The Tree of Faith, or The Tree of Life

hindrances original: "lets" and interruptions have gotten in the way. As I have seen from year to year, and find will continue to be the case, until the Spirit of Faith gains the upper hand. This must happen through God, who is the driving force, so that the work of the Day of Pentecost Pentecost refers to the biblical descent of the Holy Spirit; Lead believes this spiritual power must be manifested again in her own time.—which has been set back for so long—may finally move forward again after so many years of delay.

For this cause, I have been a private and earnest waiter In this context, one who waits in spiritual expectation or "tarries" for a divine revelation. and a diligent seeker, looking wherever I might find spirits who were inclined toward this goal: to wait together with a pure temple-mind A mystical state where the mind is purified and prepared as a dwelling place for the Divine. for the great dowry original: "Dowry of the Holy Power," referring to the spiritual gifts, inheritance, or "portion" bestowed by the Holy Spirit. of the Holy Power to rise again. But until this day, there has been a scattering and dividing among the holy people. They have been scared and frightened away from each other by poor, low, and worldly circumstances, so that no body of saints can yet get