In giving this third message from the Washington family to the world, it may be proper to add a few lines. Early in August, 1876, while calling upon Mrs. M. J. Upham Hendee, of San Francisco, a lady, who for twenty years has toiled as an instrument of the angel-world, Washington controlled, and in substance said, that his mother, Mary, was anxious to give a message to the children of earth. Consenting to assist the spirit-world by sitting for this message, Mrs. Hendee, in my presence, in twenty-one sittings, in a semi-unconscious condition, wrote the contents of this little volume, impressed by the spirit of Mary Washington, word by word.

This, with that of her son's, and Martha Washington's already given to the world, open to us the gates of heaven, so that at least we can behold the realties of a tangible, spiritual world. A world of which poets have sung, priests have talked; about which kings, and queens, and popes have compelled their subjects to war; even "God hath written a book" of over three millions, five hundred thousand letters, and yet, never wrote one line of where was heaven, or where was hell. He also "hath sent His Son to die for man," but who in thirty years told us not where those "mansions" were, save as the Indian speaks of "happy hunting grounds." And in all the millions of years since "the morning stars sang together," from Gods, angels or men, not a score of -years have passed, since man could give a reason why he should live again.

But now, by the teachings of those once dwellers on earth, men, women and children like ourselves, we have learned the" location of the spirit-world, its geography—learned of its houses, societies, occupations of the inhabitants—learned of the spiritual body, its means of existence, manner of conversation, travel and communication with earth and other planets—learned of the manner of separation of soul and body—how the spirit is received and cared for—but the most important of all that we have learned is, that the conceptions of God were perfect, and that in the fullness of time, as a matter of necessity to His own perfection, all of His creations must come into a condition of comparative perfection and happiness, in harmony with eternal law.

San Francisco, Cal., February, 1879. T. B. CLARKE.