“...In commencing the investigation of Spiritualism, it becomes necessary in the outset that we
find some point from which to start, or to commence our examination; for, in the inquiry after
truth, we must find some standard by which we can determine truth—for unless we have that to
which we can appeal to determine infallibly what is truth, however much we may investigate, we
shall always be uncertain as to the accuracy of our conclusions. Man, as a conscious being,
...