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BEYOND: 
 
 RECORD OF REAL LIFE 
 
 BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY 
 
 OVER THE RIVER 
 
 BEYOND. 
 
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 H-. H. KEN YON 
 
 ST. PAUL, MINN. 
 
 1887. 
 

 Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1887 
 
 By H. H. KENYON, 
 
 In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 
 
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 John Polhkmus, Printer and Mf'g Stationer, 
 102 Nassau Street, N. Y. 
 
BEYOND. 
 
 I. 
 
 Adelaide's Story. 
 
 My Loved Ones at Home : I know how anxiously you 
 are looking for letters from the dear ones here, and I avail 
 myself of the first opportunity that has offered to write 
 you and give some real information respecting this country 
 over the river and Beyond. You wonder how we live and 
 whether life here is like that with you. Yes ; life here is 
 in many things very much as with you ; so much so that it 
 is frequently very amusing to see the amazement of those 
 coming here and finding us living in real houses, with sur- 
 roundings so much like those where they came from. 
 People often have very imperfect ideas of any new country, 
 especially so of this. 
 
 We find very much here that brings an agreeable sur- 
 prise, perhaps nothing more so than when we see persons 
 in possession of a home and surroundings of beauty, who 
 were considered quite poor when with you, and were sup- 
 posed to be passing through life uncomfortably. True, 
 they appeared happy and contented, yet others wondered 
 why they were. Their condition was such that there was 
 no evidence of accumulated wealth, yet they were ever 
 ready to lead the sorrowing from darkness into the bright 
 light of hope and trust. They were always more happy 
 
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 among the suffering than the gay, and were always wel- 
 comed by such as a gleam of sunshine. 
 
 When these come into this country and learn the laws 
 governing all things here and the possibilities that sur- 
 round us, they commence to accomplish the many good 
 things they were deprived of in the old home with you. 
 Many things longed for there are within their reach and 
 secured here; hence newcomers here are greatly surprised 
 in finding a poor, plain companion of the old home, sur- 
 rounded with all the beauty and grandeur that the soul 
 could, or did long for before. Honesty of purpose, purity 
 of life, and love for the right, instead of the wrong, prove 
 to be stepping stones to success here. 
 
 Then, again, all coming here are surprised to find every 
 kind of business carried on in this clime, the same as in 
 the old place they came from. It seems almost natural 
 to think that a new country to those who are not in- 
 formed, must have been new and unexplored before they 
 came there, and this idea is the cause of many surprises 
 here. Here we have all kinds of business in full operation 
 and has been for so long a time that there is no experi- 
 menting and failing. Here all work because they love to, 
 all constantly working for the happiness of others and in 
 so doing not only make others happy but are equally 
 happy themselves. I have been in many places of busi- 
 ness and make my wants known and am presented with 
 the article desired. The joy in giving appears to be the 
 motive, as they always accompany the gift with, " I hope 
 that it may make you happy," and request me to come 
 again. 
 
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 When I first came here it was a source of wonder and I 
 was very curious to know where all the different things came 
 from, but I have since learned that there are places where 
 each article is made ; they are not all made in one place. 
 Different articles are made by persons who have just the 
 conditions to produce certain results. Each place has a 
 different condition or atmosphere and the workers are in 
 harmony with the place they are in. 
 
 I was one of a company to witness the manufacture of a 
 beautiful lace curtain, and this was very interesting to me. 
 They work, or seem to work, very much as with you, ex- 
 cept that they make no mistakes here. In making this 
 lace they appeared to be rubbing their hands togethei*, 
 making motions as though they had the material, and 
 though I could not see the material, they must have had 
 it, because the lace began to fall from their hands beauti- 
 fully made, and when finished was given to one of our 
 party. One thing surprised me very much and that was 
 that the giver appeared more happy if possible than the 
 recipient. They appear to be very happy because they 
 are in conditions enabling them to produce something that 
 others are glad to procure and were engaged in making 
 these things before coming here, and receive more satis- 
 faction in the work now than before. 
 
 There is one curious fact, however, and that is, we must 
 be in the right condition, or they do not offer the article to 
 us. If I were to wish for a white satin robe, I would have 
 to be pure, for white is ever an emblem of purity. They 
 make no mistakes in giving. There is no deception here, 
 thei-efore we are careful about asking for things we are 
 
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 not in condition to enjoy, or worthy to have. We seldom 
 meet any one in these places who is not in harmony with all 
 the surroundings of purity. It sometimes happens that 
 persons will ask for something not in harmony with their 
 condition; in these cases the refusal is coupled with an ex- 
 planation and advice, as to what is required in order to se- 
 cure the thing desired, and a request to go and overcome 
 the bad condition and then return, when it will be gladly 
 given. All are ready to lend a helping hand and give such 
 advice as would tend to help those below us in the scale of 
 progression. 
 
 There are many things to see and explain when you 
 come to us here in the Beyond. "We come with love and 
 helpfulness, fully realizing that this way of greeting is only 
 a comfort and help to pass the few remaining years before 
 you also come to us in the Beyond. Yes, my dear ones, 
 we know the many heartaches, the many hours of loneli- 
 ness you experience in not seeing us as before we came 
 away, but be assured that time passes on the wings of 
 swiftness, and soon you will all be here where the pain of 
 separation will never come to you more. 
 
 It is a joyous thought that in the Beyond there will be 
 no night; that while the orb of day may sink down in 
 gloom, and dismal shadows steal over the earth, there is 
 no darkness here in our home in the beautiful Beyond. 
 From that state of mortality you will emerge into a world 
 of glorious light, and the gloom that has overshadowed the 
 soul in earth life will be unknown here. No cloud shall 
 rise to mar the universal joy; no darkness will steal over 
 the radiant skies. Arising as from the slumber of a new 
 
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 born soul, disrobed of the garments of night, you will be 
 clothed with the spotless vesture of immortal life. Then 
 shall the sadness and shadows of sorrow be no longer 
 known, but the radiance of celestial joy and purity shall 
 pervade the mighty City of the Soul, and the morning song 
 of angels bursting in the glad thrilling music from angels' 
 lips and golden harps, shall proclaim that the doleful night 
 is passed and the dawn of eternal day has come. 
 
 Murmur not at the loss of loved ones, for though they 
 have passed out of sight, they have only passed on before. 
 They are not lost, but simply gone to prepare a home for 
 you where there are loved ones patiently waiting for your 
 earth work to be finished; where you will ever remain one 
 of a " family in Heaven." 
 
 Home : surely there is no such place as a loving home. 
 In your life there is no charm like that of love and home, 
 and when we come to this beautiful Heaven of happiness, 
 we retain our love of home and the dear ones left in sor- 
 row. We could not be happy, even in all this beauty, if 
 we could not in some way return and assist in driving 
 away the clouds of sorrow that so often hover over the 
 loved ones there. Therefore we are made quite as happy 
 as you can be, in being allowed to come to you in this way. 
 
 We rejoice to know that the door stands open and we 
 are so welcome to enter, and it shall be our loving duty to 
 be ever ready to come to you at all times, and so far as is 
 possible, hold aside the curtain that separates us from your 
 gaze, and we hope to so come that you cannot doubt the 
 fact. We pray for a continuance of our Sunday meetings. 
 
 The heavenly light of dear ones gathers closely around 
 
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 you all. We comprehend the fact that many anxious cares 
 are ever closely with you gathered. In your life there is 
 much to give you happiness as well as sadness. As on 
 you go from door to door you meet with life and death; 
 still, on you go and when the angel of new life enters 
 your home, it must he met, and with the help of angel 
 friends you pass bravely on, stemming the tide, knowing 
 that your loved ones have not died but passed on before. 
 Yes ; we know the heartaches and sorrow left behind 
 when we leave your loving care and could we not in some 
 way assure you of our everlasting love we could not be 
 happy, though we are in this beautiful land of eternal love. 
 We are ever looking forward to the happy opening of the 
 golden summer time when your anxious toiling will cease ; 
 when the golden gates of new life will open and we can 
 bid you enter into the joy and rest that awaits you all on 
 this side. 
 
 Life in your country is of such a nature that all coming 
 here at first feel that all they care for is rest, perfect rest. 
 Soon that condition is secured, then they are ready and 
 glad to pass out of a condition of idleness. Some at this 
 time begin to build a home. Many do not care for a home 
 so much as to be enabled to assist others to enter into a 
 condition of restfulness and content. There is very much 
 loving work here to do. There are so many constantly 
 coming into this life of the Beyond without any knowledge 
 of the conditions they are coming into, that there is con- 
 stant demand for a helping hand, and loving ones are ever 
 ready and glad to assist our fellows to fully understand the 
 laws governing this world of the Beyond and happiness. 
 
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 When you come, Edna and myself will be the first to 
 meet and lead you to our home, where loving friends will 
 be waiting to greet you. Then you will be led into scenes 
 of greater beauty than has been described to mortal minds. 
 You will have no fear of crossing the river into the Beyond, 
 for close beside you there will linger one who will envelop 
 you with the light of trustfulness and love ; take you by 
 the hand and lead you along the pathway to everlasting life. 
 
 Could I only picture how we live so that you could see 
 and fully realize it, I would feel that I was giving you some 
 of our sunshine which we are so abundantly supplied with. 
 We wait lovingly for the time when we can hold the thin 
 curtain one side and welcome you to our home of happiness. 
 
 There is one comforting thought that fills our souls while 
 waiting so patiently, and that is that the trials and lessons 
 of your life are necessary to complete joy and happiness 
 here in the Beyond. Without those lessons you would not 
 be fully prepared to enjoy and appreciate all that is await- 
 ing your coming. Your troubles should give strength and 
 teach you patience. All the lessons of your life have an 
 influence that will be clearly understood after you enter 
 into the new life that is awaiting all. I will bid you to 
 ever look forward to the " happy time coming," ever feel- 
 ing that all will be well with you in the happier home-land 
 of the Beyond. 
 
 When I look back to the time I was with you in the 
 earthly form, and compare, I can see a continual line of 
 improvement in my earthly and spiritual home. At times 
 darkness would come before my eyes and shut out the 
 bright light, but that would soon pass away and leave me 
 
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 and mine all the brighter. All trials are but stepping 
 stones to a higher, grander life. It is through our experi- 
 ence that we become perfect. Time and again did I return 
 to my old home in the early days of my life in the Beyond ; 
 ever lingering close by those on the other side. Each visit 
 wound the chain of affection more closely around us. 
 Though you could not see me, the fact that I was not lost 
 to you, only passed on before, gave you strength and 
 courage and at the same time drew me more closely to 
 you. 
 
 You were battling with life's dark clouds. I was striv- 
 ing to cast them aside, and often found this hard to do at 
 times ; sometimes I failed and at others succeeded. In 
 this country of the Beyond, I am surrounded by all that 
 is beautiful, but love would not permit me to forget my 
 own in all my new surroundings of grandeur. No ; we 
 never forget or leave the heart's dearest treasure. If our 
 loved ones have not come into the new life, we watch 
 over them and patiently wait until they also pass through 
 the " Pearly Gate" of the Beyond. 
 
 What is home without loved ones ? 
 
 What would Heaven be without our own ? 
 
 What would life be without a hereafter ? 
 
 What would life be, could we not return to bridge over 
 the chasm caused by our passing away from them ? 
 
 I am glad to return and find my loved ones ever pro- 
 gressing; happy in finding the home and surroundings 
 more beautiful than before ; happy in finding the darkness 
 that enveloped it passing away and the new light casting 
 its glow of golden hue in every place ; glad that my 
 
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 loved ones stand up to-day higher and better than ever 
 before. 
 
 You work for to-day, and to-morrow conies perfecting 
 the work. Sometimes it appears to be a failure, as you 
 look upon it, for the result was not as you hoped, but ever 
 remember that your angel friends are watching over you 
 and they often finish your work here for you. They carry 
 out the plans you failed in and in the Beyond you will 
 find many of your failures completed and loving ones wait- 
 ing to enjoy your surprise when you enter into that con- 
 dition of satisfaction that success only gives the soul. All 
 will be made plain in the Beyond. 
 
 No good thing done in earth life is lost, and many fail- 
 ures there are completed by loved ones here, and held in 
 readiness for the discouraged soul to enter into after com- 
 ing into the new life in the Beyond. Ever rest assured 
 that in your home on this side there will be no heart sick- 
 ening disappointment and there is waiting much that you 
 looked upon as lost. 
 
 It is our happy work, our everyday life, to care for our 
 dear ones who are struggling with the many difficulties 
 met in earth life. You frequently see some one longing for 
 and hoping to secure something to assist in perfecting her- 
 self in some soul absorbing lesson, perhaps perfection in 
 music ; her whole life has been one of longing for musical 
 education and instruments. The longing may have been 
 for the possession of a piano, and she came into the Be- 
 yond with this longing unsatisfied. Yes ; she came here 
 disappointed in the one great longing of her soul. She 
 came feeling that the life before the Beyond was a failure. 
 
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 Great was her disappointment there, hut far greater will 
 her happiness he in this life, for she will find that loving 
 angels had prepared for her coming. Loving angels had 
 prepared a surprise for her in the shape of the long hoped- 
 for piano ; not a shadow, hut a real piano ; and who can 
 estimate the happiness this soul experiences upon coming 
 into this beautiful Beyond ? 
 
 You will find that many of the great disappointments in 
 your life there, will not always remain with you, for here 
 we are enabled to secure all the conditions of purity and 
 happiness. Be not discouraged because of the many dis- 
 appointments you meet there, for all of earth's trials have 
 a lesson, as well as the successes. 
 
 I have solved the mystery of " Death " and rejoice in 
 being enabled to come to you in this way with glad tidings 
 of great joy. 
 
 One of my greatest sources of happiness comes from 
 these communions with you, and in being allowed to hold 
 aside the mortal curtain so that you can gain some true 
 knowledge of the world and conditions that you will ere 
 long enter into. We are waiting patiently for your earth 
 work to be done, so that we may lead you, one by one, 
 through the valley into a home prepared for you by loving 
 hands. There will be great rejoicing among the Angels 
 when my loved ones come into the Beyond. We are 
 waiting and watching so as to make the Heavens resound 
 with gladness as you pass through the open gate into a 
 life of perfect rest in the Beyond. 
 
 We ever stand ready and waiting to answer the call of 
 any in your home-nest of love. It gives us pleasure to 
 
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 know that we can come to you as we do. You are blessed 
 by our coming, for it fills up the chasm that stands open 
 to all who do not realize the truth of spirit return. It 
 builds a bridge upon which we can come to you, and wait 
 until we can take you across it to our home and your 
 home in the Beyond. It prepares a way that gives us the 
 blessed privilege of coming and unfolding the curtains of 
 doubt and despair which gather in times of trouble. 
 
 When the angel of new life enters the home and 
 takes from its nest your darlings, to transplant them into 
 worlds of beauty and life everlasting, it gives us the 
 opportunity to come and assure you that they are not 
 lost to you ; that though out of sight, they are ever near 
 you as before and clasping their arms lovingly around 
 you. It gives us the strength and encouragement we do 
 need in our life here in the Beyond. It opens the door 
 and bids us enter as in other times, to meet with you the 
 darkness which so often comes in each earth life. It 
 proves to us and to you that there still exists the bond of 
 affection as when we were by your side in the mortal form. 
 It gives us the opportunity of opening our hearts to you, 
 and you to us, both receiving strength by helping the 
 other. 
 
 "We hope our coming will be the means of ever casting 
 a light upon your pathway, that you may avoid much that 
 would be darkness without the bright ray from the higher 
 conditions of life in the Beyond ; that while we scatter 
 around you flowers in perfect bloom, you give to us, as of 
 old, your love, trust and the assurance that we are waiting 
 until you can cover us with blossoms sweet. 
 
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 To come and be joyously received by those in earth life 
 who are dear to us as when with them in the mortal form, 
 is much to be thankful for on our side. To have your dear 
 ones return and confide in you, and tell you of the new 
 life in the Beyond as they progress day by day, is much 
 for you to be thankful for. It gives to your life and ours 
 a new feeling. It gives us all courage : you to wait until 
 we once more meet in the Beyond where we can plainly 
 see each other ; and us to build a home amid strange 
 scenes and faces for you. It alloA^s us to return and gather 
 new strength and love from our own. 
 
 You have much to endure, but we would experience 
 more pain were we to return and find you trying to forget 
 us ; that we were disowned by our own. It would be like 
 leaving home for southern scenes and on returning find 
 our wife, children and all we loved on earth, or in life, 
 withdrawn from us ; that we were no more to them, simply 
 because we were obliged to lay aside our old dress for one 
 more fitting our new condition. 
 
 We all come with feelings difficult to express, our love 
 filling us too full for words to convey the full meaning. 
 We all rejoice that for us there is within your home a 
 light of love and an acceptance of truths handed down to 
 you from those who are but thinly veiled from your eyes ; 
 and we stand with our hand on the curtain's edge, waiting 
 to draw it one side so that you may once more see us as 
 we are. 
 
 Earth life is like a golden stair. Day by day you pass 
 up one step higher and as on you go, you are nearing the 
 door at the top ; and there at the open door all your loved 
 
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 ones, beautifully fair, together with your little one with 
 golden hair, will stand, ready to greet you with joy. Her 
 looks and movements will be as before and you will gladly 
 fold her in your arms, fully realizing that at last you are 
 at home among your own. She will take the hand and 
 lead you on the way, chatting and laughingly ask you to 
 play, for now you are not tired and must be full of new 
 life and happiness all the day. A door may sometime 
 open to those on the stair, so that the longing gaze may 
 get a peep of the beautiful home and loved ones on our 
 side the gate. Yes, we know how longingly you gaze and 
 trustingly watch for loved ones to appear and drive all 
 doubt away. Fear not ; the time is coming when you all 
 will come to the top of the stair, one by one, and we assure 
 you that we will be waiting there to lead you lovingly to 
 our home of loving care. Fear not, for we shall ever 
 linger close by your side as you climb the golden stair 
 and it is our mission to cast all doubt one side so that you 
 may ever see the light that is shining on the way. 
 
 My dear Libbie, I wish I could express my love to you 
 for the many years of loving care you have devoted to our 
 loved one. You are permitted to remain by his side in 
 earth life all these years, doing your duty lovingly, while 
 I cling closely by your side, realizing that you are caring 
 for my loved one. I try with all my love for him to give 
 impressions so that I may feel that I too am doing some- 
 thing toward making his life one of love and happiness ; 
 realizing to the fullest extent that from the Beyond I can- 
 not accomplish all that a mortal can, still it is a great pleas- 
 ure to help you. You are like an own sister to me. I love 
 
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 you dearly and my happiest moments are passed with you 
 two. I cling closely to you, and where you both are I stand 
 with a heart full of love, ODly waiting for the years to pass 
 away, feeling that every new year makes one less to pass 
 through. I am not impatient, for I have a loving duty to 
 perform and I enter into it with my whole soul. I am 
 waiting patiently, knowing that when you both come I 
 shall be so full of joyous feelings that tears will flow down 
 my cheeks as well as your own at our happy, glorious 
 reunion. Many years have I been waiting for my loved 
 ones to join me in my home in Heaven, feeling that when 
 the time comes, when the curtain which separates the 
 immortal from the mortal has passed away, we will bow 
 our heads in prayer of thanksgiving that though we were 
 parted in grief, we have met in brighter scenes of love and 
 labor, where there is no more parting in grief to endure. 
 
 Softly comes a gentle whisper to the weary brain, that 
 beyond the vale of waiting, stand the dear ones, not lost 
 but yours for evermore ; only waiting till the murmur of 
 earth's waters are no more. Only waiting till the glad 
 tidings come with swift flying wings of the dove, for us 
 to prepare for you, our dwelling with garlands most beau- 
 tiful and rare. All the pain of long, long waiting, will be 
 crowned with victory's blessings. All the darkness left 
 behind you will be forgotten in the brightness that sur- 
 rounds you as we usher you into the home among loved 
 ones on this shore. 
 
 Upon the sunny banks of Eden, upon the pure pebbled 
 shore, we often gather gems of beauty, which, but for you, 
 would be worthless, as for you we labor. For you we 
 
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 pray. Over you we watch both night and day. We do 
 not leave you. We could not leave you. Your home is 
 our home and there we mostly stay. 
 
 When tempests bleak and cold surround you whom we 
 love so dear, we come and softly whisper, " Love, the s" < 
 is shining on this side." The frost may glisten at you. 
 feet, but the angels bring you flowers sweet. When oft you 
 feel that your path is dark, we come to bring hope and 
 strength to toil faithfully up the path where you will meet 
 us lovingly, trustingly waiting to greet you. -Then we will 
 lead you to our home, where trouble and care shall never 
 be known. 
 
 It is with pleasure that I grant your request to give the 
 story of my entrance into the Beyond, of which you and I 
 had so often thought and become interested in before I 
 passed away from you. I ever stand ready to lend my 
 light to any who are in darkness and doubt. If one soul 
 is made more content, if the sorrow and pain of parting 
 with loved ones is lifted and any one made brighter through 
 reading the experiences of your Adelaide in the Beyond, 
 she will be glad, for we are ready to give unto all a gleam 
 of the glorious possibilities that await you in this beautiful 
 country beyond the sunset. Adelaide. 
 
18 BEYOND. 
 
 II. 
 
 Over the River. 
 
 My last remembrance of earth life is the conversation 
 with you in reference to the life in the Beyond and the 
 possibility of returning in some unmistakable way so that 
 you would know and feel my presence beyond doubt. The 
 next distinct thought was that I had awakened from a 
 deep, restful sleep and was being carried in some person's 
 arms. This surprised me, and on looking around I found 
 a beautiful white cloud enveloped me and prevented my 
 seeing any one. Another surprise was that I was free 
 from pain. Then I wondered what had happened to me. 
 Soon the cloud passed away and I found myself supported 
 by Father Kenyon, and resting in a place I had never seen 
 before ; there was nothing very unnatural here, but it ap- 
 peared strange. Here was Father Kenyon ; surely he had 
 died ; but here I saw him looking like life and natural. 
 More than that, he appeared to be caring for my comfort 
 just as he would on earth. 
 
 I now began to think the great change had come to me, 
 that I had in some way passed through the valley and 
 shadow of death and away from you. I had supposed 
 that to die was to suffer, struggle and dread to go. I had 
 experienced none of these things and did not know when 
 the great change had taken place. I did not know that 
 the Resurrection Day had come to me. I soon became 
 restless and inquired where I was and what had become of 
 you. Then Father Kenyon said that I was in the Beyond, 
 where all are free from sickness and pain, where all is love 
 
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 and bliss complete. This did not satisfy me ; I wanted to 
 return to my home, where my husband and baby boy were. 
 That was my Heaven, and I could think of no place where 
 I could be so happy as in the old home with my loved 
 ones. 
 
 Father assured me that he would return to you in com- 
 pany with me, but desired that I wait a little time, that I 
 might become stronger. I was not willing to wait and 
 was not contented. Then he said : " Listen for a mo- 
 ment." Then the sweetest singing I ever heard came 
 floating from the distance like a benediction, filling my 
 soul with its sweetness. I listened silently and in wonder. 
 Soon I saw six young ladies coming. They were more 
 beautiful than pen can picture. When they came to me, 
 one laid a wreath of flowers at my feet, another placed a 
 crown of lilies upon my head, another held a book before 
 me which was worn, faded and yellow, with the cover 
 nearly all worn away. She placed the book before me, 
 kneeling as she did so, and said : " This book of life is 
 well filled, deeds of kindness over-balancing all darkness. 
 The silver threads of life are not broken. The lessons and 
 struggles of earth life we will close up between its two 
 covers and give to the one who will cherish and show it to 
 others, that they may read on its pages the good to come 
 from ' doing unto others as you would that they do unto 
 you.' " She then raised her hands and the book disap- 
 peared and another was handed to me. This was perfectly 
 new and beautiful. The covers were like silver, with 
 leaves pure white and soft as silk. This she gave me and 
 said : " A new book is given unto you, to use as your 
 
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 spiritual intelligence best directs you. When complete, 
 you will pass onward and upward to receive another of 
 a higher condition. Thus we progress : onward and 
 upward. We love, bless and protect you forever." She 
 left the book in my lap. Then they sang sweetly and 
 passed away from my sight, leaving father and myself 
 alone. 
 
 What a lesson ! I cling to the book and prize it greatly, 
 and think I understand the lesson fully. 
 
 Then there shone upon me a golden light so bright that 
 I could not look up. Soon it passed away and before me 
 stood many loved ones who had passed into the Beyond 
 before I did. They all looked the same as in the earthly 
 form and so did I. All were glad to meet me and hoped 
 I would be happy and contented in the beautiful Summer 
 Valley. 
 
 This sounded strange to me. "Happy and contented" 
 in any place where my husband and child were not ? 
 No ; I was not contented and would prefer to return to 
 my earth home again. They bade me good bye and 
 requested father to lead me to them on my return from 
 the home where my loved ones in earth were. 
 
 Father took my hand in his and said : " My child, we 
 will now pass to earth. I will direct you safely as we go." 
 We journeyed through beautiful places where flowers 
 bloom and all was beautiful. Here I gathered lovely 
 blossoms for you. We were walking on flowers instead 
 of grass. Notwithstanding all this loveliness and grand- 
 eur I was not content, for my soul and love went out to 
 you and my baby boy. 
 
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 Before we came into earth atmosphere and condition, 
 there appeared before us great banks of snow white 
 clouds. They were beautiful. These clouds passed away 
 and we landed upon a bank of grass so green that it did 
 not look natural. We did not remain here long, but 
 passed along. We soon came to a misty, cloudy atmos- 
 phere which quickly passed away and I found that we 
 had now reached earth and I was by your side again. I 
 found that all was quiet. My body had been laid in its 
 last resting place and you were in deep sorrow with your 
 heart nearly breaking thinking that you were alone. 
 Alone ? No ; never ! 
 
 Then I hoped to come to you so that you would know 
 that you were not alone, but failed, except in putting my 
 arms lovingly around you and infusing into your soul 
 the hope that all would be well in the end ; that in the 
 Beyond we would be enabled to see each other face to 
 face again. I saw all your sorrow ; saw the thoughts you 
 had ; saw the unrest that hovered over you, and was then 
 glad that I had left our dear child to be your anchor. In 
 times of sorrow you would remember that though I was 
 not there, our child was and in need of greater care than 
 before. Then a calm would come over your soul, causing 
 me much joy. While you were so sorrowful I could not 
 leave you, for it would have been impossible for me to be 
 happy while I knew that you were miserable. 
 
 I saw that you must haye a home for yourself and our 
 child before you could be contented again, and I remained 
 with you much of the time until you decided to let our 
 Libbie be a mother to our boy and a helpmeet to yourself. 
 
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 May the loving angels be ever near her, for she has most 
 nobly accomplished all I hoped and prayed for. Until 
 your home was surrounded by the loving care of one 
 who would be a mother and wife, I could not be content 
 to pass to other conditions in the new life in the Beyond. 
 
 Father Kenyon was with me nearly all this time and 
 when we saw that you were again contented and happy, he 
 led me to other scenes. 
 
 When we decided to leave you for a time, he took my 
 hand and I again felt myself rising in the air. I looked 
 back and could see everything very clearly and was sad, 
 for it appeared that I was leaving all I loved in the world. 
 He put his protecting arm around me and said, " My child, 
 you must not feel so sad, for you can return to those you 
 love at any time, and you should not grieve in this way at 
 the parting." I made no reply. My thoughts were of 
 you and the loved ones in earth life, and I did not think 
 there could be any place so dear to me as the one close by 
 your side and our loved ones in the form. 
 
 As we passed out of sight of the earth, we appeared to 
 be in the clouds ; here and there I could see paths leading 
 to some place. Imagine yourself walking on the beauti- 
 ful banks of white clouds, and passing up over one and an- 
 other, passing on and on, coming to other clouds, with 
 color, some pink and others of a golden hue ! 
 
 We finally came to a path, when father said : " Look 
 to your left, my child." 
 
 There I saw a great many children coming down the 
 path to us. They were all dressed in some thin white ma- 
 terial, and each had flowers ; oh, so many kinds of lovely 
 
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 flowers ! As they came near, we stood still ; then each 
 came to me for a kiss. Then they rose up in the air and 
 dropped their flowers upon me. When the last one came 
 for a kiss, she said : " We welcome you to Summer Val- 
 ley — that is where we all live ; this grandpa will lead you 
 to us after a time." She placed a wreath upon my head, 
 then all of them disappeared. 
 
 I was surprised and had nothing to say, but looked to 
 father for an explanation. He said : "Dear Adelaide, 
 you have only commenced to see the beauties of this 
 Heavenly sphere." 
 
 Though I could not feel that I was yet in Heaven, for 
 that would mean complete happiness, I was conscious that 
 a feeling of content was creeping in. Here the cloud that 
 had been with me since leaving earth passed away, and we 
 were on green grass, where all was perfectly lovely. Here 
 we followed a path that led to father's home, where four 
 beautiful and bright children came to meet us. They also 
 had flowers, which were scattered in the pathway. As we 
 approached, one came to greet me and said : " We want a 
 mamma and are so glad you have come ! " 
 
 The pathway was scattered over with flowers, the door- 
 way was one mass of vine, with flowers arranged so as to 
 form a harp. Inside, the home was like a bower of flow- 
 ers. Birds came in and out fearlessly, singing their happy 
 songs. In the center of the room was a comfortable chair, 
 in which father placed me, where I enjoyed perfect rest. 
 
 Words cannot convey the feeling of perfect bliss that 
 filled my soul, and I was completely lost in wonder and 
 delight. While sitting there, one of the little girls placed 
 
24 BEYOND. 
 
 a very large basket of flowers in my lap, which filled the 
 air with a strengthening, soothing influence. After rest- 
 ing in this beautiful place for some time, Father Kenyon 
 came to my side and said : "Adelaide, do you know that 
 now you are in Heaven ? " " Yes, father ; I know where 
 I am." 
 
 Then we passed out of the home and I was spellbound 
 at the gloriously beautiful scene before me. Now I could 
 see clearly things at a distance. One of the children held 
 my hand and enjoyed my amazement very much as she ex- 
 plained all they, the children, had done in and around the 
 home. We walked down by the river and sat down on a 
 mound of moss ; then I felt that if you and our child were 
 with me, all would be complete. 
 
 I remained here in father's home a long time, perfectly 
 contented among so much beauty and restfulness. After 
 becoming fully rested and better acquainted with the sur- 
 roundings, I accompanied father on a visit to Summer 
 Valley, where the children live and where he was a fre- 
 quent visitor. 
 
 As we came in sight of Summer Valley, I was again 
 surprised. I expected to see children, but not such a 
 great host of them. Oh, how many there were ! I could 
 think of nothing except thousands of little chickens. As 
 we came near, we sat down on a bank or mound of flow- 
 ers. Soon they saw us and came running up. Some had 
 dolls, others pictures, and all the various things that chil- 
 dren love to play with. Here I was again overcome with 
 amazement, and was now fully certain that I was in 
 Heaven. My mother's love yearned for little children, 
 
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 and I would have been glad to have brooded them all as a 
 mother hen does her chicks. 
 
 I wondered why so many were here, and father said : 
 "These are little ones who have no mamma on this side, 
 and many of them will never know who their mother is. 
 They are beautiful children, and very happy ; and never 
 have any trouble." 
 
 The four children in father's home came from here, and 
 I learned that I could have some of them for my own when 
 I desired to care for them. 
 
 After mothers have been here for some time, they long 
 for little children, and go to Summer Valley and take as 
 many as they desire ; usually as many as they have left on 
 the other shore, sometimes more. 
 
 We returned to father's home, where I remained a 
 long time and became very much attached to the four 
 little ones under his care. 
 
 Notwithstanding all this Heavenly beauty, there would 
 come over me a cloud of discontent, a longing for my 
 loved ones on the other shore and then I would return to 
 you and use all my power to lift you out of the sorrow 
 that continued to hover over you at times. I noticed that 
 every visit of this kind gave me more strength and I re- 
 turned to the home in the Beyond in a more contented 
 condition. 
 
 And so it is that when we strive to lift up others we are 
 likewise benefited. Thus it was that I learned that I had 
 a noble work before me. My life here is passed greatly in 
 learning the way of helping others. 
 
 You and I thought all our plans and hopes were blasted 
 
BEYOND. 
 
 no 
 
 in the bud, when we were separated in tears. But 
 there shines a more glorious light to-day than when I 
 passed away. I am with you just the same, and come to 
 you from this side with the story of my life and love for 
 you, and the assurance of the life and joy in store for us in 
 this beautiful country of the Beyond, where we will be re- 
 united to part no more. 
 
 Yes ; I will learn more fully the laws overruling the 
 Heavens ; will try and rise to a perfect understanding of 
 this world of beauty where all is so harmoniously grand, 
 so that from time to time I may be enabled to hold out to 
 you a beacon star that shall guide you safely and trustingly 
 to this home among the blest. 
 
 Just across the river that runs near Father Kenyon's 
 home, is a beautiful Mountain Island. The trees are per- 
 fect and in great variety. I often wondered how they 
 came there. Were they planted by some one, or did 
 they always and forever stand there in such beautiful 
 green ? Do they ever lose their lovely foliage ? This 
 was for me to learn, and I felt that I was like an infant 
 fully grown in statue, but not in wisdom. 
 
 Father had built a rustic bridge over the river at the 
 time he selected this lovely spot for his home. The de- 
 sire to visit the Island and learn more of it possessed me, 
 and I passed over and found a path leading from the 
 bridge, and as there was only the one path, concluded to 
 follow that and learn where it led. It wound along near the 
 water's edge until near the center of the Island, there turned 
 windingly up and around until it reached the top of the Moun- 
 tain ; there I found a rustic seat and a little bed of violets. 
 
BEYOND. 27 
 
 There I rested and looked in all directions, with nothing 
 to obstruct my vision. On looking down, I was surprised 
 at the distance to the river. I could see clearly the sur- 
 rounding country, and saw here and there little villages or 
 settlements, no two alike. Could see people passing to and 
 fro. Children were every place. In one direction I saw 
 people on the river and thought they were a party pic-nic- 
 ing. All was so like things on earth that I was surprised 
 and spellbound, and was not inclined to leave this place 
 for some time. 
 
 "When ready to leave for home, I thought the children 
 would be pleased with some of the violets, and gathered 
 some for them, and to fasten to my dress. While ar- 
 ranging the flowers I heard a great many voices singing. 
 I could see no one coming, as the path wound around 
 out of my sight as it led down the mountain. Soon the 
 mystery was solved, for up the path up the side of the 
 mountain came very many children with flowers in their 
 hands. Soon they came to the place where I was sitting 
 and threw their flowers all around me. There was nothing 
 said until all came near. There was a great number, yet 
 there was room for all of them. One climbed into my lap 
 and put flowers all over my hair. Another made a necklace 
 of lilies. Another made a bouquet, and yet another made 
 a hat of vine, " sailor shaped," and placed it on my head 
 and said : " You is our mamma and we come to tell you so ; 
 ain't you glad ? " 
 
 I told them " Yes" ; and that I loved them all. Then 
 they sang a bird song that was so charming that once 
 heard can never be forgotten. Here were children from 
 
28 BEYOND. 
 
 three to fourteen years of age, all singing as none in earth 
 life can. In this song all kinds of singing birds were imi- 
 tated to perfection. No; I cannot describe this scene. You 
 will be obliged to wait till you come, before you can com- 
 prehend the difference between earthlyand heavenly singing. 
 After this surprise and the wonderful singing ceased, 
 they wished to accompany me home. Then two little ones 
 clasped my hands and led me down the pathway, followed 
 by the rest to the rustic bridge, where father, Libbie, 
 Susan and the four children of father's care met us. Then 
 my group again sang one of their lovely songs. 
 
 I learned that these children came from Summer Valley 
 and were acquainted with Father Kenyon. After playing 
 some time they were ready to return and wanted me to go 
 with them and I really wanted to go, but father thought I 
 would prefer to take up my work among older ones and 
 proposed to go with me to " Palace Garden," where chil- 
 dren from ten to fifteen have a home and school where 
 music, singing, drawing, painting and other arts were 
 taught. We remained there some time, and though all 
 was grand and beautifully harmonious, there were no little 
 children and my mother nature was longing for them, so 1 
 decided to return to father's home and go with the dear 
 little ones in Summer Valley. 
 
 There are places here where all can learn the things un- 
 learned and longed for in earth life. 
 
 There is one place where father often goes to learn more 
 fully the laws overruling us, for we learn that there is 
 much to unlearn and learn aright after coming into this 
 life in the Beyond. 
 
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 It was not long after returning from the visit to Pal- 
 ace Garden before I commenced my work among the lit- 
 tle ones in Summer Valley and there I remained a long 
 time. While working there I selected five girls and five 
 boys to take with me and care for as my own. I concluded 
 to take them to father's home and there decide where to 
 build a home of my own. 
 
 Before commencing my home I was requested to work 
 with a band of ladies in receiving little babies and small 
 children who have no mammas here to receive and care for 
 them. This work pleased my band of ten little ones and 
 I always had some of them accompany me when I was 
 called in this work of loving care. 
 
 Our work was to visit the mortal side of life and be 
 ready to receive the little soul as it passed away from the 
 mortal form, and bring it into the spiritual sphere, freed 
 from sickness and suffering, here to grow up amid smiling, 
 happy faces, and scenes of great beauty. I remained in 
 this work until your first sickness after I came to this side. 
 Then I thought you also were coming into the happy life 
 here ; but you came not, therefore we put off home 
 making at that time. 
 
 You will think it very strange that here in the Beyond 
 everything so much resembles the world you live in, and so 
 it was with me at first, for I had never learned much re- 
 specting the wonderful new life and beauties in the Beyond, 
 and I come now with these letters to tell you a truthful 
 story of real life here. Adelaide. 
 
30 BEYOND. 
 
 III. 
 
 Adelaides First Christmas In The Beyond. 
 
 My Dear Husband : Another Christmas is drawing 
 near, making thirty-four since I came to this beautiful 
 Summer Land. All these years I have been waiting 
 patiently and watching tenderly over your earth life ; at 
 all times coming as close to you as surrounding conditions 
 would permit, and though the way was not open for me to 
 come all these years, I fully understood and waited, know- 
 ing that the door would swing wide open some day so that 
 I could answer all the questions about the Beyond, that we 
 were so eagerly trying to solve before we were parted in 
 grief and disappointment. 
 
 I write you at this time to answer your thought as to 
 how I enjoyed my first Christmas in the new life. 
 
 I was assured by our Father Kenyon that each and every 
 one who had in earth life been accustomed to commemorate 
 Christmas did also observe and celebrate the day here. 
 
 It was in your lovely month of October when I came to 
 this country of more exceeding beauty, and Christmas had 
 scarcely entered my mind. When the thought did come, 
 it was a wonder to me how I could enjoy that day without 
 snow and the jingle of sleigh bells with the merry laughter 
 of my dear ones in earth life. 
 
 At this time I was not very contented in the new life in 
 the Beyond, separated from the dear home and loved ones 
 left in sorrow. Probably no young wife and mother would 
 be perfectly happy away from the home nest, though sur- 
 rounded by indescribable beauty and loveliness amidst 
 
BEYOND. 31 
 
 friends in the Beyond, who were doing all that was possible 
 to alleviate her sorrow. So much in this new life had sur- 
 prised me that I was content to wait and learn how holi- 
 days were enjoyed on this side of the river of life, for I 
 concluded that nearly all things were possible here. 
 
 For some time before Christmas time, people were pass- 
 ing father's home with their arms full of good things, and 
 they appeared to come from all directions. Then I was 
 satisfied that there must be plenty of good things in some 
 place. So much activity and preparation gave me the 
 thought to do something myself, and I consulted father. I 
 then decided that as I knew spirit return to be a fact, I 
 would at this particular time return and take "my love 
 token " to you. 
 
 As I was thinking about this visit and wondering what 
 would best please you, a little bird flew directly before me, 
 lighting at my feet amid the flowers. As I looked down, 
 the flowers were more perfect and brilliant than I had ever 
 noticed them, and I gathered many and carried them to you. 
 How glad I was that I did so, for you were lonely and sad ! 
 I covered you with them and talked to you, as when with 
 you in the form, nor did I leave you until your earthly 
 morning light broke over the hilltop. 
 
 I was perfectly aware that you could not see me nor the 
 beautiful flowers I had brought, but I also knew that my 
 presence gave you hope and strength to meet the trials of 
 the day, and the flowers did me nearly as much good. You 
 sometimes wonder why we come to you in earth life with 
 such a profusion of flowers, so long as you cannot see them. 
 We are aware of the fact that you cannot, yet we come to 
 
32 BEYOND. 
 
 you and make our presence known, so that you are encour- 
 aged and strengthened. This you know ; and we know 
 that the beautiful flowers are as real as anything else in 
 this life in the Beyond. We love them and can see where 
 they do help the conditions wherever they are placed in 
 profusion. Therefore, do not question the loving influence 
 of the beautiful flowers we bring you, though you cannot 
 see them. 
 
 As the morning light broke over the hills, I left you and 
 returned to father's home in the Beyond at that Christmas 
 time. "Little Dottie" came running to meet me with, 
 " Oh, come and see what you got, and all the rest ! " She 
 led me into the home, and there stood a large arch of 
 beautiful yellow leaves which glistened like gold. Under- 
 neath was a chair, covered with rosebuds, with a motto, 
 "Welcome, Adelaide, pure and sweet as the dew that 
 falleth upon the open bud," made with a scarlet flower. 
 
 This was a great surprise to me, and sent a thrill of joy 
 through my soul at this remembrance and loving token 
 from those on this side of the river. The children said 
 they did nearly all of it for me — dear loving ones ! Little 
 Joe came and put his arms around my neck and said: "We 
 are going to a nice place now and we will have a gay time; 
 are you not glad you come over here just when you did?" 
 
 I cannot now describe all we saw, and will only tell you 
 of one place we visited. We came to a deep valley with a 
 path leading through the beautiful trees. A little brooklet 
 trickled along over the stones and pebbles bright, and in 
 the distance I could see a bright illumination of many 
 colors. We could hear many voices laughing, singing and 
 
BEYOND. 33 
 
 talking. When we came nearer we saw a large level place 
 covered with leaves, white as crystal; on the sides were 
 high banks from which hung streamers and flags of glisten- 
 ing white. In the center of this beautiful place stood a 
 lovely " Christmas tree " completely loaded with gifts of 
 every description, making in all the most beautiful place 
 imaginable. 
 
 We were constantly met by little children and older 
 people who had a cheerful word to say, or a flower to 
 give. There was music and singing by the hundreds here 
 assembled, which was simply heavenly. 
 
 You in earth life cannot think how the singing here fills 
 the soul with love divine. Each and every one appeared 
 to receive a token of love from some source. 
 
 All gifts here have a personal application. Father received 
 a banner upon which were two hands clasped together, 
 meaning "Hand of Fellowship." I received a " staff upon 
 which to lean in case of doubt." I only describe these two 
 to give you a correct idea of the nature of the gifts. This 
 entertainment frequently lasts for some time, friends com- 
 ing from near and far to visit and become acquainted and 
 welcome the stranger. 
 
 Here I passed my first Christmas in Heaven, and had 
 you and baby been there my cup of happiness would have 
 been full to the brim. Yes ; welcome Christmas time, with 
 loving thoughts for all ! Adelaide. 
 
34 BEYOND. 
 
 IV. 
 
 Adelaides Home. 
 
 The time having come for me to commence my home I 
 consulted father and was greatly pleased with his sugges- 
 tion to build at the foot of Mountain Island. We decided 
 on the rustic plan, so as to correspond with father's, which 
 I think is very beautiful. 
 
 When you come down to the river's bank we will meet 
 and lead you through a lovely valley, fringed with beauti- 
 ful trees and a clear stream of water running along. On 
 all sides are beautiful flowers and birds fill the air with 
 their sweet songs. As we pass along the way you will soon 
 come to our home, which is cosily nestled under the land- 
 scape at the foot of the Island near the river. It will re- 
 mind you of the old song of " Love in a Cottage,"for all the 
 woodwork is completely covered with a climbing vine that 
 throws out such a profusion of white flowers as to make it 
 appear like a bower instead of a home. Inside are rooms 
 for all of you. 
 
 Grandpa's Room looks out on the grounds, where he 
 can sit and see a fountain of sparkling water and very many 
 lovely flowers. The carpet of this room is forget-me-nots 
 and lilies of the valley. The easy chair is made of ever- 
 green wood. There is a collection of reading matter here 
 that may surprise you. There is a little rocker of pure 
 white and many playthings, claimed by your darling Edna, 
 which are closely gathered by your chair. We have no 
 use for doors, but there is an archway leading from your 
 room to Libbie's and my room. 
 
 
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 Mother Libbie 1 s Hoomhas for a carpet the primrose ; the 
 first to bloom on earth. Her armchair is made of different 
 colored grasses worked together. Little Edna gathered the 
 grasses and we made the chair. Close by this chair is your 
 darling Edna's willow rocker and a box of silk pieces from 
 which she is making " a tidy for grandma's chair." She is 
 working a little every day, making pretty things for "my 
 grandma." This room is covered on the inside with scarlet 
 flowers on one side, and white lilies, roses, tulips and phlox 
 on the other. Edna found a pair of parrots and said grand- 
 ma must have them and they are here with many other 
 birds flying in and out your room fearlessly. If grandma 
 could see how happy we are, she would not grieve so much, 
 for she could see that her darling one has escaped all trou- 
 ble, and left a world of care. She is not lost, but safely 
 sheltered in our loving care. 
 
 Edna's Boom opens into grandma's on one side and 
 mamma's on the other. The carpet in her room is moss that 
 has a white surface, making it look like silver frost. The 
 sides of her room are covered with a vine that has white 
 blossoms like a fuchia with a pink center ; the flowers are so 
 thick that you can scarcely see the vine. One little chair 
 is here, like all the rest of hers, made of white willow. On 
 one side of the archway leading into her room stands a 
 pure white lily ; we name it " Purity." Here are many 
 playthings, including a " blue dressed dollie and two others." 
 Also a large box of " white pieces," and another of silk, 
 " like mamma's." There is also in her room a little white table 
 covered with pictures and books, but she likes none so well 
 as the old ones at home that " Grandpa has looked over 
 
3 6 BEYOND. 
 
 with her so many times." When we return and do not see 
 them, she inquires about them. Please do not put them out of 
 sight. Over the entrance to her room is a letter E, that we 
 trained that way and she thinks very much of it. She has 
 added to her collection of pictures, one of grandpa and lit- 
 tle brother ; we had all the others before. This may ap- 
 pear strange to you, but when you go to have your pictures 
 taken, we also go and have a card ready and your face 
 comes on our card also. 
 
 Edna's Papa and Mamma's Room is a beautiful place 
 to rest in. Papa's easy chair is made of weeping willow, 
 twined together in a lovely way. He is likely to be the first 
 to come and will find it a place of restfulness and happi- 
 ness. Mamma's chair is made, or covered with different 
 ribbons of all colors and is very beautiful. Edna said: 
 "Mamma makes so many pretty things, but I guess she 
 will like that." The carpet is of moss that we have gath- 
 ered since Edna came. Here is a piano and music in 
 abundance, also pictures, fancy work, children's play- 
 things, books for papa and flowers in every nook and corner. 
 Here papa will find all restful and quiet, and will have his 
 every wish gratified. We think all of us will hail the glad 
 day when we can say " we are all at home, never to part 
 again." 
 
 Edward's Room has a carpet of fern shaped moss and 
 flowers of all colors. The window is full of flowers and in 
 the center of the window is a little fountain that throws up 
 a beautiful spray, and in the basin are gold fish. Little 
 birds fly into this basin and enjoy a morning bath. This 
 room is lined on all sides with a vine that has a blue bios- 
 
BEYOND. 37 
 
 som. The chair is a grapevine that we have trained into 
 perfect shape and then twined it up on one side of the room 
 so that he will have plenty of grapes within reach and can 
 help himself without leaving his chair. The bookcase is 
 made of silver wood and is beautifully white ; foot rest of 
 the same. Edna has one of her chairs here also, as she 
 thinks "Uncle Ed. can't get along without me." Flowers, 
 birds, fountain and all are in harmonious colors. 
 
 Our Ralph's Room. — This room has a vine on all sides 
 like your fragrant sweet pea and is very beautiful and 
 blossoms very profusely. The carpet a very beautiful 
 green moss that harmonizes perfectly with all in the room. 
 In the center of the room is a light colored moss mound 
 with a little fountain in the center that throws up a spray 
 of water, creating a delightful cool air and odor that is very 
 restful and refreshing. There is a table at one side with 
 books on it. Running up the table legs is a scarlet flower- 
 ing vine. His armchair is- covered with scarlet bark. 
 There are several chairs in his room. There are many 
 beautiful pictures and various fancy ornaments on the 
 wall and other places. I have given my son a room in our 
 home, for we wish him here as much as possible after 
 he comes into the Beyond. Notwithstanding that he will 
 make a home for himself and family after he does come, 
 we will also have a place for him and them in the home 
 nest. 
 
 The Family Room. — This is a general assembly room, 
 large and comfortable, with an ivy vine covering the sides 
 and entrances. This vine has no flowers; is simply a 
 beautiful green. The floor is covered with the same beauti- 
 
38 BEYOND. 
 
 ful green moss, that has a flower like the morning glory. 
 In the center of the room is a large table covered with a 
 beautiful spread. On the table are books, baskets of fruit 
 and graces that were not gathered from Ed.'s chair. There 
 are chairs for all of you, and foot rests, so that you can sit 
 and look out and see the river and rest to your hearts con- 
 tent. 
 
 My Room.— This room has for a carpet the same beauti- 
 ful moss that covers Ralph's and the family room. It has 
 a strange running vine, trained on the sides ; first comes a 
 fine white leaf, then a yellow, next a scarlet one and it is 
 very beautiful, reminding me of autumn. In the center is 
 a group of different flowers that grow thrifty and high. 
 My easy chair is by the door leading to Kenyon's room, 
 which brings Libbie, you and myself near each other. You 
 see that I do not intend to be alone. There are three 
 chairs here, one for each of us ; they have blue backs on a 
 white. There is a foot rest for him and stools for us. 
 Here are workbaskets, reading matter, pictures and many 
 gems of artistic work that have been presented to me. On 
 the sides of the room are vases with lilies white. You will 
 not be obliged to go away from here for anything for a long 
 time, as I can entertain and interest you for a long time, in 
 relating the very many experiences I have met in this 
 beautiful country of the Beyond. 
 
 The Grounds About Our Home are a beautiful green; 
 fountain, with a circle of flowers around them ; flower 
 beds, in various places, full of beautiful blossoms that never 
 fade ; and a rustic Summer house with a running vine 
 completely covering it ; there are seats in it and a vase of 
 
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 flowers that are Edna's especial care. At the river is a 
 platform covered overhead with vines. The path leading to 
 Edna's room has a border of fine lilies of the valley. The 
 one to grandma's room is bordered with forget-me-nots. 
 To papa Bert's room are primroses. To Ralph and Ed- 
 ward's, a bright scarlet flower. All the paths are of moss 
 and bordered with flowers of various kinds. 
 
 We are continually adding something to our grounds 
 and home, so that when you come there will be many other 
 things for us to show and describe. 
 
 After reading my very poor description of the home we 
 have here in the Beyond, do you wonder that so many are 
 astonished and in doubt as to whether they are in earth or 
 Heaven upon first coming into this beautiful country 
 beyond the river ? Adelaide. 
 
40 BEYOND. 
 
 V. 
 
 Edna's Reception. 
 Our home was completed before Edna came to us. Her 
 mother's cry of despair was heard by loving angels in the 
 Beyond and I now come with the assurance that they are 
 "ministering angels" to all who mourn for loved ones 
 who have passed into this beautiful home of the soul. 
 There are loving ones on this side waiting and watching to 
 receive all of earth's children and make them happy in this 
 life of loving care and beauty. 
 
 I saw the cloud hovering over your home and knew that 
 nothing could prevent the sorrow that would so crushingly 
 envelop you who had only this one little darling in the 
 home-nest, and I remained closely by your side, imparting 
 all the strength possible, so that you would not give up in 
 despair, when the dreadful hour came. 
 
 Fear not, my dear one, all in earth life have guardian 
 angels given unto them and it has ever been my pleasure 
 to assume that loving care over you and yours. 
 
 When the time came for your darling to leave the 
 earthly form, I received and carried her lovingly to our 
 home in Heaven, where many little ones from Summer 
 Valley were waiting her coming. They had known for 
 some time that she would soon come and were anxious to 
 greet her. 
 
 They had covered our home with perfect white blossoms; 
 the path to the home was also covered with white flowers 
 and my chair was covered with white satin, which fell to 
 the mossy carpet. Over the entrance were the words, 
 
BEYOND. 41 
 
 " Angel Edna," made of flowers. Part way down the 
 pathway they had erected a beautiful bell, composed of 
 white and pink rosebuds, and at the bell were stationed 
 four little ones, who dropped sprigs of tiny lilies of the 
 valley upon her breast as I passed and then followed, sing- 
 ing " My precious one, come into our bower." 
 
 On entering the home I sat down in my chair and held 
 her close to my bosom, and all waited for her to awake 
 into conciousness. Very soon she opened her beautiful 
 eyes, and looked quietly at me for a long time, then gazed 
 at the group of twenty-five little ones surrounding her. 
 They remained perfectly quiet. Soon she raised her eyes 
 to my face once more, then put her hands up and covered 
 her face. I kissed her and inquired if she would like to 
 go to her grandma, grandpa, papa and mamma ? If she 
 did, I would take her to them, for I loved her and would 
 be glad to go with her. I told her that she was so very 
 sick that I had taken her away from home so she could get 
 well again ; that I had been by her all the time and would 
 like to have her stay here in my home, if she would like to. 
 
 She made no reply to this, then I said, " Shall we take 
 some of these pretty flowers to mamma and all the rest ? 
 I will put a lot of them in a basket, and you and I will go 
 and show them to grandpa. Shall we, darling ? " Then, 
 as I feared, she burst out crying as though her heart would 
 break, and said, " I want to go home." 
 
 Then I took her close to my bosom and she put her arms 
 tight around my neck and thus we returned to her earth 
 home and you who were so bowed down with grief at your 
 great loss. 
 
42 BEYOND. 
 
 She appeared to feel that I was her friend and was never 
 afraid of me. Oh, if I could have prevented the pang of 
 homesickness the darling felt at that time, how happy 
 would I have been ! 
 
 When we returned, all was quiet in the home, and her 
 little earthly form was laid away among the beautiful 
 flowers to remain forever at rest. 
 
 As we entered the side door, our little rosebud spoke for 
 the first time after the cry to go home, and said, "There is 
 grandpa." I put her down and she walked directly to 
 grandpa and climbed into his lap and there nestled down 
 for some time before saying anything, then said: "You 
 didn't want me to stay away, did you ? " 
 
 She knew she had been taken away from home in some 
 way, and she was not happy among strangers. After sit- 
 ting in grandpa's lap some time, she slipped down and 
 went to grandma, and told her that " she saw whole lots of 
 pretty flowers and lots of little girls, but she didn't want to 
 stay." Then she went to mamma and told her that " she 
 saw lots of pretty flowers, and lots of pretty girls, and lots 
 of pretty things, and don't you want to see them ? " 
 
 As none of you answered, she was surprised, for you had 
 always been so glad to listen and talk with her. She won- 
 dered what had happened to all of you. She did not for a 
 moment think that anything had happened to her, for she 
 had on her plush waist and plaid skirt that she and grand- 
 pa liked so well. I told her that mamma and all of you 
 were not feeling very well just now, which appeared to 
 satisfy her, as she said, "Well, that is too bad; guess 
 they will feel better pretty soon." Then she went to her 
 
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 sick papa's bedside and laid her head lovingly down by his 
 face and said: "You don't feel very well, do you, papa?" 
 As he said nothing, she remarked, " Guess papa is gone to 
 sleep." 
 
 I saw a cloud of disappointment coming over her face, 
 and knew that I must in some way explain the change that 
 had come to her, and took her in my arms and told her 
 that she had been very sick; that I had taken her to my 
 home where she would never be sick any more; that all of 
 you were feeling so bad just now that you could not see 
 her, but would be very glad to know that she was well 
 again and happy. She did not understand this, as she was 
 only four years old, but appeared to think it must be some 
 such way or I would not have told her so. She had so 
 much confidence in me from the first that my whole soul 
 went out to her. 
 
 It took time for her to understand that she had changed, 
 and frequently said, " Mamma Adelaide, I am not changed 
 at all, only I am well now, and don't cough any more." 
 And so I allowed her to think that you had changed, or 
 were feeling badly about something, but assured her that 
 you would feel better and be happy pretty soon. " Pretty 
 soon " is a charming way she has of getting around things 
 she cannot understand — " Well, it will be all right pretty 
 soon," and passes on. 
 
 Edna is never unhappy in my home here in the Beyond, 
 but does not want to remain away from "my home," as 
 she terms your earth home, and I am also very happy in 
 the same earth home, therefore we spend very much of 
 our time there. 
 
44 BEYOND. 
 
 All children are not so strongly attached to the earth 
 home as she is, but all, like her, long to see their mamma 
 and loved ones, and would be perfectly miserable if they 
 could not return and nestle close up to the dear ones as be- 
 fore the change that carries them into this new life in the 
 Beyond. 
 
 It was well that you allowed all her playthings to remain 
 as they were when she passed away, for she always looks 
 for them and is happy among them. It is a great mistake 
 to put everything out of sight, for then the home is so 
 changed that the little ones are doubly grieved and sorrow- 
 ful. They wonder why you do not notice them, and are 
 also grieved because all their toys have gone, both making 
 the dear little angels often weep at the wonderful change 
 that has come over the home. 
 
 We gradually lead them to understand that they have 
 become angels; that we on this side are spirits and you are 
 mortals; that some time you will get sick and come to our 
 home as she did; that then you will not feel bad anymore; 
 and then you will always remain with them here in this 
 home in the Summer Land. We always teach them that 
 they can return to the earth home and carry these lovely 
 flowers and have nice, happy times there. 
 
 Never, in the past nor in the future, will loved ones be 
 taken to punish you for wrong doing. No, never. They 
 leave earth life from lack of strength and health to battle 
 with the vicissitudes of earth life and are transplanted in a 
 more genial and beautiful clime of eternal life. Our 
 Savior has given us a love for our own and here we do 
 not aspire to higher conditions until all our loved ones are 
 
BEYOND. 45 
 
 once more together. We live for them here in Heaven as 
 "below : by loving and protecting our own we are fulfilling 
 and carrying out His command. 
 
 Edna is ever with me, and when you come to this shore 
 the very first to meet and greet you will be your darling 
 child and myself. Then we will lead you to more beauti- 
 ful scenes and to a more beautiful home than you can imag- 
 ine. Mortal eye hath not seen the wonderful beauties of 
 the Beyond. Have no fear for the happiness and well be- 
 ing of your darling little rosebud. She will ever have the 
 loving care of the angels who will bring her to you very 
 often. We will come to you with loving influences and 
 words of comfort to cheer as you pass from duty to duty 
 in earth life, and when your work is done, you will receive 
 a rich reward in your heavenly home with us. 
 
 Do not let thoughts of discontent spring into life to 
 trouble thee. Your soul should live content in all its 
 brightness. Do not let your life on earth be one of long- 
 ing, but know that your " Little Rosebud " and your 
 loved ones will lead and be your guide everywhere. You 
 have the knowledge that we live. The ones you hold so 
 dear are here. We come to make a Heaven of your life 
 as on you sweep with the tide. We will steer your bark 
 with love divine and set the helm to reach that shore 
 where all your earthly woes and troubles will cease, where 
 love and rest will greet you everymore. 
 
 When the call is given for you to come, you will review 
 the past and find the blots in the book of time forever 
 erased by the many good deeds you have done. Then it 
 will be our joy to know we have you safe home at last ; 
 
46 BEYOND. 
 
 to have my dear one in my arms once more and feel the 
 fond embrace. Our souls will then view our virtues face 
 to face. 
 
 The world is dark and you cannot see the gleam of light 
 that is shining there, but oh, how brightly it beams to 
 light and lead you to a brighter sphere ! Yes, darling, 
 greet us; we are here. Let all the love your soul has 
 known spring into action at the thought that I am here, all 
 your own ; and close beside me stands always your darling 
 child Edna. 
 
 Yes, let dread winter's tempests wail and roar; you need 
 not dread the dismal sound. Let j^our heart sing with joy, 
 full of love, in knowing that we are ever with you. Let 
 this blessed day be as a ray of light to guide you, for 
 know when sorrow bears you down, that sunshine quickly 
 follows after gloom and drives the clouds far away. Look 
 up, my love, and catch the gleam of sunlight as it casts its 
 glow into your soul with purest beam to light you, as on 
 the way you go. We will assist and guide you through 
 the journey of earthly care. We will be the light to lead 
 you on and share your sorrows everywhere. Oh yes ! we 
 will know each other then, with love yet stronger grown 
 and our happiness complete at last. 
 
 Lovingly yours, 
 
 Adelaide. 
 
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 VI. 
 
 Henry' 's Letter. 
 
 Mr Dear Wife and Daughter : I write you at this, 
 the first time I have had since coming into this beautiful 
 country, to send you the glad tidings that I am not dead 
 nor sleeping, that surely it is not all of death to die ; and 
 I want you to realize that I still live and retain all the love 
 and affection for you that had so many years of earth life 
 to mature. 
 
 We do not forget or change for the worse on coming, 
 here, and when the time arrives for you to lay down the 
 mortal and put on the garments of immortality I will meet 
 you at the river with outstretched arms and welcome you 
 to our beautiful home in Heaven. There are many man- 
 sions here and I have come to prepare one for you, where 
 you shall ever be at rest and live in happiness. 
 
 I realize the fact that you have missed me very much 
 and have wondered how I found the new life and what con- 
 ditions surrounded me. I was very glad to accept Father 
 Kenyon's invitation to come here and write, hoping to 
 satisfy you that I am not dead, so that the cloud of sorrow 
 may roll from your soul. 
 
 Now I will relate my experiences in the early dawn of 
 the new life to me in this country, after the " Resurrection 
 Day " that not only came to me, but will come to all when 
 they lay down the mortal and put on the robes of immortal 
 life. 
 
 The last I remember after the accident, was a sinking 
 sensation^different from fainting, and I was then lost to 
 
48 BEYOND. 
 
 pain. How long I remained in this condition I do not 
 know, but the first remembrance after that was when I 
 stood just where the accident happened and was walking 
 up to the house, where I met you crying. I inquired what 
 the trouble was and was surprised that you did not answer. 
 I then passed into the house and there saw my own self 
 lying on the bed dead. Then I thought I was crazy. I 
 tried to tell you that I was there and all right, but could 
 not make you understand that I was talking to you. In my 
 anxiety to do so I became partially unconscious and felt my- 
 self lifted away or carried to some place. I could not see 
 clearly nor tell where I was being carried, and finally be- 
 came lost in unconciousness or sleep. 
 
 I do not know how long I remained in this condition, but 
 finally opened my eyes just as though waking out of a 
 natural sleep, and found myself in the most beautiful place 
 imaginable. All was very green ; nothing decayed ; trees, 
 flowers and birds, lovely and in great profusion. At my 
 side was a stream of the clearest water I ever saw, but I 
 was all alone and wondered where in the world I was. I 
 rather thought it was a dream. 
 
 While wondering about things here and where I was, 
 music came floating from the distance and I soon heard 
 " Nearer My God to Thee," and the persona singing came 
 within my vision but passed by, apparently not seeing me. 
 Such singing I never heard before. 
 
 I called, but could not make them hear nor did any one 
 come, and I became restless and uneasy. Very soon I saw 
 a lady coming with a bevy of little children. They had 
 their arms full of flowers. The leader had a wreath, and as 
 
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 she came up, placed it upon my head and all the children 
 sang sweetly. A calm came over me and I then saw that 
 the lady was my mother. She took me to her and the 
 little ones covered me with flowers. 
 
 Mother told me all that had happened and where I was, 
 but I could not realize that I had really passed away from 
 earth and the ones I loved so dearly. I soon became sat- 
 isfied of the fact, however. 
 
 Mother has taught me the way to come to you and I am 
 very often near you. The greatest drawback I have is 
 that when I want to tell you something I cannot make you 
 hear me. I suppose it must be all right, yet I do not like 
 it very well. I am assured that until I become more recon- 
 ciled, I cannot see things as they really are and I am 
 learning something every day, or rather all the time. We 
 do not have the same day and night that you do. 
 
 If this is Heaven, it is not just the place I expected to 
 find, for this is so much like things on earth. At any rate, 
 it is not the kind of Heaven we have been educated to 
 expect. But I am satisfied with this. 
 
 Mother inquired if I would like to go with her to her 
 home. This was a surprise and I asked if she had a home 
 on purpose for herself, for I did not know as they built 
 houses here, to which she replied : " Why, Henry, have 
 you forgotten that in Heaven there are many mansions ? " 
 
 " No ; I do not know as I have. Still, I never looked at 
 it in this way. Of course it is all right, but it looks queer 
 to me. No ; I would prefer to go back to my wife if I 
 could, or is that all done away with, now that I am here, 
 fully out of earthly conditions ? " 
 
50 BEYOND. 
 
 " Oh no ; you can return as often as you wish, but I 
 would like to have you wait a little while before attempt- 
 ing to do so." " No ; I would rather not wait." She con- 
 cluded to go with me, as she thought I could not find you 
 if I went alone, and that was another thing I did not un- 
 derstand. I wondered why I could not travel as well as 
 the next one ; and told her so. 
 
 I was informed that the mode of traveling or movement 
 here, was done by using the will-force and that all have to 
 learn how. Mother said I must fix my mind upon my 
 wife ; think of nothing else and that would take me to 
 you, unless I became bewildered at passing objects, which 
 would likely be the result, as I would fear falling. In that 
 case I would remain where I was at the time, or might 
 pass down to the place I was afraid of. 
 
 The only way to reach our destination was to have full 
 faith and confidence that we will reach it and also have 
 firmness sufficient to overcome any and all the conditions 
 we would meet on the way ; much of this is gained by 
 practice. I thought she knew what she was talking about 
 and I had as yet no experience or practice in the matter, 
 therefore was thankful to find my mother by my side to 
 help me. 
 
 We clasped hands and mother said, " I think we are 
 strong enough to overcome any disturbing forces we will 
 meet and will soon be among your friends on earth." We 
 began to move ; did not walk : it was more like being 
 lifted than anything else ; then felt a sinking sensation. 
 Then I was afraid and she knew it without my telling her 
 and told me to overcome all fear or I would fail. I did 
 
BEYOND. 51 
 
 the best I could. Soon we came to a standstill and a queer 
 sight met my gaze. The cloud that had surrounded us 
 cleared away and we were in the road in front of the 
 house where you were. 
 
 I wondered how mother knew where we were and where 
 to stop, for I could not see anything up to this time since 
 starting, except clouds. She said that she could see better 
 than I could as yet, and our will-force or minds were fixed 
 upon that particular place of stopping. " Oh, yes ; it was 
 so simple when once understood," and mother laughed so 
 much like herself that I laughed also. 
 
 We walked into the house, through the kitchen into the 
 front room and found you and Linda talking about me. 
 You were very down hearted and Linda was reasoning 
 with you like a woman of sixty years. I went to your 
 side and patted you on the head and told you that I never 
 felt so well and strong in my life as then ; that I was not 
 dead : could see no change in myself, except that I was 
 perfectly well, strong, straight and not tired any more : to 
 all of which I received no reply. 
 
 Then I inquired of Mother why you could not see me, 
 for I was no " spirit " or " ghost " ; that I appeared to be 
 as solid as ever in my life. Mother smiled and said : " My 
 son, if you are not a spirit, what are you ? " 
 
 Well, I knew that I was not in the physical condition 
 that I had been in, yet I knew all that had taken place : 
 knew that the old body had been buried. Still, I was not 
 dead and looked to be the same kind of flesh and bones as 
 ever. She told me not to attempt to understand every- 
 thing at once. Said that my wife could not see me with the 
 
52 BEYOND. 
 
 natural eyes, but that some time I could place my hand on her 
 head and she would realize that I was there and had done so. 
 I found that there was no use in my attempting to 
 understand it all yet, for there was so much that was 
 unlike the ideas I had formed of the life in the Beyond. I 
 did not like it very much, for I wondered how I could be 
 of any service to you, if I could not make you hear me 
 talk. I sat down and looked at you a long time ; then 
 started to go out to the barn. As I came to the door it 
 opened, and father came in and inquired how all were at 
 home. I was so surprised that I could no more speak than 
 a wooden man. Finally, I did inquire where he came 
 from. He said : " Not very far from the same place you 
 did," and we passed out to the barn and looked things 
 over together. I said to him, while there, that for one 
 that was dead I was in a mighty funny fix. He laughed 
 and assured me that everything was just as it should be ; 
 that we are the ones that are not right. He said : " Many 
 things will look very strange to you for some time, be- 
 cause we were not aware that the Beyond is such a place as 
 we find it to be. In other words, we will have to learn 
 over again what we blundered over when in earth life. 
 Many things will puzzle you and the lesson will have to be 
 correctly learned now. Still, it is very simple, if we place 
 ourselves in the right condition to receive instruction from 
 those who are experienced in heavenly wisdom. You 
 will find that I am right now, if I did make mistakes in 
 my earth work." 
 
 I admitted that as he had been here so long, he probably 
 did know what he was talking about and am sure he did. 
 
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 Mother came to meet us and thought we had hetter re- 
 turn to our home in the Beyond, to which I objected, for I 
 wanted to remain with you. It may seem strange to you, 
 but the fact was that I could not realize that I was a 
 spirit, for I was so real in every way. We remained with 
 you for some time, but I finally became convinced that the 
 great change had taken place, and I cannot say that I was 
 very happy about it, for some time. 
 
 It was a great relief to feel rested and know that I 
 would never be troubled with sickness any more, nor have 
 to contend with the petty annoyances that are to be met 
 in earth life. That was very pleasing. 
 
 I often found myself on the road to the house to ask 
 you something, or tell you something, before thinking that 
 you could not see or hear me, and that made me realize 
 that now you were alone and would have to care for 
 yourself and Linda the remaining years of earth life. This 
 was to me at first gloomy and disappointing, but as time 
 passed on I saw that you could take about as good care of 
 yourself as I could of you, and it was a relief to learn that 
 you could do so, and also that you realized the truth of 
 spirit return, for then I was more contented with my con- 
 dition and more ready to return to father's home in the 
 Beyond. 
 
 One bright morning I took hold of father's and 
 mother's hand and was ready to go to their home in 
 Heaven. The same vapor surrounded me as when I 
 passed away before. I was aware of moving, but could 
 not see anything we were passing. Just before arriving 
 at their home a red light covered us, the vapor cleared 
 
54 BEYOND. 
 
 away and I found that we were in a place that cannot be 
 perfectly described. You will have to wait until you see 
 it before you will be able to understand its beauties fully. 
 Such flowers ! Such music ! My first thought was, where 
 did all the flowers come from? We had arrived at the 
 home that has been described to you by father. 
 
 Four little children came to meet us. One had a 
 wreath, one a basket of flowers, one had her arms full 
 of flowers, and the other had a cross of flowers. Two 
 little ones dropped flowers in the path as we passed up 
 to the home. The others placed the wreath on my head 
 and gave me the basket and cross to carry. Others were 
 there and sang: " Welcome, dear Uncle Henry." That 
 caused tears of joy to roll down my cheeks. Such a 
 greeting, for one who had worked all his life in vain, as 
 he had supposed ! 
 
 The many disappointments I had met in earth life were 
 washed away with this unlooked for welcome into the 
 Beyond, and I was overcome with joy. We passed into 
 the home and I was seated in a beautiful chair and there 
 rested and drank in the atmosphere of this wonderful 
 place of beauty. While sitting here some one came up 
 behind the chair and put hands before my eyes. I was 
 taken by surprise, for I was not expecting anything of 
 that kind in Heaven. Soon my eyes were uncovered and 
 my sister Libbie stood before me, as real as life. We 
 visited and talked a long time, she frequently laughing at 
 my thoughts as to how I expected to find the life and 
 surroundings in Heaven. 
 
 We were invited out "to tea." Yes; this will sound 
 
BEYOND. 55 
 
 just as strange to you as it did to me, but we were, just 
 the same, and started to go there. I was like a little child, 
 ready to go any place and try and be ready for anything 
 to happen now. 
 
 We came near another home, and father said : " I 
 have a friend here and we will stop a few minutes." This 
 was a beautiful home, but wholly unlike father's. We 
 walked in and there in the center of the room stood my 
 sister Susan, smiling. She came forward and welcomed 
 me to " her home." I was full of emotion, and will admit 
 that I cried like a child at the wonderful and unexpected 
 surprises I had met thus far in my stay in the life here 
 in the Beyond. 
 
 That " tea supper " was a wonder to me. Here I was, . 
 as they said, in Heaven and enjoying all the things that 
 go to make you in earth life happy when yon are hungry 
 and thirsty for tea. This looked so much to me like times 
 I had enjoyed in days gone by, that I almost thought 
 I was crazy, as I before thought, when standing beside 
 the bed looking at my old dead body after the accident. 
 But all this is true ; and why not ? If we live and have 
 such real bodies here, it would seem rather necessary to 
 get sustenance from some source. Don't you think so ? 
 
 There is no day and night here as with you, yet there is 
 a difference in the light, or brightness at times. The light 
 is shining always. If we return to you in the dark por- 
 tion of the light, we find that it is night on earth, there- 
 fore we may not always state time correctly to you. 
 
 I passed my time for months visiting different places in 
 company with our loved ones here, and all looks so much 
 
56 BEYOND. 
 
 like earth life that it is impossible for me to feel at all like 
 a dead person yet ; and I am assured that no one dies. 
 
 Here we can have everything we want, if we are worthy 
 and live the right. 
 
 "We go to any place, provided we have the will-power to 
 get there. 
 
 Father informs me that if I were to sit in idleness all my 
 time, not doing any good nor being of use to any one, I 
 would remain in just the same condition I was in upon first 
 entering the life in the Beyond ; that we must enter a life 
 of usefulness here, to be much of anybody, as is the case in 
 earth life. Yet, it is not laborious work here, as with you. 
 
 If we aspire to something we do not know how to accom- 
 plish, there are those ever ready to help us onward and up- 
 ward and it does not take a lifetime to learn it, nor a cent 
 of money. This comes very acceptable to me, as I worked 
 all my life on earth for what money only would secure. 
 
 Here we do not have to get up at five o'clock in the morn- 
 ing and work till eleven o'clock at night, and go to bed tired 
 and discouraged. Oh, no; none of that here. 
 
 On coming here I felt that it would be glorious to be 
 free from work and care, that I would never want to work 
 any more. But as I became rested I was uneasy and took 
 a long ramble with father, going to many places and was 
 surprised to find cities, stores and business carried on as in 
 earth life. 
 
 They do not manage business here on a money basis, for 
 everything is governed by character and a foundation of 
 good endeavor, true heart and right conduct. All having 
 these qualifications obtain grand results and receive any- 
 
BEYOND. 57 
 
 thing they want in any business place. If we are not 
 worthy, we are so informed and kindly instructed what to 
 do. We then leave, with a blessing and the hope to see us 
 again and be able to grant our request. Deception does not 
 work well here. Every, one is taken for actual worth and 
 valued from the standpoint of "Do unto others as you 
 would that they should do unto you." 
 
 After this journey was ended, we returned to father's 
 home. I have visited various homes of friends and loved 
 ones, have met Adelaide and Edna and frequently been at 
 their home. The little darling Edna is very bright and 
 happy. Adelaide is an angel of peace, administering to all 
 who are in trouble and worshipped by all who know her. 
 
 My dear wife, let me say this to you : live as contentedly 
 as possible the few remaining years left you in earth life. 
 Take good care of our child Linda and all will be well with 
 you here. Be assured that I am with you *very often and 
 will be the first to meet you when the time comes for you 
 to cross the river called death, and will lead you to a home 
 made ready for you in this world where there are beautiful 
 mountains, trees, rivers, flowers, birds and loving friends 
 who are waiting patiently for your earth work to be com- 
 pleted so that they may welcome you to the joys of eternal 
 life in the Beyond, where there will never be any more part- 
 ing in sorrow and tears. 
 
 Affectionately, your husband, 
 
 Henry B, Kenton, Jr. 
 
58 BEYOND. 
 
 VII. 
 
 Rerbert's Letter to His Wife in St. Paul. 
 
 Yes, my dear one, I fully understand that you are 
 anxious to know how I found friends and conditions on this 
 side the river. I know that you are anxiously waiting to 
 know if I found everything as our loved ones so often de- 
 scribed the Summer Land to be, and though I have not 
 been here long enough to give you a very full description 
 of the happiness and loving kindness brought to me by 
 the dear ones who took so much interest in my sickness and 
 suffering while in earth life, I hope to satisfy you that all 
 they said to us was true, and assure you that the reality of 
 the life on this shore is vastly more grand and beautiful 
 than the brightest description they have ever given us. 
 They say that were we to tell the whole story truthfully 
 to mortals of the wonderful beauties of the world beyond 
 the river, it would be a source of misunderstanding, and 
 would not be believed, because there is nothing in earth 
 life equal to it ; therefore they come with no more than 
 you can receive and understand. Thus it is, that let us 
 come here fully prepared, as we think, to find beauty and 
 loveliness complete, we are greatly and happily surprised. 
 
 This writing to you from this side of the river is like 
 being away in some place in the sunny south, where I am 
 having a grand time every minute. Still, there is no place 
 in the south to compare with this. You will never fully 
 understand very much of the loveliness of this world until 
 you come into the new life. I miss you, notwithstanding 
 I have so much that is so nice and am surrounded by so 
 
BEYOND. 59 
 
 much that is beautiful. Do not worry; keep cheerful and 
 look ahead to the grand time when we will not have to 
 part again. 
 
 I can hardly believe yet that I have passed through the 
 change called death, because it was so quiet and easy. Be- 
 fore I passed into the gentle sleep which bore me away 
 from suffering in earth life to my loved ones in this new 
 life, I was filled with new strength and new brightness 
 that enabled me to laugh with you. I was so completely 
 free from pain or illness that I felt competent to do al- 
 most anything, and was confident that I would remain 
 with you until the following morning. I thought that 
 would be my time for leaving you, and so did not resist 
 the inclination to sleep that was creeping upon me. The last 
 I remember was reaching for water and drinking, then said 
 to myself, " Wish I could always feel as well as I do now." 
 
 Upon awaking, I felt myself floating — appeared more 
 like a dream of flying — soon could feel arms about me, and 
 the mist before my eyes cleared away, and saw that I was 
 being carried to some place. I did not fully realize that I 
 was really being carried to another place or that I had met 
 with any change. This truth came to me more like a 
 dream than anything else. I was like one half asleep and 
 saw things dimly, and remained so until the friends who 
 were carrying me placed me under a large tree, with a 
 pillow under my head. Then I looked around and soon 
 came to myself more fully. The dreamy condition passed 
 away while I was resting under that tree and I was then 
 aware of the fact that some change had come to me, but 
 did not think the great change had come; for I had not 
 
60 BEYOND. 
 
 suffered any since becoming so sleepy, and I did not think 
 the soul could be freed from its earthly house without much 
 suffering. 
 
 You cannot imagine my surprise and joy while resting 
 here to have our darling Edna come to me and put her 
 arms lovingly around my neck and shower kisses upon my 
 face and lips. As yet she was the only one I could see, 
 and she was like a little bird, so perfectly wild with joy at 
 my being at last with her. I soon found that others of 
 our loved ones were there also and were waiting so that our 
 darling could be, as she so often told us that she would 
 be, the very first one to meet and greet me upon coming to 
 the Summer Land. Here I appeared to remain for some 
 time, resting and gaining strength and soon could see clearly 
 some little way in the distance, yet beyond a short dis- 
 tance all was a downy pink vapor, hiding all beyond. 
 
 Little Edna said : " Papa, you have now really come to 
 stay, and I am very glad. Look : here is Mamma Adelaide; 
 she has been with you all the time." I turned my head 
 and sure enough, there stood our dear noble Adelaide who 
 has so unceasingly been with us. I knew her from the re- 
 semblance to father's picture of her, but she is very much 
 more beautiful. She raised my head upon her arm and 
 looking me in the face, said : " My dear boy, we are so 
 glad you are at last free and at rest." 
 
 The dreamy condition had not fully passed away and I 
 did not quite understand how I had come to them, but be- 
 gan to feel that I was now one of them. Still I did not 
 feel quite wide awake enough to be certain of it and said 
 to her that something appeared to have taken place. 
 
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 "Yes; you are now what we call a 'spirit;' you have 
 solved the great mystery; you are horn again.'''' 
 
 Well, so far, I enjoy being born again and told her so. 
 I cannot describe my feelings any better than to assure you 
 that I am entirely free from pain, illness or dragging con- 
 ditions of any nature; though weak, could move without 
 effort of a bodily nature or weariness. True, I could not 
 go far at first without assistance; earthly conditions seem 
 to cling to me as yet. "When I started to walk, little Edna 
 took my hand, Adelaide encircled her arm around me and 
 this was the first that fully appeared strange to me, for I 
 moved without using my limbs at all; simply glided along 
 softly and easily. I could walk the old way if I wanted 
 to, but it was more of an effort and so I floated with 
 them. I spoke about this peculiar way of going and Edna 
 said : 
 
 " Well, papa, you ain't flying, cause you haven't got any 
 wings. We all go so. Ain't it nice ? Beats walking all 
 to pieces." 
 
 I wondered where we were going to and Adelaide said r 
 "We will soon stop so you can rest." I noticed that we 
 passed through different currents of air quite often, which 
 gave me more and more strength and Adelaide assured me 
 that I was gradually passing away from earth conditions. 
 Finally we came to a little gem of a spot and rested. Here 
 was a little brooklet, with grass and flowers very bright, 
 abundant, and beautiful. I gathered some flowers and the 
 perfume was divine. I had no questions to ask here, for 
 I was perfectly at ease and contented with our darling 
 little Edna, who was talking to me all the time. If I had 
 
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 been cast into a place of darkness, her presence alone 
 would have made me happy, for she is angelic in purity 
 and loveliness. I cannot realize that such a child could 
 have ever been of earth, earthly. 
 
 With all the beauty and the great restful influence which 
 filled me through and through, I did not feel called upon 
 to make any remarks or raise any questions. To be here 
 was all I could comprehend for some time. And here we 
 rested in this beautiful spot, so that I could gain strength. 
 There was no noise here save the singing of the birds and 
 trickling of the water. Little Edna filled my lap with 
 flowers, telling me the name of each kind, and finally said: 
 'Papa, there comes some one you will be very glad to see, 
 and he will be very hajjpy to meet you. Look, way down 
 that path, can you see any one ? " 
 
 I looked and sure enough saw a man of medium height 
 coming; he wore a suit of black with a high "choker" or 
 cravat about his neck. He came with a quick, elastic tread, 
 and I knew at once that this was grandpa Kenyon and 
 went down the path to meet him. He took both of my 
 hands in his and looked into my face for several minutes 
 before he said a word, then exclaimed : 
 
 "Thank God! you are home, my boy; I am more glad 
 than words can express. I knew you were very near here 
 and was with you until you went to sleep, then left you in 
 the care of Adelaide and others dear to you, while I has- 
 tened to shout the glad tidings to the many who are wait- 
 ing to see you at the earliest moment possible. As soon as 
 your strength will allow, they will greet you." 
 
 He put an arm around me and led me to the spot where 
 
 
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 Adelaide and Edna were, and we became seated also. I told 
 him that I did not think I was coming quite so quick as I did. 
 
 " We knew it, and were ready for the change. It did 
 seem very slow to us and very painful for you and Addie, 
 but now you are safe over it and will gradually gain 
 strength which will be lasting. There is no losing ground 
 here; you will get well here. This climate will work a per- 
 fect cure. It will take a little time, but will be sure." 
 
 I assured him that I appeared to be getting stronger all 
 over alike and it does seem good to be free from pain. 
 Yes ; many of your experiences here will be enjoyable. I 
 wanted to know how long I had been in this spot, and they 
 said only a few hours; that now it was about the morning 
 hour at your earth home. 
 
 I was anxious to return and try to help you in this time 
 of sorrow ; to leave you in this way was harder to endure 
 than the pain from disease, and the separation is unpleasant 
 to think of yet. I was assured that our friend "White 
 Locks " was with you from this side, and would support 
 and carry you through all your grief and sorrow and remain 
 until I was stronger and able to assist you. Then I sat 
 down again and prayed for strength so that I could soon 
 be by your side and help hold aside the cloud of sorrow 
 that had finally closed in and around you. 
 
 Little Edna was perfectly wild in her delight and ap- 
 peared possessed with the idea of keeping my thoughts 
 from the scene of sorrow that filled the home. She flew 
 from one thing to anothei*, kissing and fondling me in her 
 great joy and strength that she has found in the new life* 
 Now her strength is equal to her every wish, which fills 
 
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 me with gladness. She has grown faster since she came 
 here than at any time in earth life and is truly an angel of 
 light to all who see her. 
 
 While enjoying the perfect restfulness of this lovely 
 spot, with Adelaide and Father Kenyon, also delighted 
 with the unbounded happiness of our darling Edna, I 
 thought I could hear some one singing in the far off dis- 
 tance. I could just hear, but though faint, it was distinct, 
 clear, and very sweet, and gradually came nearer until lit- 
 tle forms and bright faces came in view. They appeared 
 to come from the clouds and came skipping toward us, all 
 keeping perfect time to the song they were singing, often 
 passing by and around each other in all manner of shapes. 
 All had a profusion of flowers which they scattered as 
 they came along the way. When they came near, Edna 
 joined in the song and went to meet them and, taking one 
 of them by the hand, she also joined in the dance. I never 
 saw anything so perfectly angelic as that was. 
 
 As they came to me, Edna said : " Papa, these little girls 
 are my playmates ; ain't you glad they came ? " Before 
 I could reply they commenced to sing. I closed my eyes 
 in sleep to pass into sweet dreamland where the loving 
 angels keep the Rosebud lost in spring time ; softly the 
 breezes wafted my light canoe across the silver waters, 
 until the echo from distant land passed away, and left 
 in mortal keeping : gently we glided over waters clear, 
 until the spiritual Heaven flooded the way with a bril- 
 liant light which told me my voyage was ended, that I 
 with others was now at home, forever home, in the Spirit- 
 ual Kingdom. 
 
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 All these little buds came forward and kissed me, then 
 dropping flowers over me said : " Good by, now, but we 
 will come to you again." You cannot imagine how very 
 beautiful it was and how I appeared to drink all this beauty 
 in and live it ; these experiences come to us so differently 
 and affect us more than anything in earth life. I was com- 
 pletely filled with perfect love for all these children. No 
 thought came in to mar this happiness and love. They 
 appeared to completely wrap me in their loving influence 
 and I was perfectly content and felt to grow stronger 
 every moment they were with me. I felt as though I was 
 again a child and inclined to get up and dance also. 
 
 After they passed out of my sight, much of the mist or 
 vapor cleared away from my vision and I could see more 
 distinctly and further away, and I gradually became ac- 
 customed to the bright light that was surrounding me. It 
 was to me like stepping out of dense darkness into a bright 
 light, and was more than my poor weak eyes could stand. 
 In some respects I felt like an infant. I was almost as 
 helpless at this time from weakness and could not go far, 
 for I did not know how to use the strength I had, but did 
 and could do as they told me. It is easy after knowing 
 how. 
 
 You know that for years I suffered very much in my 
 head and would now frequently feel, to find out if that 
 head was on my shoulders yet, for I was so perfectly free 
 from pain and so comfortable that it was difficult to realize 
 that it was the same old head, for now it was clear as a 
 bell. 
 
 While Adelaide and Father Kenyon were talking with 
 
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 me, I saw a young lady coming rapidly toward me and 
 knew at once that it was my sister Mary. From another 
 direction came sister Rhoda. They met before they came 
 to me, joined hands and came together, each bringing a 
 wreath of white lilies. As I stepped forward, to meet 
 them their joy was unbounded and they placed one wreath 
 on my head and gave the other into my hand and led me 
 back to Adelaide and Father Kenyon. My sisters were 
 young when they passed into the new life, but I felt as 
 though I had always known them. There is something that 
 appears to tell me who every one I meet is. You remem- 
 ber that I never saw these sisters and to recognize them in 
 this way and to feel so happily at home with them is 
 glorious. As yet I have not required an introduction, ex- 
 cept to the group of Edna's playmates. 
 
 Father Kenyon states that I will not see all my friends 
 on this side at once, for I am not strong enough to enjoy 
 the meeting as they wish me to and I am quite satisfied to 
 accept the meeting and greeting as they have apparently 
 arranged it. They appear to plan everything here so as 
 to get the greatest happiness out of all they do for me. 
 
 Adelaide suggested that we now go to her home. This 
 was just the most agreeable tiling she could have thought 
 of, except returning to you. She took one of my hands 
 and darling Edna the other ; Father Kenyon led the way 
 and my sisters followed behind, all however keeping very 
 close to me so that I could receive strength from them. 
 
 All along the path we were passing were flowers in great 
 profusion and perfectness, grass as green as anything you 
 can imagine, in fact a very brilliant green. We passed 
 
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 through a massive forest where the trees were very high 
 and perfect in shape, with foliage so beautiful that I just 
 had to stop and look at them ; the limbs came together 
 and formed arches over our heads with the most beautiful 
 foliage I ever saw. There can be nothing in earth life to 
 compare. 
 
 Little Edna said : " Papa, never mind ; you got lots of 
 time to see everything. I want to show you our home 
 and all my pretty things." 
 
 Then I took her hand again and passed along; we 
 passed by Father Kenyon's beautiful home which is as real 
 as can be. The stoop was full of people, and when we 
 came in view, they sang a sweet song. Father waved his 
 hand while Adelaide and myself bowed our heads. I felt 
 like stopping here but Edna was so anxious for me to visit 
 her home "the very first of all," that we passed along and 
 soon came to a bridge over the stream of water that sep- 
 arates Adelaide's home from father's. Darling Edna calls 
 it her home. As we wound around the Island we came 
 upon the most charming spot that is possible to describe, 
 and there, nestled and entirely covered with white blos- 
 soms like apple blossoms, was 
 
 Our Home Over The River. 
 
 We passed up the wide walk which passes near the 
 Fountain into the home, direct to our room, where they 
 seated me in the grand chair of willow that was prepared 
 is a place of rest where I could gain strength. Little 
 Idna hastened to bring me some grapes, as she remem- 
 )ered that I was very fond of them. Here I sat and 
 
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 enjoyed the wonderful rest that appeared to envelop 
 everything. This was to me like returning home after 
 years abroad and I was as happy as I could be to get back 
 where every one was glad, all trying to do something in 
 their quiet way to add to my comfort. I wish I could 
 explain to you the wonderful effect and restful influence 
 that came to me here at this time. 
 
 I passed all through the house and it is like a little 
 bird's nest. Ed's room is a perfect gem and so are all of 
 them. I will not describe them, as Adelaide has already 
 done so as near as can be, but you must see them to know 
 their loveliness, and you would also have to be a " spirit " 
 to comprehend it all. Were it possible for you to come 
 here in the mortal form, you would not be able to compre- 
 hend its beauty, for all coarser elements which sustain us 
 physically when in earth life must vanish and spiritual life 
 step in their place. We would be out of place here with 
 our old worn out bodies. I am glad that 1 am free from 
 mine. My spiritual body differs in some respects from the 
 physical one, but is real. 
 
 Although I am very far from being strong now, I am 
 free from pain and weariness, but cannot yet move quickly 
 nor at long distances unless with some particular persons. 
 I gain strength from persons as well as from surroundings 
 and can move quicker with one person than another. I 
 can move easily, but would not make out much if left to 
 myself for some time yet. My flesh feels to me just the 
 same and as real as in earth life and I look the same 
 except being free from the sick cast upon my counte- 
 nance. I am just as thin as before passing over, but can 
 
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 breathe clear down to the bottom of my lungs, which 
 gives me very great satisfaction, because it has been a long 
 time since I could breath fully. I am assured that I will 
 soon commence to gain and reach more than my usual 
 mortal size. The atmosphere is stimulating, every breath 
 fills the old parts held inactive by disease in earth life with 
 new life and strength, creating a perfect part of the 
 diseased when in earth life ; and it don't cost a cent. 
 
 After feeling considerably strengthened and rested I 
 told Adelaide that I would like very much to return to 
 the earth home and my loved ones and try and.be of some 
 comfort to my dear wife if possible. She called "Wild 
 Flower," and in she came skipping, first on one foot and 
 then on the other, her dress caught up and full of flowers, 
 which she tumbled into my lap, for which she received my 
 thanks. She said : 
 
 " You are quite spruce for a new born spirit, almost as 
 good as any of us, ain't you ? Well, I am awful glad you 
 have come and we will have a fine time all the while now 
 that you have come. I have been here nearly all my life 
 and know every pretty place there is very near here, and 
 you will be glad to see them all. You will feel free from 
 all the old pains and weaknesses, and just that will be as 
 much as you will want to enjoy for some time. We don't 
 have any such troubles here." 
 
 I assured Wild Flower that I had known for some time 
 that I was coming, and was very glad now that I had and 
 also that I was very much pleased to see her and find her 
 as I always thought, happy and cheerful. She said I would 
 not look so transparent very long, for I had come to stay, 
 
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 and would pick up very soon. She was so delighted that 
 she could not keep in any one place for five minutes at a 
 time. I told her I was going to my earth home now and 
 she wanted to accompany us, and we were glad to have her 
 because we knew you love her very much. 
 
 Father Kenyon and all of us returned to you. I cannot 
 find words to explain to you the wonderful beauty of the 
 many places we passed on our way. Edna and myself 
 clasped hands and stood close to each other, and the other 
 loved ones formed a circle around us. There was no effort 
 on my part. I simply glided along with them. I could 
 only see a short distance away and noticed as we were 
 moving great differences in the vapor-like clouds that en- 
 circled us as we journeyed along. They lost brilliancy and 
 finally became of a dull gray and bluish white and I soon 
 saw myself up in the air directly over our home on earth. 
 We descended without fear of falling and walked into the 
 home. I then realized fully what had taken place. How 
 strange it did seem to me ! There you and all the family 
 were grieving for me and I was there, more alive than I had 
 been for years. I knew that you could not see me, so did 
 not have that disappointment to pass through. 
 
 I embraced you for a long time and our darling Edna 
 said it was too bad that mamma could not see us. I knew 
 you would be brave and strong at this hour of suffering 
 and separation, for some of our noble band were constantly 
 by your side to give you strength ; but I knew your hero- 
 ism and was proud of you, for I knew that outward emo- 
 tion did not at all explain the terrible grasp that this time 
 and hour of separation had upon your soul. I heard your 
 
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 prayer to be allowed to come also. No, my dear brave 
 noble wife, your earth work is not completed. We have 
 very much for you to do in earth life and are doing all 
 that is possible for loved ones on this side to do, to sustain 
 you. This you fully understand, and you also know that 
 I would come to you as soon as possible for me to do so, 
 and I did. With my arms around you, we passed with you 
 into the room where my poor old body, worn and useless 
 was lying, and I did not feel reluctant to leave it. It was 
 to me then like a suit of clothing past repairing and of no 
 further use. I had no feeling of sadness as I gazed upon 
 it and said : " Well, the old shell stood the battle wonder- 
 fully well, and is now taken care of by loving hands who 
 bore, nursed and sheltered me all these years. Now I will 
 do my remaining part for them." 
 
 Then we passed into the room where my mother was 
 and centered our whole strength upon her for she was com- 
 pletely broken hearted. Dear soul, she is fast approaching 
 the river of life where all partings and grief are over. 
 
 Again your grief carried you into the room where the 
 old form lay, and we succeeded in making you hear our 
 words, " It is all right." You then realized that we were 
 with you, and it was the voice of loved ones on this side 
 you heard, assuring you " that all was well with the one 
 who loved you more than all else." 
 
 It was not possible for me to remain long, and from 
 necessity I returned to the dear ones and restful home on 
 this side, where some of our messengers brought me fre- 
 quent news from you until after the last offices of return- 
 ing the body to mother earth were completed. I did not 
 
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 realize that I had so many friends in earth life, and I was 
 deeply sorry that I could not thank them for their kindness 
 to me and my loved ones at this time when sympathy is of 
 more value than gold. 
 
 The first time you went to the cemetery after my body 
 was laid away, I was with you and could not realize that 
 it was my old body that laid there beside our dear Edna's 
 form ; in fact the grave does not cause us much thought, 
 for we look at life in a new light after coming to this side, 
 and are more apt to think that life has just commenced in- 
 stead of being ended, as is so often the case when viewed 
 from the earth side standpoint. After remaining with you 
 as long as possible at this time, giving you all the strength 
 we could possibly bring you, we again returned to our 
 home in heaven to gain more strength for future visits to you. 
 
 On our return to this side of the river at this time, I was 
 surprised to find our home surrounded with people. Father 
 and Adelaide saw my surprise and informed me that these 
 were our band and new friends, and sure enough every 
 one I had ever been well acquainted with and had passed 
 on before were there, and we did have a grand time. I 
 never enjoyed any greeting of friends as this one. Instead 
 of talking and tiring me in the effort to answer them, there 
 was singing, recitations, children dancing and representing 
 flowers in the way they would group themselves together. 
 At this time the children were dressed in different colored 
 dresses, enabling them to represent the various flowers they 
 wanted to. The first flower represented was a pansy, and 
 it was wonderfully done and perfectly beautiful. 
 
 Father Kenyon, Adelaide, Edna, myself, my sisters and 
 
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 Wildflower sat in a row, and at the close of this reception 
 each came and dropped a pansy in our laps. Other flowers 
 were represented, and we were each time presented with 
 one at the end of the ceremony. Nothing except actually- 
 viewing this scene can . give you any correct idea of the 
 glorious enjoyment there is in such loving demonstrations. 
 I wish you could have been here to hear the music, then 
 you would realize to the fullest and know what music is. 
 After representing various kinds of flowers, they formed 
 in some way to represent a bell perfectly. This was done 
 a little way from us and was perfectly grand. Then Libby 
 recited the following : " Welcome home, my dear friend, 
 welcome to the Summer Land, where I, with others, have 
 been waiting to receive you home. Every blade of grass 
 so green, every flower blooming sweet, have their place in 
 making your life complete. The little brook close by your 
 side will soon fill you with great delight. When you are 
 rested from the long waiting and are rested in our care, 
 you will enter into all our pastimes and truly feel yourself 
 young again. The cap of mental manhood was left in the 
 past for one more fitting your spirit in the new life that 
 will forever last. With fresh vigor and strength return- 
 ing, filling you with buoyant activity, you will say with 
 gladsome smile, I am truly now a child. How glad I am 
 to greet you thus, and how happy to take you by the hand ! 
 The passing o'er does not take long when once you open 
 wide the door, for you simply close your eyes and glide 
 away, to awaken upon the brighter shore. 
 
 " How sweet to know that we do not die, and be for ages 
 left in the tomb to wait until the trumpet calls for us to 
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 come up and be off. My friend, the trumpet rings out 
 clear and loud, far and wide, now calling home across the 
 tide, one by one, from all over the wide world. How sweet 
 to find so many loved ones on this side the shore waiting 
 to welcome you to the immediate happiness awaiting you 
 when the trumpet called for you to lay down the old and 
 be clothed in the new. How grand it is that your darling 
 child Edna could be the first to meet and gi-eet you here. 
 How thankful you must be to realize the truth that has so 
 often been sent you from this shore, that your darliug one 
 has been safely sheltered in the arms of our Adelaide, where 
 no harm could find her. Yes ! Welcome home is the glad 
 song of all your dear ones in the Summer Land." 
 
 My dear wife, this life, so far, has been very real to me, 
 and I feel to-day that I am living more fully than when in 
 the old form. I had no fears about coming to this world, 
 but did worry about leaving you without knowing how it 
 would be with you in coming years. You must be brave 
 and do the best you can ; there is always some way of liv- 
 ing, and you will always find the right and will have many 
 friends there and here to encourage you. 
 
 Darling, never feel that you are alone, for I am with you 
 more than any other place. Kiss darling Howard for papa, 
 and teach him all about me. I will write you often, and 
 help you day by day, so that the light ahead may lead you 
 out of darkness and doubt. Fear not, my brave wife, lov- 
 ing ones will ever be near you to give strength and encour- 
 agement as you journey along in the path of right and 
 duty in the life below. Affectionately your husband, 
 
 Hebbebt. 
 
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 VIII. 
 
 Father Kenyon^s Diary. 
 
 To My Son, in St. Paul: As you have expressed a 
 wish to know where we live and how we have passed the 
 time since coming into the New Life, I very gladly avail 
 myself of this opportunity to give you a record of my first 
 thoughts and experiences, that you may know more fully 
 what the real life in the Beyond is. 
 
 Upon awaking from the last earthly sleep, I found my- 
 self on a long bridge that crossed a beautiful stream of 
 water. I appeared to be in about the center of it, and on 
 looking ahead, saw people, but was not near enough to 
 recognize them. On looking back all was dark. A mist 
 or cloud had formed at that end and I could- not see what 
 was beyond it. I also noticed that the cloud was coming 
 nearer me. 
 
 I thought that if this was not strange I did not know 
 what was and concluded to pass on to the end where the 
 people were ; perhaps they could tell me where I was. 
 That cloud continued to roll over and nearer me, so I 
 started to reach the other side. I had not gone far when 
 I heard some one singing an old familiar church hymn. 
 I thought they were a respectable crowd and as I advanced 
 I recognized every one. They were my old friends and 
 young converts that had become Christians through my 
 teachings. 
 
 As I stepped off the bridge they all came up, shook 
 hands with me and said: "Our dear kind friend, we are 
 very glad to welcome you to your heavenly home." I 
 
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 asked them if they were in their right minds, for if this 
 was Heaven it was not the place I wished to see ; and fur- 
 thermore I did not believe them and told them so. They 
 said: "All will be clear to you in time; trust to us, as we 
 have trusted to you." 
 
 I looked at myself and could see no change, only I 
 seemed perfectly well and knew I had been very sick, so I 
 was willing to let them lead me. We walked a little dis- 
 tance and I sat down on a log that was by the roadside. 
 There were trees, a few flowers and a great number of 
 birds ; just like a lovely, perfect woods. The road and 
 everything looked natural. Not that I had ever seen a 
 place like it ; still there was something that looked like 
 things on earth. This I noticed in particular : everything 
 was fresh and growing, nothing was dry or decayed ; all a 
 beautiful green. The light threw shadows here and there 
 and all was peaceful and quiet. While I was thinking it 
 over a dizziness came over me. I looked for my friends 
 and they surrounded me in a circle and I felt myself lifted 
 up and carried away. I could not see anything but a 
 misty vapor that seemed to be surrounding me. 
 
 How long I remained in that state I could not tell, but 
 think only a few minutes. I came to myself and found 
 that I was alone in the most heavenly place I ever saw or 
 it is possible to imagine ; pencil cannot describe the beau- 
 ties of that perfect spot. I did not feel lonely or seem to 
 call for any one, and was just simply resting ; it was per- 
 fect rest. All around me was grass so very green, the dew 
 was still on it ; flowers were in blossom, birds and butter- 
 flies of all colors and descriptions were flitting here and 
 
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 there, all in perfect harmony. There was no fear, for they 
 came close to me, some of them resting on my head and 
 shoulders and sang their little happy songs fearlessly. I 
 was not at all anxious to leave or find out where I was. As 
 yet I did not believe it was Heaven. Still, it now looked 
 as though it might be. 
 
 While resting here, four little children came to me. They 
 threw a bright light all around them and were all dressed 
 in some kind of white material. Their faces were not fa- 
 miliar. They were about four or five years old, apparently, 
 and they had a basket full of white roses and some green 
 vine. They came in front of me, but talked among them- 
 selves, sat down on the grass and made a wreath for my 
 head and a very large one that they put around me. I did 
 not say anything. I could not ; and simply sat and looked 
 on. 
 
 After they had finished their flower work they stood be- 
 fore me and sang, the sweetest I ever heard. Then they 
 knelt in prayer : " Our Father, who art in heaven, I have 
 come to Thee ; I have passed through the gates ajar and 
 am resting in heavenly realms above. Look down, Holy 
 Father, on me and guide my steps aright. Lead me 
 through paths of righteousness into paths of bliss. I have 
 extended the helping hand to sinners and taught the right 
 to those I found stumbling by the way. Father in heaven, 
 hear me while I now kneel in prayer. Suffer little children 
 to come unto me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven, 
 for they will show me the way. A little child shall lead 
 me. Yes ; angels will direct me aright. I offer up my 
 prayer to Thee and lovingly following thy many command- 
 
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 ments, pray that when I open my eyes, I may see Thee in 
 the skies." Then they arose and raised their eyes and 
 hands to the sky. 
 
 It would be impossible for me to describe what took 
 place so that you can understand it fully. A golden light 
 covered everything, and up above in the sky I saw coming, 
 running down amid the beautiful clouds, very many chil- 
 dren, little girls and boys. The clouds were great banks of 
 pure white, with a pink tint thrown over them. The chil- 
 dren were all dressed in white, with their arms full of 
 flowers, dropping them on their way. They rested amid 
 air and all sang together " Come to Jesus," that I had sung 
 so many years in Sunday school, only they sang " You are 
 here with Jesus," and continued to scatter flowers as they 
 sang. I was spellbound and looked at the heavenly sight 
 in perfect wonder and amazement and had no doubt now 
 about it being heaven. One little one about ten years old 
 came forward with her golden hair flowing in the breeze, 
 her happy face shining with a glorious light and reached 
 out her hands, saying, " We have come to show you the 
 way. At home in heaven are many mansions. I go to 
 prepare one for you. It is I, be not afraid. I will lead you 
 through valleys of beauty to a home which our Father 
 in heaven has prepared for you. Trust me ; be not 
 afraid." 
 
 I reached out my hands and said : " Little darlings, one 
 and all, who are you ? " " We are our Heavenly Father's 
 children. You know he is very fond of little children and 
 he takes us and blesses us." I inquired in what way ? 
 
 " He blesses us by giving us life here that is full of happi- 
 
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 ness ; no sickness ; free from trouble and where we are 
 never separate from those who love truth and the right. 
 ' His goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my 
 life and I will remain in the home of my father forever.' 
 You have taught the right and truth as you understood it. 
 You have helped many poor, perishing souls to lift up their 
 heads and love Jesus. You have sown seeds of kindness 
 by the wayside. Your work on earth has been faithfully 
 done. Now receive our Heavenly Father's blessed reward." 
 They raised their hands in prayer and I did the same. 
 Then they sang : " Will you follow me ?" 
 
 After they had finished their singing, they formed in twos 
 md commenced to move away. I took the little one's hands 
 who had done the talking and she led me after the rest. 
 We walked or glided — it was not walking — and passed 
 through valley after valley, where I noticed there were 
 rery many homes here and there, no two alike. Also a 
 great many people ; some were under trees, others singing, 
 but we passed them by and I asked my little guide if she 
 did not think some of these a good place to stop. Her 
 reply was : " They cannot see us ; we will not remain 
 here." I could see them and wondered why they could 
 not see us. She said : " We can see clearer than they can, 
 for they are surrounded by a vapor cloud that shuts out all 
 beyond for a time. They are now learning the lessons that 
 should have been learned on earth." 
 
 As we live and sow, so we reap. It all lies with each 
 one individually, as to the happiness in store upon entering 
 the life here. You have your work to do ; if you fail in 
 accomplishing it, you are the one affected by the neglect. 
 
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 I remarked that they appeared happy and contented ; 
 these certainly were lovely places. 
 
 "Yes, but there will a time come, and has to many, 
 when they will wish for other and better conditions. Then 
 we have a duty to perform in teaching them the right way 
 to a higher state of understanding. There is a time for 
 everything here, the same as in earth life, and a law gov- 
 erning the whole heavens." And we passed on. 
 
 We passed a very wide stream of water that was rush- 
 ing over stones and rocks, making a loud roaring noise. 
 There were people here who seemed in an anxious state of 
 mind. Some were crying and some were downcast. I in- 
 quired the meaning of this, and she said : 
 
 "These are those who have lived a life of wrong ; have 
 given all their thoughts to worldly matters and have not 
 done any good to those who were suffering. Some have 
 deceived those who loved them, and never having repented 
 while m earth life have it now to do. They are now reap- 
 ing the harvest that their own life has sown. You do not 
 suffer here for the wrongs of others ; when others lead you 
 astray, they are the greatest sinners. We suffer according 
 as we knowingly do wrong. When we are sorry for 
 the wrong done and do better, the sin is erased from 
 the great book, where all good and bad deeds are 
 recorded." 
 
 In this place there were no homes. All were simply 
 wandering about, or sitting under the trees, not appearing 
 to notice anything. 
 
 I felt like stopping here and, as of old, do some mission- 
 ary work in advising them, but my little guide said : "No, 
 
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 not now. After a time you can return if you wish to help 
 them." Then we left them and passed on to brighter 
 scenes. 
 
 The little children crossed the stream. There was no 
 bridge ; they just floated in the air across the water. I 
 did not want to try it and told my guide so. She said : 
 "A little child shall lead them," and I followed. She took 
 me by the hand and a cloud surrounded us both. I could 
 not see anything but her ; felt myself moving some place, 
 but was not afraid. I had no fear now and soon the 
 cloud cleared away and we were on the other side together 
 once more. The atmosphere was not so clear now as in 
 some of the other places and I called her attention to it. 
 Before I had finished the remark, such a light burst upon 
 us that I could hardly see. She reached up her hands and 
 said : "Now I will leave you in better hands." She kissed 
 me on the forehead and vanished, with all the little ones, 
 and I was alone. 
 
 I looked around me. All was quiet, clear and beautiful. 
 There was a hill on one side and a valley or plain on the 
 other. I could see, oh, so far away, flowers and birds of 
 every description. I walked to a tree and sat down on 
 the grass. I cannot tell why, but I felt as though some 
 one was coming and was wondering who it was, when far 
 away in the distance I saw your sister Susan coming to 
 me, with a wreath and cross of flowers in her arms. As 
 she came close to me she said : " Darling father, do you 
 know me, your own child ? " I could not speak because 
 of my great joy. She placed the wreath on my head and 
 the cross at my feet and, folding me in her arms, drew my 
 
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 head to her bosom and kissed me as fervently as in earth 
 life and said that she would take me to her home. 
 
 I wonderingly raised my head, taking her hands in 
 mine, and said: "Darling child, is it you?" "Yes, 
 father ; it is I, whom you loved and cared for ; I, whom 
 you missed so sadly when I passed away; hut now we 
 have met in this world of love and glory never again to 
 part in tears. I have been preparing a home for you all 
 these years, for you know, father, that ' in Heaven there 
 are many mansions.'" Then I arose and we walked away 
 together. 
 
 We followed the path she came and found new beauties 
 in every place. I met some of my old friends on our way 
 home. They seemed very glad to see me and said they had 
 known for some time that I was coming to them before 
 long and they hoped I would come and see them in their 
 homes. 
 
 I told them that I did not know what to promise, as 
 everything was so different from what I expected that I 
 was not sure of myself even, but certainly would be glad 
 to do so. They assured me that they did not understand 
 things at first, and had a good deal to learn every day. 
 " We made some mistakes in our belief, but when you 
 come to think of it, does not this seem to be the most 
 natural way to look at it ? " 
 
 " Yes ; some things look all right, but not everything. 
 I did not expect to find trees, flowers, birds and people so 
 free to go to every place, just as in the old world or earth 
 life. There is this difference, however : you do not seem 
 to be obliged to associate with those not in harmony with 
 
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 you. I like that, and do not know as I could better any 
 of it, so far." They passed on and we started once more 
 for our home. 
 
 I thought we must have gone a great way and asked 
 Susan if we were not near there ? " Yes, father ; just 
 over the hill. Listen to what you will soon hear." I did 
 so and should think there must have been thousands of 
 birds singing, by the noise they made. When we were 
 at the top of the hill there was a beautiful sight. Such 
 birds, grass, trees, water, flowers, and children by the 
 hundreds ; what a beautiful scene ! We stood still and 
 looked on. I was amazed and did not move, for it was 
 more than I could understand or comprehend. 
 
 Soon the children saw us. and stopped their play and 
 commenced singing. I should think a hundred little ones 
 came running to us. Some had playthings, some flowers, 
 some books of pictures, others with birds on their hands ; 
 and all the darlings wanted a kiss. How did they know 
 that I was always very fond of children ? 
 
 I assured Susan that here was the place for me and I 
 would remain. She said : "Just a little way beyond this 
 is my home. These little ones live here and you can 
 come to see them at any time." I asked a little one where 
 her house was- and she laughingly answered : "We do not 
 have any houses or churches here ; everybody is good. 
 Ain't you glad you came ? " 
 
 At Susan's suggestion I looked to the left and sure 
 enough, there was a home for them. It was made out of 
 some kind of wood, something like cedar, I should think. 
 There were no doors and the roof was completely covered 
 
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 with a vine of some kind. There are many paths leading 
 to it, flowers in profusion on all sides ; one large 
 fountain and children were bathing in the water. 
 Others were playing and sitting on the railing of 
 the basin ; all playing, perfectly natural and childlike. 
 I wondered if they would not get drowned, but Susan 
 said " Oh, no ; we are not mortals ; there is no death." I 
 went into this home and found the floor of grass and 
 playthings everywhere. Quite a number of grown people 
 came, shook hands and welcomed us to the " Summer 
 Valley." They were the teachers of these little ones. 
 These are children whose mothers could not own them in 
 earth life ; their parents had been leading a life of sin. 
 The little ones need care and advice here just as much as 
 in earth life and there is always some loving one who is 
 very ready and glad to have the care of them. I think 
 one individual has the care of three or four at once, the 
 same as though they were their own. The children have 
 picnics and have a grand time together, then return to 
 their foster-mothers for instruction and keeping. All 
 are happy and healthy. All children grow to be men and 
 women, but never get to look old as would be the case in 
 earth life. 
 
 When the old come, they grow younger in many ways, 
 but never lose their gray hair ; but they become per- 
 fectly well and strong, feeling a healthy glow. I am per- 
 fectly strong, am not in the least tired, which is more than 
 I had been able to say for a long time in earth life. We 
 finally left this beautiful home of the children in Summer 
 Land and passed along to our resting place. 
 
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 We had not gone very far when we came in sight of 
 Susan's home, which is perfectly round and has a walk 
 leading by a little low roofed place or arbor with chairs 
 and a table inside. We passed through this arbor and 
 walked up the steps into the home, which has a porch all 
 around it. There are many kinds of vines running up on 
 the outside and inside. Here were chairs for any who 
 wished to come. There are six doors or passageways, 
 with curtains of different colored material, drawn to one 
 side instead of doors. Vines were twined up the sides 
 and over the top of the passageways. The home was built 
 of different woods, put together something like a fern pat- 
 tern, and is curiously beautiful. 
 
 I notice that different woods, flowers and everything 
 is much brighter here than in earth life. We entered 
 the home and I found the inside covered with thin pink goods 
 
 lat Susan called silk. It is very thin and draped very 
 
 racefully. Chairs were pink and blue. Everything 
 3med to harmonize very nicely and brings a quieting, 
 
 jstful condition. In the center of the room is a large 
 rockery of different stones that Susan has gathered ; also 
 
 lells of every description. On the rockery are growing 
 lowers of every color. There are many birds flying fear- 
 lessly around and singing sweetly. In the corner of 
 the room is a mound of moss, growing fresh and beauti- 
 :ul. There is but one room in this home. Here are 
 3hairs, one especially for me, covered with pink silk. 
 
 [ere also is a table with books, including the Holy Bible. 
 
 ^his was the first thing I had seen that particularly re- 
 
 linded me of my mission there, for it looked just like 
 
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 ray old Bible and I asked her where she found my old 
 Book. 
 
 She said it was not the old one but one as near like it as 
 she could make from the material she found. The pink 
 and blue, with the light on it, throws a beautiful tint over 
 the perfectly white floor. The roof runs up to a point. 
 The vines, growing up the outside, have come in from the 
 top of the roof and droop part way down the room ; be- 
 sides, some have been trained down the sides of the room. 
 On one side of the home is a little stream of water trickling 
 along over pebbles and grasses with little fish swimming in 
 it. There is also a cosy seat there, made out of a tree 
 stump, with a large tree by its side to keep off the strong 
 light. Here also is a rustic bridge crossing the stream. 
 
 I have attempted to describe the home of Susan so that 
 you can imagine how it looks, but you will have to see it 
 to realize its beauty, and then it will take much time to 
 instil all its loveliness into your soul. Susan, woman like, 
 wanted to know if I thought her idea of a home perfect, 
 and not being in a condition to find fault with so much 
 loveliness I told her " Yes ; perfectly beautiful and rest- 
 ful." 
 
 We went out on the veranda and visited in our easy 
 chairs just as we would after a long separation in earth 
 life. I could not fully realize that all this was real and last- 
 ing, and could not resist the impulse to take hold of her 
 hand just to be certain that it was really my dear child. I 
 had seen so many unexpected things that my joy was be- 
 yond realization as yet. Susan saw my uneasy condition 
 and said : " Darling father, you will never lose me again. 
 

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 I am here by your side, as of old, am now in my resting 
 place and have been waiting long for you to come." 
 
 She said that she had loving friends here and often 
 returned to earth to comfort and bless those in sorrow 
 and trouble. I asked if she meant to say that she returned 
 to earth? She said, "Yes; very often; and have been 
 close by your, side many times. Then you felt a peaceful 
 influence but did not realize that it was I who brought it, 
 for you did not think we could return." I assured her 
 that I did not believe it then "and do not now ; for the 
 Bible teaches very different from that, if I understand it 
 correctly, and I think I do, for it has been my careful 
 study." 
 
 " Well, father, you have more to learn. You do not 
 understand all the expressions and sayings as they are in- 
 tended to be understood. Could you, for instance, picture 
 a more heavenly spot — a more perfect resting place than 
 this, and other places you have seen ? " 
 
 " No ; I do not think I could ; but where are the wicked 
 and ungodly ? Where is their punishment ? Do they come 
 here and live in this beautiful region of love ? " 
 
 "Oh, no, father; you will visit places of misery that 
 need our influence and loving guidance. I have been doing 
 my duty ever since I came here and as you want to know 
 what it is, I will take you there." 
 
 As we passed down the -steps, I walked to a flower bed 
 and was looking at it, when as I looked back to see if Susan 
 was coming, I saw your sister Libbie coming down the 
 steps. She came to me, kissed me and said she was very 
 glad I had come. I was surprised and inquired where in 
 
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 the world she came from so suddenly. She replied that she 
 had been out walking and returning, Susan told her that I 
 had come. I asked why she did not know it without being 
 told ? She said : 
 
 " Father, I have not been here long enough to become 
 familiar with this new life, and can only walk a short dis- 
 tance from our home and find my way back again. This 
 may seem strange to you, father, but it is so. I shall, and 
 so will you, learn everything after a little time." 
 
 Susan now came and we three started down the valley. 
 We did not go fast, as Libbie had to stop every little way 
 and look at something that was too pretty for her to pass. 
 I do not know how far it was to Susan's place of usefulness, 
 as we travel much faster here than upon earth. No miles 
 here ; will-power does it all. You wish yourself in some 
 place and you find yourself moving and first you know you 
 are there. 
 
 We were all enveloped in a cloud as we glided along, 
 and I inquired the reason. Susan said that she could see 
 clearly and after a time we would, when we had learned 
 to use our strength properly. The cloud served to keep 
 us from becoming confused at things we were passing; for 
 we were up in the clouds, a great distance from some places 
 we were passing, and if we should become frightened and 
 fear falling we would lose control of ourselves and go 
 down to them. As soon as we had learned the way of 
 moving from one place to another it would not be necessary 
 to have any protection. I inquired why we could not walk 
 on the ground, why was it necessary for us to walk in the 
 clouds ? She said : " It is not a case of necessity. I do so 
 
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 now because we are passing place's that you and Libbie 
 would wish to stop and see, and I wish you to go with me 
 to my place of duty and helpfulness. After you have been 
 here a little longer you can go where you please and return 
 when you wish to; but, dear father, you have to learn the 
 way first." 
 
 I wondered how she found all this out, and she said : 
 " A little child taught me the first step and then gave me 
 into older hands. I lived for a long time with the children, 
 as I was only a little child when I came, and was taken 
 care of by a dear loving lady who we called 'Mamma 
 Snowfldke? for she is so very white. We loved her very 
 dearly. It was Snowflake who first took me back to yo u 
 when you were so lonely without me. As I grew older 
 and stronger I learned the way myself." All this sounded 
 very strange to me. 
 
 The cloud that had enveloped us cleared away and we 
 were in a very strange place. I have seen a great many 
 different places and conditions since, but nothing has ever 
 struck me so completely dumb as this spot did, for it was 
 my first experience of anything of the kind in the spirit 
 world. There was a very steep hill or mountain on each 
 side of us, leaving only a narrow valley running through 
 rocks; very few flowers and not of a high order; water, 
 that was all right enough, only it had a swift current. 
 Not a bird did I see, nor a house or home of any descrip- 
 tion. There were a great many people here and all looked 
 as though they had just risen from the grave. I did not 
 feel comfortable, and asked Susan what was the trouble 
 here. Just then Libbie said : " Oh, father ! I see some one 
 
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 over there that I have seen in some place on earth, but do 
 not remember where. I am going to speak to her." Susan 
 said : " My dear sister, she cannot see you or any of us." 
 
 I inquired what was the use of our coming to this place 
 if we could not do any good ? " Please, father, watch me." 
 Then she walked to where the woman was sitting, and put 
 her arms around her and said : " You can leave this place of 
 sorrow if you regret the wrong you have done." The woman 
 paid no attention and did not appear to hear what had 
 been said. Then Susan stood close to her and made passes 
 over her, and very soon she began to cry and call for her 
 little one, her little darling. Oh, if she could only find her 
 child ! " Why did I leave her so cruelly ? Who will help 
 me find my child ? Darling child, where are you?" Susan 
 said to her : "You can find your little one." At this she 
 arose and said, " I thought some one was speaking to me. 
 Oh, I am so sorry that I ever did it ! My darling, where 
 are you ? " All of this surprised me very much. 
 
 Susan returned to us and said: "This is my work, to up- 
 lift and help the poor, miserable ones who come here to 
 this place of punishment. Here their conscience stings 
 them to the heart's core. Now you and Libbie follow me," 
 and she again passed to the woman's side and put her arms 
 around her, and soon we were all enveloped in a cloud so 
 dark that we could not see ourselves, at least I could not 
 see, and we felt ourselves lifted and moving. The woman 
 appeared to be unconscious. Susan said to us: "You will 
 soon see something that will make your hearts bleed. This 
 woman did wrong upon earth and will want to return and 
 help thqse she wronged." " Yes," I said, " if that could 
 
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 be done, it would be well," but I doubted the possibility to 
 do so. 
 
 Soon we ceased to move, and Susan again made passes 
 over her and the darkness cleared away and we were at the 
 very place I wanted to stop at on my way to Susan's home. 
 I was very glad to get there. Susan took the woman to a 
 lovely spot under a tree, and laid her down. Here I offered 
 to help, but Susan said she did not need any assistance. A 
 brightness came over all, and many little children came 
 running to us. Some of them went away again and gath- 
 ered flowers which they brought and placed around the 
 woman. We simply stood at one side aud looked on. 
 Very soon she arose and looked around. Oh ! such a look! 
 It made my heart almost break for her. The little ones 
 were close by her side. At first she could not speak. 
 They began singing and she cried out, " Oh, Grace; where 
 are you ? I want you." The little ones threw their loads 
 of flowers to her and then went away. She arose and 
 walked away up the valley and we followed, but did not at- 
 tract her attention as she could not see us. Soon six little 
 girls came running, singing very sweetly, and had their 
 playthings with them. As they came near the woman, one 
 of them stopped, apparently surprised, and said: "Oh, 
 Mamma ! Mamma ! dear Mamma ! " and ran to her and was 
 recognized. They were folded in each other's arms, and 
 such loving words, such caressing, such a meeting of 
 mother and child cannot be described. The little one so 
 very happy to meet her own mamma, the mother overcome 
 to know that she was forgiven for her wrong doing and 
 once more with her neglected darling. I felt that I must 
 
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 speak to her, but Susan said : " No, dear father; I never let 
 them know that it is I who lead them out of darkness. 
 Here we will leave mother and child together." 
 
 Before we passed on I looked again and the little one 
 was putting flowers in her mother's hair, not appearing to 
 understand why her mamma grieved so at meeting her. 
 Then we passed on. Surely there is work for us here. 
 Libbie was so glad to see the reunion that she wanted to 
 remain and we left her there for a time. Libbie had left 
 a darling child in earth life and this mother's joy was such 
 that she decided to remain and enjoy the presence of these 
 little children and this happy mother. 
 
 I returned with Susan to her home and sat down and 
 thought these things over. Here I was in Heaven, free 
 from all pain in passing out of the body; have not exper- 
 ienced a moment's discontent since coming here, al- 
 though everything is very different from what I expected 
 to find it in every respect. Surely, I have made a great 
 mistake about Heaven and will now try and find out how I 
 did so and where I was wrong. The Bible is a Holy 
 Book, but I am wrong as to its teachings, so I will try and 
 right myself. 
 
 I was not satisfied with the idea that I could not go 
 where I pleased and return at my pleasure as well as any 
 one, and told Susan that I would like to go away by my 
 own self and see where I would land. She consented and 
 told me that if I should want her, to sit down and wish 
 for her, look for her and not leave the place I was in when 
 I felt lost and called for her. I promised to do so, in case 
 I got in a place I could not get out of. I believed I could 
 
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 go from one place to another just as well as any one; did 
 not think I would be fearful of anything I would see, so I 
 bid her good-by and started in the opposite direction from 
 the place where the little children were. I knew I could 
 reach them and wanted to experiment on a larger scale. 
 
 There is something very strange about the way we walk 
 here. We move without any noise and flowers are under 
 our feet but we do not crush them at all. There seems to 
 be no death to anything. Flowers do not require any care. 
 People do fuss with them, because they love to and 
 have a natural love for taking care of them. You pick a 
 rose or any flower and it does not wilt. When you throw it 
 aside, it simply roots itself again and continues to live. I 
 have noticed particularly that they are never dry. There 
 is at times a dew falling upon everything. At times the 
 light does not shine so clearly, but when it does come 
 in its full splendor, all is glorious. 
 
 Well, I had not gone very far when I felt a loneliness 
 come over me, as though some one was calling me. I 
 wondered at it, for this was the very first sensation of that 
 kind. I thought perhaps it came from my being alone. 
 There was no one near me that I could see. Perhaps 
 Susan might have seen some one, but I could not and I 
 thought there was a good deal of imagination about her 
 talk. 
 
 I was in a very pretty place, all was perfectly green, no 
 birds or flowers. It was very still. I could not shake off 
 the loneliness, so sat down and wondered what it meant. 
 Soon my thoughts were of your mother and I could not 
 get my thoughts away from her. I wondered how she 
 
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 was getting along without me, and must confess that I 
 wanted to go back to our old home and find her. I had 
 left her with so many children to look after and no means 
 to do it with, I became uneasy and discontented and won- 
 dered if I could go back and find her. I had not believed 
 I could return to earth after death, but she and the chil- 
 dren were there, and I thought if I must wait years and 
 years before I could see or hear from her, or know how 
 she was getting along, I would not be happy here. 
 
 What made me think of the old home, if I could not 
 reach it ? The little children said I was to be very happy 
 here, but unless I could blot out all love for my wife and 
 children that I had loved and cherished so many years, un- 
 less I can forget them entirely, I do not see how I can be 
 contented here or in any place without knowing how they 
 are getting along. Now I see that it cannot be accom- 
 plished unless I can return to them. Here I was, all alone, 
 and did not understand the first step toward getting to 
 any place, so I called for Susan and waited as she had 
 directed me to do. Soon I saw her coming to me and she 
 laughingly inquired how I was getting along, and "why 
 so sad ? " I told her my thoughts of home and the loved 
 ones there; when she inquired if it was not perfectly nat- 
 ural that I should wish to see mother and the loved ones at 
 home, and assured me that she had been home many times 
 and that I could do so also, "and now," said she," we will 
 both return together to the dear old home where the loved 
 ones are." 
 
 She told me to fix my mind on mother and think of 
 nothing else and we would try moving without a protect- 
 
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 ing cloud. That was just what I wished to do. It was 
 quite evident that I must start at the beginning and learn 
 over again things that I thought I already knew, and the 
 sooner I acquired the knowledge the better. 
 
 We walked away a short distance when we commenced 
 to rise up into the air. We did not seem to be lifted, for 
 we had solid footing ; still we were in the clouds, walking 
 along, just like any one would on land. After a while 
 Susan said : " We will soon be in sight of home." I 
 thought it could not be, for we had only started, appar- 
 ently. I found, however, that as usual, she was right. 
 On our way we met a great many people going and 
 coming from some place. They were happy and bowed 
 to us as they passed. There appeared to be no discord 
 and every one willing to help the other. 
 
 We walked along on banks of clouds. All at once we 
 stopped, the clouds separated and we passed down from 
 them to the earth. Before reaching the earth I looked 
 down and could see our home as distinctly as ever I did in 
 my life. Then I had nothing to say about it not being 
 possible to return from Heaven, or the Spirit World. I 
 felt that all my hard study had been thrown away. How I 
 came to make this mistake was more than I then understood. 
 
 We walked up to our home and found the door shut. 
 Then I asked Susan how we were going to get in. She 
 said : " Use all your will-force and we will be there. It 
 is more easy to pass through a doorway than to pass 
 through a solid substance. When all is closed, you have 
 to exercise all your will-force and magnetism to accom- 
 plish it." 
 
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 We passed through the door all right. I do not know- 
 just how to explain this. I felt myself moving and was 
 looking at the door and then was inside the room, and did 
 not ask any more questions. We passed into the sitting 
 or living room and there was Mother as natural as I left 
 her. She was sitting by the table, darning a pair of 
 pants, but was looking very sad, sitting there working 
 all alone, except that Sam was with her. He wanted to 
 know of her "What made pa die, anyhow?" "My son, it 
 was the will of the Lord. His time had come, so he must 
 obey our Heavenly Father's wishes." Sam said it was 
 awful mean, anyhow. Then mother told him to go to 
 bed ; and she was alone. Susan and myself tried to make 
 her realize that we were there. We put our arms around 
 her and talked to her just as we would do if she could 
 have seen and heard us. Soon she put her work aw r ay 
 and opened the Bible and read, prayed and cried as 
 though her heart would break. 
 
 We remained close by her all the time. Susan made 
 passes over her and soon she appeared to feel better and 
 commenced to wonder how and where I was. Finally she 
 retired for the night and had what she thought was a 
 wonderful dream, in which she thought I had returned 
 to her bedside and told her that I had been there in 
 the home all the evening. She told her dream to Sam 
 and he thought she had the nightmare and she concluded 
 that she had eaten too hearty a supper. So I did not get 
 the credit of doing what I had accomplished, for I was by 
 her bedside and told her just the words she related to 
 Sam. She never spoke of it after that once, nor have 
 

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 I been able to make her realize that I could return and 
 I was very much disappointed. The boys would do 
 things that I tried to tell them was not right but could 
 not. They thought me dead, as I had always taught 
 them, except Hezekiah ; he always would and did do his 
 own thinking, which I did not like at all, but it is all right 
 now, my son ; you were right, in a great measure. 
 
 Susan thought we had better return to get more 
 strength. "When we arrived at our home above, we 
 found Libbie there with a number of little children 
 that she had taken from Summer Valley for her own, 
 two beautiful little girls and two lovely little boys. 
 They were bright, sunny children. She was only on a 
 visit, as she had decided to remain in Summer Valley 
 with the children. 
 
 Susan thought that if I would get a child for a guide 
 and companion that it would be better, as we would help 
 each other, as there were so many things that needed 
 explaining, that a child did not understand ; and some 
 that the child could explain to me. Therefore I went to 
 Summer Valley all alone. Had no trouble finding the 
 place. I had been there before, and it is the most beauti- 
 ful place, to me, that I had seen. 
 
 When I came in sight, the little darlings came running 
 to me, so very happy and free ! I must sit down and talk 
 to them ; and as I had come to find one for my own, I was 
 glad to do so. But I never got into a place before where 
 it was so hard to decide which one I would choose. One 
 little darling would say something and I wanted her, then 
 another would talk and I wanted that one. Finally I 
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 inquired if they knew any little girl that would like to be 
 my little girl. I thought that would decide it for me, but 
 all jumped up and clapped their hands and laughed, 
 saying : " We all will go, for we love you," and I would 
 have taken them all if I could have had my way just 
 then. Finally one said : " We cannot all go, but I know 
 some one you can get," and away she ran. 
 
 While I sat waiting for her to return, I asked the little 
 ones if they were happy all the time, and they looked at 
 me in wonder and answered in a way that made me feel 
 very much ashamed for asking the question : " Why, 
 ain't you happy ? We always are ; everything is so 
 lovely. Don't you think it prettier here than the earth ? 
 Could you make it any nicer ?" I told them no ; that I 
 was sure that we were all very happy ; and dropped the 
 subject. 
 
 Soon my little messenger came with a child she thought 
 would please me. She was ten years old, had large blue 
 eyes, bright brown hair which curled down below her 
 waist and was not confined by ribbon of any kind ; was 
 dressed in thin white goods that floated all about her ; had 
 flowers in her hair and a lovely wreath around her neck, a 
 sort of necklace. She came up to me smiling, such a 
 heavenly face I have never seen but once since. She took 
 off the necklace and placed it on my head and wound her 
 arms around my neck and kissing me said: "May I be your 
 little girl?" Well ! I thought she could be anything she 
 wished; and told her so. To which she said: "Oh, I am 
 so happy! I will be your little guardian angel." I in- 
 quired what her name was, and before she could answer, 
 

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 all the little ones began singing a pretty little song in 
 which the name of my little angel was given as " Faith ; " 
 and away they skipped, singing and running after each 
 other like little fairies. 
 
 My little Faith, how I loved her already! I looked 
 down at her and offered up a prayer. She said : " May I 
 call you papa ? " I assured her that I would love to have 
 her do so. She said : " My own papa never loved us very 
 much. Papa and mamma are not together very much." 
 I inquired how old she was when she first came to Summer 
 Valley. She said : " I was five years old and I was very 
 lonesome at first and some little girls took me back to my 
 home. Papa was not with mamma then and she was very 
 lonesome. I could not make my mamma see me at all and 
 she cried very much, because I was all the little girl she 
 had. I got a brother, though. He is smaller than I am. 
 Do you think we can go and find my mamma now? I 
 want to see her." 
 
 I told her that I would be glad to go, but she would have 
 to teach me the way, as I had not been here very long. " Oh, 
 yes ; I will. I did not always know how. You must take 
 hold of my hand and want to go real bad and we will be 
 there before long. That is the way I do." She asked if I 
 would like to have her sing while we were going ; said she 
 could sing real nice. Her songs were very sweet and I 
 was very glad to hear them. She was as near being an 
 angel as is possible to get. She wanted to know if I had 
 a home of my own in Heaven and I told her not yet ; but 
 intended to build one after a little time and would like to 
 have her help me about it. She was much pleased and 
 
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 had a good deal to say about what we would have in it. 
 On our way to Faith's mamma we passed by hill after hill, 
 valley after valley and over streams of water. I could see 
 all very clearly now, as I was not at all afraid. 
 
 It did seem very strange to be moving just on air. Soon 
 we passed into the clouds and it was just like walking on 
 great banks of pure white snow, only instead of being cold 
 we were very comfortable. Some, of the way there was 
 blue sky above us and clouds below ; could always see a 
 great ways around, which is strange, as we were right in 
 the clouds. I inquired if she did not think it queer that 
 we could go from one place to another this way. She said: 
 "I did once, but should feel more so to go now as I did 
 when I lived with my mamma. I like it here ever so 
 much better than I did at my other home, don't you?" 
 Well, I thought I did, still I would like "Mother" here 
 to enjoy this with me. She said : " We will take her some 
 flowers, sometime." 
 
 As we were passing along we came to a black cloud and 
 I could not see beyond it, and asked what we were to do 
 now. She said: " We will be all right. Just wait and see 
 who is in it. Some one feels bad. When they pass, all 
 will be bright again." We looked at the cloud and it 
 parted and a man walked out. He did appear to be 
 very unhappy. Faith said: "Oh, dear papa; he has lost his 
 way. Shall we help him ? " I really felt ashamed to have 
 her suggest it first, but I was so surprised that I did 
 not think much about anything. She did not know him, 
 but that made no difference, and she went to him, but he 
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 looked at me and then at her and said: " Oh, sis ; will you 
 tell me where I am ? I cannot get out of these clouds." 
 I inquired where he wished to go, to which he said that he 
 did not care. He had been trying to go from one place to 
 another without help and could not do it. He thought he 
 did not want any one to tell him how or where to go. To 
 this Faith said: "All right, we will not; but just let me put 
 this flower in your hand." She had gathered a basket of 
 flowers before we started. He looked at her, then at the 
 flowers and said: " Little fairy, who are you and where did 
 you come from ? " "I am simply this papa's little Faith 
 and wish you were happy. We must go now ; good -by." 
 
 He did not wish to be left alone, for he was afraid he 
 could not find his place of rest. Little Faith inquired if 
 he did not have any friends here and he said not any, as he 
 knew of. " Well, would you like to have a friend to help 
 you?" "Certainly I would." "Well, just wait and I 
 will find some one to help you." 
 
 She knelt down and called: "Little children, little 
 children, come this way, to little Faith. I am now call- 
 ing for Sunbeam, to lead this dear papa to a home of rest. 
 He has no one here to love him. Will you, Sunbeam, come 
 to me ? " 
 
 Soon I heard such sweet singing that I thought the air 
 was full of children all singing. They came from every di- 
 rection, in great numbers. Little Faith arose, went to the 
 man and took him by the hand and the cloud cleared away 
 and all was perfectly clear. The little ones had as many 
 flowers as they could carry. Two little girls came to him 
 and put a wreath on his head and beckoned to the others to 
 
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 come also and they placed flowers about him until he was 
 surrounded with a glorious beauty of every color. 
 
 He, like myself, was perfectly surprised and simply looked 
 at them in wonder and amazement. It was more than I 
 could comprehend and I did not say a word. Then they sang 
 one of their gloriously sweet songs. Singing here is very 
 different from that you have on earth. When they finished 
 the singing one of them went to him and said : " Are you 
 any one's papa ? " " Yes ; but my little girl is on the earth." 
 " Would you like to have me with you for a little time ?" 
 "Yes, my darling; will you come?" "Oh, yes; if you 
 would love to have me. I am called ' Sunbeam' and we 
 will go away to a place of restf ulness. I can show you the 
 way." 
 
 Now the stranger was in loving care and Sunbeam bid us 
 good-by. Before we parted, the man came to Faith, put his 
 arms around her and said : " My little angel, may you always 
 be happy ! " " Oh, yes," she said, " we are never sad ; 
 good-by, all." We watched them as they went their way, 
 with all the little ones following. I asked Faith where they 
 would take him. She said first to Summer Valley, then to 
 any place he wished to go. 
 
 Then we started once more for our place of duty and 
 came to more dark clouds, but they were not so black. 
 They separated, or in other words, we passed through them 
 and saw a city below us. We passed down to a street and 
 walked along from one place to another. I inquired if she 
 had lived here. She said: "No ; we lived out quite a dis- 
 tance. Do you not think this a pretty place?" "Yes; 
 what is this city called?" "Oh, I forgot; you do not 
 
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 know, do you ? Well, this is Cleveland ; I like it here. 
 Pretty soon you will see mamma's home. There it is ! Oh, 
 I am so glad ! I think mamma is at home. It looks as 
 though she is." 
 
 This was a beautiful mansion. My little Faith certainly 
 left a beautiful home when she came into the Beyond. It 
 had large grounds, a fountain and vases. We walked up to 
 the door and entered. Such grandeur ! Everything as 
 rich and gorgeous as money could make it ! We passed 
 through a winding hall and upstairs. Faith said: " Mam- 
 ma's rooms are upstairs, for she always liked it better up 
 there, cause she could get away from the noise." I noticed 
 that it was very quiet there, but Faith said: " It is now, but 
 at night it is not, for then papa is home." 
 
 I wondered at her reply, but it was explained soon 
 enough. Everything upstairs was as below, very beautiful. 
 We came to mamma's Blue Room and did not find mamma 
 there and passed into a crimson one and there was mamma 
 and a dear little boy, sitting by the fire grate . I would sup- 
 pose the mother to be twenty-five years old and the boy 
 six. Both were fine looking. Faith ran up to them and 
 kissed both and said: "Oh, dear mamma and little brother, 
 I am so glad to find you." The little boy began to talk and 
 inquired if papa would be home to-night. Mamma does not 
 know ; papa has gone away for a time and does not know just 
 when he will return. "Well, can't we go for a drive?" 
 "No, dear, not now; mamma is not well." Yet she looked 
 to me perfectly well. Little Faith said: " Papa goes away 
 sometimes and mamma cries and cries so much ! I wish he 
 would not do so, for mamma is so good." 
 
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 I could understand it now. This was one of those homes 
 where all is gorgeous to look at, but where hearts are 
 breaking for loving words from the one they call husband. 
 Such mockery ! How are such punished in Heaven ? 
 Surely, they do not escape. 
 
 I thought we could influence her papa not to do so wrong- 
 fully, but she said : " No; mamma has, lots of times, but he 
 tells her to mind her own affairs, and mamma always does 
 now, but she does not feel very happy. I wish I could take 
 her home with us, don't you ?" "Yes, my dear; but we will 
 see what we can do here." 
 
 We did not leave this home for some time. We could 
 see that there was going to be a change here before long, 
 and perhaps we could do some good. 
 
 I thought it best to call Susan, as I was not experienced 
 enough to know just what to do and my little guide did 
 not. So we passed outside and called for Susan. Very 
 soon she came, walking up to the house. I was glad to see 
 her and explained how everything was here. She said : 
 " Yes, my dear father ; I see all and we can help them ; 
 can help the sorrowing one." We once more passed into the 
 home and remained close by Faith's mamma and brother. 
 
 At night the father returned ; was intoxicated and cruel. 
 The mother's heart was breaking for one word of love but 
 it came not. He did not have any love for his own. He 
 had company in his rooms below and all drank freely to 
 the health of some women, not their own wives. It was 
 heart-rending. The mother raised her hands in prayer of 
 thankfulness that her little girl had not to go through such 
 suffering, but was now at home with the angels. 
 
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 We brought comfort to her, and she became partially 
 under our influence before retiring and saw her darling by 
 her side. She returned to the room where her little boy 
 was sleeping, and such a prayer as that mother offered up 
 will call the angels from Heaven to her rescue. May the 
 angels bless and protect all mothers and wives who are 
 thus afflicted ! She fully believed that she had seen her 
 darling child and it was a great comfort to her. 
 
 Soon after retiring for the night, she was informed by 
 one of the servants that her husband was sick ; would she 
 come down ? On entering the room she learned that he 
 had not breathed for some time. She forgot all his wrong- 
 doing, thought not of her suffering in her anxiety to help 
 him in this time of need. But all was of no avail, for his 
 life had fled. 
 
 We will pass over this part of the scene and the account 
 of the suffering of this wife and mother and learn how thi 8 
 husband and father was received in Heaven. 
 
 We left Faith with her mamma, to cheer and sustain the 
 broken hearted one in the earth home. She came close to 
 her mother and infused a spirit of faith and trust into the 
 soul of her dear one which enabled her to meet the trial 
 and separation nobly and more trustingly lean upon angel 
 ministrations. 
 
 We returned to the spirit world to learn how such men 
 are received and what their spiritual condition is upon 
 awaking in the new life. Susan thought she knew just 
 where to find him, and sure enough she was correct. 
 
 We found him in one of the most wretched spots of mis- 
 ery on the spirit side of life. There were a great many 
 
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 more there, but they Avere so confused that they did not 
 see each other. He was walking along and would every 
 now and then fall. This I did not understand then, but 
 learn that as we live on earth, just as we are at the time of 
 leaving the body, so we find ourselves on reaching the 
 spirit world. There is no change mentally. If you have 
 been keeping bad company, if you have wicked thoughts- 
 of any kind, you take all with you. In other words, you 
 take your natural conditions and no other. Here you can- 
 not harm or corrupt others, but can find others of a like 
 nature and mingle together for a time. After a while you 
 will become despondent, miserable, discontented and yearn 
 for other and better conditions. 
 
 This particular class of persons will find their greatest 
 suffering to come from thirst for something they cannot 
 find here. After that passes away, there comes another 
 change to the thoughts that sting and torment, things come 
 up to them that they have neglected to do in earth life. 
 Loved faces appear before them, especially of those they 
 have wronged and neglected, and it becomes a place of the 
 greatest unhappiness. 
 
 None are happy in this place where we found Faith's 
 father. They soon wish for better things. Then the 
 angels listen to their cry and come to their rescue. After 
 they are helped out of this condition, they have many 
 others to pass through that will not be pleasant, before 
 they can be called pure. All thoughts are plainly seen 
 here in this life. There is no covering up bad thoughts ; 
 you cannot say one thing and mean another, without the 
 deception being seen by all. 
 
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 Our happiness here depends entirely on ourselves. To 
 be happy here at first, we must have lived a pure life 
 on earth, doing all the good possible to our fellow 
 man. You need not go very far to lend a helping 
 hand to some worthy fellow creature. After taking the 
 best possible care of loved ones at home, reach out a 
 helping hand to those in need. You will always find God's 
 poor all around you. Never seek foreign missionary work 
 until your own and the needy in your own neighborhood 
 are taken care of. Do not starve your own to feed others. 
 Overcome selfishness as much as is possible, in justice to 
 your own. The wrong that has been done can be blotted 
 out by living a better life after seeing the error. You are 
 not damned for wrong doing, unless you choose to be ; and 
 no one chooses to be. Every one in time realizes the 
 wrong that has been done and is helped out of that 
 wretchedness. 
 
 If you do not come here pure from earth life, you 
 must become so before you can mingle with the pure 
 and lovely here. We do not progress here until we make 
 up our mind to do so, and till then the pure pass us by. 
 That is why so many who lived together in earthly condi- 
 tions as man and wife do not meet here for a long time, 
 and in some cases never do. They are not drawn to each 
 
 ► other. There is no discord here where the pure in heart 
 reign. It is love and happiness we are looking for and we 
 go on looking until we find it. 
 
 This man, Faith's father, had been living a life of decep- 
 tion and cruelly neglected to love and cherish his wife all 
 
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 a very natural question to ask. If there has been no true 
 love between them, they will take different paths here. In 
 this case, the wife does love him with her whole soul and 
 he will be drawn to her in time. 
 
 I have described the condition we found him in. At 
 another time we found him in his earth home where his 
 wife is broken hearted over her loneliness and thoughts of 
 his wrong doings. He sees himself standing by his own, 
 Avorn out neglected body. Here his life comes before him 
 in all its varied phases of deception and wrong doing. He 
 realizes that death came through his habits and with un- 
 told wretchedness to those he should have sheltered, loved 
 and protected. He is miserable and cries for mercy. His 
 conscience is now tormenting him. He attempts to tell his 
 wife that he is not dead ; that he is by her side and that he 
 is sorry for all the wrong he has done her ; but she cannot 
 hear him. He cannot now reach her by the sound of his 
 voice and is in a miserable condition. He cannot en- 
 dure this scene of a wife and mother's agonizing sorrow. 
 He loses all remembrance of his surroundings and will reap 
 an he has sown. 
 
 How long he remained in this condition he cannot tell, but 
 he finally awakens to find himself in a place, apparently 
 nil alone. Trees are green, large and beautiful, but he is 
 lonely. His thoughts are such that he is wild with regrets 
 for what he has done. He remains in this state for some 
 time. Finally a change comes over him and he wishes for 
 something better. He wishes to become a better man 
 and would gladly try if he could find the way. He fully 
 realizes that he is in the spirit world and looks longingly 
 
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 for some one to help him. He longs and looks for some 
 deliverance from this place of wretchedness, bnt no one 
 comes to him and he wonders if he must always remain 
 here alone. He remembers that his little Faith is some- 
 where among the angels and calls for her, his darling 
 child that he had neglected so much while on earth. 
 Would she come to him, who had never been a loving 
 father to her? 
 
 Here we will leave him and learn if the angels hear the 
 cry and call of those who have caused so many heartaches 
 and days of sadness, or will they leave him to work out 
 his own salvation ? 
 
 He wandered about from place to place, restless, excited 
 and lonesome. The stillness became almost unbearable. 
 He could see his wrong doings so clearly now, and felt that 
 if he could only live over again on earth he would be true 
 and kind to those who loved him, as well as to others. He 
 again and again called for some one to help him, but no one 
 came, and he threw himself down on the grass and wept 
 like a child. 
 
 Now Susan went to him, put her hands upon his head, 
 and he passed into a deep sleep, as you would say, but he 
 was in an unconscious state. Then we both called for the 
 children of Summer Land. They came running and sing- 
 ing, but all stopped as soon as they saw us, then came close 
 to us, and Susan told them that this was little Faith's 
 papa, who had not been a good papa always, but now 
 wished to be. Would they help him ? " Oh, yes ; we will ! 
 We will gather flowers and everything pretty for him," 
 and away they ran. Soon they came back with as many 
 
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 flowers as they could carry, and covered him all up, then 
 took hold of hands and surrounded him, all waiting so quiet 
 that not a sound could be heard. 
 
 Soon at a distance we could hear a clear voice singing : 
 
 "lam coming, I am coming, papa darling, 
 I am coming now to you ; 
 Yes, the angels hear you calling, 
 I am coming now to you." 
 
 And my little Faith came running to us, so happy ! She 
 walked to her papa, put her arms around his neck, smoothed 
 his face with her hands, and said : "Papa, open your eyes 
 and see ; your dear little girl is here with thee." 
 
 He opened his eyes and was bewildered and aston- 
 ished, looking at himself, then at the little ones, at Faith 
 in particular, and cried out : " Oh, why do you all come to 
 laugh at my suffering? Let me hide myself." Little 
 Faith said : " Papa, don't you know your little girl ?" He 
 looked at her again and exclaimed : " Oh, my darling one ! 
 You have come to me, your papa, who never had a kind 
 word for you. You have come to help such a miserable 
 sinner as I am. I do not deserve it." Faith said : " Papa, 
 all your wrongs can be made right if you try to do better. 
 You will, I am sure. I will help you ; will show you the 
 way, some day, but now must leave you in the care of 
 others." 
 
 " No, no, little Faith ; do not leave your papa." 
 
 " I must go, dear papa ; but, if you choose, we will meet 
 again. I am your little girl still, but you do not need me 
 now." 
 
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 " Yes, I do ; do not leave me, darling. Stay with your 
 papa." 
 
 She rose up into the air before him, surrounded with a 
 glorious light, and was truly angelic. Then, raising her 
 hands in prayer, she said : " Father in Heaven, I leave him 
 in thy care." Then she threw kisses to him, and passed 
 away, and all the little ones with her. 
 
 I was surprised to see Faith do this way, but soon learned 
 why. He called for her, but no answer came. Again he 
 was alone. Soon I saw a man with white hair and a very 
 kind face coming, who said : " My dear one, can I help you 
 in any way ?" " Oh, yes ! I want my little girl." " Yes, 
 I know this ; but you cannot have her presence because the 
 lessons you are required to learn will take you in another 
 direction. When all is learned, you will meet her; not 
 before." 
 
 " She is my child, and should obey my wishes." 
 
 "She always did in earth life. Did you always obey 
 your Heavenly Father's wishes ? Did you do your duty 
 to those under your care? Did you help the poor and 
 needy? Did you live so as to call the angels from heaven 
 to your side ? I will let you answer." 
 
 " Oh, no ; but I do now wish to do better." 
 
 "I am glad to know this, and am here to help you. But 
 until you have become free from sin and pure in heart y©u 
 cannot be with little Faith." 
 
 " Please show me the way. I am anxious to do any- 
 thing to become happy." 
 
 He was led to another place very much like this, only 
 there were a few flowers and many people, where he was 
 
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 informed that the first lesson to learn was to " do unto 
 others as you wish them to do unto you." Should he meet 
 any who are unhappy, tell them what he had seen and been 
 promised. In that way he would prepare the way for 
 future progression and happiness. 
 
 The angel then passed out of his sight, but near enough 
 to look on. The man looked around and finally walked to 
 a person who was feeling very unhappy, and said : 
 
 "How do you do ? Where did you come from ?" 
 
 Here old acquaintances met. He was one who had been 
 much to blame for his wrong doings. The greeting was, 
 "Oh George, is that you? Help me out of this place. I 
 want to go back and tell my wife how sorry I am for what 
 I have done. Can you help me ? I am sorry for much 
 that I have done and wish I was in a better place, if they 
 have any here." His friend had not been here long and 
 was not certain as he could be of any assistance, but would 
 try. One thing he was certain of, however, and that was, 
 that he was as unhappy as any one could be, " and possibly 
 we can help each other." 
 
 In this spirit they accompanied each other and were 
 lifted out of unhappy conditions in the effort to help each 
 other ; and by lending a helping hand to those in sorrow 
 and disappointment they finally passed into higher condi- 
 tions, but it would be a long time before they could reach 
 the state of happiness that little Faith was in. 
 
 We left these boon companions here and returned to 
 little Faith's mother and there found our darling hovering 
 over her, giving sweet thoughts and appearing to her 
 frequently while at rest, or in dreamland as the mother 
 
 
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 supposed, yet as real as life. We saw that the mother 
 and darling brother were coming to us very soon, for we 
 saw a fatal disease sweeping many from earth life, and 
 knew that they would be among the victims. 
 
 Little Faith could hardly wait to welcome her loved 
 ones into the new life, where all would be so happy. While 
 on the bed of sickness the mother talked of Heaven and 
 her darling Faith. Would she meet the darling child? 
 The little brother passed away one day before the mother 
 and we received both of them in our home here. 
 
 Susan and Faith gathered a great quantity of flowers 
 and made a couch and placed it in our home. The couch 
 was first covered with pink silk, the pillow with beautiful 
 lace. The canopy of thin goods was drawn back so as to 
 form a little room by itself. Paths, steps and all inside 
 the home were scattered over with flowers. When all was 
 completed, we three returned to Faith's mother and found 
 the change was near. Faith stood at one side of the bed, 
 Susan and myself at the other. Many earth friends were 
 there doing all that could be done to relieve the sufferer. 
 
 Before the soul left the mortal form she opened her eyes 
 and bid her friends farewell and passed into another tem- 
 porary slumber from which she awoke and exclaimed, 
 " Oh ! my darling little Faith !" and then passed into the 
 last sleep upon the earth side of life. 
 
 As the soul or spirit leaves the body the chill of mortal 
 death creeps up from the feet to the brain. Then the new 
 birth commences and gradually becomes complete. We 
 saw this process going on and remained quietly waiting for 
 the spirit form to become perfected. When this was done 
 
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 the spiritual, or new body remained in a standing position 
 directly over the old form of clay. Then there came a 
 time of unconsciousness to her. We then surrounded her 
 and received her in our arms and carried her thus to our 
 home in Heaven and placed her upon the couch beside her 
 little boy, who had passed away a few hours before and 
 was held in that state, as we desired to prevent him from 
 missing his mamma. 
 
 Little Faith was now holding her mother's hand and all 
 were waiting for mother and child to awaken into the new 
 life. Soon the mother awoke and recognized her darling 
 Faith at once, but did not know where she was. On look- 
 ing by her side saw her darling boy and said : " My 
 darling Faith, how came we all together? Where are 
 we?" 
 
 " Oh, mamma, you are now in Heaven, where there will 
 be no more parting in tears and sorrow." 
 
 My darling child, is this really y 
 
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 "Yes ; all me. Are you not glad ? I wish my brother 
 would awake." 
 
 At this the mother looked all around, saw us and in- 
 quired who we were. Faith assured her that Susan was 
 an angel that she would love dearly, that I was her other 
 papa, and that we had helped her to come where she was. 
 
 She thanked us and said that she did not understand 
 how all this had been done, but was very glad to be here 
 with her darling children and inquired if she could always 
 remain here with them. 
 
 Then little Faith made passes over her little brother and 
 he awoke, calling for his mamma, and she took him in her 
 
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 arms so naturally that he did not realize that any change 
 had happened. Upon looking around, he exclaimed : 
 " Pretty, pretty mamma ; tee pretty sings." 
 
 Faith was now perfectly happy. After a time the 
 mother arose from the couch and we all passed out to look 
 at the beautiful scenery around us. 
 
 Susan was now called once more to some place to lift up 
 the suffering, and she bade us good-by. I remained for 
 some time, as the mother had much to tell and needed ad- 
 vice. I finally asked little Faith if she did not think she 
 had better remain always with her mother and brother, as 
 they would need some one to show them the way we do 
 things here. 
 
 " Oh, yes ; but what will you do ? I promised to be 
 your little girl, but I did not think my mamma and 
 brother were coming so soon." 
 
 " Yes, dear ; I know that, but I can find another little 
 one, I think. Tour place is by your mother's side, now. 
 So I will leave you all here, and go to Summer Valley to 
 find another little guide. Please make yourselves con- 
 tented here, for this is your home until you can find one 
 you like better. What shall I tell the children for you, 
 little Faith ? " 
 
 "Oh, tell them that I am very happy, because my 
 mamma and little brother are here with me, and ask them 
 to come and see us." 
 
 Then I left and soon found myself in Summer Valley. I 
 stopped and .looked at the children, and it made me think 
 of a lot of little chickens, all busy hunting after some- 
 thing. Here and there was a mother, watching over them, 
 
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 explaining this and that, for outdoors is where they learn 
 their lessons ; no poorly ventilated school houses here for 
 our little ones. 
 
 Soon they saw me, and what a change took place ! Each 
 stopped and picked up something to show and came run- 
 ning to meet me with : " Hello ! How is little Faith ? " 
 "Where is our little Faith?" I was fairly puzzled to 
 know what to say, but succeeded after a time in getting in 
 a word. Such chattering, like a lot of birds ! This place 
 suited me and I made up my mind to remain for some 
 time and did so. 
 
 I found Libby here, very happy and contented. The 
 little ones would coax me to sit down and then fix me up 
 " pretty," as they thought, and if that had been a possi- 
 bility, they would have succeeded in doing so. They 
 would cover me with flowers and vines, and hang flowers 
 on my ears for earrings. I asked one if she was not " a 
 little proud," and she said : " Yes ; ain't you ? You look 
 as though you was, but I love you lots ! " 
 
 I finally thought I had better return, but they all said 
 that they needed a grandpa very much and if I would 
 stay they would give me much to do ; which I do not 
 doubt, as I had been there for some time and had been on 
 the go every minute. 
 
 I enjoyed it very much, however, and finally told them 
 about little Faith having to remain with her mamma and 
 I had really come for another little girl ; did they know of 
 any I could have ? Well, I never saw such faces ! They 
 all got up and arranged their dresses, fixed back their 
 hair and said : " We will every one of us go ; can we ? " 
 
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 I really would like to have had some one choose for me, as 
 I loved them all. 
 
 Finally I decided to take four, two little girls and two 
 little boys. "Now," I said, "which will come?" Two 
 little boys came forward and said : " Do you think we will 
 do ? " Yes ; I would like to have them come. Then two 
 little girls came in the same way. The girls' names are 
 Dottie and Nellie. Dottie was four years old and Nellie 
 thirteen. The boys' names are Clemmy, eight years, and 
 little Joe, six years old. 
 
 I now delivered little Faith's message and told them that 
 I would come back after a time and take them with me. 
 When I returned we bade them all good-by and I re- 
 turned to Susan's home with my family of four beautiful 
 little ones. Before reaching Susan's home I learned that I 
 had my hands full with only four. 
 
 Children here are just like any children, except that they 
 are always happy. Dottie and Joe are about as full of 
 mischief as they could very well hold, but I love them 
 dearly. They would not get out of my sight, but such 
 running and jumping, such times of learning lessons ; such 
 joyous times I never saw except among children. 
 
 Such questions would they ask! I did not attempt to an- 
 swer all the questions. Little Joe asked me where I came 
 from and what made my hair so thin; he had not seen any- 
 one before with such thin hair. " You must have been 
 rery bad sometime." I did not attempt to answer about 
 ly thin hair, but told him that I was very old and maybe 
 that was why I did not have very much hair. This seemed 
 to satisfy him, as he said: "Oh, well; all right, then." We 
 
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 remained at Susan's home for some time. When I went to 
 my place of duty I left them in her care. 
 
 My work here has been to visit places of unhappiness in 
 the spirit world and lift up poor souls that I find there. 
 Having described the condition of Faith's father when he 
 first came here, it will not be necessary to repeat. When 
 I write you of wicked places, or places of unhappiness, I 
 simply mean the spot where the wicked find themselves 
 upon coming here. There are no places of sin here ; no 
 places where wrong doing can be carried on. Every one is 
 glad to do right after a time. If any have evil thoughts, 
 they find themselves all alone, where they cannot do any 
 harm. I remained in this work for some time before being 
 called away to get ready for some of my own to enter the 
 happiness in readiness for them. 
 
 H. B. Kenyon. 
 
 
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 IX. 
 
 Father Kenyan's Home. 
 
 The time was finally nearing when your mother was to 
 come into this new life and I began in earnest to find a 
 place that just suited me for a home, and finally found a lit- 
 tle spot that answered my longings and pleased my fancy. 
 The front in the place where I would build my home lay 
 quite level, and back of it was a high hill. A river ran by 
 and there were little points jutting into the water, making 
 a beautiful shore. Trees were very nice and large back of 
 the spot and there was a little island quite near where the 
 home would be. This island would be very pretty to look 
 at and a great addition to the natural scenery. I could 
 easily build a bridge across the river to it. Yes; this was 
 the place for my home. 
 
 After taking a long look at this place I returned to Su- 
 san's home for my little ones and Susan and returned. All 
 were pleased with the spot, and soon Susan returned and 
 left us to plan for our home. 
 
 We decided on the rustic style and began to look around 
 for the material to use. We had not gone far when Nellie 
 found a flat stone, just the kind for a walk, but Dottie 
 thought moss would be much nicer, and finally moss and Dot- 
 tie carried the day for the walks. We found moss plenty, and 
 when ready commenced the walks as you would, by plac- 
 ing the moss on the grass close together, the same as you 
 would sod. The light green moss on the dark green grass 
 made a beautiful walk. 
 
 Looking for material for building developed the traits of 
 
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 the little ones. Nellie was best for arranging things, 
 Dottie was the quickest to find things needed, little Joe 
 was a big talker and Clemmy was the worker. Grandpa 
 was to be the "boss." 
 
 After the walk was finished, we commenced to look for 
 material for the house. Dottie thought that all we had to 
 do was to say, " please, dear God, we want a house " and 
 it would come ; " see if it don't." Little Joe thought 
 that way would not work, so we started off to find the 
 wood required and soon found log after log, all covered 
 with moss, just what we wanted. "Now, didn't I tell you 
 so ? " said Dottie. " Yes; you said so, but you just didn't 
 know for sure, did you ? " " Why, yes; of course." Each 
 picked up a log and returned with it and soon we had all 
 we required for the house and then began the building. 
 
 Our house was to be of the rustic style and Nellie 
 thought it would be nice to have four large openings, equal 
 distance apart, for windows. We do not need any glass, 
 so we left places for the windows and doors. The house 
 is nearly round, roof pointed, all made out of round logs. 
 There is a veranda all around the house. The steps were 
 made out of logs also, as we decided not to have any stone, 
 but to make it wholly of wood. Joe wanted a fence on one 
 side, so he could jump over it and we found some small 
 limbs just suited to our use and made Joe's fence. Dottie 
 was not pleased with a bare fence and found a nice vine, 
 like the morning glory, and planted it and soon had a 
 beautiful screen. 
 
 At this stage of our work, little Joe said he must have 
 a dog. Clemmy thought he would like one too; and they 
 
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 went away looking for dogs. They were gone some time 
 and I wondered where they were, when they came running 
 back, each with a dog. 
 
 I was not aware that there were any dogs here and in- 
 quired where and how they found them. Joe said : " We 
 were looking for dogs and finally heard one bark and that 
 was the way I found out where they were. They are in a 
 sort of valley and there are a great many different kinds. 
 I saw one I wanted and called him but he did not come, 
 'cause he had no name, you know. So I went to him and 
 patted him on the head. He is a large, curly, white fel- 
 low. Then he acted as though he had always known me 
 and was glad to come with me." Clemmy's is a large, 
 black one. Both are Newfoundlands, and beautiful crea- 
 tures. One we named " Whitef oot," and the other " Black- 
 foot." 
 
 Dottie decided that the dogs must behave or she would 
 tell them to go home again, but the boys were certain that 
 they were all right and would cause no trouble. They ap- 
 peared to know almost as much as we did, and do many 
 things nearly as well as the boys. 
 
 We were interrupted here in our work on the home for 
 a time, as I was called once more to help some one in 
 trouble and sorrow. This time it was one who was very 
 dear to me. The little ones accompanied me and we went 
 to our friend in sorrow and sickness and worked faithfully 
 to cast aside the coming trouble, but it could not be. The 
 loved one must leave her home and loved ones in earth 
 life. The physical was not strong enough to resist the 
 disease that was consuming her lungs. When the hour 
 6 
 
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 came for her to leave the mortal, we received her spirit 
 home and administered to her every want. I was the first 
 to meet our Adelaide, but will leave her to describe the 
 meeting and her thoughts on entering this beautiful home 
 of rest. 
 
 We once more took up our work of home building. 
 After finishing the walk and house outside, we turned our 
 efforts first to a fountain. We found stones for the basin 
 and formed it into shapes leaving four small holes for 
 water to pass through ; also made a low rustic railing 
 around it. Little Dottie gathered vines and planted them 
 for a covering to the railing. Clemmy thought we would 
 have a hard time getting water into the basin, but you re- 
 member that we have a river close at hand and we formed 
 a little narrow trench between the fountain and river, 
 then found hollow limbs sufficient to reach from one to the 
 other; laid them down nicely connected and covered them 
 up. The water did not flow at first, but soon there was a 
 beautiful spray thrown up in the air. Susan told us the 
 way to do that. There is a way to do everything and this 
 was one thing that could not be accomplished by wishing. 
 
 Our fountain was a perfect success. The birds come 
 and drink and bathe in it. The children get in and bathe 
 as naturally as on earth. They get as wet as possible but 
 never drown; seem to float like feathers. The children 
 also have great times playing in the river with their dogs. 
 
 We next went in search of flowers for our windows. 
 Nellie decided to have a different kind for each window. 
 We found for one, something like portulacca ; for the 
 second one, forget-me-nots ; for the third a climbing rose; 
 
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 and for the other, a scarlet creeper. The leaves of this 
 last vine are scarlet and beautiful. We went a long dis- 
 tance from home to find the thing that suited for the door. 
 Joe concluded that he knew where there was something 
 nice. It was a long way from here, but it is very pretty; 
 and we started to find Joe's place, " a long way off, where 
 there was some flowers so very nice." 
 
 We passed many places, and began to suspect that Joe 
 was on a wild goose hunt, but he said no ; he had been 
 there and a good many other places with his mamma. I 
 really thought he would lose his way, but he said : " It is 
 just around this bend; " and sure enough it was. There 
 was a very rocky place, with stones as high as the house 
 and water running all around them very swiftly, causing 
 the place to look wild and rough. There was grass beyond 
 the water, which had grown very tall and was swaying 
 back and forth with the breeze. The trees here were of a 
 different kind from any I had seen, and looked like 
 pine. I told Joe that I didn't think this a very nice place, 
 nor did he, but there was some very nice vine here on a 
 rock. 
 
 " My mamma said that here was where naughty folks 
 come;" but we could see none. Nellie said we were not 
 in the right condition to see them, but there were many of 
 them here. Susan said that if we were to wish to help some 
 one, we would soon see a great many people. We did so, 
 and saw a wonderful crowd of very discontented people 
 who were anxious to get away, and could also see others 
 who were trying to lift them up. Yes; here was another 
 place of work. Joe said he thought they would be better 
 
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 after awhile; "now let us get our plant." I did not wish 
 to leave here, but would finish our home ; then would 
 take up my work once more, and here. 
 
 We all climbed upon a large rock and found Joe's wonder- 
 ful vine. It was bright yellow, had a leaf like a fern and 
 was very beautiful. We gathered all we could carry, re- 
 turned home and planted it each side of the doors. It 
 made a lovely border all around the door casings and paid 
 us richly for the long search for it. 
 
 Now the question of the carpet came up, and we decided 
 on green moss. There was only one room in the home. I 
 liked this idea, because we then would all be together. Nellie 
 called the forget-me-not window hers. Dottie selected 
 the scarlet vine 'cause she liked red best. Clemmy had the 
 rose and Joe the portulacca. Here all raised their hands 
 in surprise and said : " Why, dear grandpa, where is 
 yours? " Yes; they all wanted me to take theirs and were 
 sorely troubled. They came and put their arms around 
 me, hugged and kissed me ; wanted me to take all the 
 windows and they would take the doors. 
 
 As soon as I could get a word in, I told them that we 
 could fix it all right; that I would rather have the center 
 of the room, then I could see all their pretty ways. And 
 that settled the trouble. 
 
 We must have chairs, and decided on rustic rockers, with 
 little vines covering them. They are very easy and pretty, 
 as you will see, some time. We have chairs on the porch 
 also, as we enjoy visiting there. 
 
 Now I thought we had everything nicely fixed and pro- 
 posed to go over to the Island and make improvements 
 
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 but Nellie thought best to finish the home first. I thought 
 it was about right now; "what more was to be done?" 
 She said they wanted " some pictures and little things." 
 This was a new idea to me and I wondered how they could 
 get pictures, and what they would think of next. " Well, 
 where can we get pictures ? " Nelly assured me that she 
 knew "a mamma that paints pretty things just to give 
 away," and she would go and see her. After a little time 
 she returned with three little girls, all with arms full of pretty 
 things, and some pictures which required frames. We 
 framed some with light green and others with scarlet moss. 
 
 I let them do this work, as they were delighted and very 
 enthusiastic about decorating the home. Finally, all was 
 complete, and they were satisfied. Then I told the boys 
 we would see about carts for the dogs. Joe wanted one 
 with a red cushion and a big whip. Dottie objected to 
 the whip, because "folks would think your dog was 
 naughty," and though he thought a whip would "look 
 nice," it was given up, and he concluded that he didn't 
 need one, anyhow. 
 
 I did not know how we were to get the carts, but had 
 seen stranger things done, and decided that we would go 
 and see Susan about it. She knew where they could be 
 found ; so all of us started for that place. I think it must 
 have been a great ways from our home, for we were some 
 time going. When we came there, we found a large platform 
 with a vine covered roof, and on the platform were very 
 many different carts ; no two alike. There were large and 
 small ones for boys and dolls, and there were very many 
 little folks selecting to suit their fancy. 
 
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 There were a great many grown people here making 
 these things. They would rub their hands together, make 
 different motions and passes just as though they had the 
 material to work with, and soon a cart would begin to 
 form and come out just to suit you. I do not understand 
 this at all. I only know that there is a way here to get all 
 our hearts desire, if we are worthy. 
 
 The children were very happy now. The boys selected 
 carts and harnesses for their dogs, and the girls selected 
 doll carts, and finally the dogs were harnessed to their 
 carts, and each loaded with a boy, girl and doll cart, and 
 started for home, the happiest group of boys, girls and 
 dogs, you can imagine. The dogs appeared to enter into 
 the enjoyment, and acted as though they were really of 
 some account now. 
 
 I never saw anything that gave me so much pleasure as 
 this one event, and I always look back to it with so much 
 pleasure that I find myself wishing they wanted another 
 one, but no ; the first one is the very best of all. They 
 wanted me to ride, but I could see no place for my foot 
 even, say nothing about my whole person, so I walked by 
 their side. I never heard such happy talking and laughing 
 as homeward we came. 
 
 As we came in sight of home, they started off on a race. 
 I fairly held my breath for fear they might tip over, but 
 no ; all landed right side up, and reached the porch at the 
 same time. When I came up they said : " Grandpa, we love 
 you very much; aren't you glad? You are always going 
 to let us stay with you ?" " Yes ;" and I wondered what all 
 the other children would like in the way of playthings. 
 
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 It appears that until the children are taken away from 
 Summer Valley hy some one, they live there in happiness 
 and contentment, knowing of no other place that is more 
 interesting. Until older ones take them for their own 
 little darlings, they do not call for other playthings than 
 are furnished them there. Children from Summer Valley 
 come to visit us, but do not seem to wish for any of our 
 playthings, ndr do they appear to he so well satisfied as in 
 Summer Valley. They always express a wish to return 
 after they have had a good romping visit. They love their 
 home nest best, and I do not wonder at it, for I have never 
 seen so lovely a place as Summer Valley. 
 
 Now that the children were contented and happy with 
 their dogs, carts, dolls and playthings, we turned our atten- 
 tion to the Island. We built a bridge over the river of a 
 rustic pattern to match the house and found on the Island 
 a great quantity of beautiful shells. The children brought 
 some home in their carriages, placing them around the 
 flower beds and in the house. We went over to "im- 
 prove " the Island, but found it perfect already. 
 
 Now, having completed our home, I left the little ones 
 there to enjoy themselves, while I once more began my 
 missionary work. We received visits from Susan and the 
 children from Summer Valley, so that your Adelaide did 
 not become discontented in our home, nor was I inter- 
 rupted in my work for some time. I seldom had my lit- 
 tle ones accompany me in my missionary work for I did 
 not want them to become at all familiar with such scenes 
 of distress, so they remained at home, learning their every- 
 day lessons, surrounded by loving care and happy conditions. 
 
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 We have no night here, but do experience a change that 
 lasts about as long as your night. Then there comes a 
 shadow of darkness, as though the sun had gone down with 
 you, more like your bright moonlight. Were we to re- 
 turn to you at this time we would find your night there. 
 There is a dew here often enough to keep everything in 
 the best condition to live. This does not come every time 
 the dim light does, though. 
 
 Mother KenyorCs Arrival. — Time passed without much 
 change in my work among the unfortunate. At home the 
 children would receive visits from the little ones in Summer 
 Valley and went there quite often, until the time was not 
 far off for your mother's arrival here in her home of 
 rest. 
 
 We can see these events some time in advance and have 
 time to prepare our home for the reception. For her, we 
 made a large chair and covered it with downy moss and 
 placed a large bouquet of flowers at its side. There were 
 flowers in every nook and coiner of the home, which filled 
 the room with sweet perfume. We made a frame around 
 the chair and draped a curtain so as to form a little room 
 around it. 
 
 When all was completed, my little ones accompanied me 
 to the old home and there remained until she passed out 
 of mortal suffering. Then we carried her to our home in 
 the beautiful Beyond and placed her in the chair among 
 the flowers and sat down by her side to await the final 
 awakening. After awhile she awoke, just as you would 
 from a natural sleep and was very much surprised at find- 
 ing everything so strangely beautiful. Her first words 
 
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 were, " Why, what has happened ? Where am I ? My dear 
 husband, is that you ?" 
 
 I explained it all to her, but it was some time before she 
 could get things right. She was as greatly surprised as 
 myself at the change and did not find Heaven as she ex- 
 pected. For many days she would sit on the porch and 
 rest. The children were very much attached to her from 
 the first. They introduced the wonderful dogs and mother 
 enjoyed watching them very much. 
 
 We were all very happy now. The children would go 
 with mother to Summer Valley quite often, as she was 
 very happy with so many children. One time when mother 
 and I were taking a walk, she inquired how it was possible 
 for us to have made such a mistake about Heaven and also 
 inquired if I had seen our Heavenly Father yet. I assured 
 her that I had not and did not now expect to for a long time, 
 but hoped to reach that condition sometime. Libbie and 
 Susan made us long visits, and mother returned to their 
 home with them to visit and was very happy. Nellie be- 
 ing the older one of the girls is a great help to mother in 
 going from one place to another. 
 
 My missionary work is greatly among the class who are 
 called " shadows " here. They are persons who lived on 
 earth amid scenes of amusement and intemperance ; per- 
 sons who at heart are generous and social in their inter- 
 course with their fellow mortals ; persons whose habits 
 overrule their judgment ; persons who seldom stop to rea- 
 son with themselves and thereby see where their habits will 
 surely lead them. I am one of many who devote very 
 much of our life on this side to reclaiming these souls and 
 
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 starting them on the way to ultimate happiness and the 
 companionship of those they should have loved more singly 
 while in earth life. No soul is lost ; and we are always made 
 glad hy leading these poor, misguided ones out of their 
 misery into the path that will lead them into a condition of 
 contentment and happiness. 
 
 There are many experiences in earth life that are looked 
 back to with sadness by those who lived dissipated and 
 thoughtless lives, for there were ever, and still are, two 
 very plainly marked paths that mortals are ever found 
 following : one is the right, and the other the wrong. And 
 though there is no question as to which leads to future 
 happiness, very many in mortal life do, and ever have 
 blindly followed the winding way of wrong doing from 
 day to day, thinking that some day they will find an open 
 way, some side-path, leading direct to happiness in Hea- 
 ven ; hoping that through some influence or other, they 
 will reach the beautiful country beyond the sunset of mor- 
 tal life and enjoy the glorious harvest they should have 
 prepared in earth life. 
 
 No one intends to come to this country of the Beyond 
 unprepared, but very many do, because they put off the day 
 to turn from evil ways until some day the result of bad 
 habits overtakes them and they are unexpectedly called 
 upon to lay down the mortal and put on the spiritual. Then 
 they stand face to face with the inevitable, and soon learn 
 the sorrowful lesson that a life of wrong doing surely leads 
 to misery in the new life in the Beyond. 
 
 The old and familiar saying among men that " as you 
 sow, so must you reap " ever has been and always will re- 
 
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 main true. You cannot live a life of wrong and escape the 
 effect of that life upon entering the beautiful world on this 
 side the river. Wrong and deception may he cloaked there, 
 hut here we are not seen as through a glass, dimly. Here 
 we are taken for all we are, and no more. 
 
 There is a wonderful glow of happiness on this side for 
 those who have lived a life of love and right while on earth, 
 and to those who have not there will surely be suffering 
 that words fail to describe ; and while it is a fact that all 
 will finally be made happy, who can explain the volume of 
 suffering that would have been avoided by leading a life of 
 righteousness on earth ? 
 
 It is the little things in everyday life that tell the story. 
 It is one step at a time that leads to the end of the journey. 
 A little seed lovingly scattered as you journey along will 
 spring up along your path and mark the way you 
 trod. Every day should be a stepping stone for the to- 
 morrow. Then all would be ready to meet the angel of 
 new life and pass through the golden gate into this beau- 
 tiful country with joy and gladness to meet loved ones who 
 are ever waiting and watching for dear ones to come down 
 to the river's edge, so that they can ferry them safely over 
 to the Summer Land. 
 
 The time again came when I was summoned to assist a 
 dear one to come into this new life. This time it was my 
 youngest son. Yes ; my youngest child, who should have 
 remained in earth life many years, that he could have 
 learned earth's lessons more fully. Sad and sorrowful as is 
 the truth, it must be recorded that his habits were the sole 
 cause of the unexpected summons that came for him to lay 
 
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 aside the mortal and put on the immortal, or be clothed in 
 spiritual raiment that he was not prepared for. 
 
 He had known for some time that he must change his 
 habits or all would not be well, but he put off the time too 
 long. The summons came when unexpected and he passed 
 away from his loved ones so quickly that he could not give 
 the parting word to those dear to him. He was full of 
 physical strength but the brain became paralyzed so that he 
 did not recognize any one during the last hours. He fully 
 realized that the change known as death with you was 
 taking place with him. 
 
 When he fully realized that the change had come, he 
 was surprised, for he saw himself standing beside his mortal 
 body. He appeared to be all right and so did the old 
 body, and he was not cei'tain but what he was seeing 
 double. He was somewhat dazed, but when he saw his 
 wife and children weeping over the old form, the terrible 
 truth came to him that he had met the change. His voice 
 seemed natural, but when he spoke to his wife she did not 
 appear to hear him. There he was, outside of his own self, 
 unable to make himself known, and he was very uncom- 
 fortable and anxious. If he could only tell his wife that he 
 was not dead but was there, it would have been a great 
 relief. 
 
 He put his arms around her but she did not appear to 
 realize it and he became nearly wild with anxiety. What 
 was he to do? He had not expected this change and 
 had not left his business in right shape at all. She could 
 not hear him and he could not help her. 
 
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 and the children as he could have done when in the 
 form, past neglect and misery came before his vision and 
 it was more than he could endure. Now he began to 
 realize that to live rightly while in earth life, is far bet- 
 ter than to live a life of neglect. Years of past neglect 
 and misery came before him, and he could not endure the 
 thoughts. He was bewildered and could not keep his 
 thoughts upon any one thing. 
 
 While in this condition he saw a cloud approaching him 
 and he soon became enveloped in it. He did not under- 
 stand this and attempted to run from it, but his limbs re- 
 fused to act. He gave one call for his wife to help him 
 and became unconscious. 
 
 How long he remained in this condition he cannot tell, 
 but upon awaking he was alone in a very green place. 
 There were tall trees, rocks, and everything looking like a 
 meadow of uncultivated ground. How long he had been 
 here and how he came here, was more than he knew. He 
 felt lonely and lost and could find no way out. He walked 
 and walked, but would find himself finally in the same 
 place he started from. He became more restless and 
 thirsty, but could find no water. What was he to do? 
 He must have a drink. He was nearly crazed for water 
 and could find none. 
 
 While in this uncomfortable condition, wondering where 
 he was and how he came there, he saw what appeared to be 
 a ball of fire nearing him. As it approached, he could dis- 
 tinguish faces of persons he had known before, faces of 
 friends in dissipation. He could see men sitting at tables 
 eating, drinking and making merry. Yes, these were his 
 
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 old friends ; surely they would give him a drink. This 
 ball of fire threw a strong light upon all around him and 
 he thought he was once more one of them. 
 
 He seated himself at a table and asked for something to 
 quench his terrible thirst, but no one paid the least atten- 
 tion to his call. When he spoke to them they did not ap- 
 pear to hear him. This was misery complete. He com- 
 prehended the fact that these were his old boon companions 
 in earth life and heard them say: "Well, Sam, old boy, is 
 where we will all go sometime. Wonder how he likes it ? 
 Bet a dollar be is thirsty. Let us drink to the health of 
 Sam." One of them would not talk that way about their 
 old friend, for " Sam was a good hearted fellow, anyhow, 
 and might be better off than they would be." " Yes, you 
 are right, he was; but I would not give a cent for him now." 
 
 And so they talked on, he remaining to hear all and be- 
 coming more and more crazy for drink, so much so that he 
 was in great torment. Finally one stepped forward and 
 said: " I will offer one to Sam, in memoriam." He reached 
 out to take the glass and the ball of fire and all rolled away 
 from him. He watched it leaving and called upon his com- 
 rades, but none answered and he felt that he was forsaken 
 by all. 
 
 Here in this beautiful place with green grass, tall trees 
 and rocks, he sat in loneliness and thought over the past. 
 His whole life passed before him like a panorama, and he 
 thought that if he conld live his life over again, he would 
 improve every hour for good. He was sorry and regretted 
 his past life. He could see all the past, and wondered if 
 there was any help for him now ; wondered if he was 
 
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 doomed to live always thus. He remembered his angel 
 wife. Could -he ever meet her, after living such a life of 
 dissipation ? He concluded that he would be ashamed to 
 look into her pure, sweet face. He was now ready to 
 undo, if possible, the wrongs of past years. He finally 
 walked to one of the large rocks, and there sat down to 
 think of some way out, and what to do. While there, he 
 discovered, in a little crevice of the rock by his side, a 
 little flower, perfectly white, and the first he had seen. 
 He plucked it, and looked it over and over. "Simple 
 little flower, how did you come here ? Only one ; how 
 strange !" 
 
 His whole being cried out in sadness at the recollection 
 of other days. Tears rolled down his cheeks, and he was 
 crushed with grief on account of past wrongs. He looked 
 up to the sky and could see dark, dull, heavy clouds 
 passing by. Finally, in the distance, he saw a cloud 
 coming that looked like a bank of pure snow. It came 
 nearer and nearer, and he became very much interested in 
 this one white cloud that appeared to be coming toward 
 him. He felt that some one was coming from some source 
 to help him out of this place of wretchedness. He hoped 
 that this one white cloud was an omen of deliverance, and 
 he watched it closely. As it came nearer it parted, and 
 all above him was beautifully lighted with a golden hue. 
 From that beautiful white cloud a little child came to him 
 with a little spray of evergreen, which she dropped at his 
 feet and passed out of his sight again. 
 
 He looked for her, but she had gone, and there was no 
 one to be seen. He was sorely disappointed for he had in 
 
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 some way thought the hour of deliverance had come ; and 
 he buried his head in his hands, and wept like a child 
 with a broken heart. 
 
 After the storm of grief had passed, he took up the sprig 
 of evergreen and kissed it, feeling that the child had really 
 come from some one who remembered and loved him 
 True, he had never seen the child before, but she would 
 not have been sent simply to make the situation more ter- 
 rible than it then was. 
 
 In turning the sprig over and around so us to fully enjoy 
 the thoughts it created, he found a little note fastened to 
 one of the branches, which read : " Look up and once more 
 live. Do unto others as you wish them to do to you." 
 " Yes ; this I would. If some one would come and tell 
 me the way, I would gladly follow." 
 
 Here I went to him, and laid my hand on his head, and 
 he passed into a quiet sleep. In that condition I carried 
 him to a place where flowers bloomed, birds were sing- 
 ing, and everything was beautiful, and placed him upon 
 a bed of moss. Here he remained some time before awak- 
 ing. 
 
 When he awoke and found himself in such a lovely 
 place, he raised his eyes in thankfulness. He gathered 
 some of the flowers at his feet, and wondered how this 
 change had come about. Did he do it, or some one 
 for him? "Certainly, this is wonderful. I went to sleep 
 and awaken in this lovely spot ; what a wonder !" And 
 he could not decide how it had come, but he was more 
 contented here, and that terrible thirst had gone. There 
 was a restful influence here that he had not experienced 
 
BEYOND. 137 
 
 before, and he placed his hand under his head, closed his 
 eyes and rested. 
 
 While enjoying this condition, he was aroused by hear- 
 ing singing in the distance. This was a great surprise, 
 and he was not certain at first but he was dreaming. No ; 
 he was not dreaming ; for now he could see a group of 
 children running toward him, singing, laughing and happy. 
 As they came closer, he saw their arms full of flowers, such 
 lovely flowers as he had never beheld. When they saw 
 him they stopped, and each one came up separately and 
 dropped flowers upon him. 
 
 He inquired who they were and what they did that for ? 
 " Because you are not very happy." " No ; I am not, but 
 you seem to be. Dear little ones, come and talk to me. I 
 am very lonely and would like to have you stay with me." 
 One little boy came forward and said : " No ; we cannot 
 remain now. Some other time you will see us." " Why 
 not remain now ? What have you to do ?" " Oh, we 
 have much to do and must go now. Good-by." And 
 they all disappeared before he could question them more. 
 
 He picked up some of the flowers and was looking at 
 them and wondering what it all meant, wondering who 
 would next appear, also wondering what the end would be. 
 He wondered how his wife and children were getting along 
 without him and thought that if he could see them now he 
 would do all in his power to help them. 
 
 While thinking this thing over and wondering how he 
 could now be of any use to the ones he had so suddenly left 
 in earth life to struggle along without his help, he saw 
 only a little way in front of him, a beautiful rainbow. It 
 
138 BEYOND. 
 
 was perfect, yet there was no rain. What did it mean ? It 
 came nearer and remained stationary. Then a white mist 
 formed under it and through this mist he could distinguish 
 a narrow path which looked like a path in the snow. 
 
 While he was wondering what this meant and what it 
 was, he saw a lady coming down the pathway. She was 
 dressed in a beautiful white robe and there was a silver light 
 all around her. There was a wreath of white lilies on her 
 head and an anchor in her hand. She came close to him, 
 put the anchor by his side and knelt down by him. All 
 was perfectly quiet and she remained there for several 
 minutes. He did not move, for fear that all would vanish. 
 She arose and as he looked up to her face, the misty veil 
 passed away, and there by his side was his own angel wife, 
 who had ever been true to him in earth life and would now 
 lead him into paths of righteousness and peace. 
 
 Words of love were exchanged, all past wrongs forgiven, 
 and though he felt unworthy, she lifted up his head saying : 
 "My dear husband, I have seen all, and have never left 
 your side, but could not until now come to you since you 
 passed out of the mortal. I have given you good thoughts 
 and have endeavored to uplift and help you out of your 
 unhappy condition. You have a great deal to learn, but I 
 will never leave you. Here there will be no parting in 
 tears. Look up! Do you know who this is?" As he 
 raised his eyes, he saw his father standing before him and 
 he cried out : " Oh, father, forgive me ; I will do better 
 now." 
 
 With the help of the Almighty, and a loving wife, he is 
 now at rest, where he will in time build a home for his 
 
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 loved one here and those to come, where they will all he as 
 one in this life of love and true endeavor to make all happy. 
 I will leave them, blessing them and remain ever ready to 
 lend a helping hand to each and all who are suffering. 
 
 In a short time our son and wife were with us in our 
 home, where they will remain for a long time, as the weak 
 need a strong arm to support them. . We are helping each 
 other to become more perfect and strong in this world of 
 love and beauty. 
 
 Our life here is passed in different ways. There is 
 something to do all the time; but we can be idle if we de- 
 sire, though we are not satisfied with idleness after we 
 have become fully rested from the effect of earth life. 
 
 H. B. Kenton. 
 
140 BEYOND. 
 
 What Is the Use of It ? 
 
 To all who read this first volume of our record of real 
 life over the river and Beyond, I will kindly say that if it 
 were not for the untiring, unceasing efforts of loving ones 
 in this beautiful country of the Beyond, the world to-day 
 would be in darkness, where it now sees in the distance a 
 bright shining light which leads to the heavenly home. 
 
 To any who cannot see where the good can come from 
 giving our experiences to hearts bowed down in grief, I 
 will say : We come to open the door of darkness and de- 
 spair which shuts in those who lose from the sight little 
 gems of brightness that make a home the seat of love and 
 contentment. 
 
 To those who feel that the last ray of sunshine is forever 
 shut out from their lives by the loss of a dear companion, 
 we come with hearts full of love and life to lift off the 
 cross which is bearing them down to mother earth, mak- 
 ing them unfit for worldly duties. 
 
 We come with words of cheer of the life we live in the 
 Beyond, where all must in time come, where the new life 
 will be dark or bright as it lies with each one to work out 
 for himself. This mystery must be solved, one by one, 
 sooner or later. We return to give you light upon the one 
 great subject of "Where is our darling to-night ? " 
 
 We do not come to make dark that which is now bright. 
 We do not come committing evils which are covered by 
 the mantle of society rights. No ; we come for good alone 
 to those we love. We come to encourage them to meet the 
 
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 many trials in earth life ; to assure them of our living and 
 ever loving them the same as when in the form. We 
 come to assure them that we do ever linger around them 
 as they toil day after day, giving them thoughts that can- 
 not come from mortals, until the day when they will open 
 the golden gate that leads to everlasting life, and there find 
 us just as of old. 
 
 I will now close my diary by saying to each one sep- 
 arately : You have your happiness in your own keeping. 
 It is impossible to wipe out a life of wrong on a sick bed 
 of repentance. If you want to be happy here, you must 
 live a good, true life there. Do not leave this work for the 
 very last thing to be done before entering the Beyond. 
 Your wrongs surely follow you, until an effort is made to 
 cast them off. 
 
 Lend a helping hand to the needy, speak kindly to those 
 in distress, and do all you can to make your fellow mortal 
 happy. I will say to all, and pray for all to be pure in 
 heart, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven, or the Be- 
 yond. 
 
 H. B. Kenton. 
 
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