e an infinite horror, and casts the
glare of hell on almost every grave.

The Spiritualists appear to be happy in their belief. I have never
known a happy orthodox Christian.

It is natural to shun death, natural to desire eternal life. With
all my heart I hope for everlasting life and joy--a life without
failures, without crimes and tears.

If immortality could be established, the river of life would overflow
with happiness. The faces of prisoners, of slaves, of the deserted,
of the diseased and starving would be radiant with smiles, and the
dull eyes of despair would glow with light.

If it could be established.

Let us hope.

--_The Journal_, New York, July 26, 1896.

A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.

_Question_. What is your opinion of the position taken by the
United States in the Venezuelan dispute? How should the dispute
be settled?

_Answer_. I do not think that we have any interest in the dispute
between Venezuela and England. It was and is none of our business.
The Monroe doctrine was not and is not in any way involved. Mr.
Cleveland made a mistake and so did Congress.

_Question_. What should be the attitude of the church toward the
stage?

_Answer_. It should be, what it always has been, against it. If
the orthodox churches are right, then the stage is wrong. The
stage makes people forget hell; and this puts their souls in peril.
There will be forever a conflict between Shakespeare and the Bible.

_Question_. What do you think of the new woman?

_Answer_. I like her.

_Question_. Where rests the responsibility for the Armenian
atrocities?

_Answer_. Religion is the cause of the hatred and bloodshed.

_Question_. What do you think of international marriages, as
between titled foreigners and American heiresses?

_Answer_. My opinion is the same as is entertained by the American
girl after the marriages. It is a great mistake.

_Question_. What do you think of England's Poet Laureate, Alfred
Austin?

_Answer_. I have only read a few of his lines and they were not
poetic. The office of Poet Laureate should be abolished. Men
cannot write poems to order as they could deliver cabbages or beer.
By poems I do not mean jingles of words. I mean great thoughts
clothed in splendor.

_Question_. What is your estimate of Susan B. Anthony?

_Answer_. Miss Anthony is one of the most remarkable women in the
world. She has the enthusiasm of youth and spring, the courage
and si