veloped medium it might be difficult at times to tell the dif ference betwecn spiritual and somnambulic control. Mr. BURNS—Once I made a journey of twelve miles to a séance in Yorkshire, thinking upon one subject all the way and when I reached the circle the medium, a young man, ut tered all my previous thoughts, and then carried on the subject much further. How do you explain that? TIEN SIEN TIE said that the mind of Mr. Burns might have been influenced by a spirit, who afterwards gave out the thoughts through the medium, and then pursued the subject further. In this case the mind of the medium was probably negative to the mind of Mr. Burns, and the thoughts of the latter might to some extent, have spoilt the integrity of the remarks by the communicating spirit. Mr. BURNS—Once I entered a room where a circle was sitting, so quietly that those present neither saw nor heard me, yet at once distinctly felt my presence. How was that? TIEN SIEN TIE said that “the sphere” had probably been formed round the circle by the spirits, and Mr. Burns being positive to members of the circle, they all felt his influeuce when he entered. Had he been negative, probably only one or two of the greatest sensitives present would have felt his entrance. In all circles where weak physical manifestations are obtained, the presence of persons of a sceptical or positive nature often overpowers the control of the presiding intelli gence. Mr. BURNS - I have heard of circles where one of the persons present could, by his will, cause the table to move. TIEN SIEN TIE said that that could only be where the pre siding spirit had not had sufficient experience in his work and because of this want of knowledge the will of the person in the body acted upon the link formed by the presiding in telligence. How do you know that you, and the spirits with you, are not in an intermediate state of life, awaiting the final judgment? TIEN SIEN TIE said that he could see nothing in his sphere of life to warrant such an opinion. He saw around him Christians of all denominations, as well as people of other re ligions, and countries, and planets. He found that, in their present state of existence, they were all improving in wisdom and love, and growing in goodness and happiness. There would be no use in being permitted to increase thus in love and wisdom were they simply waiting for hell and the judg ment day. What is the difference between the soul, the spirit, and the body? TIEN SIEN TIE said that the soul is the garment of the spirit and the spirit cannot lose its soul, which is its outer conscious ness. The persons in the room had each of them a physical organisation, and permeating the whole of it was a “life prin ciple,” which continuously draws around it and spiritualises what it requires from the physical nature. At death, the physical body is no longer required, but the spiritualised par ticles within ascend upwards in a bright golden shower; a principle of elective affinity runs through these particles, so that each one goes to its proper place, and a new body is formed, finer and rarer than his hearers could comprehend. This body is the soul, and it is animated by the spirit of the Deity. Is the spirit body composed of carbon, phosphorus, iron, and such-like substances? TIEN SIEN TIE said that all chemical substances containg within them an essential life, which is spirit, and is always subject to sublimation, the lower continually giving birth to something of a higher order. Those particles containing the essential life, form the spirit body. The spirit world is a natural world—as natural as the one on which his hearers lived. Do stones and minerals grow? Yes. All things improve and live, and clairvoyant sensitives are often affected by the action going on in minerals and stones. Does thought of a departed friend reach and influence that friend in the spirit world? Yes. Can you tell us the nature of animal life? TIEN SIEN TIE said that the development of all forms of life is progressive. The formation of the brain of animals is not so complete as in man, and when the change comes the animal dies, and gives out its as yet unindividualised spirit which floats out into the ocean of spirit. Men breathe the unseen spirit life of material essences. The body of the dying animal helped to give birth to a higher form of vegetable life which, again, eliminated a higher form of animal life. When the ultimate of materiality was reached, the spirit gained power, and became master of matter, so as to be able to control it progressively. Step by step the brain was elaborated. The first men were not individualised spirits, but were animals their brain being so sniall. In the slow course of time, spirit gained (complete mastery over matter, and man became a living soul—the breath of life was breathed into him, and he became a living soul for ever. Self-control only begins when development has reached a certain point. Are you spirits now communieating with earth according to a settled plan arranged among yourselves, or are the communi cations given by individual spirits without any settled system? TIEN SIEN TIE—We are acting by a settled plan known to very high spirits, but, as in earth life, we often obey laws without knowing the existence of those laws, or whence they come. How far are you from the medium? TIEN SIEN TIE—I am six feet above the roof of the house in which you meet, and am acting upon the brain of the medium who gives forth my thoughts, clothed in his own words. The spirit then exhorted those present to improve their minds, to grow in wisdom, and to study nature, the Divine book of the Deity. Let them take the simplest flower that grows in the garden and ask themselves “ Am I not a flower? Have I not successively developed, step by step, as this flower has done Do not I also contain a spirit, and may I not become a brighter and a better being than I am now?" He desired them to think over these things, and when they felt the happiness which such thoughts would be certain to bring them, they should spread that happiness among their friends. He con cluded by saying, “Farewell. Peaee be with you." On Friday, December 24th, the usual weekly séance was held at the Spiritual Library, but, it being Christmas eve, only nine visitors were present. Mr. Morse went into the trance state, and the first spirit, who gave the name of “ Mary Willett,” delivered an address, whieh is printed in another column. The next one who came was a plain business man, who seemed dissatisfied with his state, and gave a very poor account of himself. His life, he said, had been orthodox enough, but, “on reaching the other side, the bank dis honoured the note, when it was presented for payment." He