the truth;
and they 10 not wish 10 have their
mind controlled hg the teaching OF
Christ Nov. Christ brings to hu
manitF tae certainty of eternal life
llr proved it bY Hig oWn resnrrec-
ton. ana Il any one thinks the cyi-
denre for Christ8 resurrection ls
weak. I aas hlm to study aud think
deeply over the fifteenth chapter Of
First Corinthians 80 sane scholar.
remember. denies that we have here
the testimony OF ST. Paul bims III.
nor that ST. Paul Us honestly setting
dO~n the testimony of those who
claim 10 have seen our Lord after
ilis death II so mans sane men,
apostles and disciples Of Christ, are
mistaken, IF they cannot believe the
testimony of their Own eyes. II such
delusion can keep so lfm hold on
go many different characters for 50
many Years ana become the basis OF
aIl lheir beliefs aud fhe transforming
power OF their lives. then no human
testimony 81 oi any yaine then let
us close our courts OF justice. for no
case Is proven BY 30 many trust
worthy witnesses MO-" the Cardinal
said. IN The tone OF deepest conyic-
ton Christ is risen. ana His res
direction ls the plaIuest evidence Of
mans lmmorialItg"
But. Your Eininence. are there no
proofs for those who refuse TO ac.
eept Christianity
yes. plenty Of them ard good
ones. They are 10 be found in n
thorough course nf philosophy. and
iheY can BE really grasped only by
those who have made such a course.
philo80php Is perhaps the most abb
strnse and difficult branch 81 ku0wi.
edge. u r the crown OF a liberal
education a crown may say, worn
by very few, exceedingly few Most
students are ayerse 10 philosophy. 30.
cause they have not the patient ga.
pacily OF mastering H. The readers
of your publication are intelligent
men, no doubt but they will not OBJ
lige me 10 believe they are trained
philosophers Perhaps not more than
one person IN nVe thousand or ton
thousand has a philosophic education
o. truly philosophic mind. One
might as well ,dlscu8s algebraic
problems iH popular lecture "
Mr Edison were a better Philosopher,
be would have realized that But
his Is an lntuifiye mind, one that
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