Telegram-herald., 1890-01-06
HE RESURRECTION.
What the New Church Sees IN II
According 10 Swedenborg
Rev. George Henry Dale Tells OF the
Fir,t aud second Death and the iirst
aud second Resurrection.

Rev. George Henry Dale, of the New
Church, delivered an interesting dis
course 20 his congregation last evening.
lis subject was. "What we see IA the
Resurrection, ., and be took for hl- text
Revelations xx.6: blessed and holy
Is he that hath a part in the first resuT-
roction; on him the second death has
no power"
The reverend gentleman dwelt upon
the distinctions between the first and
second death, and also between the first
resurrection and the second resurroc-
ton. The substance of his discourse
was as follows:
Death is grand and glorious event,
and is of far greater moment IN the
life of man than IS his birth. Birth is
but the entrance Of a man INTO the
natural world and the natural life, but
death is the birth OF man into the
spiritual world and tie spiritual
life. The spiritual eyes see through
the natural eyes, and all the spiritual
senses perceive through the natural
senses. When we are through with this
world, which is the ultimate natural
lie, the natural body is LAID aside, and
the spiritual life goes on with the spirit
ual lbOdy. The spiritual mind Is clothed
in the natural mind Just as the spiritual
body is clothed IN the natural body.
Our spiritual life IN the world beyond
Will be IN exact correspondence with
our natural hfc in tins world. The
lives of the angels are in exact CORES
pOndcnce with the lives they led while
on earth.
Truth is like a grain of corn planted
III the earth; 1t terminates III the heat
OF the spiritual mind and springs up
into higher forms of truth. The Origl-
nal germ dies or rather is transformed
into higher form of life. so the nat
ural body is lald aside when we are
through with it. 1t is laid aside even
as the toys of childhood are laid aside.
We outgrOW both alike.
'He that iindeth his life shall lose it, |
and he that lOseth his life for my sake, |
the same shall find It,"
This means that he that fndeth his |
natural life shall lose the inner or |
spiritual life, but he that lOseth the |
natural life shall find the higher and /
better spiritual life, and all the natural |
affections and thoughts will be replaced |
Will IuQ>e lildt are opulludls
The raising up of the truth within Us
Is the first resurrection. BY resurrec- |
ton, out of death comes life; ont of !
dead self-love Is resurrccted a life of |
spiritual perfection. The first rcsur- |
rection is, therefore, the spiritual rcgen- /
Grafton of man. The second rosurrec- |
ton is the resurrection from the death /
OF the natural body.
"Blessed and holy is he that hath a |
part IN the first resurrection; on him |
the second death hath no power"
When God said TO Adam. "The day /
that thou eateSt of the fruit thereof I
thou shalt die" lie did not alude to /
the natural death and Adam did not /
die, but He did alude to the second /
death, which means the loss of Heaven,
or damnation. Those that enter /
Heaven are, in comparison to those vino /
DO not, as the resurrectcd spirit Is to
the dead body.
Blessed and holy is he who learns of /
the divine truth and lives it from dav
to day; on him the second death has
no power.