Weekly journal-miner., 1916-04-26
EASTER-HOW CLOSE CAN WE COME TO PROOF
 OF THE LIFE BEYOND THE CRAVE?

Every in a while great scientist like Lodge with statement the effect that he hopes be able beyond the shadow of doubt the doctrine the immortality the soul And then the disappointment the world fails the tempt Every while great thinker like Joseph whose Biology few years ago theoogians civilized world because of blend poetry his intention of investigating the subject "Sptuasm the point of the orthodox clergyman and winds by falling into drepute with his fellows unsafe nves gator"
 any accidents many scientists declare that there possibility of ton of immortality?
 If dies shall he live again?
 It is cry older than the Christian religion. It is cry old than the cry the Psamist cry older the Songs of Solomon, the the world has known It cry older than the Ten Commandments written by Moses It
 cry older than the philosophy of ob supposed by be
 the writer of the oldest book of the Bible It cry which reaches back the dawn of civilization the beginning of the whole human It cry which has echoed and eechoed with the of all religions all nations cry which has changed the map of the world
 What is the the nterrogatory T" die shall he live again."
 How close can we come to demonstration this alimpor- truth?
 Unoderstand demonstration which shall convince the believers the various religions of the world They need demonstration We considering rather demonstration which shall satisfy the honest doubters We talking proof which shall be accepted by the theoogas but rather of proof which shall satisfy the exacng and sepca of scientists.
 Of clerical friends will lnerpoe and that the things which which eternal belief subject capable of onsraon All of which comfort those who believe but is of little avail for the honest doubers who search of the truth and yet who honestly that they have found the light that shines mornng-a light such shown land seaand which does the question which have raised in this particular editorial
 Is possible that like Lodge and Joseph Cook and other students the verites failed in their efforts be- they have studied the individuals rather than humanity taken a a whole:
 It of tic theories of the scientists that Nature makes any mistakes.
 If this is what be thought of Nature which has implanted the billion half human being living and countless beings dead hope of life beyond the grave only trick those human beings the final analysis with the ending death:
 For though may penetrate the most remote re- gOnS of the earth though study the primitive peoples find individual who does his heart of hearts hope for a life beyond the grave
 Scientific may find intellectual pleasure Easter morning. in denying the Resurrection of the Dead they doubt the Messiah and His Mission they may believe in the existence of God but they will attempt dsprove the that there implanted the human breast hope of the Life Eternal
 And Nature has tricked these countless billions who have died believing the immortality of the sou Nature has tricked beloved who have passed happy belief in the
 Life Eternal Nature is trickng and deudng then Nature cruel than of the conceptions of the theoogans whose beliefs many scientific who worship Nature fond of deriding.
 Let Lodges and Joseph Cooks study the worldwide long for this belief eternity and is probable that they will find themselves far from Kingdom of God which will satisfy the most critical of scientific men. of Texas And pinch could perhaps along without Ca1a