N.B.—Inquirers are kindly informed concerning a few of those things which Spiritualism teaches:—

1.	That the spirit is the real man, the body only its physical envelopment during this initiatory or caterpillar state of man's existence. That as a caterpillar passing through the chrysolid state puts forth the perfect form and all the limbs of the butterfly, which naturaly us tell us were all wrapped up in the caterpillar; so the spirit, stepping out of the body, stands revealed to the spiritual world a perfect man or woman—perfect in all the powers and members of man. That he steps into no shadowy or sky region, but into an actual world, with its woods, rivers, green fields, mountains, cities, and various employments of life, as on earth, but in a more vivid and real status.
2.	That there is no such thing as death: it is but a name given to the issue of the soul from the body. "That which thou lowest is not that body which shall be. There is a natural and there is a spiritual body" (St Paul.) The spirit-man is perfect spirit-man, and goes to his place in the "many mansions; " and here, in the body, men and women choose for themselves, by their eonduct generally, the "mansion" they would prefer, and to which they will assuredly go—by 'preference. This point will be better understood by those who choose to study and enlarge their knowledge of spiritual matters.
3.	That there is no such place as Hell, as it is popularly preached and un-derstood; but places of Progression, which truly are full of torments of various kinds—according to the deeds done in the body. The word purgatory conveys the idea of such places, where the souls of the abandoned (here), the murderer, adulterer, seducer, the cruel, lying, hypocritical, &c., go to expiate their offences, and, so to speak, learn better things, when they will receive page 10 promotion to a happier and higher sphere; though what term it may take to do this expiation, God only knows! and thus it is infinitely preferable for us all to despise everything in our present state, except virtue alone. Spiritualism teaches, in this regard, a succession of spheres and stages; a succession of regions of abode on the great journey towards the central heaven of God.
4.	That there is a communion of saints and a besetment of devils, evil spirits. "Millions of spirits walk the earth unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep but, thank God! we all have the power to choose our own company. At every hour, every moment that mediums sit down to a seance, there is a pressing levee of spirits. It is not that Spiritualism brings or evokes them, it is that they are ever there, in our streets, our fields, houses, bedrooms, workrooms, churches, and chapels. If our spiritual eyes could be opened suddenly, it would be a sight more astounding than that which the prophet at Samaria displayed to the army of the Syrians. This is one of the greatest facts which Spiritualism teaches. It is thus that we have the blissful communion of departed saints, and of such saints as never had their niche in any ecclesiastical calendar; saints of our own lineage and family; saints of our early friends, departed in the youthful bloom and ardour of affection; saints of children whom we cradled and nursed, but whom God took softly from our enfolding arms, and who now watch over us with the love we sent with them, fresh dipped in the warmest fountains of the Divine; saints of elder friends whom we knew in our youth, and whom we reverenced; saints, by scores, forgotten at the moment in our long busy pilgrimage, but who now start up with familiar voices, and real lovely memories, making us feel how infinitely rich in love and widely-spreading soul alliance is that infinite world, where—though dogs and sorcerers and other abominations haunt its threshold—all within lie the measureless sunny realms of beauty and peace.
5.	No fear of Death. And finally, Spiritualism teaches a system of religious truths based upon the gospel of Christ, and affirmed afresh by spiritual ministries to this common-place age. It is illustrating and making known to us the laws and conditions of man's mental and soul life, of angelic and spiritual existences, and is opening up new, glorious, and interesting regions of discovery; and that Spiritualism in its legitimate action does this, we appeal to thousands who have mentally and morally benefitted by it. Why then, should the timid churches fear and tremble? Why should good men fear its approach, and call out "Demonology!" and run away? It is the mil only who need fear; and blessed are they who hear, see, and believe; but thrice blessed they who have not seen and yet believe. It serves to develop the normal capabilities of the mind, to purify the natural affections, to rationalise our views of religion, nature, and God, to quicken the soul's aspirations after a higher life, ennobling the whole character.

Spiritualism teaches the most delightful truths, which should be thrice welcome to all good Christian souls. It has converted thousands from gross infidelity. It will cure millions of involuntary semi-scepticism. It will render a future existence real to the whole human nice. It will re-invigorate every great religious and moral truth heretofore revealed to mankind. It will intensify all the sublime motives—all the sublime feelings that urge human nature on to a heavenly destiny. It will advance from step to step of demonstration till death shall be disarmed of all its terrors. It will usher in a new era of Faith, Hope, and Charity. It will bind us closer in love to one another, and ultimately bring us all home to the bosom of our Father and our God.