The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-13
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY AUGUST 49, lsn-TRlPLE

rlgureousnessg A similar denunciatlon may be
found Ia the same apostles Episte TO the Galatians:
rather are known Of God. how turn ye again 10 the
weak and beggarly elements (Mosalc rites ana OBJ
servanees wnereunto ye desire 20 oe again IN pond
and times and years. am AFRAID OF you lest have
IN eH@ You ro@
&c.l wherewlth Christ who abolished The whole
ceremonial law hath made us free, and be not en-
tangled again with the yoke Of bondage. Christ Is
become OF no effect TO those who attempt TO Justify
themselves by the observance OF any portion Of the
Mosaic law all such are fallen from grace. For ali
the law Is fulfilled In this Ihou shalt love thy neigh
Dor as thysef.''
presty order gone, and all that remains do is
TO preach the Gospel which any believer who has
speaking capacity, Is justified In doing without the
farcial ceremony OF laying on OF hands. The laying
on OF hands meant something when 1t was per.
formed by inspired men who could thereby confer
the gift Of the Holy Spirit upon those whom they
ordained for the work oil the ministry. But, since
dacty to say We have among US inspired men, VINO
by the simple act OF laying on or hands
tSey did Who Would I believe them. 0' NJ we
have no inspired men, either among clergy or laty;
mo b s g their s
case the ceremony becomes an empty, unmeaning
show " kept up on purpose to limit the preaching
OF the Gospel TO popularity recognized "class' OF
persons who have no more exclusive right to pro-
claim it than any private disciple or Christ who may
have the inclination and ability to do so. The max
Ing OF religion trade Is one reason that with such
extensive profession OF religion IN our day. we have
very few Christians. We have abundance Of the
fashionable ..form OF godness," but without 1.-THE
power" The Apostles declare In nearly all their
eplstIes to the churches In their day such
OF things III the protesting Christian world would
obtain and prevail in the ''ast tmes' OF the Chris
tan dispensatlon; and they could not have given
more graphic description had they lived In our day
to witness IT, They have trutnfully held the 'mrror
up TO nature IN portraying the awful falling away
from the 'falth once delivered to the satntsh and
from the Church discipline observed IN their own
times. Could the Apostles visit the so-called
f.n,f uy,rplh thtnl hoA hon
in many respects to the Mosaic economy. +. L.
Swedenborg and Spiritu alism.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your issue OF the 9Th instant is an article
headed "swedenborgianism Not splritualism,"
which Is untrue in this only e., that Swedenborg
himself has written that it is dangerous for the
generality OF mankind to have communication with
the spiritual world, as they are more likely to have
false intelligence than the truth; for men are more
In evils ana falsty than they are in goodness and
truth, or Heavenly love and wisdom, which Is love
to the Lord and to the neighbor in its supreme
sense being as Jesus Christ taught, 'the whole law
and the prophets"
In the first place. we object to the term Sweden
borgianism in any respect. We might with the
same propriety say Mosesism or Prophetsism as to
say SwedenbOrgianlsm when speaking OF the new di-
vine light which is given through swedenborg to the
the things retod In his writings were given to him
by the divine mercy of the Lord for the higher
revealment OF the truth contained in the Word Of
God {Bibe), which the enlightened state OF the Hea-
venly mind Is now capable of receiving. God never
reveals truth to man until he is able to understand
IT, II say TO the contrary we would be accredlt-
ing toollshness TO Him, which would be basphe-
nous.
Spirtualist in the Biblical sense, having communl.
cation with good spirits, and thereby received the
truth. Many OF those called SplrltuallStS OF the
present day have communication with spirits some
receiving truth and some iaslty, according to their
perception, as the SUMS rays may produce some
thing beautiful and Of life Ctruthl or something
hdeous or of death alsel for there Is perfect
| lOey of things natural ana things spiritual.
IGe cs IL rne 1r false M
teach love the Lord and to the nelghbOr-does 1t
teach that the Bible is the Word OF God; that Jesus
that IN Him dwells the fulnesS of the GOdnead
bodily; that there Is but one God, the Creator Pre-
server and Redeemer OF Mankind, and that In Him
there is divine trinity or three person mot per-
sons), the Father, Son and Holy Ghost or the Crea
| Tor, the Redeemer and Divine PrecedlngS
TO show that SwedenbOrg was eminenty spirit
uast, in the sense herein set forth. will give his
| own words from the first part OF the "Arcana
| Celestial" He says:-"It has been granted me now
for several years TO be constantly and uninterrupt-
| eddy in company with spirits and angels, hearing
their conversation with each other and conversng
with them. Hence IL has been permitted me TO hear
and see things IN another life which astonishing,
and which have never before come to the knowledge
| OF any man. nor entered into ms lmaglnation. !
kinds spirits and the state or souls AFTER death
concerning hell. or the amentabe state OF the I'M
faith ul: concerning heaven, or the most happy state
of the faithful, and particularly concerning the doc
trne or faith which Is acknowledged throughout all
heaven.u Thus 1t VIII be seen thai Swedenborg was
q Spiritualist in the higher, so 10 speak. divine
sense and that great error OF those who believe
the truth as given through Emanuel Swedenborg Is
TO call themselves Swedenborgans or, In TACT, to
use the expression "swedenborgianlsm', in any
manner whatever j. w. +.