Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-06-11

tIcle was sent to the New Church Mes
sen0er, Of New York, for publication,
but for some cause did not appear. VIII
you kindly publish IL?
Truly yours, J. w. III.
SIR: l propose to give you brief and
pointed sketch Of my life up to this
time. Twas born In the State of Mas
sachusetts, town of Townsend, county
of Middlesex. At the age of twenty
one, emignted to Odgensburg. State
Of New York. | providentially made
the acquaintance Of Miss Sarah E.
Wills, and, after a short time, we were
Joined in the holy bonds Of matrimony,
on the 10th day of April, A. ID. 1880.
We soon moved to Canada, where we
remained about six years. We then re-
moved to Oswego, n. Y, where we re-
sided twenty-four years. We then
moved to Napoleon, Ohio, in 1881,
where we have resided up to the pres
ent time. In 1864, for. the first time in
my life, providentially was made ac-
quainted with the writings of Emanuel
Swedenborg, servant of the Lord Jesus
Christ. The first that came to my at
tention was his life, which was perused
with great interest. Next, "Heaven
and HE'LL" which was Of increasing in
terest. A great part of my spare time,
up to this date, has been occupied in
the study of his writings. There is no
exception In my mind to any of his
writings, but the true Christian religion
is my favorite. As I understand the
doctrines of the New Church, l am not
allowed to prosecute or enter into any
litigation, and l am pleased in saying
that have no disposition to do so even
with my own family. venture, how
ever, on this occasion, to call the atten-
tion of my daughters to an article on
"Heaven and Hell,n No. Ala, which
reads: "Those who are in heaven are
continually advancing to the spring OF
life and the thousand of years they live
to spring SO much the more delightful
and happy, and this to eternity with
increments according to the progress
and degrees of love, of charity and
faith. OF the female sex, those who
have died old and worn out with age
and have lived in faith in the Lord, and
in charity towards their neighbors, and
in happy conjugal love with husband
after succession of years, come more
and more into the flower of youth and
adolescence, and into beauty which
exceeds every ideal of beauty ever per
ceivable by the sight. Goodness and
charity is what forms and makes re.
semblance of itself and causes the de
lightful and beautiful of Charity to
shine forth from minutest parts of the
face, SO that they themselves are forms
of charity" My daughters thought
the above lines very appropriate. My
wife was quite prejudiced, but, being
prudent woman, she did not show any
disposition to oppose me. 1t was, how
ever, but short time before she EN-
braced the doctrine with an increasing
interest up to the time of her departure
to the spirit world. On Wednesday
the 18th day of March, she had a sud
den fall, the injuries of which caused
her death on Wednesday, the 18th day
of March, 1885. Our beloved Presby
terian Minister, the Rev. Donehay, off
eiating at the funeral services, on Fri
day, the 10th. His remarks were logi
cal, appropriate and consoling. Th'
foundation of his remarks were: III
my Fathers house are many mansions
if it were not SO, I would not have tolt
lyou. go to prepare q place for you
1 will come again and receive you unit
myself, that where am there We ma.
be also.n / trust that will be par
doned, for relating one little anecdote
A minister was once preaching abou
heaven, and, to show what our Scottish
objector would call the absurdity o
lSwedenborgs ideas, drew graphic pic
ture of the Swedenborgian heaven, will
its beautiful fields, mansions of man.
kinds, and noble men and women
When, in the midst of his glowing de
scription, one of the sisters went int
raptures and shouted, "Glory, glory
gloryw This so disconnected tn
preacher that he paused. When al
elder cried out to the shouter: "Holt
on there, Sister, you're shouting owe
the wrong heaven" But to return t
my beloved companion. We had livet
together fifty-five years, lacking on
month. can truly say that we livet
in truly conjugal affection, and al
ways considered her price far above ru
bies, and it is very consoling for me t
|. know that she is my constant compan
ion. / do not look up into or above tn
skies to see her floating about like al
! or ether, waiting for the grand resurrec
tion; and as the spiritual world is no
remote from this and only vail be
tween us and that at times appears yer.
! thin, / do not see her with the decrepid