Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-14
SWEDENBORG WISEST
MAN IN Centuries
This Claim Made by Poet
in Address at New
Jerusalem Church
LARGE CROWD HEARS
EDWIN MARKHAM

At the Church Of the New Jerusalem
last night Edwin Markham, the poet
and writer spoke on "What Swedenborg
Brings to the Heart of Man." He was
introduced by the pastor, the Rev
George Henry Dole, who referred to him
as the author of book of poems illus
trated by Wilmington's distinguished
artist, the late Howard Pyle, and as a
poet of the heart.
The address attracted wide attention.
The church was crowded and many per-
sons were turned away, there not being
sufficient space in the church to accom-
modate the great throng.
Mr.. Markham said in part:
Il am happy to be with you, be-
pause ] am happy to be anywhere and
I'm always happy. It is beautitui 10
Re anywhere on this good, green
larth, with the starry heavens over
Jour head. But, to be serious, l am
Especially happy to be here, with this
hterested audience before me, already
10 join me in brief exploration or
JUG IGdNnlHSn anu ANHNAo
lions Of Emanuel Swedenborg.
There are two sources OF knowl-
edge, science and seership. Science
explores through experimentation, and
precious and valuable are the cOntri-
buttons which it makes to our happi-
ness. But science leaves vast dark
ness, a vast mystery unexplored. she
knows nothing Of the whence and the
nh &C. n
not answer the great question OF the
soul.
Turning to our Bible, we find that
light has been shed from time to time
upon the human race through seers,
men who were called heaven-sent
men. Indeed the most impressive
pages Of our Bible are the revelations
through the great seers. We find also
that revelation has been progressive.
All light from above has not been
given at one time; it was scattered
over the ages. II appears that seers
aave always risen to meet great crises
m human history, to bring needed
light to point the way for man when
he night of time was darkest.
This is all in keeping with the
great truth that man is marked sor
.ternal progress, that new ages de-
nand new light.
when Swedenborg appeared in the
Eighteenth century. spiritual darkness
.nshrouded the world Into this
,lackness of darkness appeared the
nan OF light, one man that could see
through the clouds and mists Of his
spoch. He was one man against the
world, the wisest man in long cen
uries. He was the eyeban in the
ront OF the eighteenth century. lie
ZANE bearing a special illumination
rom the Lord came, called to a greai
mission. to throw now light on tbs
8'bie. new light on life, new light Oh
leath. II was the revelation of new
md profound philosophy. He show.
hat tho truth Of religion is sweet anc
reasonable. He condensed the whole
ruth into one single ,epigram; Al
'eligion has relation to life. and the
life of rel giOn is to do good
''This prophet of the new age reveal
what man himself is. Man is spirit
but he has a body. The soul IS an or
vanism. The soul is a man complete II
an his parts; so we see not with thu
eve but through the eye; We feel no
with the hand. but through the hand
We arc all spirit-men now, as really
spirits az we will ever be, Death bu
removes the scafolding that the finished
building may appear.
$50 sweet ard reasonable are all tn
declarations of this seer that his wisdom
brings entire satisfaction to the mine
and a precious comfort TO the heart o
man.