The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
The Soul and the Body Are
Distinct
The thoughtful reader whose letter follows objects tn
geon that the soul and the body distinct and separate
They Are as Separate From One Another as
and His Violin.


Dear sirAs regular reader of your editorials per
init me to ask for regarding editorial
which you deal with the old theories Of religion that
soul and body are two distinct qualities working
is simply the tool with which the spirit works.
NOW then, do you really believe what You sadi
tence Of the soul as the old theoogans try to explain
1T Is not editorial, in fact attack in way
On the theory Of evolution ton generally especially on the
the power Of spirit products Of long evolution through
many centuries2
"DO you not contradict YOURSELF Some time ago you
gave picture Of monkey and of the philosopher Spen
Ger and told Of what wonderful development had
question Of body and soul which might be of great
interest to all your intelligent readers"
Yes do believe the soul and the body ARE separate
We reject utterly the maerc suggestion that the soul is
merely the expression Of material qualities and that it Is
product Of mere implanted evolution.
We do not deny the truth Of evolution in far as effects
purely MATERIAL things
We do not know and do not DENY In the first
place. we think Darwin is very far from having explained
Saractoy all Of the marvellous creations adapted to the air
Che EARTH the and the darkness under the ground
Until some man shall explain the wonderful mysteries Of
emyoy Of the prenatal development Of the human being
there will be little prospect Of explaining that more marvellous
embyoogy that wonderful development of animal life in this
great earth previous to mans bprevous to the appear
anCe Of humanity as the directing force here.
How can any man believe that the soul and the body are
simply ONE born together and at death scattered to the ee
were g0tneToQ
An inspiring sight in this world is that Of an inspired rusi
cian playing upon beautifully constructed violin
Inc tones OF the instrument marvellous Without that
material instrument the genius residing in the brain Of the man
could mot find expression could its work in the
world
Yet only ignorant savage looking at the violin and hear
ing the music from it, could imagine that the music itself
created by the voin that the GENIUS or SOUL in the
violin
The human bodyhe human brain and the various organs
tat serve its purpose and carry out its orders- very
der1u and beautiful machine It enables man to do his
WORK ruling this planet tremendously just marvellous
construction OF the VIOLIN adapted to its work through long
ages gradual DEVELOPMENT enables the geat musician
genius to find voice and expression and to do IT'S work in
elevating the minds Of the hearers
us who are Inferior who succeed poorly and die faurs
this idea that the body the instrument through which the
find imperfect expression Take away Paganins violin and
give him cheap inferior fddlehe viii s play but It win
not be the music. you give him violin out Of
and do let him tune it he cannot pay MUSIC At all r.
your ''''''"~ '''''N' "N"' MUSIC can ne give
Does not this comparison Of the violin and the musician
give least hopeful explanation Of the development of e
earth7 The whom you hand fiddle with but one
string cannot possibly produce the notes that called for
Perhaps the dog whose fidelity admire, is simply
soul imprisoned imperfect instrument able to give
preston only to one true note.
The british savage with dmy developed instincts of duty
and honor may have as good soul that of Newton or
Beethoven bound up for the time being in body mperfecy
that has not yet reached the point that let's the
1t not pleasanter to suppose this than imagine that the
great Creative Force has made soul to another for
all time establishing ranks and that shall endure with
horrible injustice through all eternity?
the human race could understand that has, within it,
powers OF magnificent development limited only by the quality
OF the BRAIN through which the soul works how deep an in
terest would men take in the development Of their race in the
education OF children in kind treatment Of mothers In short
could be made clear to that great task the
development OF fine brains and bodies in order give
nobler would humanity be to much finer the task we
have before us than present task Of getting together
money or cutting each others throats7
Yes good reader the soul and the body distinct They
are as distinct the photograph and the that
from It, When you hear monograph talking you know
two things: You know that INTELLIGENCE made the won
derfu machine which reproduces the still more wonderful
human voice.
You know that the VOICE entirely separate from the
machine AND that the machine necessary to reproduce the
voice in that particular way.
The human body is exactly like phonograph The soul
that to say the voice in that speaks on this earth
and directs things in the direction Of truth and of Justice
Is voice from very much higher source