New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-14
Reception of IL New Church Messenger By the
yice-Chaucel.Or and others. nj oxford.

NIce-t haucfiIOr ana DINERS. NJ
From the London Intellectual Repository
IN consequence Of the present divided State Of
The Church OF England, and particularly OF the
University Of Oxford. upon essential points OF doc
;rine especially the doctrine OF Justification By
Faith alone. q reader Of the writings OF Sweden
borg thought 1t his duty, a Clergyman. to 20 e.
The University IA order simply 10 announce the dis
solution OF tie Old Church and the establishment OF
the New, as declared in the writings OF our author
He had resolved not 10 20 in the character OF q
theological disputani or OF critic upon the writings
of ancient or modern divines, but solely IN the cha
racter Of Messenger. TO convey the glad udinss o.
salvation a. announced by the New Jerusalem
Church: trusting tha: in case any argument should
arise upon the subject the writings OF SwedenbOre
would enable him 70 give suitable replies.
The result Of his mission L. that he has been ena
bed to announce the doctrines Of the New Church
10 several OF the leading men at Oxford, whose
names are familiar wiki the public. IN every inter
view the arguments against the New Church re
solved themselves into two; hrst. that the Cdtt0fc
Church is the interpreter OF Scripture, and.
secondly that the creed of this church Is the key %
the Interpretation thereof To the first objection i
was repled-Ii the Church is the Interpreter Of
scripture then in the case Of the prophetica! books
which form large portion Of the Bible, where and
wha, are the interpretations authorized by tht
Church. To this question. 10 answer could be Oh
ained in any one OF the Interviews prooaDly lor
the reason that the Church where possesses dntho-
ri-cd interpretations OF prophecy. a. she possesses
authorized interpretations of doctrine that the in
,crprc,alon OF prophecy therefore i an open ques
lion: omen 10 any an every individual VINO, IN his
character of interpreter il no, bound to refer TO the
authority of the Church and who, consequently l.
At liberty to adopt the Interpretation OF owcdenborg
if he thinks proper
The second objection was, that the cre,d OF the
Church is the Kew 20 the Interpretation Of Scripture
and that the door to the divine mysteries must be
opened only with this Key. To thi, it was replied.
Be il 80 YOU give me Key TO open the door but
have nan ever opened the door with II Do you
not acknowledge that great portion Of prophecy Is
a scaled book What do you know Of the Apoca
ypsel Have your creed ever opened II II so,
where are your authorised interpretations
To these arguments there was no attempt TO reply.
although reply was solicited again and again. III
almost all these cases however, II was satisfactory
20 hear it admitted. that the subject required invesii
cation and that the respective parties were not qua
flied 10 enter into il in consequence OF their ignO
rance of Swedenborgs writings and that the qucs-
ton must not be allowed TO rest where II did.
The clergyman who wen, upon the present mis-
sion next resolved bv the blessing Of Divine Pro
violence to Law the whole subject before the ice
Chancellor. who received him with the utmost cour
tesv 4 statement was then made Of the doctrines
and principles of the New Church, and IN outline
,iyen of S,vedenborg's Interpretation OF the Apo
H1lNpSc. II was CtDtiuiFs Dut iuD-t -l'Nlt4iiN
declared Vice Chancellor that the Old Church
Doth Protestant and Catholic, was said to have come
20 an end-tha, their continuation was only quos
ion OF time and expedicncy-that a New Church
was now being raised up by the Lord, and that thu
present divisions in the Church OF England and ihc
University were only visible fulimcnt OF the pre-
dictons contained IA the Apocalypse a- interpreted
by Emanuel SweienbOrg.
" Mr. Vice Chancellor" said the clergyman
call upon vsu call upon the University. mos, res
pectfully. but most soemnly, to institute an invest
cation into these writings that they are false then
fisehood may be demonstrated, and fhey are true,
the Church OF England and the University may
know their position.
Il understand YOU said the Vice Chancellor
'vou require that we should institute investiga
lion into the truth or falsehood of these writings "
Precisely So was the reply Then promise
Won said the Vice Chancellor that this invesga-
ion shall be Immediately commenced, and ! myself
viii begin reading them this evening" " fee
obliged said the Clergyman. and may | now cx
press hope that writings which have found their
wav through this country, through several parts OF
he Continent. and the United States Of America.
nav at last find their way into the Libraries OF this
University :" Here terminated the interview,
which took place on Tuesday morning, February 4
the Vice chancellor having listened TO the state
ncn,s throughout with the deepest attention AM
manifested the most courteous and Christian deport
ment. He willingly accepted one copy of Sweden
borgs Bret Exposition OF the Doctrine Of the
New Church" &c and one copy of the " llustra
ions of the End Of the Church &c.
Whatever may be the result OF this visit 10 Ok
ford one thing is certain. that If the Church Of Eng
and be rent asunder by her present unhappy divis
ions or be doomed in future to continued internal
warfare she will least in this her day OF vista
ton have received a friendly and a,fectionate no
tice from the New Church of the things which be
long to her peace A {.
A WV IMAGE OF WAR-AmOng The men o.