The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-25
THE NEW JsRUsALRn.
Doctrines Of the sWeAsnbOrxsan Church

THE NEW JERUSALRh.
Doctrines Of ,hs sueasnhOrxsan Church
Exp4A11od.
A correspondent, VINO signs himself
81. H. s." sends us the following: with
reference to the srticIe which appeared
in the Republican of Monday, under the
caption OF THE New JerusSiem," and
in view of the interest which has prob
ably been awakened in the public mind
by the entrance of the Rev. Mr.. King,
into that communion 70 learn something
Of the doctrines of the church, you will
perhaps be gratified 10 publish the fol-
lowing brief statement respecting the
leading views held by the New Church
people. The fundamental doctrine OF
the New Church is that in the Lord Je-
sus Christ resides the trinity of Father,
Son and Holy Spirit, in the same man.
ner as there Is with man in the indWell-
ing spirit or soul, the natural body in
closing it, and sphere of influence pro
ceeding from these two. Previous to
the incarnation there was no Son; neith-
er was there Holy Spirit, a. it is said
in the Word: The Holy Spirit was
not yet, because Jesns was not glOrifed'
The incarnation consisted in the as
sumption by Jehovah of the human
form in the person of Jesus Of Nazareth
This natural body was gradually made
divine. or glorified, Until At last all ma
teriality was lost, and it became q spirit,
and one with the indWelling divine. and
Is now the abiding tabernacle OF deity.
Hence our Lord left nothing in the
sepulchre, but rose with ali His parts
glOrified or deIf1ed. At the time Of the
ly declining, until the lowest limit
was reached, and the devils of hell
were actually taking complete posses
sion of them, as recorded in Holy Writ !;
and unless the Redeemer had come, ali
would have been totally lost. God ont
Of Christ is consuming fire. There
fore Jehovah, as He is in His essence.
could not approach the devils in hell
and reduce them to order; but by the
assumption of q glorious human form
and passage through the world of spirits,
He could do SO. Neither could he have
communed with man, for the brightness
OF His presence would have deprived
man of all conscious life. God was in
Christ reconciling the word to HIMSELF
and a sacrifice of one God was not made
to appease the wrath of another, and
thereby reconcile the latter 70 mankind.
The passion Ofthe cross was the last act
in the process Of making the human de-
rived from Mary part of the internal
divine. Our Lord appears in the hesv.
ems as q sun, and from Him proceed
spiritual heat and light, corresponding
to the heat and light emitted by the sun
of the natural world and this proceed
ing divine termed the Holy Spirit, en-
tiers man as imperceptibly as do the rays
of the sun into vegetation. This pro
ceeding divine is in all men, for the light
shineth in darkness, and the darkness
comprehendeth 1t not ; but, like the gen.
tie. all embracing sunlight which fills and
animates our natural universe, raises
some into the life Of the angels, because
of their receptivity, and in others il is
received as Is the suns rays by rank and
nOxiOus vegetation: but it Is the same
generous sun which shines upon all
flower and weed alike. Unless, there
fore, man opens the door and permits
fhe warm fountain Of life TO enter ia its
fnllness, and co-operates with the divine
by stunning evils as sins against
law of his being and opposed to God,
and upon death, voluntarily enters into
the society of the evil, bec6use like seeks
like, and he can not endure the presence
Of the good and the true.
"Hell has not been formed by any ar
bitrary dicta, but is the result of q law
corresponding to the well recognized
law of affinity. He'll has been formed
by vast bodies Of men consOciating and
living g similar existence In the world
of spirit which they had followed in the
natural, for, Immediately upon death,
each individual seeks the society Of
these, good or evil, who are In q like
state with himself; and this he does most
freely, because the life of heaven il to
him intOlersble anguish, and il 10 q mer-
0ifisi Instrumentation 0f tho niUina ErO<1f
dence that he is permitted to do this.
There is no fallen angel who is lord of
the internal regions, nor any abode Of
fire and birthstone.
MAN, upon death, enters the world OF
spirits, which is intermediate between
heaven and hell, and is called hades.
Here, if the disposition has been good,
he looses all disposition to evil, and con-
meets himself with the good; but If. on
the other hand, his natural disposition
has been evil, he is devested Of every
particle of goodness, and devOtes him.
self 20 the pursuit of that which Is evil.
TO him that hath shall be given, and he
shall have more abhndanfly; but 10 him
that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath In the other world
spirit must be entirely in good or en-
tIrely in evil, for the unity Of heaven and
hell both depend on this Law. Within
the word is contained spiritual sense,
which reconciles all the apparent de-
fects, Inconsistencies, and contradictions
of the letter, and which is the life Of the
Word.
"The second coming Of our Lord con-
sists not in some grand scenic display in
the armament, but In the unfolding Of
the internal Specification OF the sacred
scriptures. Jesus came as the Word,
s. S,a l.sa
ing in the clouds Of heaven means the
revelation Of divine truth from heaven,
(given through Swedenborg,) which a
first would be misty, and not clearly per
ceived, but would grow brighter and
brighter, and clearer and clearer, with
time. The reason this internal sense
has not been discovered before Is be
cause men were not prepared for 1t, and
sufficiently spiritualized to receive it.
Education must become general first,
and liberty everywhere prevail. This
second coming took place 122 years ago.
and has been becoming iHtenser every
day since. The spirit Of inquiry
| everywhere prevailing IL due TO IL, and
the theological systems Of the past are
being overthrow gradually by it. Saw
| ing faith ia not an acknowledgment Of
| doctrine, but life Of use.
IL have not said one-half eaOugh re-
specting this beautiful, philosophical
and elevating faith, which makes God q
being Of love and wisdom, and not re-
morseless- tyrant; which dissipaaes AL
the hOrrid, barbarOus. materiAlistic no
tons, when the true doctrine was lost.
Many other points might be touched
upon, but space will not permit. No
| such doctrine as three gods ia one god,
vicarious atoaemenE, general TesuFTec-
ton, pFedestinAtion election, and Q host
OF others, are known 70 the New Church,
but only that which 10 beautiful and
harmonious. '-National Republican.
THE FIRST PRAYER.
The orthodox eyangelisss may be dis