Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-31

Every body says that our reports OF Lectures are
the best by all odds, for they contain tue ph and
marrow of them, while the stupid ana drivsliinE
Wall street clique have not sense encusAto 90 be
meath the surface, fa speaker has any thlng TO say
out ofhe common course ofevery day can't and lite
rary twattle. We have carefully attended 10 the
Lectures Of Mr.. Barrett, and our account q then
has interested every body. The consequence has
been that the Lyceum Of Natural History has
been crowded to excess every Sunday evening. On
the last Sabbath Mr.. Barrett undertook to give the
scripture argument in favor Of the Swedenbor gian
view of "the end ofthe world" which is the con-
summation Of the age, and it was admitted by all to
be one of the abest expositons and most conc usive
arguments ever offered to the nationality of man.
He contended-lst, that il is not in the order Of
Providence that the precise manner in which pro-
phesy is TO be fulfilled should be unde rstood before
its fulflment; therefore, that prophecy concern
ing the contamination of the age, will not be literal
ly fulfilled, or in precisely the way that the Church
has expected 3D. that the prophecies in the Old Tes
lament oncernin, the end of the Jewish Church
and the Lords first advent, not understood
til af their fullment therefore, the prophecies in
the New Testament concerning the consummation
Of the age, and the Lords second coming could not
be understood before their ful6lment. Sd, that the
language that foretells the contamination ofhe Jew
ISL Church, and describes the accompanying cir
cnmstances Of that event. is similar to that found in
the New Testament where the cvnsummafioa OF the
age is spoken of therefore, this latter refers to the
eonsummation of the first Christian Church. 4th,
that the principle of literal Interpretation, accord
inelto wlich 1t is believed, from Revelations, I'll,
that this natural earth is to be destroyed and
earth created cannot be applied to the rest Of that
chapter without driving us to the most absurd con-
illusions therefore, that principle is false aud
earth is not 10 be understood in its literal sense
5ts, that earth and iend are plainly used in ether
parts OF the bible 70 denote the Church therefore,
here earth signifies the same. 9th, that words
which, in their natnra, sense, denote portions of
time, incoming, day, night. &c are employed IN
the Old Testament to denote certain states of the
Church; therefore, as age expresses portion OF
time, the consummation OF the age denotes full
state Of the first Christian Church. and in Luke this
state is called night
Such is the summary of MIR. Barrett's argument
to show that the Swedenborgian Interpretation OF
the Bible Of the end Of the world is the true
one. We of opinion that it will bother Mr..
Miller and Mr.. Hunter to controvert il successful.
ly. These reverend divines and all others go for
the literal meaning of the Bible; but MIR. Barrett
showed conelusively enough in the 4th division Of
his argument, that if the end Of the world is to be
literally there must also descend out of the clouds
city so lofty to reach three times rs as the
sarth's atmosphere. This was poser which seem
ed to stick the threats of certain Orthodox gen.
temen who were present. The swedenborgians |
have it all hollow. They are sensible, rational fel.
lows, aud know what they are about. we advise
ali the pretty girls and all good christians TO 20 and
hear Mr. Barrett lecture, and they will be all the
prettier, and the chastened by what they lis.
ten to. If they afraid Of catching cold IN the
evening, let them go in the morning TO the same
place, where the regular Swedenborgian service is
held The next lecture will be on Sunday evening,
at seven o'clock, when Mr. Barrett proposes TO
exflain according to the spiritual sense OF the Bible
as revealed to the new Church, the second coming
Of the Lord in the clouds Of heaven. The Sweden
borgians have way of stripping oil the lion skin oil
hypoc and sho wing up the true animal OF rel-
gious preten. ion and insncerity others can DO
This looks well for the new dispensaon. and IT Is
engaged in most holy employment. We go for |
them till the 4th of March inclusive.
FANNY ELssLER IN THE SoUTH.-Fanny Elssler |
was appear Charleston on Monday evening last,
and was dance forthree nights before her depar-
ture for Havana We have not heard what she was to
get for this gracious condescension but presume
she got as much as she could. The prices Of ad-
IN ssion had been dsubled-and if so, she comes in
for a double dose too.
Fanny was received in Charleston without any
tolling of bells firing Of cannon, as she had
been received in Richmond-but this c,olness,
doubt, from the progress Of piety and tenn
perance in the gay city Of the south Bat if Fanny |
gets the money, she may dispense with the tollng |
and firing. Fanny's triumphan. progress ard recep-
ton throughout the United States, far .urpasses the
progresses Of Queen Elizabeth in England, Joan OF |
Arc in France Hudibrss in the Commonwealth, Don |
Quixote in Spain, General Lafayette or General
in the model republic" From the first |
moment she put her foo; on American soil in New
ork, and received the polite morning calls Of Col
James Watson Webb, Corporal Park BENZ amin, or
Philip Hone, Esq. (our Collector that is to be,)
her progress has been q triumph. She honored
May of cur New York fashonables with her com.
,any at dinners aud soirfes-she went 10 Boston
md finished the Bunker Hill monument after it had
,een delayed fifteen years-shc cond cended that
he Young fashionables Of Baltimore should dis
place the horses from her carriage, and show them
selves in their true character and she waited ore
lay to crafty the legislature and corporation OF
Richmond her way SOUTH and now she is in
Oh. Fanny .Els.l.r, Fanny Issl.r,
Fanny klssler, Fanny klssier, Oh,
Soon We shall give full account Of her pro- |
yrsss through this happy rcpubIic from her land
Ing on the wharf, accompanied with cngravings and
wood cuts exquisite. Heretofore, all Christen-
dom and part Of the Grand Turks territories have
supposed that dGnssuses could only be properly esi
mated by empsrors, kings princes qusess, and such
like personsges. All nonsense We republicans
can beat the world at any thing, fighting, pisy, fan
ey, fine taste, philosophy, or folly.
PAos.nLv MORE LITERARY HUMBUo..-The "Com-
~ rcia'' announces that Park Beniimin, or Renja.
min Backbite has received exclusively the copy Of
au original comedy by Bulwer, called Money"
which he intends 10 pabli,h. How do know
thai this is not impudent hoaxl This same
fellow has published pieces, attributing them TO
distinguished authors in Europe, which after
wards turned out to be fabrications. One Of |
these impudenty attributed to that sweet poet
es', Mrs. Nor'oa, but it discovered afterwards
10 have been written in Baltimore or PhilsdeIphs. |
How do we know that this misera le wretch, who |
is on his last legs in every way, viii not do like
deed sgsinl He ia also in the habit Of passing of
the poetry Of others for his ownl
NEw YEaRs Dar.-The principal efreshment