New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-31
Denth-A Lecture Gt the Cooper Institute
-Doctriue Of the New Church.

Sunday evening lecture wa delivered IN the
large Hall of the Cooper institute, By the Rev. Charncsy
Giles, Pastor OF the New Church in Thiry.,hird st.
The Hall was filed about 3OC0 persons being present
The lecture wa, OF very interesting character, and
valuable as an exposition Of the doctrine OF the New
Church Oh Death. The speaker commenced by detail
ing the Importance OF tho subject. which he illustrated
b imagining that the Augcl of Death should suddenly
appear IN their midst and declare that IN one hour they
must all die Their shrieking. rayag. a!Atlng pray
u- aud despaifng we're vvid!y portrayed Ibe reason
propie 70 tuis is because they have flSc notions OF
Deuth. They MISTAKE lis oIgn, ana are Sno.a aht ol
its nature AID cause. lheIe are t@o dcaths
mentioned in tLe Eib.e; Natural and Spiritual inc
death of tie body and the death OF the soul The one
Is nupareut the other real. clrctI examination OF
the Scriptures viii reveal the isci lat n-tlili u.n
did Rot enter tie world as punishment tor SIN: II
The DAY thou eatcst thou shat suioii ct pId ldev
do u.tur.! dCathi Adam must return 20 the ground
b carse he came ftom Il, not because he Aad sinhed
The Aposes did not understand that ~ nrl d'Gth so
e. No. Paul writes: "Ey nan came ucl,i D! lan lle
sirrceon; ms IN Adam al die, 50 IN Curist shall al
be ynafe aCe" ClIst came 20 raise Us iroil he deab
when gl produces tic death o. inc soli ana hot tue
death oi t'o body The Lord, when speaking 10 Mar M
The mia this beyond d0UOt. "WtosQeYer oei,YetA
~, ~ shan never die" SO ar M our knowledge eX
terds. every lvne thing organized OF matter Is limited
irits existence Its development pgpcCeuS D! distinct
sters It rises 20 q maximum ant thea decays. II
analogy failed We might infer il from the love OF
1.d Ii man was ultiO!tl, there must be
"A limit to the number Of beings Ho could create.
III The whole earth were flied with human beings who
could noy, leave IT, or have any addition to their num-
her what 81 4tc OF society there would De- lhc e.
srntal elements of human happiness wJud le wanting.
Inls idea, then, that man Wds deslnel Otily u Dc
immortal mast hc rccd Dy every fdNOnN, ChrStan,
lr oberyse had sin mover entered the world the con-
dtion ol man wold be iIr worse tAaa az present
when he has She privilege Of becoming cm.d ot Goo
and ly NJ In Heaven throughout an eletniy. tonsd
ein TIE 6Ur iua sldo we como ~ tie same conenslon
We Eud, therefore, natural law OF Gissoluion, VITA
out reference IN any Way 10 sin There IL hCshuS IN n
10 D gen. nothing 20 alarm. Its In entire eoniornit,
10 vine love. The speaker then entered into bie
view OF dead i'll lesp.sses and sin, and Gon.nuedi
now PROPOSE 20 state what are The doctrines q
tue New ChurChIn regard TO Ito nature Oh death. tl
ciuscs which prodgcc II, aud the manner by which t d
effected. IO understand tls a clear conception mus
be had 0f tho distinction between soul and body an'
their relations t0 each CEer. The doctrine or the New
Church is the soul or spirit 10 TIE man himself IN
body h, he earthly garment with which The sou cloac
itself Each organ of the spiritual body. whole en-,
ia every part within and without, - clothed VIII
natter The spiritual BRAIN, eye, band, organ eac'
aud al have the same form. SIZE shape bone muscle
tendon vein and artery that the material hand h1s
The spiritual hand dWells within the material hlnu
cover ed by 1t perfectly. The spiritual body Is Ni,Ai'
the material body, but distinct hom II. Con
body. The material body has 10 more rowe
10 icol or move than so much clay. An" hale1ia
Investment 10 form basis. IL performs tie Sane one
for rs the husk fOs tle corn or the Td or an Hp
Had mau never sinned materially his Doiy "oa'
shryel mn and fn nom him as the hUsk from tne corn
This Is sometimes the now. People are sad 10 al
of old age The body has done its work ana thc sou
oa,ts il off like WORKOUT garment ~! ihaI We GU
see Of death tnkeg place in the mntera i'i loF VI
souI yylnch ave tfo motive power t. the lcar. an
lungs refuses longer SO to do twas the spiritual ora
that thongbi. ibc spiritual eye tha' saw, ma the s
itual hand that wrought witA cunhi shiII and slllc
Mnn hns lost nothing by the cnange IN iJrm organic
J lion. character or personal identity. lie
Tho came belug In the same form. hayin
thrown OF his material garments. The sepm ato
| is ni,rndcd iy no pain. He falls into sweet an
dreamess sleep during which man Is Withdrawn fro
I body by thc Ggcncy Of God or holy enees, ioI una
can no more do it himself than create himself Whe
he awakes no finds himsolf in the fpirt world, ,u
rounded by angels and friends. The Angel ot Deas