I am here, George Washington;

    Well, you are my brother and I am pleased that you call me your brother, for in this world of spirits we have no titles or distinctions because of any fame or position we may have had on earth.

    I came to tell you that I have watched with interest the many communications that you have received from the various kinds and orders of spirits, and am somewhat surprised that you could receive with such accuracy these several messages. I never in earth life supposed that such a thing could be, and since I became a spirit I have never seen such demonstrations of the powers that exist on the part of spirits to communicate, and mortals to receive, the messages that come to you. I know that very many times such communications have been made by spirits to mortals, but what I mean as surprising is the great variety of spirits who come to you.

    Very seldom do we who are in the celestial spheres have the opportunity to communicate with these ancient spirits who live high up in the celestial heavens, and when I see them come and communicate to you I wonder at it all.

    I know, of course, that such spirits do occasionally come into the earth plane and try to influence both mortals and spirits to do good, but I want to tell you that usually their influence is exerted through intermediary spirits and not directly by these higher spirits in person as they do through you.

    The messages that you have received from these spirits who lived on earth thousands of years ago were really written by them as they controlled your brain and hand.

    So let me assure you of the truth of what you have had written to you by your band and others of God's redeemed spirits.

    I thank you for this opportunity and will come again sometime.

   I am here, Thomas Jefferson;

    I am a stranger but I want to say just a word as I am so interested in the work that you have before you to do. You are certainly a favored man by having been selected to do this work. It is a stupendous work and one which is of the greatest, vital importance to mankind and to the destiny of mortals.

    I will not write longer at this time, but would like to come again, if agreeable, and write.

    I am a lover of God and live in the first celestial sphere, and as you know, am a redeemed child of God and immortal.

    I will now say with all my love, goodnight.

    I am here, Daniel Webster;

    Let me say a word while you are writing, as I am also interested in your great work and in the efforts that are now being made by the spirit powers of the higher spheres to bring to earth the great truths of the Father which Jesus shall write to you.

    You do not yet appreciate the great importance of this work, or of the truths that shall be taught, but as you proceed in your work you will see what a wonderful thing this great effort of the Master is. I am one who is trying to help forward this movement, and in doing so I feel that I am doing to mankind the greatest service that all the universe of God affords me to do.

    I have not in my soul much of the divine love of the Father as other spirits who have written, but I know that it is the one absolutely necessary Thing that people must possess in order to get an entrance into the kingdom of God, and to obtain the great happiness which the Father has made possible for man to receive.

    You certainly have had imposed upon you a work of great responsibility, and one that will call for the exercise of all your physical powers, as well as your mental and moral endowments. So you see, it is a matter that you must not let anything interfere with the successful performance of this great and wonderful work.

    Humanity at this time, more than at any time since the presence of Jesus on earth in the material body, needs the truth to be presented to it in such a way that all superstition and blind faith will be eliminated from the minds and consciousness of mortals.

    I can hardly realize that the truth can be presented in this way with the success that the Master says will follow the efforts of those engaged in declaring and spreading these truths. It is a wonderful opportunity for you to do one of the greatest services to your fellow man. Just think, it embraces in the results of the workings of these truths not only humanities welfare on earth, but also his happiness and immortality in the great eternity.

    I could write more tonight, but will no longer trespass on your time or strength, and hope though, that at some future time I may have the opportunity to come and disclose some of the knowledge that I have concerning these truths, and the importance that they are to mankind.

    I live in the first celestial sphere where Jefferson and Washington are, and many others of the old patriots or revolutionary and later days.

    I will subscribe myself:

    (Ann Rollins)

    I am your grandmother and I feel that I must write to you before you stop, for I am so amazed at the great assurances that you have received as to your being called to the great work of the Master that I cannot let you retire without telling you what a blessed man you are.

    I, of course, knew that the Master had chosen you, and the writings that you have received do not add one bit to my knowledge, but the thing that surprises me is that all these exalted spirits should come one after another and declare to you the fact that you have been chosen.

    Certainly you cannot doubt in view of what so many have come to give you this assurance, unless it be that they wanted you to start into this great work with faith that admits no doubt, and to ensure that faith, they saw it to be necessary that this great and cumulative testimony should be given you.

    My dear son, I feel that you have been blessed above other men now living, and that the great favor which has been bestowed on you is one that very few mortals have received.

    So I tell you that we all thank God and praise His goodness for what He has done for you.

    You must not think that He had nothing to do with this selection, for He is the great Father, and Jesus, the great son, consulted Him as has been told me.

    Jesus is himself all powerful and wise and good, but also humble and loving, and is very close to the Father and seeks His advise and guidance as when on earth.

    So you see that our Master, while supreme in this kingdom where the redeemed live, yet realizes that he needs the help of his Father. This is true and will be true for all eternity.

    Well, you are right, but you must not think of your own unworthiness. So believe.

    I think that it will be the most wonderful band of spirits that has ever existed, except that band which watched over and protected Jesus from his birth to his death.

    So my dear son, I must stop now and will say that I am your own true loving grandmother.

    I am here, Helen; (Padgett's wife and soulmate)

    Oh my darling, Ned, I cannot tell you how happy I am that all these great spirits should have come to you and testified that you are the chosen of the Master. Of course I knew it, and you knew it before, but to remove all doubt that you might have, they came and in such certain terms declared the fact.

    I know that you will have the power and love of many spirits to sustain you in your work; and to think of the wonderful messages that you will receive, first those of the Master, which will excel all others, and then those of his various apostles and disciples. You will certainly be blessed with wonderful knowledge of the celestial world.

    The power that will be exerted will surpass any power that has been exerted before, and you will have the protection and sustaining power of spirits that will not permit any undesired spirits or mortals to interfere with your work.

    I am here, Jesus;

    I am here to tell you that you have had a cloud of witnesses as to your being selected to do my work, and you have wondered why so many of my disciples and apostles, and those called saints, should come to you in such close succession and all testify as to that one fact. Well, I caused them to come as I wished to establish your faith as to my being the true Jesus of the Bible, and as to your mission in regard to my work.

    So now let all doubt leave you and let your faith grow until you will never hesitate to believe no matter what surprising communication may come to you.

    Yes, they were the persons they represented themselves to be. We will not permit any imposters to write. Yes, that is true, they were actually the old prophets, and they were much interested in your ability to write. They will come again.

    Good night.

    I am here, Lazarus;

    I merely want to say that I am the real Lazarus of the Bible story, and that I am an inhabitant of the Father's kingdom and am in the truth that exists in that kingdom and in its inhabitants.

    I declare to you that the spirits who have written you are actually whom they represent themselves to be. Jesus especially is with you very often. He is so much interested in the work to be done, and the revelations to be made, that he is with you so very often for the purpose not only of revealing these truths, but of preparing you to receive them; and he is enveloping you in his love and giving to you a development of your soul faculties that will make you qualified to receive these high truths as no mortal has ever been qualified, for he knows that you are his best qualified instrument now on earth to do his work and the work of the Father.

    From what I say you must not suppose that you are the best, or the man having the greatest amount of the divine love in your soul, for that is not true. Nor are you chosen because of any merits of your own or superior mental endowment. But you have those qualifications of attunement with him and the other spirits to use you in performing this work.

    I am not of such exalted position or soul development as are many of the spirits who write you, yet I know the plans of the Master, and what I say to you is true.

    I was a Jew, and an orthodox one, until the Master came to me and I developed my soul so that I could understand his teachings and become susceptible to the inflowing of the divine love.

    I will not write more now, but in closing repeat that you must believe what I have said above, and try to do the will of the Father and the work that you have been selected to do.

    I am here, St. Jerome;

    I am also a brother spirit and want to tell you that the wonderful messages that you have received are true, and were written by the spirits professing to write them, and that you must not doubt. So believe and you will receive the greatest of all blessings--the divine love of the Father.

    I will not write more at this time, but will come again and tell you of things no mortal has ever heard of or conceived.

    I am here, John, Apostle of Jesus;

    Well, I must say that you are surrounded by the love and influence of a band of celestial spirits, all sending to you their best and kindest wishes, as well as their love. I am now trying to make you feel this presence and love, and if you will open up your heart you will realize that you are surrounded by love.

    We are many and all anxious that you feel our presence, and you must pray to the Father more and ask for more faith. You will receive it and will be correspondingly strengthened.

    So let me say before I close that you are the special care of the Master, and his love for you tonight was something wonderful. He seemed to let all his love center on you, and I do not doubt that you felt its influence.

    I will stop now and say you have my love and blessings.

    I am here, Jesus;

    John has told you truly of the faith you must obtain if you will only pray to the Father with all earnestness and confidence. Elijah's faith is no greater than what you may obtain if you will come close to the Father by prayer as he did.

    I am the Jesus who is the true son of God, and am closer to Him than is any other spirit, and know the extent of His love and power to a greater degree than does any other spirit, and I tell you with the authority that my love and knowledge gives me that you may obtain a faith that will enable you to perform greater wonders than did Elijah.

    Trust me implicitly and your faith will grow so strong that your freedom from worries and cares will come to you as the sunlight breaks from behind dark and threatening clouds and bathes the whole landscape in light and beauty. But with the acquiring of this faith, also acquire more of the divine love of the Father, for this is the great power which will develop you into the disciple that I intend you to be.

    Well, you will receive help, as I have promised, and you must not doubt me longer. I know that you consider your unworthiness as the great stumbling block to the performance of my work, but if I say that you are worthy you have no right to say otherwise, or to feel that I am mistaken in choosing you, or that you are being deceived in this communication.

    I AM JESUS, THE CHIEF OF THE HEAVENLY WORLD WHICH MY FATHER HAS GIVEN ME, AND THERE IS NONE TO GAINSAY OR PREVENT WHAT I DO OR DETERMINE TO DO. This you must believe, and on that belief guide all your acts.

    So forever hereafter, know that I have chosen you for my disciple of this new revelation.

    Pray to the Father and trust me, for my love for you is without limit, and my care for you shall be increasing until all shall be accomplished.

    I have written this emphatic and authoritative message that you may know that there is no uncertainty that I, Jesus, have chosen you, and you must not again doubt that your mission is as I have told you.

    With my love and my blessings, I am-

    I am here, St. John, apostle of Jesus;

    I am here again so soon because I want to help you believe in what the Master just wrote you as to your mission and the work that he has chosen you to do.

    I know it is difficult for you to believe that the communication actually came from Jesus, but I must tell you that he wrote the message, and that what you received and wrote he actually said; and in doing so he was the king as well as the loving savior who heretofore appeared to you as the loving and kindly brother that he is.

    You must not doubt that he wrote you just as you received it, and that he has selected you for his disciple to do this great work of receiving and transmitting to mankind the wonderful truths which he shall write.

    When he selected me as his disciple on earth I had my doubts as you have yours, and it was only after I came in close personal contact and association with him and saw the wonderful power that he had, as well as the great absorbing love, did my doubts leave me. While you cannot see him as I did, and hear his voice of love and blessings as I did, yet you will be able to feel his love and realize his presence.

    When he told you that you must doubt no longer as to your being selected for this work, he was a magnificent spirit in his aspect of power and authority, and we who saw him as he told you these things knew that he was the Jesus who led us through Galilee and performed the wonderful things that he did; and also the great Jesus who gave to us the knowledge and the way to obtain the powers to heal the sick and open the eyes of the blind and raise the dead. His presence was that of a very God, for he seemed possessed of power and authority, as well as of love and grace.

    The spirits who were present and who had never seen these qualities of his nature displayed before were awe-struck, and like Peter and James and myself on the Mount of Transfiguration, fell to their faces because of the exceeding brightness of his countenance, and the glory of his power which illuminated his whole being.

    When he comes into the spheres lower than that in which he lives, as you would say, he leaves behind him this great brightness and glory and appears only as a beautiful, loving brother spirit. And never before had those spirits who were present when he wrote you seen the wonderful and inspiring appearance which he then showed.

    I tell you that you are a very favored mortal, and when your faith grows you will realize what a wonderful mission has been given you to carry out.

    Now we are all the more interested in you than ever, and continually will you have around you some of the high celestial spirits to aid and enlighten you in doing this great work; but the greatest of all will be the Master, for he will be with you often.

    Now you must strive to attain to the fullness of this divine love and the faith which is so necessary. There is no doubt as to your getting it if you will only pray. And I must tell you here that you have the prayers of a host of celestial spirits ascending continually to the Father that this faith be given you in its greatest degree. I, John, tell you this because I know, and my knowledge is based on fact.

    So let your prayers go to the Father, and let your trust in the Master and his promises increase until at last you may realize the wonderful blessings that may be yours.

        With my love and blessings I am-

    I am here, Helen;

    Well, sweetheart, now you must be satisfied beyond all doubt that you are the chosen one of the Master to do his work. It was Jesus who was writing, and never before have I seen him with such a royal and authoritative expression on his face. It must have been just such a look as he had when before the tomb of Lazarus he said: "Lazarus, come forth." Power and determination were in his words and stamped on his face, and we who are here never before felt the wonderful authority which he has.     Always before were only love and humility and grace. But when he told you what he did everything seemed to be subordinated to this regal power and authority which he showed forth. I never before had seen this phase of his attributes, and we all felt that we were standing in the presence of, if not God, then of the mightiest personage in all God's universe. I can well imagine that his wrath, should he ever have occasion to show it, would be terrible and withering.

    So, my dear, you must no longer doubt or hesitate as to what your work is to be, or as to what great power you will have back of you in doing the work.

    I am simply awe-struck and can write no more now. So with all my love, I am-

    (Ann Rollins)

    I am here to tell you of the Master's glory. Heretofore we have written you mostly of his love and beauty and humility, but said very little of his grandeur and the glory of his countenance when he permitted these attributes to appear in all their fullness and splendor. And this was reasonable, for we had never seen this great brightness and glory.

    I am in the celestial spheres, but he never before displayed the wonders of his love and powers to me or to the others in my sphere, and neither to those in the lower spheres. But last night, oh the glory of it, he came to you to write, and in doing so assumed the authority and power which are his; and there came into his countenance and very being that wonderful glory and brightness which made him a being from other spirits apart.

    I have seen the glories of the celestial sphere in which I live, and they are so magnificent and wonderful that I have never been able to describe them to you, but they are as a mere shadow to the glory that surrounded and came from the Master when he appeared, as I say. We were spell-bound, as you say, and could look upon him but for a moment only, and I can well imagine how his three disciples fell upon their faces at the time of the Transfiguration on the Mount.

    I cannot describe to you his grandeur and brightness, but your sun would appear as a pale moon-beam in his presence. And how thankful that I saw him as he is, for it shows me what must be the wonderful glory and beauty of the sphere in which he lives, and to which I am striving to attain. And thanks be to God, the Master says I may become a dweller therein if I will only pray and have faith and let the divine love come into my soul in sufficient abundance.

    When I think of all the wonderful things that have centered around you in your communication with the spirit world, I simply have to wonder in amazement and think why such things should be. The only explanation that I can give is that you are the special object of the Master's desire to have his work on earth carried forth in the way that he has declared.

    My dear son, you must not doubt again as to what you shall do in the way of performing the work of the Master. Your call is certain and you must believe, and believing do, with all your strength and the powers that will be given you, this great task.

    Pray to the Father for more faith and you will get it. And trust in the Master and you will never be forsaken.

    I cannot write more tonight as I want to think of the wonderful scene.

    I am here, A.G. Riddle;

    I will write only a few lines tonight, as I am in such a condition of wonderment over what took place when Jesus was writing to you that I do not feel able to gather my thoughts for extended writing. I want to say that what happened was to me the greatest revelation as to the character, or rather, the attributes of Jesus that I have ever seen since I have been in the spirit world.

    When he wrote you in his emphatic and authoritative manner he became transformed into such a being of light and glory and power that none of us could look upon his countenance, and we had to fall upon our faces to hide the brightness of his presence. I tell you it was a wonderful evidence of his greatness and power. Never before had I seen him clothed in such brightness and power. He was always the most beautiful and bright and magnificent of all the spirits, but never was there displayed in him before those appearances which made us think that he must be a very God. I now know as never before that he is the true son of God, and that he is worthy to follow and believe in. What a wonderful spirit he is. All love and power and greatness, and yet, all humility. Such a combination of attributes I had no conception could ever exist in the same spirit.

    Well, my boy, I cannot say much more now except that you surprise me more and more because of the great favor and blessings you have had conferred upon you. We are all amazed over it, but of course, happy over the fact.

    You must try your best to do this work and fulfill the mission for which you have been chosen.

    What a wonderful Jesus. I cannot help thinking of him and the greatness of his being. I am glad that I saw him as he appeared when he wrote, because now I have some conception of what the glory and the grandeur of the high celestial heavens and there inhabitants must be.

    I will not write more tonight for I cannot think of anything just now but the glory of the Master.

    White Eagle here;

    I feel that I must say something. I was present and was astonished that I could not withstand the glory. It was wonderful, and I am more convinced than ever that he is the true son of the Father.

    There were a host of spirits present, and many of them not Christians, and the effect on them was surprising.

    Jesus is here and wants to be remembered to you. He is with you nearly all the time, watching over and protecting you. He seems to love you so very much, and since the night of the great transformation he is proud that you are his charge.

    So you see, we are both glad that we have you for our special care. I am with you nearly all the time too, and love you very much. So think of me sometimes, and love me.

    R.G. Ingersoll,* a most repentant believer now;

    I must say a word, for my heart is filled with regret and remorse and the recollections of my awful mistakes while on earth, that I must release my soul of its burdens so far as a confession can do it.

    I am Ingersoll, and I am not an agnostic any longer, but the most repentant believer in all God's spirit world, and one who no knows that Jesus Christ was and is the son of God to the fullest meaning of the word.

    Oh, how glad I am that I came to you when I did, and that you caused me to seek the society of your band of beautiful and bright spirits who are filled with the divine love of the Father, for if I had not been with them I would not have witnessed the scene of last night and today be a believer in the Jesus who I now know is the savior of men by his wonderful love and knowledge of the truth.

    Well, my dear friend, such a scene as I witnessed last night was never witnessed on earth, except, as I now believe, by the three disciples of the Master at the Transfiguration on the Mount, and then I doubt if the glory was as great and the brightness of the Master so blinding and magnificent as they were last night.

And what must I think of you, a mere mortal as are thousands of others on earth having a soul development to a certain degree, to be selected for the work of doing the Master's desires on earth; and having that selection declared, or rather, by an occasion that made all the spirits present tremble with awe at the glory and power which were displayed by Jesus Christ, who I, on earth, proclaimed to be merely a good man.

    I tell you that you are wonderfully favored, not only in being selected to do his work, but in having that selection anointed, as it were, by such evidence of glory and God-like power as were shown last night. I had no conception of what the glory of God meant, or what the power of God could mean, and least of all did I suppose that any spirit in all the spirit world could possibly possess such glory and power to such a degree as to make him almost God-like.

    As I said, I was present and observed him as he wrote to you, and also what he wrote, and as he proceeded to tell you that he had selected you to do his work he was the beautiful, loving Jesus that he always is as I had seen him, but as he proceeded and you doubted the possibilities of such things, and even to doubt if Jesus was really writing to you, there came into his countenance a wonderful look of authority and power and glory indescribable, and upon which none of us could look, and we fell prostrate to the earth, as you would say. Oh, I tell you, the power which emanated from him was beyond all conception, and the wondrous authority that appeared in his whole being was not possible of being withstood by either spirits or mortals, and we were filled with awe and admiration. When he had finished writing the glory and brightness that I describe left him and he again appeared the humble, loving, and beautiful Master. And before leaving us he gave us his blessings, and to me came a great peace that passeth all understanding. I now know that Jesus is my savior, and that the divine love of the Father is a real, existing thing and I am striving to obtain it.

    I believe in the new birth and am praying for it, and your dear grandmother tells me that I will soon get it.

    So now I say to you that you can declare to the world that Ingersoll, the agnostic, is no longer the agnostic, but a believer in the Father's divine love and in Jesus Christ, His beloved son: The Way, the Truth and the Life.

    I will not write more tonight, but when I shall have gotten my thoughts and feelings together I will write you at large and tell you of what my soul says as to my future destiny. So, thanking you for your kindness and for you having such a grandmother, and for such a Jesus, I am your friend.

    I am here, Saleeba, Egyptian princess;

    I want to tell you that I was a witness to the wonderful display by Jesus of his great power and glory. And what a wonderful demonstration it was!

    I never, in all my long experience in the spiritual spheres, saw anything that approached it. And no spirit in the highest intellectual sphere could for a moment show the great effulgence of light that Jesus did. So you see, I now know positively that the Master is the son of God and has the divine love to a degree that, I am informed, no spirit who was then present, except probably some of the apostles, had any conception of.

    I am now convinced to the depths of my soul that the divine love of the Father is a real, existing thing, and that it makes beautiful and God-like those who possess it.  Now I shall strive to get it, and the happiness which I now know must be the experience of those who have this divine love.

    I merely wanted to tell you this because I am one who a short time ago had never heard of this great love. So thanking you for your kindness, I am-

    I am here, Layton, John Layton;

    I merely want to say tonight that all the spirits who have written you about the magnificent power and glory of the Master is true, and yet not half told.

    The revelation of that night makes an epoch in the spirit world where those who witnessed it live, for it has been told to many a spirit in many spheres who before looked upon Jesus as a mere spirit like themselves. How wonderful that this display of power should have been made under the circumstances that accompanied it. Many spirits were present from spheres which are not soul spheres in which live believers of other faiths. You will hear much of this night for some time to come, and the results of the great scene will be felt in many places that never before have heard of or been interested in the teachings of the Master.

    I will write no more, so goodnight.

    I am here, Jesus;

    I have heard your discussion tonight, and am pleased at the soul understanding of my truths which you and your friend* seem to have, and I now feel that you are both progressing to that point where you will soon be in a condition to fully understand what my mission is in writing these messages. You have said truly that my new revelation of the truths of the soul is what mankind needs at this time, and that people will be in condition to accept the real truths of God's love and of His laws.

    My coming to you is really my second coming on earth, and the result in my coming in this way will satisfy and fulfill all the promises of the scriptures as to my second coming.

    So let your belief in this important fact, and your faith in me, increase until you will have in your souls and minds no doubt as to what my present mission is, and as to what your work will be in making known to men my real purpose in revealing to them the great truths of the Father.

    I will not write more tonight, but say, keep up your courage and believe, and the time will come when you will be able to receive my messages in all their fullness, and with such rapidity that the spreading of these truths will not be delayed.

    I am with you and will be a faithful friend and brother, sticking closer to you than any earthly brother.

    With all my love and blessings, I am:

    (St. John)

    Let me tell you that the Master has just written, and in writing he again displayed his great power and glory, for he wrote with all the authority of his heavenly powers.     I was present and know what I write to be true.

    (St. James)

    Let me say just one word. I was present and I saw the wonders of his power and glory again. I know that he is so much in earnest as to the truths of his mission and of your work, that no man can doubt.

    I cannot write much, for I am so overpowered by his great presence that I can scarcely write. How wonderful that he should come to you in this way and declare to you his great mission and power! If you could only have seen him you would never again doubt him or his great mission and your work. I must stop.

    I am your grandmother (Ann Rollins;)

    My dear son, I feel I must write you just a line, because I want to tell you that the Master wrote you, and with such power and force that you must not doubt. He was glorious! And with his great love there was so much glory that we were all, for the time, overshadowed by these influences so that we could only listen in adoration. So believe me when I say that you must believe, for never was a message given with more authority. I know it is hard for you to conceive what I mean, but you will know someday.

    I am here, your own true and loving Helen;

    Oh my dear one, what a message you had from the Master, and with what power and authority he wrote you. Again he displayed that great glory of which I have written, and so grand and magnificent was has appearance that we could scarcely look upon him.

    I tell you that the opportunities which we spirits have had to see displayed this wonderful glory and power of Jesus have made us all realize that the love of the Father which Jesus has is beyond all conception; and he tells us that such love may be ours if we will only strive and pray for it.

    Oh, my dear, when I think of the great favor that has been bestowed upon you I thank the Father with all the capacity that I have. I am so happy! Some day you will be with me and this happiness will be ours together.

    Well, dear, this has been a glorious night and I will not mar the happiness that comes to us by attempting to write of anything else. So with all my love and many kisses, I am-