New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-01

world beyond the grave There is in
the new letters nothing startling, but
an eloquent and convincing confrma-
ton of former statements concerning
the reality of heaven and hell, and the
need Of right living, since what is sJwn
hero is inevitably *o@9ed there rps
work has been carefully edited by Nj
Stead's daughter, Miss Estele W
Stead.
Dr. Hyslop's book contains the re-
suits of his many years of psychical
study and research and u review Of
the chief opinions and beliefs Of man
kind concerning the soul, the future
life and the possibility Of conscious
communication between the living and
the so-called dead. He is a strong. be-
lever in not only the possibility but
also the actual occurrence of such IN
tercourse, and in this book he states
vigorously and in much detail the rea-
sons for his belief. Not all viii agree
With him. Many may think his sta,e-
ments BIASED by preconccived judg-
ments and his logic not impregDab e.
But to all the work 10 to be commended
as one of the most complete. scholarly,
sinsere and authoritative trcatises
eXtant dealing with this intensely in
teresting theme from that point of
view
peculiar personal as well as scien-
tlfic interest attaches to Sir. Oliver
Lodges book. which has now been be-
Tore the world for some time and which
has caused the writing of several other
volumes, some in support and some in
denial of its extraordinary assertions. 1t
S one thing for an uNscioutihc person.
moved solely by sentiment and i'm
pulse. to tell Of observations which
may be more imaginations induced bv
affection and desire. 1t is another thing
for an expert scientist to invo~ tirate
imperson9llv some matter in VIII 'ch his
own fceliN~s are not in tho loaet in
VOWED, his mind "a clear, cold logic
engine" 1t is still another ard vastly
more interesting and perhaps more i'm
nortant thing for the exNert scientist
to investigate something in which his
own affections are to an exceptional
degree involved.
Such i tho uresort case. RAYMOND
Lodge was the youngest son of the
DISTINGUISHED scientist ,vho has writ
ten this book Between him and his
father a more than ordinary degree
of affection and sympathy existed He
went to the war ard was killed in
2ctlOn. SINCE thcn h7- father believes
that he has been able 70 communicate
with him. and has received numerous
messages from him; these process ses
being Facilitated Nv Tho strono hord
of love which united them before the
traredv at Hoogc. Incidents and CIR.
cumstances in support Of that belief
arc given IN great numbers, and with
lucid exposition.
Obviously the hook hae two cardinal
claims unon our respectful attention
One is the paternal element What a
loving father saws of his much loved
son cannot be sl@htcd It's appeal is
unfailing to every paternal and flial
and human sentiments the more be-
cause it is nover mawkieh nor over
wrought. The other is the scientific
authority. What 4 president of tho
British association says must be at,
tentively regarded, however much II
may run counter to the beliefs OF
others. If any of it seems extravacant
we may proiitaby try to imagine what
would have been thought only a few
years AGO of Il prophecy of the wire.
less telegraph or the wireless tole.
phone. AT any rate, Sir Oliver has
given us one Of the most noteworthy
contributions of our time to the are.
long consideration of the vast mys.
teries Of the phenomena which NEE
call life and death.