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invariable rule and infallible principle. Never 

 in the history of the world was this demand so 

 strong. Never before was man so willing to "put 

 away childish things," and exchange his time- 

 honored beliefs and poetic superstitions for plain 

 facts and demonstrable truths. The century that 

 has just passed into history witnessed great ad- 

 vancement and marvelous achievements in the 

 physical sciences; but the century, in the dewy 

 morning of which we live, will witness much 

 greater achievements and more marvelous results 

 in the realm of the psychical and spiritual. 



The Science of the Soul is to be the science of 

 the future. Already the best minds of the age 

 are turning from the physical to the metaphysi- 1*^ Science of 

 cal; from the study of matter to the study of the Future, 

 mind; from the anatomy of the universe to its 

 psychology. Men are coming to recognize that 

 "the propej study of mankind is man." Within 

 the last few years every branch of anthropology 

 has received a new impetus. Archaeology has 

 unearthed relics of a prehistoric civilization ; eth- M^ y * 

 nology has received a new classification, while 

 sociology, once the dream of the idealist, is now 

 a practical science, commanding the attention of 

 all classes of men. The secrets of the Mystics 

 and the occult philosophy of ancient Egypt are 

 being studied in the light of the new psychology, 

 revealing to us the laws and powers of the soul. 

 The Christian religion is no longer a matter of 

 faith alone, but one of knowledge. All of 

 Christ's teachings relative to the soul can now be 

 scientifically demonstrated. 



The new psychology, based upon the physiol- 



