The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-06
MIR. scnRonDEn's MrL1rNNrAL cnURcn


relate OF itself us renowned story. II. BIS.
MIR. SCHROEDER'S MILLENNIIL CHURCH
RE Hire. "a Hail, Dis,ribute. Circulars, aud
Gathers "a Small Congregation.
Fewer than twenty persons went to Science
Hall yesterday morning in response to a circu-
lar containing the following:
Belle ewing that the time has come to establish the Mil
raace aud GOOD Vii to ali nankind love AMI wisdom to
call ali men who love ioi. AMI such WHO have desire
70 snow Him, from Whom comcth all good, to join a.
he i.ion AT ,clca,c uhnrsh 9nd stat calil en- ,
hcnch vt the whole hunsn family We are all brothers
HENRv SCHROEDER
Mr.. Schroeder s German professor Of mu-
sic. of very slight figure. Deep set bright black
eyes light up his salow features. His head is
bald and he wears a long beard. A much-worn
dress coat was buttoncd closely about him to
guard against tho freezing temperature OF the
room. He says that he has had marvellous eX-
pericnccs. Tho Protestant faith of his earlier
years was shaken by study OF Tom Palno and
Voltairo. Pursuing in this connection n course
" scientific reading. he soon established him
self as an advocate OF what he called Natural
Religion. recognizing no God except nature.
After a few years he became dissatisfied with
this faith. and impcllel by u longing for the he
lief of his childhood. began again to study the
Bible He was able to accept 1t all. except the
miracles described in tho Now Testament
These he enclosed in pencil marks and read
again and again. In the hope Of seeing them in
a new and clearer light He became more con-
fused than over. and despairing Of solving the
problem himself. prayed for some supernatural
manifestation to- convince him. Every evening.
after Diminishing his class In music; he sat up
until after midnight reading the doubtful pas
sagcs and repeating his prayer, As the clock
struck ~. one night In jane. 1870 he says, he
was bordering over these marked verses OF his
!" Ii a miracle DO possible will God make II
known TO me p he exclaimed throwing down
Three distinct knocks, he ayers. were made
upon tho cover OF the Bible before him. He
read on until he came to another account OF a
In this way his doubts were dispelled concern
| Ing every passage he accepted their truth and
| Joined CONGREGATIONAL Church. Yet he again
| became doubtful, thinking that he had Welded
| too easily to what might have boon only the
| product % q nervous imagination. Remember-
| ing that he had received answers 70 his prayers
only after hard days toll when he was weary
and excited h" prayed again that he might re-
| cciyo vi-ltations whhc Ia full strength Of body
| and mind. As he arose from bod the next
! morning IN unseen power seized his arm and
swung L rapidly TO and fro with irrcsistihle
| took pencil in his fingers and held his hand
| over a liable Immediately his hand was moved
it, seizing his right wrist with his
| left hand he forced II To tho table expecting
| that the mysterious power would explain itself.
| ike Planchet. through writing. He WAS not
disappointed. for the pencil glided smoothly
| over the paper. leaving behind u tho word
| Hail" On the following Good Friday he went
To- an Episcopal church. knowing that there was
exercises he decided 70 go home. and reached
down 10 the floor for his hat. As he did so he
was thrust forward by an unseen hand and held
| voice proclaimed three times the name OF
Henry Schroeder" Nearly parayzed with
| terror. he looked around. expecting to see the
| entire congregation upon its feet in excitement
| shipping NJ n nothing had happened No one
| seemed IL have hea ri The ui,erance and no one
| who could have known his name was in sight.
Mr.. Schroeder says that he naturally shrank
| from public life. but dared not disobey a call
| OF such wondrous power. His first work was
| course Of lectures on spiritualsm 70 small au-
| diences in room In Forty second street Then
| he answered Bob lngerso in Cooper Institute.
Since that he nus devoted his attention 10 an in
yesiiEa,i9h OF the religions GI to-day; and Pas
| meet the present needs 81 mankind He prayed
long and earnestly ioT knowledge SUFFICIENT 10
| divine inspiration he evolved the following:
| rHE SitIHSHAL cnvHcH rur Lord
- We eensys IN one ,gpFcnc being God a. known by
whom all things. and Jesus Ch1st the word made
1 o TS ~hS ali 1s ha ss' N A sus S IN one
fs To- 1--we , Vim ga ali , our Rsar soul and nina
ami our nsshbor as ourselves, is the law and the
s We believe In future life Immediately after tins.
THAT thc sput dwelling within Us is the rval man. sud
that ~ We 1--we here 30 shall We live hereafter.
That all zach who turn T. Jesus christ who Is Gei
our SAVIOUR. and believe tu HIN and observe His cove
nants shall De- saved which means advance DO good
-. all such who neglect wtuliy depart from
this great oner shall PERISH in their which
. Thaa our relations in life should be arranged a,
g. haruonine and corrc.tord with Coils eternal laws,
that every iuividuai shall have squsl opportunities,
g. That all educ alton BE- based upon tho Holy
scri. turr and science become The handuad of religion
| That thurch ami state. capital Hud labor "a ur
social shall be united that all shall
| beucht of mankind iu brothcrly cooperation.
The church - called Mulrnnal bccau-c ~ marks the
OPENING % the mile nniun period when christ Is o. COME
rule the earth, and peace harmony. and hrother
love to take the place Of diseord. oppression aid
sclnshness
The Millennial Church is to extend its doc
| the Professor IL particularly anxious 20 labor
| His aim Is 20 convert the Socialists. whose doc
| trlnes OF common property he regards as sound
except that he would have them based upon the
Bible. BY some method not yet fully decided
upon. he would have n gradual distribution o
all property. and cites the law Of Moses, 10y
which he says all debts were cancelled and nj
goods and lands Were apporlioned once IL
seven years. This result must Dc brought ahou
gradually ana without violence 10 tho peaceful
teachings OF the scriptures. Church and Stat,
are 10 be- united. and the Church Is TO be repre-
scented in Congress, 30 that no law opposed tS
the spirit of the Biblo can be passed. He woult
, one OF which would have church The heads
, Of the church would represent their districts II
Congress. In the progress Of time our presen
political Congress would be changed 10 an &c
clesiastlcal one.
,, The Mlllennial Church is yet in an embry,
state. and its doctrines arc 70 bo more fully Sc
/ forth in Sunday lectures by Mr. Schroeder.