The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-31


tected by the Lord, that mankind might be more
fully enlightened as to their immortality and future
life.
Swedenborg says:-"T have been called to a holy
office by the Lord himself. l can sacredly and
solennly declare that the Lord himself has been
seen OF me and that He has sent me to DO what
do. and for such purpose has opened and enight-
sp;Iit. 20 mat ! can see what Is In the
spiritual world and those that are therein;
twenty-five years. But, in the present state OF In
fidelity, can the most solemn oath make such
thing credible 10 be believedY Yet such as nave
received true Christian light and understanding
VIII he convinced OF the truths contained III my
U are %o naee e a
hitherto known anything OF consideration OF tne
spiritual sense OF the Word OF GOD. the spiritual
world or OF heaven and hell; the nature of the lie
OF man. aud the state OF souls alter the decease OF
tpe bodys Is 1t TO be supposed that these and other
things OF IKE consequence are 10 be eternay hidden
In letter the King OF Sweden, with character
stic simplicity and bOidness, he sald ''When my
writings are read with attention and cool reflection
I'm when mahy things are TO be met with hitherto
IT is enough 70 f. k oSsSGs n
| by real vision ana converse with those
who are in the spiritual world. ] am ready to ties,
tify with she most solemn oath that can be onered
IN this matter, That have said nothing but essen
tlal and real truth, without any admixture OF de-
vlour not for any particular merit OF mine. but Tor
the great concern Oh all Christians salvation and
| When asked why philosopher was chosen TO this
| ONCE he repled;-"To the end that the spiritual
knowledge winch Is revealed al this Gay might Do
reasonably learned and naturally understood be-
spiritual truths answer unto natural ones In.
asmuch as these originate ana now IRON theni. ana
serve as foundation Tor the iormer." sublime
1 truth
10 the Swedish clergyman who visited him short
time before his death, and who urged him 10 recant
what he had written II 1t was not true, he replied,
with great zeal ana emphasls:-"As true as you see
| me before you true Is everything that l have
written, apd could have said more had been per-
mi'ted When YOU come into eternity you viii see
we shall have much TO discourse about with each
other.n
paralleled instance OF man, not IN the enthusiasm
OF youth, but at the mature OF hftythree years.
ith reputation unsuIlied, nigh In ONCE in his
! tive country, with profered promotion, giving up
10 e 70 1s ONCE eu o new
truths OF vast moment to his fellow men, No
prophet disciple or revelator has ever maze more
beautifully that we are to receive the truths con-
tanned his writings not on MS authority put DC.
tional basis increasing thousands OF intelligent men
and women are to-day reading MS writings, and are
that this lie Is but the beginning Of an endless life,
and tnat every word. deed and thought here
it. Our greatest curiosity and highest reason
revelations. death this world is birth into the
next When the material body dies the SOUL or
Into the spiritual world, coming forth from the de-
| caying BODY the new blade comes forth from
the decaying graln-a beautiful illustration OF the
swedenborg found the inhabitants Of the spiritual
world divided into three grand divisions, winch ne
den0mlnates the world or spirits, heaven and hell.
the ruling love OF every individual here governs his
Destiny hereafter, and as most individuals when
tney leave this world are neither angels nor devils,
but are in preparation for one OF these states VI
NE las all angels ana devils are from the human
either heaven hell. Therefore they larry In the
world Of spirits whcn is an Intermediate la state;
false doctrines. ideas ana thoughts, and
purned from ali EVIL incllnations. when
themselves and more July in their false views
and evils until they have put away even the sem.
they 60 voluntarily or from choice among their like
In he'll Tor they cannot be happy In neaven All Inc
inhabitants Of neayen he found, acknowledge and
worship Lord Jesus Christ as the one only GOO
and saviour, and are actuated by love to tue Lord
and neghbor in all their acts words and thoughts,
penal laws or punish@ents are required, ior every
one is surviving TO Keep the Divine commandments,
love to the Lord and nelghbOr constituting heaven.
All in hell deny the Lord and Hls Word; deny tnat
man can act from any higher motive than selfish
by some selfish love- The supreme love OF sell, or
OF ruling over others, or OF wealth, display,
Arrays sn against ns Ill w
| man, and can never be fully grafed; but II must
ments or life in nell would be uncomfortable, In TACT,
| worse than no existence Seli-love and supreme
selnshneSS constitute hell as love or the Lord ana
| neighbOr do heaven. Heaven Is not place lnro
| which man can be let as matter OF favor; but
heaven must be In us and heavenly affections must
rule before we can enter heaven. ana the way TO
heaven Is a life according 10 the commandments
IL viii be seen that the knowledge OF the spiritual
world and the life OF men there contained III the
revelations made through Swedenborg mas prac-
tcal relation To the life of men here, and shows us
as In glass that our everyday acts, words and
thoughts are developing our very souls into the
image or heaven or hell, and we are now jour-
neylng towards the one or the other state OF
life slowly but surely. The evil dOer snail
not go unpunsned, nor the honest and good man
fan OF his reward but every one VIII receive just
reward and recompense for all the deeds done here.
God was In Christ recOnciling the world unto Him.
selL and His tender mercieS are around all His
creatures. well in he'll as IN thus word and
heaven; but He compes no one here TO love Him
and his neighbOr supremacy, ana He cannot do 1t
hereafter without destroying the manhood OF man,
| and this He never does.
Few realize the vast service the HERALD is per-
forming Tor humanity III allowing IN Its columns The
presentation OF conflicting theological views, there
by giving Its readers chance to compare different
views thus helping TO remove sectarian prejudices
| and bigotry. j. Il.
| Into Paine Once More.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
1t would seem that there Is no historical charac-
| ter, however monstrOus and unexceptonal for
| whom posteriiy has not furnished some congenial
| spirits to champion his memory and enGeavor to