The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-17


.ke thief in the night The speaker then considered
what the object and end Of this coming. II was 70
4 Swedish savan in The last century was Astounding
He that the prophetic cycles had hpsed and
the Lords second advent had entered upon accomplish
MENU He Is proven 10 have been pre- adapted 70
the mission, and he unfolded this dspsDsauon. His
writings part of the event ITSELF and by them no
E. So 10 Ss
his followers increased and they still increasing
yearly and daily. By his revelations have gained
new ard scIptural stem OF Christian doctrine the in
eslpabe knowledge OF the fact and the phi osophy Of the
scrpiural sense Of the word; rational, reliable and
highly impressive disclosure Of the nature OF the future
life and intimate relations with the present Contrast
this with the dogmatic inheritance OF which the church
alluded 70 the doctrines Of the present church, whose
errors he said based upon the religion OF Faith
alone the grand antagonist error 10 the religion of
Charity" which the especial incubation of the
church The theology of the old church avors the natural
or sensual man. teaches that we are saved by
the imputed merits of Christ, and not mauly by life
according the preceps Of the decaogue The speaker
then spoke the revelation Of interior Of
the Divine Spirit" that might be compared to the dis
ing Of mines of spiritual veah, through the instru-
mentality of the new church, aided by this favored
which now advert is the light thrown by these revela
tons upon everything pertaining TO the spiritual world In
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other and thus enjoyed the preregaiive which
designed for him from his creation but he lap,ed from
his integrity this intercourse ceased The attempts to
bring tho objects Of tue spiritual world within the grasp Of
the rational mind have proved abortive. Look at the
crude apprchensons Of the old church in imagining
place called "Hsaven" In quarter of the
verse; and called "He" in opposite or autipO-
da region The ilustrious swedenborg lays down oa
sis Of his disclosures, that time and space belong the
natural world and not 10 the spiritual that all idea OF To-
calty is to be studiOusy banshed from thoughts In
bringing before the world Of SOULS the grand
cepon Ia that of and OF place; that that world
exists in the most close and nseparabe union with the
peen, n s one ne wSr1 OF causes the other OF
and necessary sequel OF the life lived here;
that spiritual affinity and attraction operate here
does also there and that in consequence innumerabe
cetcs Of kindred spirits developed in tina: world to
which the individual souls severally drawn they
make the transit from the sphere to the other that
the aoments that world are not arbitrary but
sary and self wrought that is assign ed TO hell
against his will excluded from heaven If he DESTROYS
and capable Of entering it, that is man, and woman
is woman in the spiritual world truly In this that all
exist there in spiritual body assumed at death, which Of
feunly prccudcs the idea Of the resurrection OF the mate
rial body in any form at any period Should not these
doctrines be embodied In some ecclesiastical form distinct
ron ,oss On .ne o.a enurcnf ms was practical question
were taken In sS to convene the body of receivers for
that purpose Such meeting was held in Great
East Cheap, London, In April 1889, and resolutions
passed and steps taken to establish distinct church,
which successful The speaker then expaaed upon
the future of the church, far ts propagation is
Is to consider himself charged with solemn mission
behalf Of the church with which he identified, and let
woe to me II preach not the gospel" Is not preach
ing which requires the mounting Of pulps rOstrums
hut simply the holding forth OF consistent testimony 10
the tenor Of pure upright, unspotted and winning life
We all priests, all apostles, all ministers, all mission
sres and, IL needs be, all msrtyrs In the joint effort
that spiritual living temple into which the glory of
the Lord shall from the Of the and up
his abode laying down first principle that charity
s the law and the life Of the church. We
have sign OF promise in the progress and
the demands of science, and do mistake
euppOeiDg that the discussions going
quarter respecting the position and appropriate
sphere Of woman will Hnd itself eventually brought up be-
fore the tribunal Of that system which revealing the
ssnsl nature of the conjugal principle, and assigning s
true place in the economy OF being has at the
time poured flood Of light upon the tuent elements
Of mans and womans nature and defined the distinct pro-
vinces well the mutual inter relations Of each
Finally accord u the strange, abnormal and oue
phenomena Of modern sprtuahsm, called certain de-
gree Of influence in directing the public mind 10 the
church, but that phenomena term pseudo spiritual The
speaker then dwelt upon rpirtuahsm Tha New Jerusa
lem earth has its counterpart In the heavens and
which something more than q mirage. Participation In
the blessings II this church is heirshp eternal king
DOM The reverend gentleman, after few further
marks closed his address After . chaunt by the choir
the company Withdrew.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
SUNDAY, MAY II.
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