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because they would not accurately represent the facts) is much more an attitude, a state of mind, than a building, though many who study here may fell the same separation from outer distraction that is gained by the use of buildings on earth. Of course, the school has a definite geographical position to which the students come for instruction. The farther one’s mind is removed from material and coarse conditions, the more spiritual one is and the farther one gravitates from earthly influences. The worst type of people occupy a space on a level with and a little below the earth’s surface, whilst the average person moves in an atmosphere some distance above the earth’s surface, thus free from the immediate contact of earth relations. “Our work is done on and most of our lives are lived in the pure atmosphere of the higher levels, so that we are undisturbed by the coarse and inharmonious vibrations of the material world, with its ever driving necessity for providing the means for subsistence. Completely freed from that most potent source of difficulty, we are able to pursue our studies with a peace that is impossible to the ordinary man. The work, however, takes us very closely into contact with earthly conditions... From here onwards the communication was of a more personal nature, and is therefore not included in this record. (2) A Noble Soul. Extract from wife’s letter. “J.S., who died from paralysis at the age of fifty-three, was an organist and choir-director, using his gifts only for the glorification of the Divine, and feeling himself nothing but a channel, an instrument. “He was from earliest childhood ardent in his faith and love for Christ. A Protestant, he was yet open to every teaching, interested in Theosophy because it became my life-interest and because he saw the great unifying influence it possessed. The Law of Unity was part of his creed. “He opened the hearts of hundreds through his enthusiasm, gentleness, and unselfishness. To sing under his direction was to take part in a religious service. “He was an excellent pedagogue, loving children and angels, being himself a happy child, a being of joy and brighthess…” Clairvoyant investigation shows that J.S. had a full measure of self-