Evening star., 1920-02-29
NIilfed MOn0d Talks On
Revival of Spuituahsn1
Sterling Heilig Interviews Famous Protestant
Pastor of Paris Who Says, 1--WE May Be
on the Edqe of Great Disc0very"

IHoSC Qdre 10 say tnat we cannot OOUpI
that they are multiplied, that men of
science worthy Of all confidence have
gotten together very many things of
experience. But I say. with Flam-
marion. that explanations may diner."
His reference was to a little book
by the astronomer, called unknown
Forces in the Natural World" which,
while not very new, seems to him
very well done. The facts are pre-
sented in certain order. from the
simplest to the most strange, and in
the last part, F1ammarion says: Here
are the facts ! believe them to be ex-
act. but difficult to interpret, and the
marion does not pronounce whether 1T
be spirits or what he calls unknown
forces.
Some say that it is><4e spirits Of
the dead who manifest themselves"
continued Wilfred Monod.
"Others say that it is the subccE-
scious-the portion Of our interior
life which has not come to ou- con.
sciousness. In this realm things OF
which we know nothing may produce
themselves. In certain cases the sub
consciousness of one living person
other. Furthermore, there is the
curious hypothesis that the medium
loses a little Of his or her weight
during the experience. and that, IN
spirit Photography. the part OF the
medium which is lost is exactly that
which is photographed. She who said:
Open the window, / feel as If l have
no flesh indicates quite an expense
of living force, and. consequently. we
are not yet certain that We have al
ways to do with spirits.
"Now. I believe it to be demonstrat-
ed by 'Phantasms of the Living $50
ciety for Physical Researoh), that
en- III ri &c nf "a vi
selves from the body, not only dur
ing sleep and hypnotism, but also at
the moment of DEATH"
And here< he confided a solemn
souvenir OF Monod family history.
MY grandmother inhabited Copen-
hagen" he said. "She was engaged
to be married to q young man who
One day, at her window, she saw her
fiance cross the place and come TO the
house. She saw him with such inten-
sity that, while murmuring. 1t is i'm
possible!' she ran downstairs and
opened the door to him. There was
became verified, the young man was
drowning in the China sea"
Your own grandmother" I said.
"Yes,' he answered. and here, .per-
haps. we have a trace of -he real
explanation of spiritualism-that Is.
that the communications are really
from disincarnated persons. To those
who object that the spirits show
themselves really stupid and vulgar
(Which is regularly true) it can be
answered that regularly those with
whom we have communication are, in
truth. the most vulgar. and that the
superior ones are not there. Take. for
example, that lady whom I know per-
sonally. The first time she consented
to snter into contact with the dead.
for the express and dear longing to
hear from her son. II was the suicide
husband who came ana who had not
succeeded in penetrating to the light
from whom We get communications
are the lowest Perhaps We are on
the edge If An immense discovery
Of new things.
but I am a pastor: representing
church." he said: What should be
theory. there is no. difficulty that .
Christian should be . spiritualist
The famous Pastor Oberlin Of Alsace.
called the father Of Sunday schools.
and from whom Oberlin College. in
America, has its name, after the death
Of his wife, always affirmed that he
remained in communication with her,
always. He was a man full Of sense
and piety, who had nothing crazy
about him. I add that the Christian
Church reposes on the Affirmation that
q spirit can show himself living after
direction Of Christ, it Is essentially q
spirit showing living after death.
'I add" he said. "that all religions,
as they admit prayer. admit that spir-
it's living in the flesh on earth can
communicate with a spirit-because
LET us not force our talent. Let US
not tire or break our mental and NOR
powers which are in us-and which,
for me. predict many things for the
future-are not all Of this moment.
Otherwise. we shall develop flowers
as in hothouse. by forcing them, and
they fade
take an electric train the electricity
which makes it move is uniquely or
ganized for motive force, yet when we
pass under q tunnel we perceive at
times great violet flashes. The elec-
tricity Of the plant Is developed to
thing accidental, in addition. outside
the program. so. the CLEANS which
we perceive in spiritualism, are they
not (at present, like those accidental
ana gratultous purple flashes in the
tunnel?'
l remembered how. once, shortly
before the war. Queen Wilhelmina OF
Holland came to consult Pastor Monod
about honoring her great ancestor,
Coligny. An affair great and deli
cate. And being myself present at
the final solemnity in the antique
garden of the Oratoire, could not
but remember now .he peculiar VEN
Grafton and confidence with which all
Including the French functionaries
from Elysee and foreign office--re-
garded this gentle. spiritual person
age who was giving me thi3 inter-
view. How interrupt him with Ques.
tions? There was no need.
$50. all of US. I say" the gentle
voice went on, without seeking me-:
diums, can nevertheless penetrate
into the domain lof' the apirit. now. at
present, without danger, II, we take
seriously that great word OF the gos-