Other societies instruct and educate them as they grow up.
There are some who assist in the resurrection of the dead, that perpetually-recurring miracle of divine love and power.
There are some who protect the souls of those newly deceased from the infestations of evil spirits.
There are some who are mediatory spirits between one society and another, each representing his own society and speaking for it.
There is thus a vast chain of connection and communication of all the societies with each other, so that the soul by successive progressions or changes of state may pass from one to another and explore all the wonders and glories of heaven.
And this chain of connection reaches to men in the natural sphere. As that charming poet. Gerald Massey, sings:
"Eyes watch us that we cannot see;
Lips warn us which we may not kiss:
They wait for us, and starrily
Lean toward us from heaven's lattices.
"We cannot see them face to face;
But love is nearness: and they love
Us yet, nor change with change of place,
In their more human world above."
