The New York herald., 1922-04-19
Tries to Prove Spiritualism
Is the Foundation of
All Religion.
CHEERS UNHAPPILY WE'D
Says They Are Not Tied To
gether in Heaven and Elder
ly Audience Is Warmed.

Carnegie Hall with counter argument
nor question as Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle signifed that he had completed
his reply to those churchmen who have
been attacking spiritualism. Sir Ar
thur let IL be known that he had
finished by bowing gravely to one Of
the largest audiences the big theater
has ever held. About nine-tenths OF
the audience was composed of women
1.-The majority of them Of middle age
and upward.
Sir Arthur told them that inasmuch
as he was scheduled to speak upon
"The Religious Side OF the New Reve-
lation," he would not only prove that
spiritualsm was "the very central
prop on which all religion is actually
founded" but that he would take them
across the great divide and give them
testimony Of the magnificence of the
immediate beyond.
1t was a peculiarly undemonstrative
audience that sat almost emotionless
while he defended his creed against its
foes. there was little applause, al
though profound attention. while he
delivered what he believes to be proofs
that all the New Testament bears
proof of the fact that spiritualism is
the basis OF all religions. But there
was something akin TO warm enthu-
siasm when Sir Arthur said that the
brilliant fields to which death is the
gateway knew no such thing as the
unhappy marriage.
Miracles as n Sign.
ssThe husband and wife unhappily
married to each other here are not
tied TO each other there" he said
.otherwise heaven would not be
heaven
The reason Christ performed his mir
acles. Sir Arthur said. was that the
people whose attention He sought to
attract and hold demanded that He
show them a sign In themselves.
the British spiritualist went on the
miracles meant nothing.
1T made little differences" he SAID
"whether there were few more or
less lepers in Judea. The Sermon on
the Mount was worth more than all
the miracles but the people went TO
see miracles and stayed to listen TO
great wisdom.
sir Arthur wanted to be informed
lust why the church. when 1t was being
..battered from pillar to post by all
tho great scoffers from Hume. Votaire
and Gibbon up to the agnostics or VIC
toria's reign. included the spirituaiists
among it's enemies when, on the very
face OF things. spirituslism offered the
only common ground on which the COM
bined sects and creeds could mass their
strength In united onslaught against
doubt and sneers.
He said that in Great Britain church
eoers numbered but one in ten and
added that this meant that the church
was edging near to extinction.
"I see no future for spiritualism in
any one church whether II be known
as the Spiritualistic Church or other
wise" he said. NO church Is our
enemy We recognize no enemy. We
have something to give to all Churches
not only Christian churches. We have
the same thing for the Buddhist and
the Mohammedan."
Then Sir Arthur poied his boat across
the mysterious river and landed with
great gentleness upon the farther shore.
Death comes to man, he said. and:
s"Transition Is not Immediate" he said.
"Three days intervene between the de-
sertion Of the etheric body from the
material body and Its arrival In the
beyond. Those three days are given
TO prevent shock. Quite naturally the
departed Is grieycd by separation from
those he or she loves. There are three
days OF rest and then the entrance into
the new state.
II sometimes thought that the three
days between Christ's crucifixion and
Hts resurrection were emblemstic OF
this hiatus OF which ! speak. The New
Testament Is we'll nigh unintelligihle
without an understanding OF spiritual
ism.
Beauty on other side.
"Christ in a multitude. a great crush
or people asked Who touched me-
Much power has gone out OF me- Ts
not that significn nt7 The scribes and
the pharisees brought to Christ a wom-
nm taken IN adultery. They asked Him,
What sayest thou Christ was human.
lie awaited words with which TO answer
them. He stopped and wrote with His
finger in the dust--automatic writing
God gave Him the words he sought. He
Rtoored and wrote In the dust again.
lie was human. Then lie gave his an
swer. lie had asked TO be told what
lie should do with her.
Again the gospel according to st.
JODn Ittts us iual 1nIlFA. Al lHH IOfnO
OF Lazarus. groaned That is the only
place In the Bible where II s said that
lie groaned Then He raised Lazarus
from the dead"
sir Arthur then drew vivid picture
OF the seeming agonies OF the medium
at seances and said that the spirit OF
Christ was being tortured as lie was
about TO give a sign" by raising Lara
rus. Then the British author read
numerous messages from the bevond
all OF them glowing with descriptions
OF the beauty OF the place. To those
particularly deserving. he said. the pri-
vilege OF looking upon Christ is af-
forded. lie cited message from his
own son who had told him that he he'd
seen Christ just once. The MESA &c
agreed that there was no such thins
as ugliness there.
Lost strength and lost beauty Is
awaiting you on the other side" he said
"The man who looses his strength and
the woman who looses her beauty. say
at 20. and departs this life weak and
ugly long years after. find their lost
beauty and strength awaiting them.
Again they are young and strong and
beautiful"