The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-02-06

Jasper Swedenborg Of the Swedish
Lutheran Church Of Skara, Sweden.
was born January %, 1888; he died in
London in the year 1872.
Swedenborg was a scientist Of no
mean degree Of attainment He was
Royal Assessor of Mines for the
Swedish Government by which he was
ennobled, his name changing at the
time from Swedberg to Swedenborg-
Baron Emmanuel Won Swedenborg.
Swedenborg was also a philosopher
whose place in the history of human
thought ranks with that Of Aristotle,
Plato, Bacon, Descartes, Dante and
other men renowned in the world Of
scholastic literature.
Swedenborg was also a theologian.
He has been called THE Great in
Science, Greater in Philosophy, Great
est in Theology"
AT the age Of fifty, Swedenborg was
divinely called to the high and dis
tinctive Office of Revelator of the New
Age, j. E., the human instrument
through whom the Lord made known
His true nature-"God is Love"-the
internal sense of the Bible-the spir-
itual sense contained within its letter,
which sense is Spirit and life" and
which makes the Bible the veritable
Word of God. To Swedenborg was
also revealed the knowledge that a
New Church would come into exist
ence upon this earth-'New" as to
doctrine.
Swedenborg wrote the Theology for
this New Church, which is called in
the Scriptures, New Jerusalem" hence
the Church's name Of Church Of the
New Jerusalem" Commonly called the
"Swedenborgian Church.") This church
in Swedenborg's time did not exist as
an organization, hence he did not found
it as religious leaders have founded
or organized denominations (Reiig-
ious leaders were Reformers who at
first attempted to reform the church
from within its own organized COM
munion-witness Savonarola, Martin
Luther, John Huss, Wyclif, Calvin,
Wesley-The church dignitaries de-
cided otherwise and Reformations en-
sued.)
This church, although it did not
exist in Swedenborg's time is, never
theless, according to Divine prophesy,
here amongst US and concerning
which prophecy furthermore states that
it is to be the Grown of all the
churches which have existed upon this
earth from the most ancient times"
On Saturday, January 80, at s p. m.
at the South Side Community House,
320l South Wabash Ave, large as
semblage of guests, friends and adj
m;rers of Swedenborg united with the
representatives Of the Church Of the
New Jerusalem (called the Sweden
borgian church,, in celebrating
Swedenborg's birthday.
The Programme
Under the auspices Of the Sweden
borg Literary Club, the evenings pro-
gramme opened with piano selection
by Mr.. Moses Hunt, a young and tai
ented musician, after which the ad-
dress Of welcome was delivered by
the writer who filled the Office of mas
ter of ceremonies. Followed beauti-
full vocal solo, enjoyed by all, sung by
Miss Marie Williams.
Rev. Andre Diaconoff, (white) pas
tor Of the Sheridan Road New
Church." was the first speaker. He
presented Swedenborg as an Evan
gelist," Revealer Of the timer mean
ing of the Gospel.
Rev. Walter B. Murray, (white)
missionary pastor Of the Illinois Asso-
citation of the New Jerusalem, for
Northern Illinois, showed Swedenborg
as the only man who has ever seen,
and hence, who has ever written of the
African race on the spiritual side of his
life.
Rev. Murray showed the celestial
genius" of the African race, according
to Swedenborg's statements. He also
made glowing reference to the cele-
brated colored tenor, Roland Hayes, of
cisatlantic and transatlantic fame. Rev.
Mr.. Murray made all people of color to
feel that if a decadent, Christless and
spiritually ignorant civilization has
branded the colored race with the
stigma Of ''inferiority," the good Lord,
through His servant, Emmanuel Swed-
enborg, has indicated our cause. The
Lord, the Supreme Judge, through