As the time draws near for the Fulfillment of the actual Dawn of the new day, the Summoning Angels call from all past Dispensations, Arch Angels, and Angels, and Messengers, to reveal the ancient meanings, to restore, to place in their true light before the children of Earth (especially those who are ready for the New Light), the Truths of all the past Dispensations.

The Dispensation now dawning is the Sixth, and most important of all that the Earth has experienced; whose symbol, the Hexagram (six-pointed star), is the synonym of all Truth, Knowledge, Wisdom, Power.

These foregleams might be traced further back than the Protestant "Reformation"; but this would be only recapitulating well known history. A distinct forerunner must ever be found in Emanuel Swedenborg, who, although endowed with great intelligence and a scholastic mind and education, nevertheless was, in the interpretation of his Visions and Spiritual Experiences, swayed by the theological views of his day. Though often misunderstanding the real nature of the visions, his was a gateway, a marvelous opening of the fountains of Inspiration, which had, according to the then prevailing theology, been closed since the vision of John on the Isle of Patmos - called the "Book of Revelations."

No sooner had Swedenborg "opened" anew the avenues of inspiration, than his followers proceeded to try to close them again, claiming his Inspiration "the last," manifesting as much, if not more, narrowness and bitterness than the preceding theologians with whom they had contended. But those who sifted the true from the false, made of the "New Church" a movement in advance, a step toward a better understanding of spiritual Truth. 434

Evidence is seen also in the communion between the "heavens" and earth, as shown by Swedenborg.

There were also foregleams in the "leadings of the Spirit" of George Fox and the Quakers, who set aside the "forms and ceremonies of worship," and even went to the extreme of plainness and severity (freedom from ornament) in their dress, places of "meeting," and manner of expression; speaking as the "Spirit" gave them power, or prompted the utterance, and if not "moved to speak" by the "spirit" were silent.

The Wesleyans were also visited with much of this "power"; in fact, the "Primitive Methodists" were led by the Spirit to more sincere and simple forms of worship. They eschewed ceremonies and all ornamental works in their places of worship; while later the Shakers, led by "Mother" Ann Lee, announced distinctly the coming of a new Day of Religion, the restoration of "Spiritual Gifts," which were quite general among them, and though they separated themselves entirely from the world and lived lives of severe asceticism, including celibacy, they declared that the New Light was coming to the outer world, "the world's people," in the form of "spiritual gifts" which would be quite general.

The greatest event among Religious bodies and organizations that has occurred in many ages, if not in all time, was the "Parliament" or "Congress of Religion(s)," held in the Art Institute, Chicago, as a part of the Columbian Exposition (1893). The various Congresses - ethical, scientific (social science) and all kindred topics - were wholly eclipsed by the wonderful presentation made in the Religious department of all the known "Religions" of the world.

The coming together, each to present the Religious views of his people, country, sect, or whatever, could never have taken place but for its masterly inception and execution, chiefly in the mind of one man: