The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-15
EMANUEL swEDENBoRG on MARS.
The Seer's Story of His Communica-
ton with That Planet
From The Boston Evening Transcript.

ton With That Planet.
From the Boston Evening Transcript.
As a good deal of discussion is going on
nowadays in regard to the planet Mars, aud
among other things, whether IL IS inhabited
or not, and certain wel-known astronomi-
cal authorities assert their belief that there
is human life upon that planet, and that
some time men of this earth will be able to
assure themselves Of the fact, IL might not
be out of place to quote what was written
over 100 years ago upon Mars: ''Its Spirits
aud Inhabitants-h From the works Of
Emanuel Swedenhorg these extracts are
taken, published in London. 1865, entitled:
"The Earths In the Universe and Their H.
habitants also Their Spirits and Angels;
from What has Been Heard and Seem" The
following extracts will be read with mora
than a passing interest:
1t was granted me to know that the
speech of the inhabitants Of Mars was diff"
fereut from that OF the inhabitants OF our
earth, in that it was not sonorous, but al
most tacit, insinuating itself into the lnte-
rior hearing and sight by shorter way;
and consequently, that it was more per@
feet, fuller of ideas, and thereby approach
ing nearer to the speech of spirits and
angels. The essential affection also OF the
speech Is represented among them in the
face, and the thought thereof in the eyes
for the thought and the speech. and ike
wise the affection and the face, with them
act in unity. They account it wicked 70
think one thing and speak another, and TO
will or desire one thing while the features
of the face express the contrary. They are
altogether unacquainted with hypocrisy,
and likewise With fraudulent pretease and
deceit =
On time while the spirits of Mars were
with US and occupied the sphere of my
mind, there came some spirits from our
earth and desired also to iufuse themselves
into that sphere; but instantly the spirits of
our earth became as it were insane by
reason of the utter disagreement between
them and the spirits OF Mars. They were
in idea turned to the world and to self
whereas the spirits of Mars were in idea
turned from self to heaven and their neigh
Dor; hence came the contrariety. But at
that instant there approached some angelic
spirits of Mars, and at their approach the
communication was closed, and thus tha
spirits of our earth retired.
The angelic spirits discoursed with me
concerning the life Of the inhabitants on
their earth, informing us that they are not
under any forms OF government, but that
they live arranged into greater and lesser
societies, and that they are associated with
each other according TO their agreement in
mind, which agreement they discover in
stantlY by the face aRd speech, being seldom
deceived in their Judgment therein, and
that then they are instantly united in friend
ship, They informed me further that their
consultations are delightful, al d that they
discourse with each other about what passes
IN their societies, and especially about what
passes In heaven, for several Of them have
manifest communication with the angels Of
heaven. Such among them as begin to
think perversely IN their societies. and
thereby to incline to evil are disassociated
and left to themselves alone, in consequence
whereof they lead most wretched life, out
OF all society, in dens or other places being
no longer regarded by the rest. x
Every one on that earth lives content with
his own property, and every one with his,
own share of honor, accounting it enough
to DO reputed upright and a lover of bis
neghbor. This delightful and tranquil
principle of mind would perish unless such
as incline to evil thoughts and dispositions
were banished from the rest, and unless
prudent but severe check was given TO the
first Entertainments of self-love and the love
OF the world; for it was owing to these
loves that empires and kingdoms were first
established, under which establishments
there are few but what desire to have do
minion, and to possess the property of 9TH
ers, there being but few who do what is
just and right out of real love thereto and
still fewer who do good from a real princi-
pie OF charity, being rather influenced by
other motives. such as the fear of the law,
and regard to gain, honor. reputation and
the like.
In regard to divine worship as practicsd
by the inhabitants of that earth, they in
formed me that they acknowledged and
adored our Lord, saying that he is the only
God, and that he governs both heaven and
the universe, and that every good thing is
from him, and that he leads and directs
them, also that no often appears among
them on earth. 1t was then granted me to
tell them that Christians also on our earth
know that the Lord governs heaven and
earth, agreeably IN his own words in
Matthew, IAN power is given to me in
heaven and in earth" xviii, 49, i
They acquainted me further that on their
earth the inhabitants believe that with
themselves there is nothing but what is
filthy and Internal and that all good is of
the Lord yea, they added further, that Of
themselves they are devils, and that the
Lord draws them out of hell, and continu-
ally keeps them from falling into it again.
On certain occasion when the name Of the
Lord was mentioned l observed that those
spirits humbled themselves in such inward
and profound abasement as no words can
describe
There was presented before me an inhab-
liant Of that earth. His face resembled the
faces Of the inhabitantsof our earth, but
the lower region of the face was black, not
owing to his beard for he had none, but to
olackness instead Of a beard this blackuess
extended itself underneath the ears on both
sides; the upper part OF the face was yellow
lsh, like the faces OF the inhabitants of our
earth who are not perfectly fair. They
said, moreover, that on that earth they
feed on the fruits Of trees, especially on a
Kind of round fruit which buds forth from
the ground, and like wise on pulse; aud that
they are clothed with garments wrought
from the fibrous bark of certain trees,
which has such a consistence that it may
be woven, and also stifFened by a kind Of
gum which they have among them.
The related further that they are ac-
quainted with the art of making fluid fires,
whereby they have light during evening
and night.
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