Beloved Ones. It is needful in approaching the Altar of Truth, that you cast aside all preconceived conclusions concerning the themes to which you are to address attention. We ask yon, in listening to that which will be expressed,' that you approach the subject as children willing to be taught, that you receive the teachings with the same impartiality as though you had no fixed opinions on the subjects to be considered, and that you enter into the spirit of what is given without reference to whether it conflicts with previous teachings that you have received or not. You are to endeavor to receive the ideas given, the thoughts presented, the Truths sought to be conveyed, as though your minds were snowy tablets upon which is to be written, for the first time, the Word of God. If, after placing yourselves in this condition, you shall find that the thoughts here expressed cannot be accepted as Truth, it is your province to reject them. This is not a place or time for arguments, but statements; we are willing to explain the propositions that are given, but we are not willing to discuss them. Any system of teaching can afford to wait, if it be Truth, until the mind is ready to receive it No amount of discussion will ever enable one to be prepared who is not ready to perceive Truth.

The subjects to be treated are profound, have engaged the attention of many inspired and many thoughtful minds since thought began on earth. It will not be found strange if, in a series of lessons necessarily brief and condensed, there shall be man; points that cannot, perhaps, be solved; but as the germ is placed within the sod and time is required for growth, so we plant these Truths as seeds given to us from the higher states of Celestial Being, trusting to the future for their germination, growth, and fructification in your lives.

Beloved Ones: Even as children turn to a kindly parent, or as you might turn to one appointed to bring glad tidings, so we would invite your attention to this series of lessons concerning themes Divine.