DOES THE SOUL ALWAYS LIVE?

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 185, 21 July 1920, Page 7

DOES THE SOUL ALWAYS LIVE?

SIB OLIVER LODGE AND ATER- , DEATH MESSAGES. bfrtal mistake. I know of Severn! insinnees where i young’fellows kiib--l in the war have ; -sent mm-sages io surviving rela- ; lives. j Tliir. statement (writes an i’liglirh j joiirna list) was made by Sir Oliver | Lodge in tlm course of an interview I I kul ". itli him at his Birmingham home, to which ho has just rntnrm'd from hii Awiirun tour. S'r Oliver was deuling ‘ with the subject of life after death, j “In -,ny leetwring tour in thi- I’nitod 'States.’’ Sir Oliver said, “I mentioned ■I he of c::istov,w>. My theme i was that existence ooirlinuc.-’. ilia 4- it i does not eimse on death, and that, [ therefore, there is no reason why it I should cease. i • “J affirm aoriously Hint people do not jgo out, of cxmii-ur-e when thev are I buried. Of course, the comv-e has to 'he' nut awn’-, nori x b-.it only i‘- : Socrates s->id,to his d'scirdex : 'V"’ ! hnrv ni'i wh—i you catch me, but 1 shall not he there.' i “The association of ixn-'e v-th ‘nwlis Ik'< b—'ii a y'oat inis*:’!"-. The f’eshy iiiirt bis to be got rid. of, but '.the essential s.-lf-—I do r<d care i whether you call it the soul —con- ' time’s.” “ And can be communicated with ?” 1 asked. I “That,” replied Sir Oliver, “is the ' point at issue. But the evidence is •p’-e*tv Strong that it can under certain ' conditions.” I THE ARCH-DEC 'EHT’I ' “Tntoiligiblo conversation?” I sn.'!;- * '.’Ostod. K “Quite sensible.” was tli-* an-wer nromnt and u>ior|uivoe.-il. J reminded Fir Oliver t]>.-.<■ Father 3iv->iard Vai'chm m-’v on Saturday last suggested in a Bir.'r.’uMmm sneech, tlmr Sir t'oim-i Def'e and Fir Oliver Lodge were unconscious dupes of an rircli-d'-cciver. “Who i- the rrch-de- ■?'• I a ' d. m oyose t’i - di replied o'] -,.,. “ T!| ( . Koinish Church was r.-snonsihl? for so-m- opposition during ::y American tour. .1 suppose thev had instructions from headquarters.. There were articles in newspapers urging people not tn attend my le'-turos, and Lho’-e was other propaganda work.” The conversation reverted to seances and other moans of communicating with the departed. “T do nol hold with mis<-‘-llaneo<«s <•roups meeting at seances.” said . Sir Oliver. “People must got their own experience.. You must find out for '•ourself whether it is possib.e to talk to those who have amw from sight, m-r'.-t somebody io do it for vo-i. It da-T-ends a groat deal on .whether the poopie m- the other side want to coniniu-iiic-’o.” “Do you moan.” 1 ashed innocently, “tlmt if a creditor got into commuui- ‘ c ation with a departed dolllor .-nd men- i Earned his lit tie' aeeoiint ho might be I cut off ?” ■ . . . ... i “Tlmt is frivolous,” said Sir Oliv -v. ' “Ent lot no- fe’l you that young fel--1 -ws I'i'led. in f o " :v- Imre Iwcn most to corri’T i “ v on k’lGv cf hi'v i;’ in your ; : ym’-pno] L'l]P'v‘ ; fl si' *' '' . ! I kr'd'.v c! c3srs m v hich s h-vve I’G-inj sont to robt- • was Oiirer's renly.