The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-30
THE sPTRITs

Since his arrival in this country Sir Oliver Lodge has had
little or nothing to for publication about sptuasm
muncatng with the dead Behind him he left England aflame
with interest and excitement these subjects The war
vacancy many homes that everywhere was yearnng
to learn something, anything about the spirits of the dear de-
ps aVeious messages were SAID to have been received
through the medumshp Of highly senszed beings and il one
received another might also 1t might vague and
mperfecy delivered but would be something and those who
were mourning their dead thought least worth irving The
demand tor mediums that the supply correspond
gy large and they received clients their terms which
made it profitable Among them many conscious and
consencees mposes and frauds who preed the ceduous
ana brought into use all the old discarded paraphernaa
Years ago when had mysterious appng the noisy levi
taon OF articles OF furniture and with some manifestation
q the spirit in such to be recognizable by the anxious
seeker after information of the frauds exposed and
punished but there Others who euded the searching
scrutiny and deed exposure Books written by men and
OF repute and character giving of messages
ceved from and daughters husbands and wives that
very startling the least Among number who made the
greatest the public mind Sir Conan DOYLE and
or over Lodge the latter the leading scientist Europe The
highest and most trustworthy human testimony available could
no ian 70 attract attention especially when there was SO much
e ana so many freshly wounded hearts seeking soace The
most skeptica laid aside rcu remained silent waiting
hoping and when something of convincing character reached
ne believing and swelling the number OF those already u
stoned" they are called o' '"'
Neither those who affirm those who deny the authenticity
MESSAGES ron the dead have proof to offer that wholly
SATISFACTORY One effect OF this renewal of spirtaism was NJ
convert many to the belief that there life after death on this
earth and that where the falls there it shall lie was not
Dante Gabriel Rosset who when the clouds OF his pess;nis
were pierced by ray Of faith and hope wrote:
We, who say 60,
Strange, to think by the wav
Whatever there is to know
That we shall know one dav"
but only small minority patient The vast majority wan.
VIZ now and they want today the "one dav" and tbe
WIZ ock TO anyone who petends promises to explain and 70
'e niaaen secret Even those who do not believe et
death, - 'op noS's "mch we call
When soul and sense discover"
We Know ends the reception all impressions through the
~ le hind is part OF the universal mind it must be
u aoes not die with the body The scientists now dec t
ecedent to the brain and upon and not acted
aI ~ ftow long antecedent? II an hour then ,, @
oih ie beginning! And ii from the beginning her ,,y.
nom everlasting to everlasting? II the universal mind i; III w
to all "' ~ 'u'lenoeh' OF or eXtraneouS
Many intelligent people believe these things and the m
az; e ilNeiy TO suffer from illusion than are thew who sc ~
neir conclusions and deny their asseveraons WIZ SOU" d'
Du. the spirits; Can talk to them and thew 70 , r,
conscious mind or soul functionng in another Io1d
ee IS no time or space it might be able to reach w H. "ne
N;b at OF other method of communication We do NOT k
WERNER does 1t change matters to affirm or do, ~ not No"
w. commune until people tire of them but the hru,
nue 70 yearn tor the touch OF vanished hand M % VIII,
voice mat still The scientists have hunted 49, SOUND
Wy euueioie minInum-to its lair isolated i nunI %
meshea IL measured it and described its geone IT,
rp"'' Out the spirit may be subtle and elS "'n