The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-29
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idea 80 often stated IN the Scriptures, directly oy
THE LORD IL A SUN.
tnat spiritual heat and light, when are rove anu
Will give us much comfort and nope. me doctrines
oil tne New Church, he said, regard every suDJecs
ana question from spiritual point OF view al II
there mad been no spiritual world there would nave
been no material world. II there mad Deen no sprit-
uai sun there would have been no material sun;
is ruth. The light OF the material sun has its
origin in spiritual light; is light because Il per.
forms the same ONCE In the material world mat
spiritual light does in the spiritual world. the
pastor IN support OF this view OF the case quoted
been any manifestations of the Lord or OF spiritual
beings 10 men IL has been accompanied Dy unusual
light He the pillar 81 c9ua ne mre 81
angels, the light that arrested Paul and the light
that accompanied
CHRIsTs TRANSFORMATIONS.
Those VINO witnessed these lights were In state
OF vlsi0n thus spiritual sight was open and we have
abundant evidence that there Is spiritual light and
spiritual fire. After reviewing the subject under.
stood by Emanuel Swedenborg, Mr. Giles said:-
hsre Is rough coarse PIECE M% OF sandst1ne now
and irregular IN form There is no beauty in it,
How different from diamond It's substance Is
clear; 1t sparkies and glOws as from an inward
light The eye Ii arrested and the mind filled with
as well as IN the material world, and they are as
much brighter and Durer than ours as an earthly
TamsrS Is clearer Ssan piece q
they are How delicate in texture. how lovely in
color Tnelr forms are the embodiment OF graceful
lines.
WHAT MIRACLES OF TIE DIVINE WISDOM
and power they are never look upon dover
without wonder that the Lord can maze thing SO
delicate and beautiful as rose out OF the coarse
substances or earth. And yet the flowers which
SPRING UP IN THE PATHWAY OF THE ANGELS,
ana NIL their gardens and their landscapes with
SURPRISING loneliness, surpass all our bowers In
brlllancy, light, variety, color texture delIcacy
leaves In the forest walk They are the embodiment
OF light OF brilliant and lovely c0lOrs, OF
The pastor urged that the LORD In His gmpses
given OF heaven and heavenly light, was showing
His children tnat there Is q spiritual world ana
spiritual light beyond the grave; that there are
SPIRITUAL HEAVENS AND SPIRITUAL EARTHS,
spiritual sun, moon and stars. and, therefore,
spiritual light and heat, spiritual c0i0rs ana
spiritual FORMS and that the beings who live there
are human beings IN human forms, sustaining
see that what our doctrines teach concerning the
other life grows out OF what tine Lord teaches, as
flowers and fruit out Of the seed. want to snow
thaG all that has been taught US Is q delusOn and
that to our conception aud knowledge there IS no
other life II the spiritual world is tiled with O
light compared with which the light OF Chis world
10 dim, how pleasing It Is to think OF our friends
who have gone there.
HOW THEIR FACES SHINE
What glory and beauty surround them How
pleasant Is TO think OF gong out Of the darkness
Of TINS lie into ehe light or that
DEATH TAKES THE BANDAGE FROM OUR EYES,
and II they have really been opened by knowl-
edge OF the truth and life according to II, our
pathway through eternity will grow brighter and
brighter towards the eternal day.