Are all suicides and all who die by accident brought to this place?

What! Are all suicides and all who die by accident brought to this place? 

No, many are received by friends and congenial associates in the sphere below this.

Then this sphere is not the nearest to earth? 

No. Is this entire sphere devoted to the purpose to which the valley is dedicated? No, the northern part is inhabited by a refined and intelligent class of persons whose most powerful attractions are toward the earth, which they frequently visit, and there are also other classes, some dwarfed by earth experiences, others, angular and unbalanced.

Why do those spirits remain there—are they held by physical force?

The scenery is more beautiful and their homes more attractive—there all the pleasures and benefits to be enjoyed by refined and delicate natures may be found.

Spirits remain there because it is their will to do so—

It is near the earth to which many of them cling with the deepest affection, while others who have outgrown the attraction that once held them, prefer to remain and acquire the knowledge and experience they should have gained on earth.