Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-02-06

Qlakers, Catholics Sc. the idea that a man like
ourselves could, al this day. have had his sPritu-
u! eyes opened, ami could have been permitted
10 behold the things Of the invisible wcr!d, as ST
John, Ezekiel, and the other early prophets we're,
appeared 70 US 50 irreconcIiablo with all pre-
conceived opinions of divine arrangement, that
we elected II not To be for moment enter
tanned. Like others o. old, very naturally
inquired .tHave any Of the rulers believed on
him?' and, receiving negative reply TO this
question: and finding, besides, tina; ''Got many
wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not
many NOBLE had received his testimony, we
thought ourselves not called upon TO oxaninc his
claitE,o o heaIlug. CURIOSITY, however, with
some, the recommendation OF pIauS friends with
others, aud desire 10 become acquainted with
supposed hereses, Tor the purpose OF exposing
and rcfatIng them. with others again. induced us
to inquire who vas SwedeDaorg, whose namo had
been associated with Joan Of Arc, Jcmima VII
kinson, Joanna S0uthcote, aud various other IA
natics that liourlshcd for season; what his
character; what were his attachments, and his
title 10 cfedib.iitv and what his doctrines
which he taught? In the prosecution Of these
/ impurities, we found satisfactory solutions, as VIC
are persuaded thousands of others would do, II
they could diest their minds of The idea that in
tercourse between the natural and spiritual worlds
is at this day impossible. What these solutions
were IT would not be possible IN address of
this sort 10 state In detail, and we therefore con
tent ourselves with the following brief summary:
Emanuel SWedCDboFg was tue son OF casper
SWedenborg, Bishop Of Skara, in Sweden, aad at
one time superintendent Of the Swedish Churches
in Penus ylvania. He was born the 23th of
January. 1853. at Stockholm, and cnnobled
at the age of 81, under the name Of Swedenhorg,
on account OF important services he had rendered
the State rs Il civil engineer, and as assessor Of
the ROYAL College Of Mines, to which office he
had been appointed by the celebrated Charles tho
Twelfth. As a philosopher and man Of science,
bis talents wero Of the highest order, rs is cen
clusiveIy established by number Of works writ
ten by him minera!ogV, and on various other
philosophical subjects, some of which are 10 be
found III the Pbiladeph Library. and perhaps III
other libraries of the United States. lie
perfect master Of the Latin, Greek and Hebrew
languages, and had reputation for general lear
ming inferior TO that OF very few men OF the age.
His Character was remarkable for its simplicity
and modcsty. and he OF most eXem-
plarv morals and picty. The Rev. DIR. /. Hart
ley, pious and learned divine of the Church OF
England, who knew him personally and intimate
", spoke of him thus IN letter TO a fr!end:-
Oar author ever kept the Holy Scriptures in .
view; they were his light and guide, his shield
and btlcllIcr on all occasions; and if additional .
testimony were wanted, have il in tho uni +
form tenor Of his writings, the evidence Of hume /
rous friends, whose declarations upon record, /
and in The following brief compendium Of rules /
which he established for tho government Of his
life:
l. To read often, and TO mediate well On the
WoRD GoD.
?. To be always resigned and content under
the dispensatio of Providence.
3. Always 10 observe propriety of behavior,
and to preserve the conscience clear and void of
offence
T. To obey that which is ordained, to be faith
fu In the discharge of the duties of our employ
nent, and TO do every thing In our power to rem
der ourselves universally useful as possible.
Thus prepared for the important duties he was
bo fo-
~ to his mission to Pharoah, "learned in all
the wisdom Of the Egyptians.n was Swederborg,
in the year 7i3, at the age Of y-five, called 10
assume the office of seer, and 10 communicate
10 mankind matters which the degenerate and IN
idel condition Of the world rendered essential TO
ne known, for the salvation of the human raco--
What ne saw. what he commanded to reveal,
md what he has written, Is contained in series
IF works equal TO thirty octave volumes, all
written in Latin. and not, therefore, designed to
,apivate the ignorant or credulous; tor who would
publish. with such oh lect, books which could
,e read by none but the learned, who are least
likely 10 be attracted by theological investIga-
lone, aud especially by such arc supposed 10
pc involved IN the marvellous; or by the clergy,
v ho are too much attached their respective
,reeds to be induced to listen to one whose views
lifFer so essentially from their own? Nor was
nborg preacher, or seeker OF proselytes;
md in this particular he differed from all who aP
,eared before him, or have since appeared, and
nave been known to the world as fanatics Wis
onaries; ard thus has he proved himself not
to that class Of propagandists His
works were printed chiefly at London and Am
;terdam, his private expense, during a
series of twenty-eIght years, without the slight
sst expectation of personal profit from their sale
Or, had profit resulted, assured, upon
authority, that it was his design to
rave presented the amount to British Society,
established for proPagating the gospel or his
theological writings, all have been translated into
English, many into Swedish and German, and
ome into French. and all by the gratultous labor
IT scholars who have been actuated by the sole
lesire to disseminate what they believed 10 be
ruth He died at London on the 29th Of March,
I112. a. the advanced age of eighty -four years,
Tithou, ever having been married.
And now we will ask the candid Christian rea- {