The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

conspicuous honor in the scientific world
He says:
In justice to myself and my co.
workers. | must risk annoying my pres.
ent hearers not only by leaving on record
our conviction that occurrences now re.
garded as occult can be examined and
reduced TO order by the methods OF sci.
ence carefully and persistently applied
but by going further and saying. with
the utmost bTeYity, that already tho
facts so examined have convinced me
that memory and affection are not lin
tied TO that association with matter by
which alone they can manifest them
selves here and now. and that personality
persists beyond bodily death. The evil
dence to my mind goes to prove that
dlscarnate intelligence, under certain
conditions, may interaCt with US on tho
material side, thus indirectly coming
within our scientific ken: and that grad
ualy We may hope to attain some un-
derstanding OF the nature OF a larger.
perhaps ethereal existence across the
Chasm. A body of responsible investigs-
tors has even now landed on the treach-
erous but promising shores OF a new con-
tinent."
These are significant words indeed from
the president Of the very conservative
organization. the British Association of
tcast with the materialistic ideas put
forth before the same association by
Prof. John Tyndall at the meeting at
Belfast in 1874. What an advance in sci
entihc thought is marked by the two ad-
dresses, Sir Oliver Lodge closes his ad-
dress with seriousness of tone be-
fitting the theme and the occasion. His
words are:
Now at last We Of the new era have
heEn ViCfpFipmG- wa In -
the age-long conflict. and the stones are
~ our hands. Let us not fall into the old
mistake Of thinking that ours is the only
way of exploring the multifarious depths
OF the universe; and that all others are
worthless and mistaken. The universe
IS larger thing than we have any con-
ctpton Of. and no one method of search
will exhaust its treasures
Men and brethren. We are trustees Of
the truth OF the physical universe as
scientifically explored; let us be faithful
to our trust
Genuine religion has its roots deep
down in the heart OF humanity. and in
the reality OF things. It is surprising
that by our methods We fail to grasp it;
the actions of the Deity make no appeal
10 any special sense. only a universal an
peal: and our methods are, a. we know.
incompetent to detect complete uniform
ny mere Is a principle OF TelatiVity
here and unless we encounter flaw, or
Jar or change. nothing in US responds:
We are deaf and blind. therefore. to tho
imminent grandeur around us unless We
rave insight enough to appreciate the
whole. and to recognize in the woven
fabric Of existence. flowing steadily from
the loom in an infinite progress toward
perfection. the ever-growing garment of
2 transcendent God"
Noble words truly, and coupled with
the words of DIR. Fiske, they form fit
ting prelude to that positive knowledge
% mans spiritual existence which II
would appear, is now TO become the
common property Of the race
Verify. verify. IL these words be true
man is to come mere and now, through
the revelations of science. into relations
with the Infinite Eternal Power from
which all things proceed" which shall
Tar exceed the visions of the mystics,
the ideals Of the poets. the insights Of
ihe philosophers. The bitter warfare
between science and religion shall cease
and both shall be united to remove ir.
horance and selfish greed from the COM
mon lot Of humanity. All hail, to the
evolutionary development of the future,