Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-11

New York, April 10 (by the AS
ISOLATED Press. Sir Arthur Co.
nan Doyle. creator of the material
istic Sherlock Holmes but now
sincere believer in things spiritual
arrived here last night to raid
America.
II propose TO make a raid on
American skepticism," he said,
in explaining the purpose Of his
proposed lecture tour, "L propose
to raid church and laity alike"
stepping onto American shores
from the White Star liner Baltic
for the first time Inf seven years,
the distinguished author admitted
that the memory and reputation of
the master detective still surrounds
him, but asserted that he had been
definitely and enthusiastically
graduated from material to spir-
itual things 1t is not that Sher-
lock was out of place or indiscreet,
but Sir Arthur declared he had
''learned the truth and sherlock
Holmes, however interesting and
valuable as n friend, has no place
in my life now"
IL Met bv Burns.
But the atmosphere OF material
ism was present as Sir Arthur, his
wife and his three children ar
rived For the creator Of Sher-
lock Holmes was met at duaran-
tine by man equally famous in
the world OF detectives. William J.
Burns. chief of the bureau of in
vestigation of the department of
Justice. Mr.. Burns said he was
very much q materialist but went
down the bay to greet the English
visitor as IAN old friend and a
man who would have been a Won
derful detective"
"Spiritualism today" said Sir
Arthur, after he had greeted the
American detective, "is nothing but
religion. IT is a greater religion
than anything we have ever
known. Fifty years from today
this world is going to be a spirit
ual world, in which leaders OF
thought are going to laugh at our
puny attempts to fathom the flu
ture.
"Spiritualism teaches definite
knowledge OF life after so-called
death. It teaches not to fear
death and that the passing of
heart beats is merely n promotion.
you see. a so-called dead man
goes to n happier plane. There is
no crime. no sordidness and It is
many, many times happier. You
always have a difficult task in
proving to a man on that plane
that he, not you, is really dead.
Goes to Hospital.
But suppose a man passes who
has been something OF an unsav-
DRY individual here. Does he go to
he'll? No. he goes to a sort of
hospital. That's a gray and a very
unhappy sort of place. He must re-
main there, however, until his own
voluntary acts show him fit for the
other plane. 1t is simple and beau
tiful. But 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 prob
ably will take it away from the
United States Because we "already
have all the money in the world"
Sir Arthur declared that the
Church of England is adopting
most Of the tenets OF spiritualism,
although it cannot admit It. He
said churchmen the world over are
leaning that way in their services
because there is nothing else they
can do and be truthful"
Doesn't Believe In Mediums.
Sir Arthur does not believe in
so-called mediums who use silver
or glass globes and cards of va
rious descriptions wierdty moving
tables. characterizing such things
as flakes" Cpirltualism Is not
that. Spiritualism, he explained, IS,
the truth of philosophy and reli-
gion combined. which cannot be
escaped.
II have many times spoken with
my son, Kingsley Conan Doyle" he
continued, "but that is not strange.
7 wanted to talk to him; he wanted
to talk to me. We talked. Kings
ley isn't dead-and it is interest
ing to note that from such seances
the truth about the after life Is
becoming more and more appar-
ent.
"Simplified, spiritualism is mere