116. On the 3d instant, at one o’clock A. M., I requested the faithful being in question to go to my friend Mrs. Gourlay, No. 178 North Tenth street, Philadelphia, and request her to induce Dr. Gourlay to go to the Philadelphia Bank to ascertain at what time a note would be due, and that I would sit at the instrument at half-past three o’clock to receive the answer. Accordingly, at that time, my spirit friend manifested herself, and gave me the result of the inquiry. 117. On my return to the city, I learned from Mrs. Gourlay that my angelic messenger had interrupted a communication, which was taking place through the spiritoscope, in order to communicate my message, and, in consequence, her husband and brother went to the bank, and made the inquiry, of which the result was that communicated to me at half-past three o’clock by my spirit friend. 118. This differed from the impression which I had from memory, and was not, of course, obtained from my mind. And it is evident that the medium could not have known of my message until she was made to receive it. 119. But independently of the inability to communicate ideas, not pre-existing in the minds of mortals present, which has been so erroneously inferred to exist by Dr. Bell, let this eminent physician suggest any conceivable explanation of the phenomena attested by him, excepting that founded on the agency of spirits. 120. And, independently of any other proof, the fact that one of my guardian spirits bore a message from me at Cape May to Mrs. Gourlay at Philadelphia, so as to induce her to do what was requested, is evidently, of itself, inexplicable under any other view than that of a spirit having officiated. 121. To conclude, I hope that while Spiritualism will give a quietus to atheism, it will be found, agreeably to the facts and reasoning presented in this book, better sustained by evidence, and to answer the great objects of religion, as above stated, vastly better than any other religious doctrine. THEOLOGICAL AXIOMS. Is not the affirmative of any of these queries, as evidently true as any of the axioms of Euclid? Did not that thought from heaven proceed, According God’s mercy to every creed, Which however pagan, howe’er untrue, Is meant to give our Creator his due? May not devotion to God be shown, Whether through Christ or Mohammed known? Whether men die in holy war, Or kneel to be crushed by Juggernaut’s car? Mankind would God in error leave, Yet penally for that error aggrieve. Did God a special creed require, Each soul would he not with that creed inspire? Can a glaring evil endure Despite of the power and will to cure? Must not any event arrive For which both will and power strive? Will not any result obtain Which power unites with will to gain?