The Sense of Immortality

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Philip Cabot here gives expression to what has become the fundamental conviction of his life, forced upon him by a remarkable personal experience. Seldom has the belief in immortality been more cogently set forth; seldom have words been compelled to carry such depth of meaning. In a day of religious indifference, Cabot is a new prophet, his lips touched with coals from the divine altar, his whole heart aflame with his message. Such faith will not only bring deeper satisfaction to those who already believe: it must carry unusual weight and suggestion to the hesitant who are still debating the question of immortality.