message being characteristic to those who knew the
men in life--or the way in which Professor Verrall and
Professor Butcher, both famous Greek scholars,
collaborated to produce the Greek problem which has
been analysed by Mr. Gerald Balfour in The Ear of
Dionysius, with the result that that excellent
authority testified that the effect COULD have been
attained by no other entities, save only Verrall and
Butcher. It may be remarked in passing that these and
other examples show clearly either that the spirits
have the use of an excellent reference library or else
that they have memories which produce something like
omniscience. No human memory could possibly carry all
the exact quotations which occur in such communications
as The Ear of Dionysius.

These, roughly speaking, are the lines of the life
beyond in its simplest expression, for it is not all
simple, and we catch dim glimpses of endless circles
below descending into gloom and endless circles above,
ascending into glory, all improving, all purposeful,
all intensely alive. All are agreed that no religion
upon earth has any advantage over another, but that
character and refinement are everything. At the same
time, all are also in agreement that all religions
which inculcate prayer, and an upward glance rather
than eyes for ever on the level, are good. In this
sense, and in no other--as a help to spiritual life--
every form may have a purpose for somebody. If to
twirl a brass cylinder forces the Thibetan to admit