Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

which have lived after him and resulted
In the foundation of great church with
thousands Of members in all parts Of the
world. 1t is believed he hardly thought
that nearly two centuries later this great
number Of people would be celebrating
the two hundred and twenty-first ami
versary of his birth.
This anniversary occurred Friday
January 29-and today the event will be
brought to the attention OF the civilized
world in the services being held in the
various churches which follow the teach
ings as laid down by him.
The New Church.
In Washington there is one large church
which stands as monument to the teach.
fngs of Swedenborg. 1t is located at the
corner of 18th and Corcoran streets north
west. where this morning Rev. DR.. Frank
Sewall. the pastor. will speak at some
length upon the great work which has
been accomplished by the teachings of
This revered writer. who so long ago
passed to his reward Special mention
will also be made of the anniversary of
his birth at the meeting of the Sunday
school. TO be held earlier this morning.
The New Church. which stands as a
monument to the faith is one of the i'm
posing church structures of the Capital
city. 1t was built by the Washington
Society of the New Jerusalem, which was
Instituted in 1916 and Incorporated in
1870.
The present officers of the society are:
Justice Job Barnard. president; Ralph P.
BARNARD. secretary; j. Henry Smith.
treasurer; John S. harrington. auditor
and librarian. The church committee Is
Barnard. Rev. DR.. Sewall, ]. Henry
Smith, c. G. Smith. jr., Alfred Klakring
and Mrs. John Joy Edison.
Relation of Church.
The relation of the New Church and
Swedenborg. In whose writings her doc
trines are contained, and whose name is
thus intimately associated with her own.
should be clearly understood. Sweden
borg organized no church. nor was there
any organized New Church during his
lifetime. Ten years after his death. in
the city of London, was held the first
assembly for worship according to the
doctrines revealed through him. He has
been by some styled the Apostle of the
new dispensation": ne might not inaptly,
II Is said. be called the herald or prophet
OF the New Church. the foundation stones
OF which are belief in, first, the divinity
OF Christ; second. the holiness of the
word: third. the life of charity. On the
title page of some of his later theological
works he subscribed himself Emanuel
Swedenborg. Servant Of the Lord Jesus
Christ"
Emanuel Swedenborg was born at
Stockholm the Goth of January, 1858. His
father was Jesper Swedberg, at one time
professor Of theology in the University
of Upsal, and afterward Bishop of Skara,
IN West Gothlaud. His mother was Sarah
Benin, OF excellent lineage.
Swedenborg took his degree of doctor
of philosophy at the University of Upsal
FIN 1710 In his twenty-second year. His
scholastic attachments were far above the
average. He knew the Latin as his
mother tongue. and most Of his volumi-
nous works were written in that Ian
Euage. He had acquaintance also with
Greek and all the modern European Ian
euages After his graduation he trav
eied extensively for four years. in Eng
land, Holland, France. Germany and aft