For more work has been done of late years by the Psychical Research and similar Societies than by the Theosophical Society, and that is neither right or wise--not right, because as long as we keep such research as one of our objects we ought to live up to it; not wise, because the lessons we have learnt, the various theories we have studied, are better guides to investigation than anything which the other Societies have, who have not yet been able to formulate theories but are simply in the state of collecting phenomena.

For that reason it seems to me that the Society can do work here which the others cannot.

They collect and verify with patient care masses of most interesting and valuable phenomena.

The work done by the late Mr.Gurney and Mr.Myers, and a large number of their co-workers, is invaluable work from the standpoint of the Theosophical student.

But there is no order in it; there is no reason in it.