"This, dear John, is the substance of the lecture as nearly as I can give it. After Mrs. Pearl had finished the lesson, she requested the class to sit in silence a few moments and together hold the thought, 'There is no reality in matter;' after which we were dismissed with this benediction: 'May we realize that God is, that spirit is the only reality.'
"The lessons are always opened by silent prayer, which I have forgotten to mention before.
"Please, dear husband, observe these rules and study every assertion as carefully as though you were in the class. You, and Grace, and Kate, can accomplish a great deal together; but by all means don't pass judgment till you have carefully examined all the evidence.
"Tell me all about the children. Such details will greatly comfort me, for I must confess that to-night I am the least bit homesick.
"Good night,
"Your loving Marion."
CHAPTER XVI.
"God is commanding us off, every hour of our lives, toward things eternal, there to find our good, and build our rest. Sometimes He does it by taking us out of the world, and sometimes by taking the world out of us."—H. Bushnell.
"The second letter has come," said Grace the moment Kate entered the room, after her day's lessons were over.
"Has it? Let us hurry and get the tea over so we can study it."