A few of the symbols known to the race have been gathered together here, and an effort has been made to show their intrinsic coherence — with what success the reader will judge. And if the author has failed to impress upon the reader the value of this symbol or of that, it Will be a source of re gret to him for his lack of ability to express What was in his mind; but if he has failed to impress upon the mind of his reader the fundamental thought of the unity of the race and of the Fatherhood of God, then will he have failed in the actual purpose of the book — failed in showing that God talks to all His children and tells them all the same sweet story of His fatherhood to them, and.