In the midst of all such strife this little book is neutral, and it counsels its readers to be neutral also. Rationalism is a good thing in a way and within proper limits; and so is Spiritualism. But neither the one nor the other is the whole truth; and, when rightly understood, the two schools of thought are not at variance. When Science speaks of the universe being fashioned and ruled by Nature, Evolution and the like, it is only another way of naming the very same existing something that the Christian calls God. The glorious Service of Humanity when followed into the recesses of its meaning is found to be a mere plain listening to one’s conscience; and the survival of good deeds is, in the last analysis, indistinguishable from the survival of the souls by whom they are accomplished. _Sursum corda._ Let us speak to the dead and let us add their knowledge and counsel to the common store. THE END Transcriber’s Note: Spelling and hyphenation in common use at the time of publication have been kept as is. Instances of the same word differing in hyphenation have been changed to the majority variant.