and love to god and has made the new testament A new book to me.  Things which I could not understand before seem clear in the light which your ‘Vision’ has thrown upon them, and I cannot remain satisfied without expressing to you my sincere gratitude.  May your book be read by all who are ready to receive the high truths that it contains!  With thanks, I remain, dear Madam,

“Yours sincerely, M. S.”

LETTER II.

“Madam,

“I am afraid you will think it very presumptuous of a stranger to address you, but I have lately read your book, ’A Romance of Two Worlds,’ and have been much struck with it.  It has opened my mind to such new impressions, and seems to be so much what I have been groping for so long, that I thought if you would be kind enough to answer this, I might get a firmer hold on those higher things and be at anchor at last.  If you have patience to read so far, you will imagine I must be very much in earnest to intrude myself on you like this, but from the tone of your book I do not believe you would withdraw your hand where you could do good. ...  I never thought of or read of the electric force (or spirit) in every human being before, but I do believe in it after reading your book, and you have made the next world A living thing to me, and raised my feelings above the disappointments and trials of this life. ...  Your book was put into my hands at a time when I was deeply distressed and in trouble about my future; but you have shown me how small a thing this future of our life is. ...  Would it be asking too much of you to name any books you think might help me in this new vein of thought you have given me?  Apologizing for having written, believe me yours sincerely,

“B.  W. L.”

[I answered to the best of my ability the writer of the above, and later on received another letter as follows:]

“Forgive my writing to you again on the subject of your ‘Romance,’ but I read it so often and think of it so much.  I cannot say the wonderful change your book has wrought in my life, and though very likely you are constantly hearing of the good it has done, yet it cannot but be the sweetest thing you can hear—­that the seed you have planted is bringing forth so much fruit. ...  The Bible is a new book to me since your work came into my hands.”

LETTER III.

[The following terribly pathetic avowal is from a clergyman of the Church of England:  ]

“Madam,