New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-18
FROM FLASHING TON.


From Oar Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, Nov. Is, 1857.
Looking over the evening papers yesterday, ny
attention was arrested by tho anuouncsussi
that sat the New-Jeruslem Church, North Capitol
"street, between and D, there would be religion,
" exercises on Sunday. at the hour Of ii An"
This morning, at the hour mentioned, found ~
self in front of small, plain, wooden edidce viSl
a passer by had pointed out to mo as the Sss.
Jeru.alem, or, as he termed IT, the SwedsnboSGm
Church. Ascending high flight Of stairs, ectered
a very modest neat and eheerful-locking place d
worship, with pews enough, apparently, to seat two
hundred persons. 1t was about half filled by aveg
intelgent.lOOkiDg congregation, among whom
noticed several artists and professional men OF hsA
standing in the city.
The preacher occupied pulpit at the end Of the
church opposite the entrance. In front OF tho pa
pit, at the distance of three or four feet, was sof
of stand or desk, the use Of which appeared 10 b
to serve as receptacle for large and splendldly
bound CODY of the Bible which lay upon tho top
il. The Bible is held in the grestest reyerenee b.
the Swedonburgians, and believe that cow ofk
in most of their churches is kept in sort OF sane.
tuary. The preacher had another copy Il tho ga
cred volume before him on desk in the pulpit from
which be read. He also read from small Tasus
copy of which found in the pew intswihh!
was conducted by the sexton. 1t was ensaA
"The Book tf Worship for the Use Of the New
"Church signifed by the New'Jerusalem,' and
contained the Order of Worship and variety
Of rituals for the ordinance of Baptism. the Sara
ment of the Holy Supper, the rite OF marriage fnDs.
raj services, ordinations, &C., followed BY great
number of passages of Scripture, arranged rs cbanh
mi music I frau n tba fanOin0
statement of the doctrines Of the New Church,
That there is one Gods that in Him e Divine rhi,
are 9, sn and . the ne united II Him. !
dy and the operation sre IN man and that the one Godsm
That saving faith s to believe in Him .. the Red~sx
Reeer orator aud Savior from sin.
to Us ss means BY which we may distinguish sooi
evil; bv which may be delivered from the influences 81 VI
'prts and BY which We may become associated With si
That We uust abstain from doing evil because bdA
Devil and from the Devil and that we must do good eesasa
"Thst In sustaining from evil aud in doing good ss
OF ourselves but we must ct the same time beevesi
aclnew.dse that tho wi the understanding and the p'vSs
DO Of the Lord alone" .
To those who are versed in the shibbOleths ofas
churches and Of the various phases Of belief or 10
belief in the theological world, these dry fofmsh
will indicate that the SwedenbOrgisn doctne =
neither Trinitarian nor Unitarian, in the recesea
sense of those terms, and that 1t is opposed 20 CA
vinism on the one hand and to Transcedentalism %
the other at the same time that il il strictly Cnns
tan in its position because based On the recognluoo
of the Bible as the Word Of God and Of Christ /"
God himself.
The services began by the minister reading severn
short passages Of Scriptures from the rsaims
Prophets, think, such as:
Jehovah In His holy tempe let al the earth kep 'Hs
before Him.
Ed. ys Jehovah our God and worship at his f''''s
In these passages and throughout the service. ~
name Jehovah was substituted for The Lord Of ~
common version Of the Scriptures. ..a
The choir then chanted passage from the II"
Praise ye Jsb.
Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens;
Praise Sc him IN the Nights.
Praise ye him all bis angels:
Praise ye him all bis hosts, 8e.1
Next, the cOpgre CATION kneeling, the LordsPrt
er was repeated BY the minister, who then resa ~
Ten Commandments from the version m the "
chapter of Exodus At the end OF eaoh C0mmss
inert the congregation responded with passage
Scripture. After the first, for example;
HOY Rsy sGS . III sfH Of e. q sd a,.'
After the eighth" Thou shalt not bear hs
81 have chosen the way Of truth:
Thy Judgments have | laid before me"
After the pnth-" Thou shalt not covet, " &s'
I" Incline my heart TO thy t.stimonissi
AID not TO coyetousasss'
And alter Inc TENN:
IAN that Jehovsh has spokea
We viii do ard hear" -,
The choir then chsnted a passage from lsaah;
The people that walked In darkness,
Have seen great HIGHT: -.
Ttey that DWELL IN the Isnd Of the shadow Of tssn
Upon them bath the light sansd-
For unto ohilo 10 born.
Unto . con is gwen" &c. al
Tie minister then read 9 sermon, the kns
which was from the tenth verse Of tho nincse"r
chapter Of the Apocalypse" Worship Gh' AZ
was brief and sensible discourse on the necesg
and nature Of Divine worship. There was sou
peculiar about it, except that the preacher inAs
with great earnestBess that Jesus was INC
God whom a Christian could worship, becsuT
was the only one If when distinct idea cgs~
formed. Apart from Jesus, aud exceps M 4
Jesus, We could have no definite concsP.'yS .,<
Jehovah. To orsbIp and to love eemaoo: -. aar
Of whose form and nature We can receive I'm
minds fixed ldes. After the sermon anonoid |
wss suDg, and with benediction, TIE servh sss
BE fore the COZ gregston dispersed the mln' :, 10
notice that there would he a social meeting
Wednesday evening text st the house Oh ~ ;strss
at which there would be conversation on Ine treats
sense of that portion Of the scriptures w"
of the .Ons Of jacob =, n..srL Coo I
From document published by the ocS. sAsrsiss
ren,ion Of the New.Jerusslem or Swece.sss q
cbu,cb learn that there are twelve .,,rst |
cturrbe, Of that faith In MsssschusetIs .ae n lel
(WHICH. TIA; OF Bcs,os, las eonsros''''A~