Monsalvat School

[3] The Free Religious Association of America was founded as a non-sectarian organization devoted to the scientific study of religions.

Each student was expected to exercise their judgment freely on the topics and form their own unbiased conclusions.

It was especially desired to extend the work in this direction, and to offer its opportunities to divinity students and others who were preparing for ethical or religious teaching.

The Monsalvat School emphasized the search for ideal truth, considering it to be more vital and helpful to life than the propaganda of any special doctrine.

The motto of this sentiment, from Herbert Spencer's "First Principles," was printed in the school's prospectus:—[2] "In proportion as we love truth more and victory less, we shall become anxious to know what it is that leads our opponents to think as they do.