Excerpt from The Open Pearly Gates: A Treatise on Bible Teachings In my daily intercourse with the good and hon est people with whom I associate, and others with whom I come in contact, I am led to believe that though a great majority of them are sincere in their beliefs and desires, and are struggling for more spirit light, yet it is very evident from the great mass of confused ideas which men have of God and of man's duty and responsibility to him, that there must be something materially wrong in the doctrines, as taught by most spiritual leaders, and as accepted by those who have fewer Opportunities to get correct information. Why do I think this? Because, in other things where mankind in general are laboring to solve any special problem, they gradually come nearer and nearer to the goal, until their efforts are crowned with success, for when one truth is found, and tested, and proven true, it will be held sacred. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.