See the gold of pure affection, Twice refined and purified! Gaze on sympathy’s white silver, Linked together, side by side! Mark the shrine of honest Friendship, Rarest work of heavenly art, And compare thy earthly treasures With the treasures of the heart! Oh, the human heart holds truly Mines of beauty,—wealth untold,— Richer than earth’s fairest jewels, Brighter than earth’s shining gold; Glorious forms of smiling beauty Fill each recess of the heart, Fairer than the sculptor’s model That begems the world of art. Oh, the heart itself’s a jewel Hid within these forms of clay, Flashing in its radiant splendor With the light of perfect day; Through the crust of human weakness, Through the slough of human shame, Burning with the light eternal Of affection’s sacred flame. Here this wondrous, precious jewel I this evening bring to you, Shining with unfading luster Burning steadfast, calm, and true; Set within the crown of glory Of infinitude above, Whose eternal anthems ringing Tell of Friendship, Truth, and Love. The spirit, John Critchley Prince, has inspired his medium with a great number of poems, many of which have been published in the _Banner of Light, Voice of Angels_, and other spiritual and secular journals, and he proposes to have them gathered into book-form, to be published as a volume of poetic gems some time in the future. The following, selected from this mass of poems, are given as specimens of the poetical work this spirit has accomplished in connection with his medium:— “AND HE WILL MAKE IT PLAIN.” The path of life seems dark and drear To mortals toiling on Through heavy clouds of doubt and fear, And mists of sin and wrong; For through the shadows of despair We often seek in vain For light to pierce the tangled maze, And make its meaning plain. Dear souls are groping in the dark, And longing for the day, Who cannot see the lines of truth Along life’s beaten way; And spirits, hopeless and forlorn, Whose tear-drops fall like rain, Wait anxiously the coming time When He will make it plain.