South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-10
Conan Doyle Starts Raid
On American MatenaLiSn1
Creator of Materiastc Sherlock Holmes Arrives New
York for Lecture Tour on Spiritualisnl-Will
Raid Church and Laity Alike.
Rv Associated Press.

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NEW YORK, April Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle. creator OF the mate
realistic sherlock Holmes" but now
a sincere believer in things spiritual
arrived her sunday 10 raid America
IL propose 10 make a raid on
American skepticism." he said in ex-
planning the purpose Of his proposed
lecture tour propose to raid
church and laity alike"
Stepping on TO American shores
from the White Star Liner Baltic.
for the first time in seven years. the
distinguished author admitted that
the memory and reputation of the
master detective still surrounded
him, but asserted that he had been
definitely and enthusiastically gradu-
ated from material TO spiritual
things. II is not that Sherlock was
out Of place or indiscrete. but Sir
Arthur declared he had learned the
truth, and Sherlock Holmes. how
ever, interesting and valuable as a
friend has no place In my life now
Burns Meets Author.
But the atmosphere of material
ism was present as Sir Arthur, his
wife and his three children arrived
For the creator Of Sherlock Holmes
was met at Quarantine by a man
equally famous in the world of de-
tectives, William J. Burns, chief Of
the Bureau Of Investigation Of the
Department of Justice. Mr. Burns
said he was very much a materialist
but when down the bay 10 greet the
English visitor as an old friend and
a man who would have been a won
derfuI detective.
"Spiritualism today" Sir Arthur
said after he had greeted the Ameri-
can detective lis nothing but relig-
ion. 1t is a greater religion than
anything we have ever known.
Fifty years from today this world
is going to be a spiritual world in
which leaders of thought are going
to laugh at our puny attempts to
fathom the future
knowledge OF Death.
"Spiritualism teaches a definite
knowledge of the life after so-called
death 1t teaches us not 10 fear
death and that the passing of heart
beats is merely a premoniuOn.
You see a so-called dead man
goes TO q. happier plane. There is
no crime, no sordidness and il is
many. many times happier. You
always have a difficult task proving
to a man on that plane that he not
YOU is not really dead.
But suppose a man passes who
has been something Of an unsavory
Individual here. Does he 90 to hell?
No he goes 10 a sort Of hospital
That is a gray and a very unhappy
unpleasant sort of place. He must
remain there, however. until his own
voluntary acts show him fit for the
other plane. 1t is simple and beau
tiful But it is not materialistic.
That is what Sir Arthur is going
TO teach here His lecture tour or
raid is not for money, he claims
Whatever he gets. goes to the cause
although he admits he probably viii
take it away from the United States
because we really have all the money
in the world
Spiritualism Gaining.
Sir Arthur declared that the
Church Of England is adopting most
Of the tenets Of spiritualism, al
though it cannot admit it, He said
churchmen the world over are lean
ing that way in their services. be-
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