"...In commencing the investigation of Spiritualism it becomes necessary in the outset that we find some point from which to start or to commence our examination; for in the inquiry after truth we must find some standard by which we can determine truth for unless we have that to which we can appeal to determine infallibly what is truth however much we may investigate we shall always be uncertain as to the accuracy of our conclusions. Man as a conscious being endowed with the faculty of perceiving being and existence and also being susceptible to the influence of that which he perceives himself becomes the center of all his investigations in the universe; and if there is any standard by which to try truth he must find that standard within his own consciousness. Outside of man's consciousness there is no standard to him of truth. I will illustrate briefly what I mean that you may perceive how I wish to direct you in the investigation of the question What is Truth?..."