The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-25

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place into which man can be let as a matter OF
favor. Heavenly principles must rule us before we
the man who is ruled by either the selfish
icentous, pV or given to dranSenness Jealousy
or envy, seek Communications from spirits. and
what Is the inevitable resultS Remember like
attracts like. Being swayed by evil motives his as
socate spirits are necessarily evil and evil spirits
vny Of LORD hey him.
They deny the necessity for regeneration, In fact
deny that man can live from any higher motive
than selhshness, and, II the man harkens to them,
present state Of fife and to destroy all reverence
from Him, for If the man change for the better,
they are repealed and have to leave him. Thus by
lions the evil or unregenerate man confirms him
sell In his evil loves. his spirits lustifying him
ey every tS seductive ana thus
destroyed. Could a greater misfortune befall an
evil man here below than thlsf Again, supposng
OF regeneration is not accomplished in a day; but
regeneration results from the warfare OF a life.
time. Little by little are his evil incinations and
thoughts put away; evil inclinations and thoughts
are prompted by evil spirits, and supposing while
rem sprts tSsss eV
spirits viii necessarily use every art to destroy the
w Sea9 for SsI b by as
ssSI states ;; Could sr;sss. n.sio,a ass
heavens, seen and carefully described by Sweden
borg, within the reach OF men, and whether
highest depends upon the progress made here in
the regenerate life Surprising q good man, I'm a
His associate spirits are no better than he is, and
| open vision with them communicating with
them WIN tend to x him IN his present state Of ife
thus checking the great work Of regeneration How
the Dy so the the
reason :-"GOod spirits and angels" he says,
never induce any dogmatic principle of religion
| mediately, through the Word In Illumination"
IN. Nor do they say anything which takes away
attempting to control his actions, for this
would impair his manhood II he were
such sqS %t @ans freedom
In conclusion will ask Mr.. Gross" II enlightened
reason, and even the common sense with which
God has endowed man, do not condemn in the most
earnest and positive manner the seeking OF open
intercourse with spirits, or the obtaining communi
terpreted In the writings OF SwedenbOrg, reveal to
us knowledge OF higher and nober life than 1t Is
unfold to us; and II anyone is anxious or curious
for knowledge OF the spiritual world, or OF spirits
or even Of modern spirituasm ne can only obtain
reliable information by reading the writings Of the
| swedish seer. J.E
Mr.. HepwOrth's New Church.
| Rev. Mr.. Hepworth's new church Church OF the
Disciples) Is now being erected corner Of Forty
| fifth street and Madison avenue and the builder,
Mr.. John Snifen, promises to have 1t ready for &C.
cupancy by next January. The architect is Mr..
Laurence B. Walk. The church will be one Of the
largest In the city, having accommodation for 5000
persons and particular attention has been given to
| the proper ventilation and acoustic requirements
Of SO large an edilce The congregation Of which
services In Stenway Hall during September
! Spiritual Retreat OF Catholic Priests.
The Catholic pastors Of the archdiocese OF New
/ Vnr nrtII l,io
ual retreat at st. Joseph's Provincial Seminary,
Troy N. Y. The spiritual exercises are to be con-
| Quoted by the Rev. Father O'Shea, 8. J. During the
retreat" which will continue until Saturday next,
an un6roken silence will be preserved by the
| priests, each holding communion with God and his
conscience, and begging for himself grace to dis
charge his ministry as he should, and for his flock
the choicest blessings Ofheaven.
Praying Machine In China.
From the Shanghai Budget, July 81
We have been favored with an opportunity OF in
speeding Monaghan praying machine, "Hulung-
tung," recently received by Mr.. George Stent,
along with other literary treasures, from friend
in Pekin whose zeal In exploring the less fire.
1 quented byways OF Chinese and Monaghan litera-
ture ts worthy Of all commentator. The meaning
of the name 'Hu-lung- tung" is said to be "Mon.
golian Dragon Cave;' the idea appearing to be
that the use Of the machine is to gain access for
the aspirations OF the person using 1t into the
| secret retreat OF the sacred Dragon. The machine
| long and three inches In diameter The bottom
and top, OF the same material, are both removable;
I'm the centre of the bottom is q hole, through
which copper pin about seven inches long passes
and fits into q socket In the centre of the inner
surface Of the lid Holding this pin In the lett hand,
| and giving to the machine revolving motion with
the right, 1t can be kept spinning rapidly round by
the same rotary action of the one hand, as an &C
the top Of wand The outer surface Of the
cylinder Is divided by chased scrolLwork into
6vn nAId nf nrhtpl To olrtk
character standing out in basreief, the whole
forming the Buddhist ejaculatory. prayer:-O mi
pat ma hOsn OF the precise significance OF which
we must confess our ignorance. or course the idea
is that the more frequent the revolutions Of the
machine the greater the merit OF the revolutionst.
Der OF paper slips on which are printed prayers In
Sanskrit. There are also two volumes which are
and chinese. Or these the following may serve as
specimens:-"Pearly bright Buddha" 'iion awed
b." 'lightnings' brilliance b." "Peachy moon b."
| 'Ox king b." &c.
Ministerial Movements, Changes, SC.
METHoDIsTs.
The several Methodist bodies In Canada are har-
monizing differences and appointing committees to
prepare bases OF permanent union among them
selves Such union would probably make union
with American Methodists impracticable, II not i'm
possible. The Rev. Dr.. Thomas f., Bond, editor Of
the st. Louis Christian Advocate, one Of the ablest
writer's and preachers Of the Methodist Church
South, died at his home in Baltimore, Md, on Mon
day last. The Advocate is consequently In mourn
ing this week. Bishop Pierce, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, will leave Georgia on the
Goth instant for his tour Of Episcopal visitation OF
the Western Conference. Dr. L. M. Lee, Presiding
Elder Of the Richmond district, Is seriously iii.
Bishop Keener Is to be at the Monticello District
Conference, Little Rock Conference at Keener
camp ground, September 10. Bishop wightman,
after brief visit to his home In Charleston, 8.
c.. will leave for visitation tour among the West
ern Conferences Methodist episcopal Church
South. DR.. McFarrin, the Missionary Secretary,