Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
NEW SOCIETY FORMED
The National Alliance Of New
Church Women.
THE OFFICERS CHOSEN
sWEDENBoRG CHURCH.
Rev. Frank Sewall Again Elected
President Of New Church Evidence
Society This Morning.
THE OFFICERS CHOSEN

general convention of the Swedenborgian
denomination. known as the Church of the
New Jerusalem in the United States, began
this morning at sS:45s O'Clock with a special
meeting OF the New Church Evidences So
ciety. Rev. II. Clinton Hay, vice president
of the society, delivered an address, and
officers Of the society for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: Rev. Frank Sew
all. D. D.. reelected president, and Prof.
Lewis F. Hite, M. A.. OF Cambridge. Mass,
reelected secretary. The advisory board
consists of Rev. 8. C. Eby. st. Louis; DR..
John T. Prince, Newton-Center, Mass;
Miss Emily r. sudger. Brooklyn; H. C.
Wellman. Springfield, Mass; Rev J. X.
Smith, New York; Prof. Thos. French jr.,
Amherst, Mass: Rev. Adolph Roeder,
Orange, Nj; Rev. F. L. Higgins, Toronto
Canada; Rev. Russell Eaton. Urbana. Ohio,
and Prof. E. w. Very, Washington, d. C..
The formal report of this election was made
to the general convention at a late hour
this afternoon. 49,
A new society, auxiliary to the work of
the related meetings of the denomination.
was formed this morning at the residence
of Mrs. John Joy Edison, 1924 10th street
northwest 1t Is to be known as the Ma
tional Alliance Of New Church Women"
Miss Mary A. Burnham of Philadelphia
was elected president, and the following
were named vice presidents: Miss Hill,
Chicago; Miss Hobart, Cincinnati; Mrs.
D. H.
Miss Spilker, Baltimore. and Mrs. Carter,
Newtonvllle Mass Miss Margaret WOrces-
ter of Philadelphia was elected secretary,
and Miss May E. Howes treasurer. : line
of work for the new society was adopted
and rules and bylaws determined upon. A
vote of thanks was extended to Mrs. Edison.
The meeting adjourned at noon.
The morning session of the general con-
vention, held at the New Church. corner
18th and Corcoran streets. was taken up
with report of the committee on nomina-
lions of general officers and a discussion
as to the practicability OF holding conyen-
tons annually or every two or three years
1t was finally determined that the interests
of the denomination could De better SUD-
served by holding annual meetings, ana It
was so ordered. The committee ON nomi-
nations reported only two nominees Tor
president, the incumbent, Rev. Samuel ;.
Seward of New York city, and Rev. James
Washington was the only nominee for vice
president which Office is now held by MIN.
Mr. c. A. e. Spamer OF Baltimore was
named to succeed himself as secretary, ana
Mr. VIM H Alden of Philadelphia as as
sistant secretary. Mr.. John w. StockWeu
of Chicago was Also nominated for assist
ant secretary. Mr.. ]. B. Carter OF Boston
was renominated as treasurer The elec-
tion will be held in the church tomorrow
morning at IL o clock
Most of the delegates to the conven-'
ton Joined a party at noon toaay wnacn men
received personally by the. President. To-
night the delegates will visit the Congress
sionaI Library. The convention VIII con-
clude Thursday >st-s',. $3.50
~, DIR. Goddard's Address.
Regular church services were. observed
YESTERDAY morning, conducted by the Rev.
Lewis Pyle Mercer Of Cincinnati. The ser
mon was preached by the Rev John GOO
dard Of Newtonville,, Mass. and the OF
1870 and- ante-communion address was
mada nv the Rev. Frank Sewall OF this
city. rror, ute rx;v 1920
ta,Ii, tuf, disciples he said, ito Whom
+ba SAVER appeared as they went into the
country, who did not recognize Hlm' az
though their hearts burned within tnem' are
represented today by multitudes IN ana oue-
s;da the christian churches. to whom Jesus
10 a necessity yet they do not recognize
His divinity. There Is an inward recosni-
ton of the heart but not an outward ae-
acknowledgement of Him, as more imam
wonderful man. There is an open heart
and a blinded understanding. There are
those whose hearts would accept Him as
God except for certain nereoaaary ,o ., an on
nhiIosophic or scientific binding OF the eyes
of their understanding, so that they 1ali 10
see in Him the man or the ages OF tne
lamb slain from the founoauon Oh ING
world
so, too, in Gentle as well as Christian
lands there are those who are drawn near
to Jesus Christ, who love His words, WORKS
exaYnple spirit-everything but the exclu-
sive divine claim made for Him or by Him.
They love the man, but cannot connect Him
with the prophecies. Many renounce the
effort like Prof. Harnaek or j. A. Thom,
to account for Him by natural law. Theory
after theory has been advanced until the
thinker of today confesses that this Is His
own insoluble secret There are those who,
like Mozoomdar in India, are not anxious
for the explanation but desire the realyty.
He tells US in his Oriental Christ how in
sadness and in heart orphanage he read the
ir1fa
tation, crying out for inward light and
divinely human companionship, ana now
sacred presence, almost too holy to de-
scribe. came to him from within. Such are
satisfied with His likeness. They would
have Him abide with them, but their eyes
are holden. and they do not know Him.
The Evening Service.
The Lords supper was subsequently adj
ministered by the president Of the conven-
ton, Rev. Samuel s. Seward of New York
city. assisted by the Rev. Messrs Harvey
of Massachusetts,, Eaton and Hunter OF
Ohio and Brownel1 of New York.
The evening service was conducted by
the Rev. Arthur Mercer Of Baltimore. and
a most interesting lecture was delivered by
Rev. Louis G.. Landenberger Of St Louis,
missionary Of the Illinois association, who
took for his subject. Emanuel Sweden
borg, Man of Science. Philosopher and
Servant Of the Lord Jesus Christ"
IT am to speak to YOU" he said. about
man whose life stands out before the
world as absolutely unique: man whom
do not hesitate to characterize as the most
wonderful that ever lived. He was as
humble as a child. yet he moved with ease
among the most learned Of his day: a sci
enlist. a philosopher. man of affairs. a
patriot, who took his seat among the no.
bility. for he was one of them. In his
studies as most profound scholar he was
always the devout man, acknowledging
God in all his ways and having his mind
open In search of the truth.
paul was caught up into the third
heaven, but could not make known what
he saw: he says he did not know whether
he was in the body or out of the body.
Swedenborg was intromitted into the spir-
itual world. and divinely prepared that he
could see and make known the life and
laws of heaven and hell. and this during a
course of twenty-seven years To the
Apostle John on the Isle of Patmos was
granted the opportunity of seeing visions
of the future state of the church. What
he saw in symbol Swedenborg saw in real
ity: he witnessed the fulffllment of those
prophetic pictures. and every scene is ex-
planned so that the last book of Scripture
is no longer sealed one, but open, and
from 1t. like the rock smote by Moses, there
came forth streams of wafer even an