South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-09
WHAT IS HEAVEN?

The scientific world is quiet again since 1t has been
discovered that Eva the producer of ectoplasm, is
Just plain, ordinary, everyday fake.
She was good while she lasted and had the
and wise professors Of Paris and of London believing
that as a spiritualist medium. she could maeralize
"A second body of a substance which they called
ectopasm.
This woman produced for them. they believed,
tie shade of an Indian priest which photo
graphed
The Sir oliver Dodges of the scientific world
accepted her demonstrations as the last and final
proof the rover spirit again manifest itself
IN some sort of a super substance. Further inves-
ugation shows that the ectoplasm was produced by
trckery and that Eva the subject OF much specula-
lion. a fraud.
Science often goes astray IN its conclusions Per-
haps it soon finds real truth but for a time its
qstute minds are as easily fooled the simplest OF
formers who ever bought gold brick. especially
when they desert their chosen fields and try TO
deIve into other things than those for which they
ure.trained.
But to the trusting mind the demonstrations for
a time were real and probably brought some things
of comfort to a large group of believers. They
believed she had discovered the real Heaven
Orthodox religion smiles the belief of the
sarbans and their idea of Heaven.
The Serb has a most convenient belief To him
death the simplest or adventures more simple
than life and much 70 be dreaded
He believes that those who pass 10 the long sleep
eventually Journey to another land where they
again meet all friends. enjoy life. and where every
prospect pleases
The path to Heaven to his mind is dotted by
seven stops where penance must be done according
to the sins Of the by all except those who pass
through the portals on Easter. Day.
All those enter Heaven Immediately. because.
according to this belief the guardians Of Heaven are
TOO much engaged I'm the red wines Of Serbia to
inquire closely to the applicants for admission
and all enter. Therefore there is no mourning for
hose who pass upon these days.
That is also rather grotesque ideal of Heaven.
But it may be remembered that so very long
ego there were many cults who described Heaven
rs place paved with gold. where harps played
continuously and eternal happiness was matter Of
eternal song and idleness
Hardly any churchman clergyman would today
describe the ultimate goal Of in such terms or
would his conscious mind attempt to list the pleas
ures Of the hereafter in such material terms.
The importan. thing. after all, may not be the
answer as to what and where Heaven Is but how to
SO live here as to be able TO enter it.
Those who believe it matter OF ectoplasm might
wei ask themselves whether they are so living as
20 be AISLE 20 meet that condition The wise Serb
would hardly be foohardy to expect to die on
The day when he might be immune from the penalty
OF present evil
Others who have higher ideal may emile at these
conceptions bu, at the same time introspect-
ing glance upon themselves and inquire how closely
their lives tally with their ideals
After being in America IS years an alien has be-
come a citizen. He thinks he viii like the place.
The average man wants a 1923 model auto and a