Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-01
Tho Divine Feminine in God.

George Barlow in the Contemporary
Reviewl
Now, why IL IT that the distinct and
direct presence of the feminine nature
In the Divinity, Enthusiastically implied
in the Hebrew Technology, has been,
as it were. kept back for SO nnnyi cell
turtles, concealed from the general up
prehension of mankind? La 1t due TO
accident, or was II part OF the divine
purpose that the most sacred and WoD-
dcrful fact that the universe contains
should be yelled until humanity had
reached point when 1T might be pro-
claimed without danger OF mlsunder-
standing and PROCLAMATION? Or, again.
was IL due to the action Of evil pow
crs who desired to suppress the knowl-
edge OF u fact which, If apprehended in
It's fun and sweet significance. wouli
straightway lead to the redemption of
woman. and. thru her, to the redemp-
ton and publication Of the entire hui
man race?
The teaching OF Swedenborg upon
these points was extraordinarily lucid
and Impressive. AS to divine dualism
and the expression or divine dualism
In angelic humanity, his view is in OK
act accord with the Views held by the
most thoughtful physical teachers Of
today He believed that at the head
OF the heavenly hierarchy there are two
classes OF angels. the spiritual and the
celestial. The spiritual angels manifest
knowledge in Its highest embodimefts
The celestial angels belong TO Il still
loftier order and represent the highest
incarnation of the love principle. He
also believed that marriage exists
among angels as upon earth. and that
the noblest attainable felicity was only
to be reached thru perfectly pure. and
also perfectly passionate, conjugial--
or, as hei calls It, conjugal-love.
1t is very curious and instructive
to notice the way In which the In
stinct of the Roman Catholic church
has acted in the matter of the divine
dualisni--or perhaps 1t would be more
correct to say, the instinct Of con-
siderable portion of humanity acting
thru the Roman church. There has
evidently always been a deep feeling
In the human race that the doctrine of
the fatherhood OF God did not fully
meet human needs, or satisfy human
yearning. Human beings. especially
at moments OF grief and anguish, crave
for the sympathy, the gentlemess. the
tenderness of motherhood. This gertle-
ness, tenderness, sympathy, must in
some way men thought. be resident in
the Divine Being. The Roman church
endeavored to meet the craving by
enunciating the dogma Of the virgin.
The Churches in 1904.
The past year was one of advance In
the religious world yet, judging by
statistics, of not so great advance as
1908. One Of the most reliable indices
of the growth of our religious life is
the annual compilation of statistics OF
the churches by DR.. Fl. x. Carroll in
the Christian Advocate. DR.. CAROLS
conclusion on reviewing his statistical
work is that 'the gains are somewhat
smaller than those reported a year ago.
but the increase In communicates In
l,the Roman Catholic church has car
ried that denomination apparently be-
yond the ten million line" The net
gains OF all denominations in 1904 were
1874 ministers, 2.310 churches, and
5S2,S78 communicates. The gains for
| 1903 were 1907 ministers. 1926 church.
es, and SS9,734 commandments. The
grand total of 1904 was 151,113 minis
ters 199,65S churches, and 30.113311
communicates against grand total in
1903 of 149,439 ministers, 97,348
churches, and 29,730,433 communicate
or members