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 merely on that ground. They ask to be received solely upon the ground of their intrinsic reasonableness, or their clearly perceived agreement with the deepest intuitions of human reason and the verdict of the most enlightened understanding. They appeal to no miraculous evidence in attestation of their truth, but to evidence of a higher kind. Scripture, reason, analogy, observation, history, individual experience, well-authenticated facts, the principles of sound philosophy, the known laws of our mental and moral constitution, the wisdom and beneficence of God as revealed in his Word and works and in the wondrous ways of his Providence—these are the witnesses which are confidently appealed to. What if these should all unite in affirming the validity of this man's claim and the truth of his disclosures? Shall we reject or disregard the concurrent testimony of such witnesses?

Already there is a large and continually increasing class of minds—among them are persons by no means deficient in intellectual grasp, logical acumen or judicial candor—who, after years of careful examination of the disclosures in question, have been constrained to acknowledge their truth; and this, too, in spite of the influence of early education, preconceived opinions, popular prejudice, the sneers of the multitude, and the pity if not the frowns of near and valued friends. When all this is duly considered, we submit to the honest and independent seekers after truth, whether it does not entitle this new revelation to, at least, a candid examination. Certainly the acceptance of any revelation or theory by wise and good men, is not sufficient evidence of