The New York herald., 1868-03-30

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ous @ conve N | church were most eiIectlvs and hume
ormingi As attested the good work u was st per-
nsS seryce Sg % OF ise to his
iweT stneyard Of the Lord, and: after elogaenMtly M
ral g upon the earnesness aisni9ness h nsnt anG 0
= Arscteristics Of the members OF the church, he
U4lressed the hope that 1t would still go on. pros
Rev. DR.. Smith followed in = somewhat similar
strain. and on the benedicton being pronounced by
Dr.. Hatfed, the congregation separated.
leFsaN Lectures Swedcnborg.
The Rev. Chauncey Giles delivered the second Of
course OF lectures ON Swedenborg last evening, ut
his church In Thirtyffth street, between Lexington
and Third avenues. The subject of this lecture was
Swedenborg as q Philosopher After the usual
exercises Mr.. Giles commenced by stating the
difficulties OF the subject, arising from the want Of
the proper means by which to measure great men.
He then went on to define q true philosophy to be
statement Of the laws Of Divine order. To discover
these laws he continued s the true and the highest
fancied IT. but as It exists In nature, is the true
philosophic spirit He who thus loves 1t is phllo-
capacity to see it and to reduce it to tangible forms
for the use OF his fellow men, s the greatest OF phO
sophers. Swedenborg possessed the true phios0phic
spirit. he was entirely and unselfshly devoted to
truth lie regarded 1t as the voice Of God and en-
tered upon its study with humble, reverent and
devout spirit This Is the true state OF the learner He
must have no prec0nceived notions to establish
his mind must be unbiased by any preconceived hy
pothesis; But something more Is needed than the
u ut n hQ nare tim
of truth. Our first knowledge comes In broken frag-
mentary forms-n facts or experience. or these the
philosopher must have abundance SwedenbOrg was
aware OF this. He made himself familiar with the
discoveries OF the past, and supplemented them with
was biassed in favor of his own experiments. lie
therefore gave them up and relied chiefly on
the discoveries Of Others. OF these he formed
also the rare faculty Of classifying and arrang-
ing them. He could marshal them TO his support
when needed, and distinguish between the grain
and the chaff. The truth can never be wrested from
nature by muscular force. She must be loved and
wooed before she Will reveal her secrets. To Swe
denborg the facts OF nature were not dead The
world was the embodiment of living forces. An in
fnltely human spirit breathed through it, with which
ing no acuteness OF perception skill in reasoning
viii make genuine philosopher without true
TO discover general laws and proved them by the
synthetic. He based his whole reasoning upon
facts. No man ever thought less OF his own ny
pothess. If he ever used one IL only as scaf-
folding to stand upon, and he constantly measured it
by new facts as they came to light. Thus he rectned
possibility of error. Newton said that the secret OF
his success was ''pattcnt thought" But patience
the greatest tasks without apparent EFFORT He seemed
rather to gain strength by the most profound studes
They seemed to give scope for the play of all his acu
ties and when the great problem was solved he did
nature. His faculties were perfectly poised. The
Ss Rea SRn a III nd rs oSuai Sss mas
man ever kept his imagination under such COM
plete subjection to the Judgment He displayed |
'ean en 'ffesfs He ssa e s sasuss q 4vl is s
claimed no priority or presumptive right IN his dis
difference whether win the favorable opinion Of one
or 4ore-Whether gain much or no commendation. |
Should gain the assent or appreciation Of |
having pursued the truth.n In his unseish devotion
to truth he had no peer. History furnishes us with
for the Supreme Being and recognized the eternal
truth that 1t is only the pure in heart |
who can see God in nature as well as reve.
studies. lie saw the divine wisdom and goodness in |
the order and harmonies OF the universe He was |
a child In heart and turned spontaneously to his |
Heavenly Father and sought only to learn His will.
The reverend lecturer said he had time to enume-
his discoveries have already been acknowledged but
they will be better understood century hence than
they are now. 1t win DO found that he ascended,
being, from the material universe into the realms OF
spirit and taught the connection between soul and |
is science applied TO the soul and runs parallel 10 his
natural philosophy that the higher can be seen in
the lower and the lower in the higher.
SITS. Peter and Paups Church, iansburg.
Rev. sylvester Malone pastor, having explained |
% his congregation the reason for yelling the pic
lures adorning the altar the approach OF Passion
week, proceeded to speak at some length in relation
10 the controversy excited by the recent publications
Df the Paulist Fathers, and Indignantly repelled |
he charge that Catholics INDUCED in idolatrous
worship OF pictures and images. If anybody should
offer indignity TO the picture Of a dear relative |
or friend we should naturally resent it-not |
because OF the intrinsic value OF the picture /
but because Of affection for the original; ana I
Catholics entertain similar feelings with r.. |
however illiteraie can be found who worships ma
terial thing. Catholics only worship ever living |
mire pictures OF the mother OF Jesus and why should
they nots With regard to the granting OF indul. |
gences, Father Malone said that the practice might
have been observed; but the charge that the Church
granted ndulgences for sins about to be committed
was foul caiumny and originated IL the mind OF |
the devil. Equally calumnous is the charge thai the
Church opposes the reading OF the Scriptures. The
Church Is not opposed TO the but to The abuse of
the Bible. She only objects TO men using It Tor the
causing strife among those TO whom they falsely inter-
pretit The Catholic principle Is that the Bible should
be read praycrlly, aud those who read Ii do well
In discussing these things should no epiihets
and provoke no personal conflicts, but IT Il our duty
10 atcdNlN uuLll HS " ~ IN w a. well
our personal independence. The controversy thus
maintained win eycniuate in good by dsabusng the
minds of PfUtsstanis Of many erroneous notions in
regard 10 tht teachings of the Catholic Church. In
conclusion falher Malone paid high compliment
70 the ability and learning OF the Paust Fathers.
The Xavier Alumni s0dslify.
The ceremony ~ receiving new members into this
association took place yesterday morning in the hail II
st. Francis Xayier's College Sixteenth street. Mass
celebrated by the Rev. Father Daily, who preached
a very impressive sermon the necessity OF prayer
Ten members we're admitted and all present received
holy communion. The scene throughout was most
edifyinp, and one 10 be long remembered. The eXcl-
cises were concluded with benediction OF the holy
sacrament. after which all the members took break
fast IN the college, The association which was formed
IN 1868, IL branch OF the Sodality OF the Roman Col
lege which was established in 1905 and approved by
the encyclical letters Of several Popes. II Is mainly
composed Of ex-stuiens Of colleges, though member.
sp ts extended TO Others and has for It's objects the