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330 Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research.
and if we may influence the leaders of thought we may be able to
have the right influence sent into the world instead [N. R.] instead
[read ' instant '] instead of the evil and selfish.
One of our most interested friends is W. T. S. [' T' read 'F ']
W. T. S. understand [N. R.] understand.
(Yes perfectly.) /
His plan is to get some of the foes of peace into contact with
the better class of thinkers and if possible divert [read ' avert']
divert the attention until some new impulse be awakened. It is
exactly the same process as was adopted by the friends in the case
of the little girl who was here. To supplant the ignorant, the foolish,
the imperfect with a strong and wholesome influence with a definite
purpose for unfoldment. It was \V. T. S-'s plan to have some one
of the rulers of the nations at war come here to make a record of
his opinion of what should be done and in this way to really fonn
[read 'rally from'] really form a spirit congress which would be
of use to the world. You can see why he would ask W. E. G. to
come and witness the effort.
(Who is W. E. G.?) [I did not suspect for a moment who it
was.]
William E. Gladstone would not have the same measure as W. T.
S. but because he has a mighty influence still on the affairs of the
world and his message to his friends here would instantly react on
large numbers of groups in the material [N. R.] world .· .. physical
world. The overshadowing world of thought may transform the
world of action.
(But George, it would depend on their believing the message on
this side.)
You misunderstand. It is not to be a message to the nations but
to have a· dear thought established [N. R.] established in the minds
of the leaders of thought here.
(I understand.)
It is the masses [ N. R.] masses who produce thought on the
masses and suppose W. E. G. taJks to a mass of spirits that
mass of spirits instantly produce a powerful thought influence on the
masses who are at war. Suppose the utter futility of the assault
is so strongly impressed on the minds of the soldiers that panic and
fear control them instead [read ' without '] instead of assurance of
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