To My Readers,—

The lines included in "At the Cross-Roads," were written at times when, as the text indicates, the writer was passing through a mental crisis. One does not part from all they have been taught to look upon as the vital essence and beauty of life without a struggle; but Truth is before all, and it was a conscientious search extending over years that brought the conclusions arrived at. If the reader finds herein that which brings the pleasure of intercommunion of spirit through likeness of thought then the Author will be amply re-warded beyond his expectations. It was at the instance of many kind friends that the little work was first published in 1893. That supply is exhausted. A request has been made for a reprint, and this must be the excuse of the writer for once more placing these thoughts before those who, he trusts, will prove more sympathetic for the meaning than critical over the style of its expression.

The Author.